These past two weeks I learned how to state there is/are and there isn’t or aren’t statements. To state these sentence I learned that we use var, which is there is/are, and yok, which is there isn’t or aren’t. For example if I wanted to state if ther
Read more…These past two weeks my language partner, Hazal, and I focused on asking locative questions. Buunma durumu (-da) means the locative case. If the word ends in a, i, o, and u, I learned that I add -da to the end. If the word ends in e, i, ö, or ü, I le
Read more…These past two weeks I moved on to Unit 2 of “Nerede?” with my language partner, Hazal. Nerede? Means where is it? Therefore, on this unit, we focused on locatives in particular. First, I learned specific words that signify a locative sentence or que
Read more…As we returned to campus following winter break, I held the expectation that my final semester at UR would be the most predictably joyous in the most unpredictably, spontaneous of ways. I was enrolled in 4.25 credits, and 1.5 of those credits were in
Read more…Religions in Korea
Before I study Korean, I have met a lot of Korean friends, and a lot of them are Protestantism, a branch of Christian. However, I did not expect that protestants made up 45% of the religious population, followed by Buddhists which
Read more…Buchaechum (부채춤) is a traditional fan dance created by Kim Baek-bong (김백봉). It was first presented in public in 1954 and is usually performed by groups of Korean female dancers. The word “Buchae” means Fan, and “Chum” means dance. The dance was devel
Read more…Ever since I was in grade 7, I have always been interested in Korean. My interests first came about because of my love of Korean dramas. Throughout high school, I started to get into Kpop as well. Through these outlets, I have learned about the Korea
Read more…Recently, while reminiscing my childhood with my mother, I was reminded of a tradition that most Vietnamese people “celebrate”. Most Asian countries follows the Lunar calendar – a calendar based upon the moon’s phases – in addition to the Gregorian c
Read more…Pop Quiz!!
Did I:
a. Really enjoy SDLC and learning Korean
b. Really REALLY enjoy SDLC and learning Korean (but still struggle sometimes)
c. Learn a lot more about Korean culture than I expected and have a fantastic experience with my langua
Read more…Hanbok is the traditional attire in Korea. It used to be worn daily up until just 100 years ago, but now is only worn on special occasions or anniversaries. It was originally designed to facilitate ease of movement. It is semi-formal or formal attire
Read more…Pansori is a Korean musical tradition that was characterized by expressive singing, storytelling, and performing. It was generally performed by a vocalist and a single drummer. The performer will combine singing (sori) with gestures (ballim) and narr
Read more…Before diving into the Korean language and culture when I thought about Korean mostly thoughts of Kpop, intensive skincare routines, or even soju came to mind. Now that I have started studying Korean I am very excited to discover much more about Kore
Read more…For the upcoming couple of weeks after spring break, my language partner and I focused on the 3 different types of pronouns in Korean since they are used very often: interrogative, demonstrative, and personal pronouns.The interrogative and demonstrat
Read more…These past two weeks I learn a lot more about sentence structure in the Korean language with my language partner. It was familiar to me because the sentence structure was very similar to the Japanese sentence structure.
“My dog and cat-like playing w
Read more…My days and time in quarantine all blend together making it hard for me to even know what of the week it is. Ironically, the focus of my studies recently has surrounded learning about time and the days of the week in Korean. In my original learning p
Read more…Nowruz was celebrated by millions of people on the twentieth. The name of the holiday translates directly as new day, but is more often translated as new year. Interestingly, it is the spring festival that begins the new year, not as in the arbitrari
Read more…Korean fried chicken, a movie, and particles! What do these all have in common? My language partner Jannette and my fellow Korean student Priyanka and I all consumed the Korean-style fried chicken, watched a Korean movie, and learned about Korean par
Read more… Qajar Gender and Sexuality
I first became interested in the Qajar Persian dynasty after I met a man in a café in Baku on one of my last days of CLS. I was speaking English with the owner, over chay and mantu when he came up to me and started speakin
