This week we learned tourism in Korea and some basic conversation that we can use when we visit there. The most commonly used is to ask road and ask others help to take pictures. When we want to ask: “where is the museum?” we can say: “박물관이 어디에 있어요?” 박물관 means museum and we can replace it with any other places we want to ask, such as 미술관 which means art museum, and 동물원 which means zoo. Besides these, Brenda also introduced many Korean famous scenic spot to us. In남산골 한옥 마을, also known as "A Village of Traditional Houses in the Namsan Valley", we can take part in cultural programs including wearing hanbok (traditional Korean costumes), calligraphy, making traditional paper (hanji), kites and masks, and sipping traditional teas. It is such an impressive trip to experience the life of ancient Korean surround by the modern buildings.
The second spot is 서울 타워(Seoul Tower), an observation tower at 236 meters which is the second highest point in Seoul. Some other attractions are 광화 멘 (Gwanghwa men), 양화 대교 (yanghwa Bridge), 반포 대교 (Banpo Bridge), and 경복궁 (gyeongboggung).
Once we arrived the attractions, we can say:
여기서 사진 찍어도 돼요?
Can I take a picture here?
실례합니다. 사진 좀 찍어 주시겠어요?
Excuse me. Do you mind taking a picture of me/us?
한 장 더 찍어주세요.
Please taken one more picture
네. 찍습니다. 하나, 둘, 셋, 김치.
Are you ready? One, two, three, cheese!
"Say cheese" is an instruction used by photographers to smile. By saying "cheese", most people form their mouths into what appears to be a smile-like shape. Most time, we simply use "say cheese" as a cue to enter their final pose and to smile, and now "say" is almost always dropped from phrase, resulting in simply being "Cheese." However, in Korean, they use 김치(kimchi) which is a famous traditional side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, instead of cheese. When we pronounce ‘ -chi ’, as you know, our mouth is usually like smiling. Usually, in China people do not say “chesse”, because in Chinese it is called “nai lao” and the word could not produce the same mouth shape, so the Chinese version is to shout out “茄子” (qie zi) which means “eggplant”.
Some words we need to remember after class:
박물관 museum/ 화장실 toilet / 미술관 Gallery or art museum/ 식당 restaurant/ 백화점department store / 지하철역subway station
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