What's Different Between Verb and Adjective in Korean Language?

What's different between Verb and Adjective in Korean Language?

In Korean language, Verb and Adjective are similar in ways to change, function of sentences, etc. So, it's not easy to find differences out. There are three ways.


1. There are ‘-ㄴ당’ and ‘-는당’ representing as ending of present tense. Verb can be put ‘-는당’, but adjective can not. Adjective can be put ‘-ㄴ당’ on the end of itself, but verb can not.

ex>
먹당. (to eat)
내가 밥을 먹는당. (o)
내가 밥을 먹당. (x)

예쁘당. (to be pretty)
효리는 예쁜당. (x)
효리는 예쁘당. (o)


2. There are ‘-아라’ and ‘-어라’ representing as ending of making people do something and ‘-자’ as ending of doing something together like 'let's.' ‘-아라’, ‘-어라’ and ‘-자’ can put on verb and cannot put on adjective.

ex>
읽당( to read)
효리야, 책을 읽어라. (o)
효리야, 책을 읽자. (o)

키가 작당. (to be short)
효리야, 키가 작아라. (x)
효리야, 키가 작자. (x)


3. Progressive tense and perfect tense like ‘-고 있당’, ‘-아/-어 있당’, or ‘-는 중이당’ can not be with Adjective. But, verb can have progressive tense.

ex>
가당. (go)
효리는 지금 학교에 가고 있당.(o)
효리는 지금 학교에 가 있당.(o)
효리는 지금 학교에 가는 중이당. (o)

좋당. (to be good)
날씨가 무척 좋고 있당.(x)
날씨가 무척 좋아 있당.(x)
날씨가 무척 좋은 중이당.(x)

What's Arirang (아리랑)?

What's Arirang(아리랑)?

If you are interested in Korea or not, you might have heard a song, "Arirang", on media. Now, I am going to explain about Arirang(아리랑). Actually, some of my friends have asked what Arirang means and stands for, but I couldn't answer clearly.

"Arirang~ Arirang~ Ah Ra Ri Oh~"

Have you ever heard this song? As you may guess, Arirang is one of the name of Korean folk songs. Let's see the lyrics of it.

“아리랑 아리랑 아라리요 / 아리랑 고개를 넘어간당 / 나를 버리고 가시는 님은 / 십리도 못가서 발병난당.”
(Arirang Arirang Arariyo / Arirang gogaelul nurmeganda/ nalul burigo gasinun nimuen / siplido motgaseo balbyungnanda.)

Actually, there are a lot of Arirang songs in difference of region. Lyrics, tempo, beats are different also. Why is Arirang? Here are some Arirang stories.

1. 'Ari'(아리) is 고운(goun) standing for sweet, tender, pretty, and good-looking. 'rang'(랑) means 님(nim) which is kinda formal expression on you, darling, or lover.
아리랑(arirang) means like sweet or pretty darling, or lover.

2. There is another view on Arirang. Ari(아리) has another meaning, "extremely missing." So, Arirang is also "extremely missing darling or lover."

Arirang can be sung by Koreans when they really want something like for win of sports game. As a representative of Korean traditional folk songs, it's widely spreaded all over the world. In other words, it can be another Korean national anthem showing Korean's nationality and personality considered as 한(han, 恨 like lamentation) and 정(jeong, 情 like human nature).

Korean Former President Kim Dae Jung

Korean Former President Kim Dae Jung

Before you know Korean other things, you have to know Kim Dae Jung. He's the most prestigious politician in Korea especially against the Korean right party. I'm not on Mr. Kim's side, but he got me think deeply and deeply on where I go to as I am Korean. I'd disliked him because of his followers' behavior and mind. Some of them are crazily falling in love with N. Korea so that they can not distinguish between 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea' and 'Republic of Korea.' Merely, they say DPRK has existed for people as the DPRK shows words 'democratic people's.'

Korean people are very sensitive on political things between left and right sides even though Korea is not a huge country with short history of democracy. Historically, Korean politicians have been fighting their own benefits based on the regionalism. Of course, I really want people not to have regional antipathies making Korea be bumper-to-bumper. There is saying that "Never talk about Kim Dae Jung especially in Jeonra-do. If you do, you gonna be stabbed and buried without proof." As it is, he is considered as the leader who fought against the dictators with military regime.

He has knelt down in 13th and 14th presidential elections and gone to studied at Cambridge University for a year. In 1994, he has founded 'Asian-Pacific Peace Foundation.' and retired as a politician. In 1997, he was elected as the 15th President. At that time, Korea was suffering from financial crisis under International Moratorium Fund. He's tried to finish all over up. With invitation from the North Korean leader, Kim Jeong-il, he visited and negotiated some issues with the declaration statement in 10th of October, 2000. The relationship had progressed and the attitude of N. Korea had started to change with right-about-face. For the reason of that, he was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in the same year.

It's out of question his reputation is good in the world. In many reasons, I am on the other side of his, however, I can not deny he is the best Korean politician I've ever seen. He had devoted his whole life for Korean democracy.

I'm questioning myself continually now. What should I do for my country? Do I have ability to make world better? Am I set for people? What I only have answer is not 'yes.' That's the reason why I don't blame him although I'm on the opposite side of his.

As I am Korean...

As I am Korean...

I've read part of South Korean law saying "All People have dignity and worth as humanbeing and right to persue their own hapiness. The nation affirms the basic inviolable right which people have, and has duty to ensure it." That shows so-called 'the right to persue one's happiness' of Korean people.

Why was I born? What for am I living? What should I do for the best life people have never had? Perhaps, am I being to be used for some purpose? If so, what is the purpose?

Those are what I've been asking myself continually. Those are probably the reason of existence or the questions for purpose of life.

Anyone, however, never gives the right answer as much as I am satisfied.

[int] Asking Directions

Ciara : 실례합니당. 저는 가장 가까운 경찰서를 찾고 있어요.
Ryu : 오른쪽으로 가셔서 두블럭 더 가세요. 그리고.. 그리고..
Ciara : 그 당음에는요?
Ryu : 몰라요.

Ciara : Excuse me. I'm looking for the nearest police station.
Ryu : Make right and go more two blocks... and...and..
Ciara : and then?
Ryu : I don't know.

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Ciara : 저기요. 경찰서가 어디있는지 아세요?
Kim : 오. 왼쪽으로 가시고 곧바로 가세요. 그러면 보일거에요.
Ciara : 정말 고맙습니당.

Ciara : Hey. Do you know where the police station is?
Kim : Oh. Turn left and go straight. Then, you will see.
Ciara : Thanks a lot.


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1. excuse me : 실례합니당.
When you need a help from someone, you can say "실례합니당." It's extremly formal.
And "여기요" and "저기요" are also being used in spoken.
Basically, 여기요 is like "here is." and 저기요 is "there is."

2. I don't know : [저는] 몰라요. (opp. 알아요 = I know)
In Korean speaking, Korean people usually omit subjective when a speakers talk about himself or herself and listeners know the answer is on the speaker.

3. Direction : 방향
좌측 or 왼쪽 : left side
우측 or 오른쪽 : right side
straight : 곧바로
back side : 뒤쪽
front side : 앞쪽
to the back side : 뒤쪽에 ( the preposition 'to' used for direction is "~에.")
그러면 : then

4. more : 더 (opp. less : 덜, 조금)
ex> eat more! (더 먹어) - eat less! (조금 먹어!)






#. This is for people who can read Korean without the English instructions.

Seoul has 25 administrative divisions

#. The Picture was captured from www.NAVER.com

What's the capital city of South Korea?

The probability what you get the right answer to the question is only less than 15%.

Guess it! Busan? Daegu? Seoul? Gwangju? Ulsan? Daejeon? Incheon?

What you folks are reading here means that you are interested in Korea. Of course, you already know what the capital city of South Korea is.

With the Korean economy growing up, Seoul, the capital city of seoul, has been up to one of the biggiest cities across the world. Even amazing Korean economic growth has been accepted by some developing coutries as a their own economic growth model. (I cannot deny the Korean ecconomy is affected from the U.S.)

How big is Seoul City? As you visit first itme, you probably have a question how the city is distinguished the boundary. The answer is simple. Seoul city is surrounded by a range of mountains and divided into north and south with the Han river(한강[hangang]).

You can check and feel that with the Seoul map on like the Google Earth.

Seoul is only roghly 50km south from the North Korea. (Isn't it a quite short distance?)

The metropolis has lots of satellite cities as like as other cities. The gross Seoul population including the cities around Seoul is about 25 million inhabitants so that Seoul is being assumpted the second largest metropolitan area in the world.

As many as citizens live in Seoul, the city has 25 administrative divisions. (We call an administrative division "gu"[구].) And all the divisions are divided into 522 small towns named "dong"(동)

I will put 25 divisions (gu) on here. But not put 522 towns(dong). (I don't exactly know because there are too many.) ;-p

1. Dobong-gu (도봉구)

2. Dongdaemu-gu (동대문구)

3. Dongjak-gu (동작구)

4. Eunpyeong-gu(은평구)

5. Gangbuk-gu (강북구)

6. Gangdong-gu (강동구)

7. Gangseo-gu (강서구)

8. Gangnam-gu (강남구)

9. Geumcheon-gu (금천구)

10. Gangseo-gu (강서구)

11. Guro-gu (구로구)

12. Gwanak-gu (관악구)

13. Gwangjin-gu (광진구)

14. Jongno-gu (종로구)

15. Jung-gu (중구)

16. Jungnan-gu (중랑구)

17. Mapo-gu (마포구)

18. Nowon-gu (노원구)

19. Seocho-gu (서초구)

20. Seodaemun-gu (서대문구)

21. Seongdong-gu (성동구)

22. Songpa-gu (송파구)

23. Yangcheon-gu (양천구)

24. Yeongdeungpo-gu (영등포구)

25. Yongsan-gu (용산구)

--NEW WORDS------------------------------------------

강 [gang] : river

한강 [hangang] : the Han River which is across the city of Seoul

남 [nam] : south

북 [buk] : north

서 [seo] : west

동 [dong] : east

강남 [gangnam] : South from the Han River

강북 [gangdong] : North from the river

강서 [gangseo] : West from ~

강동 [gangdong] : East ~

서울[Seoul, sa;ul] : Seoul
~구 [-gu] : a administrative division such as 동대문구, 도봉구, and so on.

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