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Tag: Native Korean
Hapum 하품: Getting sleepy in Korean
Plus a little on loanwords vs native words & the history of Korean language
Jam-kkureogi 잠꾸러기: I don’t wanna wake up!
Beware, sleepyheads! A life of hard labor awaits you.
tchaksarang 짝사랑: when love is unrequited
Crushing in Korean
Ajae gaegŭ 아재개그: Korean dad jokes
Korean dad jokes are as, erm, amazing as English ones. Here are a few.
shwinŭn sigan 쉬는 시간
Taking a break in Korean
mil-tang 밀당
How to play it cool in Korean (+ a little on Korean slang structure)
k’k’ ㅋㅋ and Korean chatspeak
A Brief Guide to Korean Chatspeak
Sul-ddong 술똥
Poo occupies a somewhat different cultural space in Korea than in the West.
Oppa 오빠
Meaning What does oppa mean in Korean? Technically, oppa means simply older brother. In Korean, certain family relationships have different