Korean Language and Culture

The Korean phrase "ken chana" (괜찮아) translates to "it's okay" or "it's fine" in English. It is commonly used to express reassurance or to indicate that everything is alright.

오 마이 갓

it pronounces the same...

there's not really a specific "word" in Korea that means oh my god

some Koreans sons they just say oh my god =오 마이 갓

The name Chyna is believed to be a variant of China, derived from the country name, which in turn comes from the Persian word "Chin" meaning "Chinese." It is thought to have first gained popularity during the 1990s in reference to the professional wrestler Chyna (Joan Marie Laurer).

Korean is unique in its writing system, which uses a combination of phonetic characters and Chinese characters. It's also known for its hierarchical speech levels that vary based on the social status of the speaker and listener. Additionally, Korean grammar is agglutinative, meaning that multiple pieces of information can be expressed within a single word through suffixes.

The word "Tae Kwon Do" comes from the Korean language. "Tae" means "to strike with the foot," "Kwon" means "to strike with the hand," and "Do" means "the way" or "the path."

It means "Who Are You?" and I think it's a Polite-Way of saying it

"Pema Lhamo" is not a Korean word or phrase. It is actually a Tibetan name that means "Lotus Goddess."

Couple ways to say "family" in Korean.

Gajok

and

Shikku.

Most Korean names don't really have meanings. They're just characters that make sense together most of the time.

For example, my brother's name is 양장금 (Yang Jang Geum). It doesn't really have a specific meaning.

Learn by practicing the sounds and the syllables. I would avoid using a romanized counterpart. It will only hold you back in the end and you will have to make up for it. Trust me, I did it that way, and I wish I had did with strictly Korean and didn't take the "easy" way into learning it. There are YouTube channels that have Korean lessons. Good luck

It can be either gender, but it's most popular as a boy's name.

"Sarang" in Korean means love.

"Geol oh" (걸어) in Korean means "walk." It is the imperative form of the verb "to walk," so it is used to command or suggest someone to walk.

Korea's system of writing is called Hangeul (한글), which is actually letters grouped into blocks that form syllables. They also have logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean called Hanja (한자).

In Hangeul, the word goddess is written like 여신 (yeo-shin).

In Hanja, it is written like 女神.

"Jushigessoyo" is a more polite way to say "Please give me" in Korean, whereas "juseyo" is the casual form. The former is used in formal situations or when speaking to someone older or in a higher position, while the latter is more appropriate for informal settings or when talking to friends or those younger.

ㅋ or "ke" is mostly known when some one laughs as in ㅋㅋㅋ or "kekeke".

I've always seen it written 2-3 times behind each other like above.

It's like "hahaha" or "hihihi" for us.

You get it?

keke ^__^

These days I have been studying Chinese characters, and today I came across the character 珀(박), which means "호박." The character is a combination of 白(백) and 玉(옥). 白 means "white" and 玉 means "gem" or "precious stone." The combination implies "white gem." That confused me because I assumed "호박" meant "pumpkin," which is not "white" and certainly not a "gem." Therefore, I went to the dictionary to see if I could find an explanation.

I found that there are two meanings for 호박-- one is "pumpkin," and the other is "amber." It turns out that the "pumpkin" 호박 is a pure Korean word, which means it is not made from Chinese characters, but the "amber" 호박(琥珀) is a Sino-Korean word, which means it is made from Chinese characters. When Koreans say, 호박색," they are referring to the color of "amber," not to the color of a "pumpkin."

So today I learned that the Korean word for "amber" is 호박, but there is still something I do not understand. Amber is a brownish yellow color, but the character, 珀, implies that it is "white." What gives?

In general, they are not racists. It depends on each individual.

Rather, the general public accept one another very favorably.

Some extreme left or right elements on Korean side dislike Japanese en bloc, remembering the time when Japanese military regime occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945, committing acts of brutality and atrocity on Korean people.

Up until the year 1910, Korea had been an independent country for many thousand years and had mostly been peaceful with only occasional warfare with some invading forces from China and Japan. No wonder some of them, though very small in number, dislike Japanese. But ordinary people do not havour any grudge against Japanese, and it goes, many believe, the same with Japanese people.

Toward some other races? Not such thing to speak of.

In Korean, "gee" (지) can mean different things depending on the context. It can be a particle added to the end of a sentence to express emphasis, a statement, or a question. It can also be used as slang to express surprise or excitement, similar to saying "wow" in English.

There isn't a Korean translation for this name, but if you were to write it in Hangul, this is what it would look like: 일레인When you say it, say it like you would any other english word, with a korean accent so native korean speakers will understand. It will sound sort of like : il-ae-in

Jumal or also known as 주말, is korean word for end of the week (e.g. sat and sunday)

However, you might have mistaken it for 'jungmal' or 정말, which means ' really' or 'true'.

Hello in Korean is spelled "안녕하세요" (annyeonghaseyo) and pronounced as "ahn-nyeong-ha-se-yo."

The word for a park is 공원 (gongwon), while the name Park is 박 (bak) in Korean.

Yes. English is taught as a second language in school and due to businesses many Koreans know English. How well it is spoken or if they attempt to speak English to English speakers is another matter