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John 구성욱 left a comment for Petter Gustafsson"The way to convey the meaning of "in case of" or "in the event of" can be accomplished in this situation with -면. -면 is a grammatical suffix meaning "if" or "when". It basically means "in the event…"
John 구성욱 left a comment for Petter Gustafsson"Another major difference is that typically -서 is used for verbs (though -기 때문에 is possible for verbs too) but 서 is not usually used for nouns (but again, it's possible). 때문에 is most commonly used following nouns.
The other common word for…"
John 구성욱 left a comment for Petter Gustafsson"때문에 and -서 both mean "because" in most translations. Sometimes they can be used interchangeably, though not always. The biggest difference is that -서 is used more often in cases of direct and immediate following actions. -서 also tends to…"
John 구성욱 posted a blog post18 May 2013: 33rd Anniversary of the Kwangju Democratic Uprising
Today, 18 May 2013, is the 33rd anniversary of the Kwangju Democratic Uprising (aka Kwangju Massacre) which occurred in Kwangju, Korea on 18 May 1980. Two years ago, I wrote this article about it, which I posted on my blog here among other places. If you are interested in understanding contemporary Korean history and society, you should definitely know about his important event.…See More
John 구성욱 replied to manel's discussion SOS NEED HELP I'M JUST NEW MEMBER lol"Believe me when I say it is vitally important for serious study of the Korean language that you learn hangul (Korean writing) as completely and as early as possible. Do not put off learning the writing system. Even when it comes to simply speaking…"
John 구성욱 commented on 안겔린 파할도's blog post 안녕하세요 여러분 ^_~!! Love to learn Korean Language "I told you this already, but I will say again, please ask me anything you want about Korean language, culture, history, etc. any time. I will be more than happy to help you learn whatever you want about it."
John 구성욱 replied to Luke Swart's discussion Translation help - letter to my grandmother"할머니,잘 지내셨어요?저는 시애틀에서 사는 손자 류크이에요.지금 한국말을 배우고 있어요.포장된 선물은 파이크 마켓에서 산 연어이에요.맛있게 드세요!루크."
John 구성욱 replied to Krystal's discussion Correct way to say smile?"Most importantly here, one of those words is a verb while the other is a noun. 미소 is a noun meaning smile and is most similar to the meaning of the word smile in English. It is the soundless expression of happiness or satisfaction on the face.
웃다…"
Luke Swart posted a discussionTranslation help - letter to my grandmother
This is a letter I've been trying to put together for my grandmother, who doesn't speak English. I'm trying to learn Korean (about 4 months now) but can use some help.I had a friend translate it for me, but she doesn't have time to explain the whole translation. Can someone break it down so I know what it means? A word for word translation would really help me see the meaning of it. I understand the Korean characters and some basic vocabulary / verbs. But I have a hard time understanding…See More
Krystal posted a discussionCorrect way to say smile?
안녕하세요!!I believe that 웃어요 or 미소 can mean "smile", but do you use one over the other?If anyone could please help me, I would really appreciate it!Thanks ^.^See More
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