It was fairly easy to teach the first word, “bo-leum,” because I was able to relate it to how “joong-soon” was a synonym for this word. This worked out well because most people already knew what “joong-soon” meant, so it was an easy connection to make. However, I had to teach them that “joong-soon” is more of a general term for middle of the month, while “bo-leum” is more for 15 days.
The second part was a little more difficult because although they were familiar with what “hanja” was, it was a bit challenging to make the connections between “hanja” and the Korean word. This makes sense though because it was also hard for me to make the connections, so I tried my best to explain this concept with examples!
I explained “hanja” by using the examples in my second cultural post about relating the days of the week to the solar system. I remember that I was fascinated by this connection when I first learned about it and I saw that the learners were also interested! Overall, it was a good experience to teach someone else what I learned!
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