Marvelous Korean Mouth

Korean In-laws! Are you a husband? You have 처가 "cheoga." Are you a wife? You have 시댁 "shidaeg." MiYoung teaches Meg all about the different names for in-laws, depending which side of the family you are on!

처가 – husband’s in-laws

장인 – husband’s father-in-law (title)

장인어른 - husband’s father-in-law (formal)

아범님- father (formal)

아버지 – father

장모 – husband’s mother-in-law (title)

장모님 – mother-in-law (formal)

어머니 - mother

어머님 – mother (formal)

시댁 – wife’s in-laws

시어머니 wife’s mother-in-law (title)

머니 - mother

어머님 -mother (formal)

엄마 – mom, mommy

시아버지 wife’s father-in-law (title)

아범님 – father (formal)

아버지 - father

아빠 – dad, daddy

친정 – wife’s family

미영이 어디 갔어? – “where did MiYoung go?

친정에 갔어요 – “she went to her family’s”

미영이 어디 갔어요? - “where did MiYoung go?”

시댁에 갔어요 – “she went to her in-law’s”

0:00 – intro, new words

2:28 – 시어머이 wife’s mother-in-law

3:43 – 시아버지 wife’s father-in-law

5:43 – 장모 husband’s mother-in-law

6:05 – 장인 husband’s father-in-law

6:53 – 친정 wife’s family

7:27 – review

8:32 - practice 

Korean weddings involve a lot more than just “I Do!” MiYoung and Meg carry on the conversation about Korean weddings and marriage. MiYoung discusses Korean wedding terms and responsibilities, including traditions, expectations, and family fights!

에식장 – wedding venue

교회 - church

성당 – Catholic church

혼수 – gifts from bride

냉장고 - refrigerator

의사 - doctor

변호사 - lawyer

검사 - prosecutor

부주금 – money gift

열쇠 - key

도둑이 - thief

언약식 – private engagement agreement

가족 - family

힘 - power

0:00 – intro and new words

1:38 – 에식장

3:06 – 혼수

9:25 – 부주금

11:53 – 언약식

12:25 – outro

Wedding rings are used in both Western and Korean culture, but we wear them VERY differently! Americans MUST wear and Koreans don't wear after one year!! How do you know that they're married? If they look old enough!

반지 ring

반지를 끼다 wear a ring

결혼 반지 wedding ring

약혼 반지 engagement ring

결혼식 wedding

결혼하다 to get married

약혼하다 to get engaged

손가락 fingers

발가락 toes

젖가락 chopsticks

입다 wear clothes

0:00 - intro 반지와 결혼

0:34 - 2 types of rings

2:49 - 반지를 끼다

3:27 - types of 가락

4:52 - 한국 사람들은 결혼 반지를 많이 안 껴요

7:04 outro 

The most polite way to ever greet someone in Korea: belly-button greeting! No, not greeting WITH your belly button! We will show you how...

배꼽인사 belly-button greeting

배 belly

배꼽 belly button

인사 greeting

You may know how to introduce yourself in Korean, but do you know how to introduce your parents? In this video you will learn how to respectfully introduce your familial elders in the most polite way possible. Be sure to have good manners and show your parents respect!

이름 name

성함name (formal)

존함 name (formal, especially for parents)

부모님 성함이 어떻게 되세요? What are your parents’ names?

부모님 존함이 어떻게 되세요? What are your parents’ names?

되다 to become / (in this case "is")

되십니다 to become/(in this case "is") (formal)

쓰다 to use 쓰십니다 to use (formal)

0:00 – intro, review

1:18 – 부모님 성함이 어떻게 되세요?

1:35 – 존함 name (parents’ name)

2:04 – 씨 Mr. Mrs. Miss. Ms.

2:20 – introducing your parents (-자 -자 -자)

3:16 – other people’s parents

3:33 – indirectness = politeness

4:49 – Korean culture 문화

6:54 – outro

What is your name? A very important question to ask, but even MORE importantly is knowing HOW to ask. After watching this video, you will know how to ask someone’s name in Korea, no matter who you are or who they are (and why)!

이름 name

성함 name (formal)

이름이 뭐예요? what is your name? (formal)

이름이 뭐니? What is your name? (very casual)

이름이 뭐야? What is your name? (very casual)

이름이 어떻게 되세요? What is your name? (very formal)

성함이 어떻게 되세요? What is your name? (very formal)

돌아가시다 to go around

0:00 – intro

1:51 – 이름

1:57 – what is your name (casual)

2:13 – what is your name (formal)

2:28 – 성함

3:41 되다

3:51 – cultural explanation

7:19 – outro

We continue our "insa" journey and judge people that don't greet us well in Korea! Be sure to treat your guests to AT LEAST a glass of water, otherwise they'll be saying this behind your back!

물 한잔 안 주더라 they didn’t offer me a glass of water!

물 water

한잔 one glass

잔 cup/glass

하나 one

주다 to give

~더라 indirect quote

버릇 habit

예의 manners

0:00 – intro

0:56 – 물 한잔 안 주도라

2:11 – 무례한 RUDE

3:02 – 예의 없다 no manners

3:33 – outro

In our fourth 인사 (insa) video, we discuss another way to greet someone! “I will buy something yummy for you!”

네가 : I

맛있다 : yummy

거 : thing

것 : thing

사다 : to buy

줄게(요) : do for you

주세요 : please (do for me)

선생님 : teacher

교수님 : professor

조교 : teacher’s assistant (college only)

선배 : someone older or more senior than you (usually at school or work)

걸어다니는 식권 : walking cafeteria coupon

0:00 – intro

0:43 – 네가 맛있는 거(것) 사 주세요 breakdown

2:00 – pronunciation 게 께

3:05 – 맛있는 거 사 주세요

5:08 – 걸어다니는 식권

5:39 – review

6:20 – culture of the phrase

8:14 – outro

In the third video of our “인사” series, you will learn various ways to ask “how are you?” There may only be two words to know, but there many ways to say them, depending on who you are talking to, and your relationship with them. We also brush up on the difference between the two different “how’s” (어떻게 v 어떡해), and the subtle differences on when to use them.

어떻게 how

어떡해 how (expression)

지내다 life is going

어떻게 지내? casual, conversational

어떻게 지내요? formal, conversational

어떻게 지냈어? casual, conversational, past-tense

어떻게 지냈어요? formal, conversational, past-tense

어떻게 지내셔요? very formal, conversational

어떻게 지내셨어요? very formal, conversational, past-tense

0:00 – intro

0:38 – 어떻게 지내다

0:52 – 어떡해 VS 어떻게

1:22 – 어떻게 지내 casual

1:55 - 어떻게 지내세요

2:10 – 어떻게 지내셨어요

2:25 – making verbs formal

3:47 – review

4:53 – outro