This week, Joora and I learned about the different dialects (satoori) in South Korea. I specifically wanted to learn more about the Busan dialect, because my dad's side of the family lives in Busan, South Korea. This was a really fun lesson because Joora and I watched Youtube videos that compared and contrasted the different accents of different regions in Korea, which to me, sounded awkward and funny (Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCchIPz_pBs; Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPZa-Zge5ak). It was really interesting to see how the same sentence ended up sounding so different. The tones and the speed of the words varied a lot between the different dialects as well. For example, Busan satoori is has more variations between tones and Chungcheong-do satoori spoke very slowly. I grew up hearing the standard Seoul dialect from my parents, but I have noticed that my mom has a slight dialect when she speaks with her family and friends back in Korea. After watching the videos, we read more into the different dialects of Korean online (https://www.dramafever.com/news/the-different-dialects-of-the-korean-language/).
I also learned how to refer days, such as day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow, etc. My parents would always use these words to describe time and events and I always had to ask them which day specifically they were referring to because I would always get them mixed up. This lesson was extremely useful and practical and I think it'll definitely come in handy when I need to schedule something or refer to a specific day/event.
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