Korean Q&A – Your Questions Answered

Table of contents

1. Eating alone vs. together in Korea - Culture Talk
2. Exclaiming and talking to yourself with -다 in Korean
3. WHILE: -으면서 vs. -은 채
4. 좋아하다 vs. 마음에 들다 (= to like)
5. Emphasize your point with “-다고요”
6. Why 오다 and 가다 are different from the English “come” and “go”
7. Mentioning a Korean name followed by -아, -야, -이
8. What does 모습 really mean?
9. How to list multiple actions in Korean
10. When Your First Name Is Not Used In Korea
11. 17 different ways to say “to look/watch” in Korean
12. What do 갑질 and 갑이다 mean?
13. 힘들다 vs. 어렵다 vs. 피곤하다 ( Are you using them correctly?)
14. Natural Korean Pronunciation through Assimilation (합니다 & 함니다)
15. Common Spelling Mistakes by Korean Speakers
16. 다니다 vs. 가다 (= to go)
17. Common Spelling Mistakes by Korean Speakers (Part. 2)
18. 뭐 / 무슨 / 어떤 / 어느 – Which one to use?
19. 5 ways to say “STAY” in Korean
20. How to read scores and grades in Korean
21. Difference between 하면 (if) and 한다면 (if)
22. If you can’t say 당신, how do you say YOU in Korean?
23. 추천하다 vs. 권하다 (Do you know the difference?)
24. 할 수 있다 vs. 할 줄 알다 (Do you know the difference?)
25. 한 번 and 한번 are different? (Korean spacing rules)
26. Why is “coconut” 코코넛, not 코코넡?
27. 좀 and 조금 are not the same?
28. How to say “WHAT IF?” in Korean
29. Why say 여보세요 when answering the phone?
30. What does 웃음기 mean?
31. What is 급식체?
32. Want (원하다 vs -고 싶다)
33. ㄷ vs. ㄹ (pronunciation difference)
34. Many ways to say ‘YOURSELF in Korean
35. How do you say ‘or’ in Korean?
36. 감사합니다 vs 고마워요
37. What does -는 셈이다 mean?
38. What is 막?
39. “When” and When to Use It (때 vs. 언제)
40. To Hate, 미워하다 vs. 싫다
41. How is 안 and 속 different? (Both mean “inside”)
42. Many Meanings Of 그냥
43. How To Say “Fake News” in Korean?
44. “여러분” vs. Everybody
45. 쌤 [ssaem]? 선생님 [seon-saeng-nim]?
46. “WWW” and “dot com” in Korean?
47. Why do people say 잘 보고 가요 on my Instagram posts?
48. The “-음” and ”-ㅁ” Sentence Ending
49. 니가 [ni-ga] vs. 네가 [ne-ga] – How are they different?
50. Why Is ㅅ Pronounced as [ T ]?
51. Pronunciation Difference Between ㅐ and ㅔ?
52. How to say “Talk To Me In Korean” in Korean?
53. How To Pronounce “않”
54. Understanding, Honorifics, Shall We? & Want To
55. Being Late, Dirt, Land & Good Post
56. In Love, Older Brother’s Wife, Sitting, Ride
57. Dessert, Loneliness, Difference & Big Nose?
58. Seeing a Doctor, Korean Friends & Saying Hi
59. Nice profile, Double past tense & Locals
60. Profile Picture, YOU, Titles & For Here
61. Tattoo, Wisdom Tooth, Phone Call & Sleepy
62. Pros & Cons, Plural Form, Ph.D., & Talking To Children
63. Forget, Favorite & Fingers Crossed
64. Fortunately, Episodes, In A Hurry & Full Of Confidence
65. Pretty, Roger, Helpful, And I Don’t know
66. Suddenly, Today, Tired & Good luck
67. Spelling, Guest & Professor
68. Family Name “Choi”, Again, Anywhere
69. Military Salute, Follow Me & Eat More
70. Change Clothes, Dust, and Refrigerator
71. Embarrassing, Knives, and Growing Up
72. Falling in love, Underground, and Fasting
73. Dating, Shopping, And Joking
74. Tattoo, Handstand, and Kakao Talk
75. Self, TV Episodes, and School
76. Hello From [Country Name]
77. Subtitles, Professor, BRRR, and More