#korean word of the day
公
Meaning - Public / Shared / Equal
Korean syllable - 공
Korean name - 공평할 공
Examples
公園 - 공원 - Public park
主人公 - 주인공 - Hero, Leading role in a story
公主 - 공주 - Princess
市
Meaning - City
Korean syllable - 시
Korean name - 저자 시
Examples
市民 - 시민 - Citizen
市內 - 시내 - Downtown
者市 - 도시 - City
區
Meaning - District / Division
Korean syllable - 구
Korean name - 지경 구
Examples
區民 - 구민 - Inhabitants of a district
區域 - 구역 - Area / District
龍山區 - 용산구 - Yongsan-gu / Yongsan district. One of the 25 districts in Seoul. (pictured)
洞
Meaning - Neighborhood
Korean syllable - 동
Korean name - 골 동
Examples
洞內 - 동내 - Inside a neighborhood
洞口 - 동구 - The entrance to a neighborhood
梨泰院洞 - 이태원동 - Itaewon-dong / Itaewon neighborhood. A neighborhood in Yongsan-gu. (pictured)
合
Meaning - Combine / Unite
Korean syllable - 합
Korean name - 합할 합
Examples
統合 - 통합 - Integration
團合 - 단합 - Unity, Solidarity
合意 - 합의 - Agreement
Source :https://www.howtostudykorean.com/hanja-unit-1-lessons-1-20/hanja-lesson-14/
지진 - Earthquake
진지 - Rice/meal (polite)
장터 - A traditional market
하계 올림픽 - Summer Olympics (하계 - The summer season)
동계 올림픽 - Winter Olympics (동계 - The winter season)
지지난주 - The week before last (last last week)
다다음주 - The week after next (next next week) (I didn’t really know how to visualize these, sorry)
장화 - Boots, rain boots
눈 오는 날 - Snow day, a day where it snows (눈 - Snow, 오다 - To come, ~는 - Makes 오다 a noun, 날 - Day)
울 - Wool
중간고사 - Midterm exam (중간 - Middle, 고사 - An examination, test)
가면 - A mask (disguise)
매다 - To tie, knot
구토 - Vomiting
허리띠 - A belt, waistband
빼다 - To remove
남색 - Navy blue, dark blue (also sodomy apparently?)
치통 - Toothache
복통 - Stomachache
조율하다 - To tune (a piano)
기쁨 - Pleasure, delight, joy. Noun form of 기쁘다 - To be happy
공포 - Fear
비서 - Secretary
아나운서 - Announcer, newscaster
경호원 - Guard, bodyguard
카메라맨 - Cameraman
재봉사 - Tailor
색소 결핍 - Albino
겁나다 - To be/get scared
청바지 - Jeans
바텐더 - Bartender
스웨터 - Sweater
사업가 - Businessman (removed picture after correction by @chrissy-notes. Picture said 사업기)
은행원 - Bank clerk
고용주 - Employer
동업자 - Business partner
회계사 - Accountant
노동자 - Worker, labourer
(Sorry if I’ve posted these already. My files got mixed up)
멜론 - Melon
올리브 - An olive
파파야 - Papaya
감 - A persimmon
자두 - A plum
검은 베리 - Black currant (but I’ve also seen it used for blackberries and blueberries)
대추 - A jujube, a (Chinese) date
구스베리 - Gooseberry
구아바 - Guava
벨기에 - Belgium
칵테일 - Cocktail
아이스티 - Iced tea
생수 - Bottled water, spring water
코코아 - Cocoa
사탕무 - Beet (사탕 - Candy, 무 - Radish)
콩 - Bean
양배추 - Cabbage
무화과 - A fig
꽃양배추 - Cauliflower
가지 - An eggplant
단호박 - Sweet pumpkin (달다 - To be sweet, 호박 - Pumpkin)
대파 - Spring onion, leek
쪽파 - Scallion
순무 - Turnip
모음 - A vowel
자음 - A consonant
나무딸기 - A raspberry (나무 - A tree, 딸기 - A strawberry)
녹다 - To melt
탑승권 - Boarding pass
절벽 - Precipice, sheer cliff
빨강 - Red
하양 - White
노랑 - Yellow
피망 - Pimento, Bell pepper
근대 - A beet
연령대 - Age group
해산물 - Seafood, marine products
물다 - To bite
마못 - Groundhog
스프링클러 - Sprinkler
납치하다 - To abduct, kidnap
소방훈련 - Firedrill (소방 - Firefighting, 훈련 - training, drill, exercise)
승객 - A passenger
잔디밭 - Lawn (잔디 - Grass, 밭 - Field, garden)
인터페이스 - Interface
소시지 - A sausage
살라미 - Salami
닭 날개 튀김 - Chicken wings (닭 - Chicken, 날개 - Wings, 튀기다 - To fry/deep-fry)
칠면조 가슴 구이 - (Grilled) Turkey breast (칠면조 - Turkey, 가슴 - Chest/breast, 굽다 - To roast, grill)
스폰지 - Sponge
두통 - A headache
욕조 - A bath/bathtub
해변 - Seashore, beach, coast
감자 튀김 - Fries (감자 - Potato, 튀기다 - To fry/deep-fry)
23/04/22
Here are some pages from my book/ Korean practice journal.
The book is called ‘Seven days of you’ By Cecilia Vinesse
Ooooh this book is just too adorable man! If you love to read about first love, second chance romance and all things Japan then this book is for you! It’s about a teen girl who has one week left in Japan after she has lived there for 4 years with her mum and sister, before they have to depart back to America because of her Mum’s work visa. However throw into the mix an old flame, a quirky friend with a love of all things punk rock, and a crush who turns out to be a huge A**hole things get a little bit more complicated.
This was such a good read. Not life changing, but boy it’s entertaining! Plus the mention of Japanese konbini snacks had me craving foods that I don’t think I can get in England!
5/5 stars!
Have you read this book? If so what did you think of it?
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