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Lunar New Year 2026 is February 17– Be sure to get yourself prepared with all the essentials: ricecake soup, practicing bows, and your very own … MOUNTAIN?!

설날 New Year’s Day

민속의 날 Korean New Year’s Day

 새해 New Year

 설  New Year

신정 “New Holiday”

구정 “Old Holiday”

까치 까치 설날 Magpie New Year’s Day

제사 ceremony for ancestors

차례 ceremony for ancestors on New Year

차례를 지내다 To Celebrate Ancestors

떡국 ricecake soup

세배 big bow on New Year

절 big bow

세뱃돈 big bow money

세배하다 to perform big bow on New Year

성묘 Ancestor’s tomb

성묘가다  to visit ancestors’ tomb

널뛰기 neol-ddui-gi

제기차기 je-gi-cha-gi

팽이치기 paeng-i-cha-gi

투호 tu-ho

연날리기 yeon-nal-li-gi

토정비결 tells about human nature

비결 secret

비밀 secret

토정비결을 보다 to read your 토정비결

호 title

Ep135 Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a little different in Korea – 조금 달라요. In this episode, learn the basics of Valentine’s Day in Korea, how to “want” something, and so many ways to spell (officially and unofficially) American terms in Korean 한글. We also discuss the pronunciation of ㅅ (“시엇”), the Korean “s” sound, when it comes at the end of a word.

밸렌타인 데이 Valentine’s Day (official spelling)

사랑 love

사랑하다 to love

사랑해 to love (conversational, casual)

사랑합니다 to love (conversational, formal)

사랑해요 to love (conversational, formal)

화이트 데이 White Day

블랙 데이 Black Day

옐로 데이 Yellow Day

한국에서…  in Korea…

마국 학교에서는 아이들은 밸렌타인 카드가 다 주고 받다 (awkward, correction below)

마국 학교에서는 아이들이  밸렌타인 카드를  다 주고 받습니다  In American Schools children give and receive Valentine’s Cards

주다 to give

받다 to receive

선물 gift

선물하다 to gift

선물을 주다 to give a gift

선물을 하다 to gift

선물을 받다 to receive a gift

싶다 to want

(verb)고 + 싶다 to want (verb)

나는 사탕 선물을 한다 (하다) I gift candy (statement)

나는 사탕 선물을 해요 I give a candy gift (conversational, formal)

나는 사탕 선물을 합니다 I gift candy (conversational, formal)

나는 사탕 선물을 받고 싶어요 I want to receive a candy gift (conversational, formal)

나는 사탕 선물을 주고 싶어요 I want to give a candy gift (conversational, formal)

사탕 candy

초콜릿 chocolate *officially

초코릿chocolate *unofficially

초코렛 chocolate *unofficially

0:00 intro

4:11 gifting

5:55 making a statement

6:55 고 + 싶다

8:22 chocolate

9:49 outro

After training for 12 years, EJAE was dismissed by SM and then returned in a BIG WAY!

다시 again

동안 length of time

30분 동안 춤을 쳤어요 I danced ofr 30 minnutes

11살 (열한 살) 11 years old

23살 (스물세 살) 23 years old

12년 (십이 년) 동안 for 12 years

연습하다 to practice

연습했다  practiced (past, standard)

연습했어요 practiced (past, formal)

연습했습니다  practice (past, formal)

연습생 trainee

학생 student

데뷔 준비생 Debut Preparation Trainee

준비하다 to prepare

준비 preparation

아침7시 부터 밤 11시 까지 From 7am to 11pm

아침 morning (A.M.)

밤 night (P.M.)

까지 to/until

매일 every day

넌 뭐가 될 거야  You will be something

넌 you (short for 너는)

되다 to become

뭐가 something

이제는 작곡가로 SM의 돌아갔어요 EJAE returned to SM as a composer

작곡가 composer

한 달 동안 for one month

0:00 intro

1:01 동안

5:40 넌 뭐가 될 거야 

9:23 outro  

Korean New Year's Day 101 No.1 The Basic Words and Traditions for Korean New Year's Day 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Please Receive Many Blessings (Happy New Year!)

새해 new year

복 blessing

많이 a lot

받으세요 please receive

음력 Lunar calendar

양력Solar calendar

복수 revenge

설날 New Year's Day

설 New Year

날 day

신정 New Year’s Day

구정 Korean New Year’s Day (lunar calendar)

민속의 날 Korean New Year’s Day (lunar calendar)

민속 folk, traditional

우리 설날 Our New Year

까치까치 설날 Magpie New Year (from song)

까치 magpie

케데한 KPop Demon Hunters

나이 age

만 +나이 American Age

떡국 rice cake soup

2월 17일 (이월 십칠일) February 17

0:00 Happy Near Year!

1:42 Lunar v Solar Calendar

3:07 How Many Ways to Say New Year’s Day?

7:20 Korean Age

10:17 Age by 떡국

11:44 outro

Miracle Number One- Made College Miracle Number Two- Studied Abroad Miracle Number Three- Coming Up...

유학 study abroad

유학가다 to go study abroad

유학오다 to come study abroad

대학 university

수능 College Entrance Exam

수능 점수 College Entrance Exam Grade

대전 Daejeon

물리학 physics

수학 math

교수님 professor

모스크바 대학교 Moscow University

청강 listen to a lecture unregsitered

어학연수 language study abroad

0:00 – intro

0:51 – vocabulary

6:37 – Dr. Gong

17:31 - outro

Miracle Number One- Made College Miracle Number Two- Studied Abroad Miracle Number Three- Coming Up...

유학 study abroad

유학가다 to go study abroad

유학오다 to come study abroad

대학 university

수능 College Entrance Exam

수능 점수 College Entrance Exam Grade

대전 Daejeon

물리학 physics

수학 math

교수님 professor

모스크바 대학교 Moscow University

청강 listen to a lecture unregsitered

어학연수 language study abroad

0:00 – intro

0:51 – vocabulary

6:37 – Dr. Gong

17:31 - outro

How the Miracle Started with the Watermelon Farmer TA-DA! Follow Along with his Special Journey!

원하다 want, desire

인내 patience

인내심 patience

자퇴 quit school

자퇴하다 to quit school

공근식 – Dr. GongGeunShig

원함 (원하다) want

의지 will

인내 patience

농사 farming

농사꾼 farmer

농사짓다 to farm

수박 watermelon

수박 농사 watermelon farmer

공부 study

공부하다 to study

수학 math

물리학 physics

야학 night school

박사 PhD

박사학위 PhD degree

야학 night school

카이스트 Kaist  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

0:00 intro

1:09 vocab

6:11 공근식

11:03 Night School

20:00 outro

Good People are Everywhere and Changing the World!

아름답다 to be beautiful

사람 person

사람들 people

나라 country

나라들 countries

아름다운 사람들 beautiful people

아름다운 나라들 beautiful countries

좋은 한국 사람들 good Korean people

좋다 to be good

한국 Korean

미국 America

인정 generosity of human heart

정 love developed over time

미운 정 love-hate

밉다 to hate

김치 kimchi

친절 kindness

친절하다 to be kind

0:00 intro, vocab

5:06 beautiful American people

9:10 beautiful Koran people

15:37 outro