생일 축하한다~ happy birthday~
• 생일birthday
• 축하하다congratulations
• -(ㄴ/는)다  narrative form

잠깜 올래? 줄 게 있어서. can you come over for a bit? cuz I have something to give you.
• 잠깐for a moment, for an instant, for a while
• 오다to come
• -(으)ㄹ래 shall we, would you, I’m going to
• 주다to give
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• 게 (것이) thing, something
• 있다there is, there exists
• -(아/어)서because, so, for

빚 debt

(뜬금) 근데 헨리랑은 못 사귀어! (out of nowhere) but I can’t date Henry!
• 뜬금 (뜬금없다) out of nowhere, out of the blue, abruptly
• 근데but
• -(이)랑 and, with
• -은/는topic marking particle
• 못can’t
• 사귀다date

갑자기…? all of a sudden…?

미안한데… 아무도 안 물어봤어 sorry but… nobody asked
• 미안하다to be sorry
• -(으)ㄴ/는데 but, though
• 아무도no one, nobody
• 안not
• 물어보다ask, inquire, interrogate

나는 토요일마다 그 애를 보러간다 every Saturday I go to see that kid
• 나me
• -은/는topic marking particle
• 토요일Saturday
• -마다every
• 그that
• 애kid
• -을/를 object marking particle
• 보다to see
• -(으)러 가다/오다 to go/come to do something

그래서 토요일 아침엔 눈이 빨리 떠지고 마음이 급해진다 so on Saturday mornings I wake up early and I become impatient
• 그래서so, therefore
• 아침morning
• -에location marking particle
• 눈eyes
• -이/가subject marking particle
• 빨리fast
• 뜨다open
• -지다 become
• -고 and (attached to verb)
• 마음mind, heart
• 급하다hurried, urgent, impatient

네가 옛날에 왕으로 태어났으면.. long ago if you were born as a king..
• 네가 you (너 you, -이/가 subject marking particle)
• 옛날past, ancient times, long ago
• -에location marking particle
• 왕king
• -(으)로particle for method, way
• 태어나다be born
• -(으)면if

난리난 거 알지?! you know there would be an uproar?!
• 난리나다have an uproar, a mess, go crazy
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• 거 (것) thing
• 알다to know
• -지/죠of course (-지/죠?right?)

왕은 자기가 다 먹고 남은 음식 the food that the king doesn’t finish
• 자기herself, himself, themselves
• 다all
• 먹다eat
• -고 and (attached to verb)
• 남다left, remain
• 음식food

그 음식을 이제 신하들이 먹거든! that’s the food that the servants eat!
• 그that
• -을/를 object marking particle
• 이제now
• 신하servant
• -들plural marking particle
• -거든(요)because, since, let me tell you… (emphasizes the reason behind your actions) when angry, can have same implication as “-for your information!”

진짜요?!really?!

궁궐 안에 있는 사람들은 the people in the palace
• 궁궐palace
• 안inside
• 있다there is, there exists
• 사람 person, people
• -은/는topic marking particle

다 아사야! would all starve to death!
• 아사death by starvation

재료 소진으로 오늘 영업을 마감합니다 we’ve run out of ingredients so we’ve closed for the day
• 재료ingredients
• 소진running out, exhaustion
• -(으)로particle for method, way
• 오늘today
• 영업operation, business, opening hours
• -을/를 object marking particle
• 마감하다finish, close

몇 살 같아 보이는데? how old do I look?
• 몇some, several, how many
• 살years old
• 같다similar, like, same
• 보다see, look at, notice
• -이/히/리/기 passive voice, usage is determined by word’s 받침
• -(으)ㄴ/는데 but, though

어.. 일단 서른은 안 넘는 것 같아요 ah, firstly, you don’t look like you’ve hit thirty
• 어oh, ah
• 일단firstly, in the first place, to begin with
• 서른thirty
• -은/는topic marking particle
• 안not
• 넘다exceed, go over
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• -(으)ㄹ/는/(으)ㄴ 것 같다 I think (often used colloquially to soften sentences)

다행이다that’s a relief

Hey All!

I just started an instagram of the same name at @ggkorean_ ! Although, I am still figuring out what would be best suited on there, it’s a bit more geared towards translating social media content.

So far I’ve posted some translations from a Single’s Inferno cast member as well as a tweet from the rapper, Tablo, if that gives you an idea of what I’m going for haha

If you’re interested, please feel free to take a look and give me suggestions of what you’d like to see on there! You will continue to see the same content I’ve always posted here on my blog, of which I am also open to suggestions as well!

Thanks Everyone! 읽어줘서 감사합니다!

피부가 좋아지는 5가지 습관 5 habits to improve your skin
• 피부skin
• -이/가subject marking particle
• 좋다good
• -지다 become
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• -가지kind, sort
• 습관habits

1. 욕실용품, 화장용품 주기적으로 관리 periodically cleaning bath and makeup supplies
• 욕실용품bath supplies (욕실bathroom,용품 goods, articles, items)
• 화장품makeup
• 주기적으로periodically, cyclically (주기 interval, cycle, -적 being related to something, -(으)로particle for method, way)
• 관리management, looking after, care

2. 60초 세안법으로 세안하기 washing your face using the 60 second washing method
• 초 second
• 세안washing the face
• 법way
• 세안하다wash the face
• -기changes verb into noun

3. 미온수로 샤워하기 showering with lukewarm water
• 미온수lukewarm water
• 샤워하다shower

4. 씻고 난 직후에 보습제 도포하기 applying moisturizer right after washing
• 씻다wash
• -고 and (attached to verb)
• 나다come to an end
• 직후next, following
• -에location marking particle
• 보습제moisturizer
• 도포하다spread, apply

5. 얼굴에 손대지 않기 not touching your face
• 얼굴face
• 손대다touch, lay one’s hands on
• -지 않다 to not be

진짜 궁금한 게 있는데 이상형이 뭐예요? there’s something I’m really curious about, what’s your ideal type?
• 진짜really, genuinely
• 궁금하다curious
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• 것 thing
• -이/가subject marking particle
• 있다there is, exists
• -(으)ㄴ/는데 but
• 이상형ideal type
• 뭐what
• -이다to be

저 웃는 거 이쁜 여자, 외형적으로는 for me, women with nice smiles, appearance-wise
• 저me, I
• 웃다laugh, smile
• 이쁘다pretty
• 여자woman
• 외형appearance, shape, form
• -적으로-ly (-적 relating to, -(으)로 way, method)

매년 1,100만 톤의 플라스틱이 바다로 버려진다 every year 1,100 tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean
• 매every
• 년 year
• 만thousand
• 톤ton
• -의possessive particle
• 플라스틱plastic
• -이/가subject marking particle
• 바다sea, ocean
• -(으)로particle for method, way
• 버리다throw away, dump
• -지다 become

2050년 바다에는 물고기보다 플라스틱이 더 많을 것이다 by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish
• -에location marking particle
• -은/는topic marking particle
• 물고기fish
• -보다than
• 더more
• 많다a lot, many
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• 것thing
• -이다 to be

특이하게 두분 다 맛 설명을 하시진 않네요 interestingly neither of you two explain the taste
• 특이하다unusual, unique
• -게in such a way, so that (turns adjective into adverb)
• 둘 two (두 two when used with a counting word, drops last consonant)
• 분person, people (honorific)
• 다all
• 맛taste
• 설명explanation
• -을/를 object marking particle
• 하다to do
• -시- honorific suffix
• -지 않다 to not be
• -은/는topic marking particle
• -네(요)expresses being impressed or surprised

먹기 바빠가지고! because we’re busy eating!
• 먹다to eat
• -기changes verb into noun
• 바쁘다to be busy
• -아/어 가지고 because (more common in spoken Korean)

붉게 물든 노을에 due to the red tinged sunset
• 붉다red
• -게in such a way, so that (turns adjective into adverb)
• 물들다colored, tinged, imbued, dyed
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• 노을sunset
• -에location marking particle

말을 잇지 못하는 세 사람 the trio is speechless
• 말words, speech
• -을/를 object marking particle
• 잇다connect, link, join
• -지 못하다 cannot, unable to
• 셋three (세three when used with a counting word, drops last consonant)
• 사람person, people

이거 고구마 아냐? are those not sweet potatoes?
• 이거this, this thing (이this,것thing)
• 고구마sweet potato, yam
• 아니다to not be

넓게 펼쳐진 고구마밭 widely spread out sweet potato field
• 넓다wide, broad
• 펼치다open, spread out, unfold
• -지다become
• -(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ changes verb into adjective (past, present, and future tense)
• 밭 field

밭에 심어져 있는 다양한 농작물 a field planted with a variety of crops
• -에location marking particle
• 심다plant
• -아/어/여 있다 to be in a certain state
• 다양하다various, diverse
• 농작물crop, produce

쓰레기통trash can, garbage can

병bottle

종이paper

만세~~~~!hurray~~~~!

집 안의 바퀴벌레를 모두 잡았다! I’ve caught all of the cockroaches inside the house!
• 집house
• 안inside
• -의possessive particle
• 바퀴벌레cockroach
• -을/를 object marking particle
• 모두all
• 잡다to catch

속이 시원해~! I feel so relieved~!
• 속inside
• -이/가subject marking particle
• 시원하다refreshing, cool