For the last weeks of school, we reviewed what we learned in this semester.
So far, I can do greetings and basic expressions. For example,
hello(안녕하세요) My name is...(내 이름은)
It is nice to meet you(만나서 반가워) Goodbye(안녕)
Thank you (고맙습니다) Sorry(죄송합니다) excuse me(실례합니다)
I also learned about Transportation. There are two kinds of taxis in Korea: a standard taxi and a deluxe taxi. A deluxe taxi is slightly more expensive than a standard taxi. Taxi fares are usually paid in cash, but many taxis now accept payment by credit card or public transit card. Tipping is not necessary. Taxi drivers might ask where would you like to go (어디로 가고 싶습니까). You can answer, "please take me to hyeongbokgung(경복궁으로 데려가주세요)". In chapter 4, I also learned about famous shopping center in Korea. For instance, Dongdaemun(동대문) and Myeong-dong(명동).
Hat 모자 watch 시계 accessories:부속품
Electronic goods: 전기 제품 Food: 식품
Shape: 모양 Design:디자인
Pattern: 무늬 pay:지불 exchange: 교환
refund: 환불금
And then, in chapter 5, we talked about tourism in Korea. There are several famous places that I really want to visit. One of them is N Seoul Tower.
Art Museum 예술 박물관 zoo 동물원
bathroom 화장실 map 지도
ticket 티켓 admission fee 입장료
free 비어 있는
In addition, there are also some useful examples of conversations.
where is the museum? 박물관이 어디 있어요?
can I get there on foot? 걸어서 갈 수 있을까요
Can I take pictures here? 여기서 사진을 찍어도 될까요?
In the last chapter, we learned the most important thing. We learned how to order food in the restaurant and what is included in Korean meal.
Is there a good Korean restaurant nearby? 근처에 좋은 한국 식당이 있습니까?
May I please have a menu? 메뉴 좀 주세요?
What is the most popular dish here? 여기서 가장 인기있는 요리는 무엇입니까?
I would like to order. 주문 할게요
We will have one Samgyetang and one Bibimbap please. 삼게탕하고 비빔밤 주세요
Please leave out the Gochujang. 고추장 뻬주세요.
Side dish: 반찬 Salt: 소금
Pork: 돼지고기 Chopsticks:젓가락
Check:게산서 Delicious: 맛있는
It is spicy:매운 맛입니다. Water: 물
Peper:후추 Fork:포크
Spoon:숟가락 Pay:계산
And I actually tried to order food in Korean restaurant speaking Korean. I did pretty good job on it.
I learned a lot in this semester. And I hope to learn more in the future.
Comments
This is a really great post! I really like that you have a lot of vocabulary words under your belt already and are using them as a solid foundation to build more language learning skills on top of. The difference in types of taxis you talked about is also really interesting!
I really like what you said in this post. I think the conversation learned in class in very useful and helpful. You can practice with yimu in the Korean restaurant in Richmond first, and I believe that next time when you go to Korean, you can do basic conversation and handle any issues during the trip.