SDLC 105 Learning Journal #8

[Hongzhen Chen]

I have learned most of the Korean vocabularies by watching the youtube show Korean Englishmen and eating out in Korean restaurants. While the youtube show mainly discussed about the food culture in Korea and would introduce a typical Korean food each time, I have gained some knowledge of both the pronunciation and the writing of the food names. I have written down all the food names it mentioned in the show and tried to locate them in the menu when I went to Korean restaurants. I believe that the best way to memorize the vocabularies is to use them in real life, and I now know how to read and write Korean food names like 김치 (Kimchi), 라면 (instant noodles), 떡볶이 (Fried rice cake), 비빔밥(Bibimbap), 빙수(Smoothies); and am able to recognize vocabularies including, 삼계탕(boiled chicken soup), 간장게장 (soy sauce crab), 해장국(hangover stew), 추어탕(mudfish soup), 짜장면(Jjajangmyeon ), etc.