How to say "Nice to meet you" in Korean
TweetThis new PDF lesson goes into two of the most common ways to say "nice to meet you" in Korean.I've noticed in other textbooks that students are often presented with several different ways to say...
View ArticleNothing Stops A God
TweetIt looks like the people who wrote this movie are fully aware of the trouble with Superman: nothing can stop a god, since a god is, obviously, immortal, perfect, and, yeah, unstoppable. That’s the...
View ArticleOn hearts
TweetHow can the heart commit For one year? How can you restart the engine every 12 to 18 months? When do you stop the car, will it be on the road or in the garage, under covers under the covers on...
View ArticleSOREA
TweetPhoto taken from: www.facebook.com/soreagroup Sorea is a Korean band that plays modern Korean traditional music. The name Sorea comes from Sound of Korea and Symbol of Korea and according to their...
View ArticleGlobal Seoul Mate 2013!
Tweet By the way!! The Julie Julia Gisela Project has been selected as a Global Seoul Mate "Grade-1" aka SUPER AWESOME! (ok no...haha) by http://english.seoul.go.kr So, thank you readers for passing by...
View ArticlePDF for Learn Korean Ep. 4 (in Spanish)
TweetHola, my Spanish speaking amigos!I just uploaded the Spanish version of the PDF for Ep. 4 of the YouTube series.All of the PDFs for the YouTube lessons, including this one, are available on the...
View ArticleMaking Friends in Busan
TweetIt's funny how I was so busy having an amazing time the last several months, that I totally forgot how I felt when we first got to Korea.The first morning I woke up, I tried to ignore the question...
View Article39 Hours in Beijing
TweetWhen I first visited Beijing in 1993 many of the locals looked at me like I was from another planet. Okay, I’m 2 meters tall so that might have had something to do with it. However, it still...
View ArticleAnother Queer Weekend
TweetThe weekend is upon us again. In need of a drink? Circuit's Threesome Party on Friday could certainly get you wasted. If you give an extra 5,000 won at the door, you can have unlimited tequila,...
View ArticleWhile in Daejeon, I saw that a lot of banks had statues in front...
TweetWhile in Daejeon, I saw that a lot of banks had statues in front of naked families. I have no idea what this symbolizes, and I’ve never seen it anywhere else in Korea, but it’s hilarious. Naked...
View ArticleThe FlyingBurrito Podcast: Experimental Korean Rock
TweetOriginally published on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy David MannThis is Korean music at its best. This is music that you might be surprised comes from Korea. It is not the usual k-pop, but the...
View ArticleName that Game–Playing Planet Pyongyang
Tweet Originally Publishing on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Lee ScottNo doubt you have North Korean news fatigue. One has to imagine that Kim Jong-un is simply generating publicity, conjuring up potential...
View ArticleThe Same Same But Different of the ROK
Tweet Originally Published on ThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Ms. VIs there a more charming Asian phrase than, “same same but different”? If there is, I haven’t found it. After traveling in Southeast Asia and...
View ArticleWorries and Wishes: A Korean Soldier Considers the Call-Up for War
TweetOriginally Published on TheThreeWiseMonkeys.comBy Bumhyun KimUnless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few weeks, you’ll know that the North Korean regime has been stepping up their usual...
View ArticleWhat ‘News’ Bureau? The AP in North Korea
TweetBy Donald Kirk via 38north.org (this piece originally ran at 38north, then republished onthethreewisemonkeys.com)Paul Colford, director of media relations for the Associated Press (AP), has the...
View ArticleIt's Cherry Blossom time!
Tweet Cherry Blossoms most delicately and bewitchingly herald the onset of Spring in Korea. These gossamer flowers are at their zenith only for three days in a year. An entire road overlooking the...
View ArticleLearn the progressive tense in Korean (Ep. 24)
TweetJust finished uploading a new episode for today. Go ahead and check it out.Learn how to conjugate the progressive tense in Korean, and also when to use it ("~고 있다").Also, you can find the free PDF...
View ArticleKorean Food Shower
Tweet Culinary Culture and Trends Korean Food Facts "Korean Food Shower" for Korean food lovers...Korean Food Shower CrazyKoreanCooking.comFollow Crazy Korean Cooking JOIN FACEBOOK GROUPJOIN FACEBOOK...
View ArticleLooking down from 80 Stories: Busan’s We’ve the Zenith Tower
Looking down from 80 Stories: Busan’s We’ve the Zenith Tower TweetThe Marine Park complex in Busan is home to some of the most modern skyscrapers in Korea, if not Asia. Some of the world’s top...
View ArticleKorean Movie Review: Dancing Queen 댄싱퀸
Tweet Release Year: 2012Genre: Romantic Comedy / Comedy / MelodramaRating: 4/5 StarsDirected by: Lee Seok Hun (이석훈)Starring:Eom Jeong Hwa (엄정화) as Jeong Hwa 정화Hwang Jeong Min (황정민) as Jeong Min...
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