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🇰🇷 상황 - situation; condition 🇬🇧 지금 상황이 복잡해요 The situation is complicated right now ✨ vocab/grammar ✨ 지금 - (right) now [adverb] 상황 - situation, condition [noun] 이 - subject marker [particle] 복잡하다 - to be complicated [adjective] ✨ more examples ✨ 현재 상황이 좋지 않습니다 The current situation is not good 현재 - currently [adverb] 상황 - situation [noun] 이 - subject marker [particle] 좋다 - good [adjective] 지 않다 - negation 습니다 - formal sentence ending ***corrected typo - 현재, not 현제 🤦🏼‍♀️ ✨ 그 상황에서 어떻게 반응했나요? How did you react in that situation? 그 - that [determiner] 상황 - situation [ noun] 에서 - in [particle] 어떻게 - how 반응하다 - to react, respond [verb] 였 - past tense -나요 - softer, less direct question ending ✨ 상황을 잘 이해해야 돼요 You have to understand the situation well 상황 - situation [noun] 을 - object marker [particle] 잘 - well [adverb] 이햐하다 - to understand [verb] 여야 되다 - have to 어요 - informal polite sentence ending ✨ 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶! #koreanlanguage #learnkorean #studykorean #studyingkorean #learningkorean #koreanstudy #koreanstudygram #koreanwords #koreanvocabulary #koreanvocab #topik

Another little 🇰🇷 challenge! How many things in the photo can you list in Korean from memory? 🤔 I'll pop some in the comments too! 👇🏻 #koreanchallenge #learnkorean #koreanquiz #koreanlanguage #한국어 #한국어배우기

🇰🇷As Korean language learners, we all know the meaning of 열공 because we all study hard to master our target language! 💪🏻📚 열 is an abbreviation for 열심히, which means “hard or diligently,” and 공 is an abbreviation for 공부하다, which means “to study.” ✨ 오늘은 열공해야 돼요 I need to study hard today 오늘 (today) 은 (topic particle) 열공하다 (to study hard) -어야 되다 - I need to #koreanlanguage #koreanslang #learnkorean #studykorean #koreanvocabulary #koreanvocab #koreanwords #koreanstudygram #koreanstudycommunity #studygram

I never miss an opportunity to go to Jogyesa when I'm in Seoul. It's always a tranquil spot amongst the hustle and bustle of Seoul. 😌 Have you ever visited Jogyesa Temple? #visitsouthkorea #visitseoul #jogyesa #조계사 #koreatravel #koreatraveltips #learnkorean

Time for a Hangeul Challenge! 💪🏻💜 Can you comment 10 words from memory that begin with ㄱ (giyeok)? I'll start in the comments! 👇🏻 #Hangeul #HangeulChallenge #koreanlanguage #hangul #hangulchallenge #learnkorean #koreanwords

✨ 반짝이다 is a Korean verb meaning "to twinkle, to sparkle" and is often used to describe the shimmering of lights and stars ✨ 밤하늘에 별들이 반짝이고 있어요 The stars are twinkling in the night sky 물 위에 햇빛이 반짜였어요 The sunlight sparkled on the water 그녀의 눈은 반짝이는 보석 같았어요 Her eyes sparkled like jewels #learnkorean #koreanlanguage #studykorean #koreanstudygram

What are your New Year's resolutions for 2025? 💪🏻😊🎆 For me... 저는 한국어를 더 열심히 공부할 것이고, 저를 행복하게 만드는 일들에 집중할 것입니다. I will study Korean harder, and I will focus on the things that make me happy. What about you? Share your resolutions if you feel comfortable 🥰💜 ✨ 새해 결심 New Year's Resolution 새해 - new year 결심 - resolution #learnkorean #koreanlanguage #새해결심

새해 복 많이 받으세요 💜🎆 Hey, wonderful humans! It's been a long time, and I've missed you all so much. I'm currently in England, ringing in the new year with my Dad. It's been a long, awful year while he underwent chemoradiation for Stage IV cancer and I had to care for him, but we recently found out his treatment has worked well 🥰💜 In other news, my husband got his visa approved, and we are moving to England fully in 3 months! We already are splitting our time, but we will be making the full move soon. I've missed posting and studying so much, and my 2025 New Year's resolution is to get back to posting on this account. I've missed interacting with you all so much, so I can't wait to see how you all have been! 😊 I hope 2025 is the best year yet for you and your family. Sending all my love and best wishes. Please let me know how 2024 was for you. All my love, LJ 💜

🤧 Well, I can safely say that these were not the cards I was hoping to need on my trip to South Korea, but I was very happy to have these quick references before speaking to the 약사 (pharmacist)! 💊 I guess I'll be spending more time than planned in the 아파트 😩🤧😂 So happy I packed my Survival Korean flashcards from @coreallandcleo 😍 it's been so long since I studied Korean, these have been super handy to have with me. Got me exactly what I needed, and I was in and out of the 약국 (pharmacy) in less than 5 minutes! Definitely check out @coreallandcleo for super helpful content related to learning Korean and check out her helpful products, as well as these lovely flashcards, at coreallbycleo.com. Let's hope I get to use some of the more pleasant cards on the remainder of my trip! Stay tuned to see which ones get used! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 #learnkorean #coreall #coreallbycleo #survivalkorean #koreanflashcards #koreanlanguage #studykorean #koreanlesson

Rkive Insta Story! 💜 2024년 10월 17일 I'm so happy we have hobi back ☺️☀️ 축하한다 친구야 나도 얼른 따라갈게 🫡 Congratulations, friend! I'll follow quickly 🫡 ✨ Vocabulary ✨ 축하하다 (to congratulate) 친구 (friend) 나도 (I, I too) 얼른 (quickly) 따라가다 (to follow) ㄹ게 (will) 💜 Please forgive any mistakes, I was making this on the flight to Seoul and was absolutely not fully awake haha 💜 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶! #jhopeisback #imyourhope #hobi #jhopebts #koreanlanguage #studykorean #koreanstudygram #한국어배우기 #learnkoreanwithBTS

껌 질겅... 🫧 Ever heard someone chewing gum loudly or repetitively? In Korean, the word 질겅 is used to describe that sound! 😬 질겅 is an onomatopoeic word that mimics the sound of chewing something soft and sticky, like gum. So when someone is chewing gum continuously and a bit noisily, you can say they are 껌 질겅 (chewing gum loudly)! 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶! #learnkorean #koreanlanguage #studykorean #koreanstudygram #한국어배우기 #koreanwordoftheday #koreanwords #yeonjun #연준 #GGUM #YEONJUNGGUM #tomorrowxtogether

🌊 윗물이 맑아야, 아랫물이 맑다 - If the water upstream is clean, the water downstream will be clean 🌊 This is a Korean proverb that emphasizes the idea that the behavior or character of those in higher positions (e.g., leaders, elders) directly influences those below them. It implies that good leadership or examples set by those in authority lead to positive outcomes for those who follow. Google also tells me this proverb sometimes appears as “As is the King, so are the people.” [ vocab & grammar ] 윗 - upper*** 물 - water 이 - subject marker 윗물 - upstream water 맑다 - to be clean, clear -아야 - have to do something so that… 아랫- lower, below*** 물 - water 아랫물 - downstream water 이 - subject marker 맑다 - to be clean, clear -다 - plain-style, narrative ending *** Here, the words 위 and 아래 appear with an additional ㅅ, known as a 사이시옷 (saisiot). This comes from 사이 (in between) and 시옷 (siot, the name of the letter ㅅ). 사이시옷 is added between two words to indicate possession/connection when forming a compound noun and is often used when combining words that indicate possession or location, such as 윗물 and 아랫물. It is typically added when the first word in a compound noun ends in a vowel, such as 위 or 아래. 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚: 𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶! The Korean Wiki Project is a great resource featuring a comprehensive list of proverbs and idioms. Check it out at koreanwikiproject.com #koreanproverbs #koreanidioms #koreanwords #learningkorean #koreanstudygram #koreanlanguage #한국말 #한국어배우기 #한국어