Comments on: Korean Culture Class #12 - Family Month http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/ Learn Korean with Free Podcasts Thu, 17 May 2012 14:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: 선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7548 Mon, 12 May 2008 04:03:32 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7548 Today is 부처님 오신 날 (or 석가탄신일) in Korea :-) It's an exciting day as is, but a lot of people here are also VERY excited about the fact that LAST monday was a holiday because it was Children's Day and THIS monday is also a holiday because Buddha's Birthday(18th of April in the lunar calendar) fell on Monday this year :-) A 3-day weekend in a row! :-) Today is 부처님 오신 날 (or 석가탄신일) in Korea :-) It’s an exciting day as is, but a lot of people here are also VERY excited about the fact that LAST monday was a holiday because it was Children’s Day and THIS monday is also a holiday because Buddha’s Birthday(18th of April in the lunar calendar) fell on Monday this year :-) A 3-day weekend in a row! :-)

]]> by: steved http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7411 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:40:38 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7411 My first week in Korea was 부처님 오신 날. We went to a temple where the monks treated us to a meal of vegetariain 비빔밥 . It was great but a bit overwhelming. My first week in Korea was 부처님 오신 날. We went to a temple where the monks treated us to a meal of vegetariain 비빔밥 . It was great but a bit overwhelming.

]]> by: 선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7368 Thu, 08 May 2008 22:36:57 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7368 Bouks 하하 :-) yeah, Korean spelling(맞춤법) is not the easiest. At least, it's easy to read :D Bouks 하하 :-) yeah, Korean spelling(맞춤법) is not the easiest. At least, it’s easy to read :D

]]> by: Bouks http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7360 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:19:40 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7360 Hyunwoo - heh heh! Well, I tried. I meant 왕자, I picked it up phonetically from watching all those episodes of Jumong :cool: This is my first time to see it spelled out. Korean spelling is almost as hard as foreign students say English spelling is! (I used to tutor foreign students in college for their TOEFL test.) Hyunwoo - heh heh! Well, I tried. I meant 왕자, I picked it up phonetically from watching all those episodes of Jumong :cool: This is my first time to see it spelled out.

Korean spelling is almost as hard as foreign students say English spelling is! (I used to tutor foreign students in college for their TOEFL test.)

]]> by: 선현우(Hyunwoo Sun) http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7352 Thu, 08 May 2008 16:29:30 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7352 Bouks :-) If you meant to say "Prince" it's 왕자, and if you want to say "Emperor" that's 황제 :-) ㅎㅎ 황자 is maybe the combination of the two ? :-) Theresa :-) 늦었지만, 생일 축하해 ^^ Bouks :-)

If you meant to say “Prince” it’s 왕자, and if you want to say “Emperor” that’s 황제 :-) ㅎㅎ 황자 is maybe the combination of the two ? :-)

Theresa :-)

늦었지만, 생일 축하해 ^^

]]> by: theresa http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7327 Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:12 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7327 keith - my birthday's over already. it's actually on 5th may, which is the korean's children's day. keke. keith - my birthday’s over already. it’s actually on 5th may, which is the korean’s children’s day. keke.

]]> by: Bouks http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7317 Thu, 08 May 2008 03:09:29 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7317 그럼요...성주씨는 황자예요! :mrgreen: 그럼요…성주씨는 황자예요! :mrgreen:

]]> by: Keith http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7313 Thu, 08 May 2008 02:06:01 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7313 Shan, that's right :) Children definitely feel like it's "their day" on Children's day. All the gifts that they get and the special treatment, they feel really good about it all. Theresa, whens your birthday? Got any plans? ;) Bouks - you almost spelled my name! 성주... but I'm no 공주... ㅎㅎㅎ :mrgreen: Jacqueline - it's really nice to have all the days in one month. 편해요 ^^ Shan, that’s right :) Children definitely feel like it’s “their day” on Children’s day. All the gifts that they get and the special treatment, they feel really good about it all.

Theresa, whens your birthday? Got any plans? ;)

Bouks - you almost spelled my name! 성주… but I’m no 공주… ㅎㅎㅎ :mrgreen:

Jacqueline - it’s really nice to have all the days in one month. 편해요 ^^

]]> by: Jacqueline (쟈클린) http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7296 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:49:10 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7296 i didn't know that father's day was also on may in korea! i didn’t know that father’s day was also on may in korea!

]]> by: Bouks http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7290 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:08:36 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7290 oops, I mean 공주, NOT 송 주! 하하하 You can tell I haven't mastered the Korean keyboard yet, even though I've improved somewhat! :roll: oops, I mean 공주, NOT 송 주! 하하하
You can tell I haven’t mastered the Korean keyboard yet, even though I’ve improved somewhat! :roll:

]]> by: Bouks http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7289 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:05:43 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7289 Hmmm I'm not sure I would trust my nine-year-old 송주 to mess around in the kitchen cooking me something :shock: But she is a fantastic sketch artist, so she should stick with that :lol: The Teacher's Day tradition of pinning carnations on teachers sounds very nice (as long as you don't stick them with the pin by accident :lol:) Hmmm I’m not sure I would trust my nine-year-old 송주 to mess around in the kitchen cooking me something :shock: But she is a fantastic sketch artist, so she should stick with that :lol:

The Teacher’s Day tradition of pinning carnations on teachers sounds very nice (as long as you don’t stick them with the pin by accident :lol: )

]]> by: theresa http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7277 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:41:47 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7277 of course may is great cuz it's my birthday month. haha. of course may is great cuz it’s my birthday month. haha.

]]> by: Shan http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7275 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:20:58 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-7275 Thanks for this lesson, great insights to Korean culture! It was a lot of fun too listening to you guys bantering and laughing, I think the dynamics amongst the hosts are great. Makes learning a little less tedious! :grin: I think it's a great idea to make children's day a national holiday. After all, kids ought to enjoy their parents' company on their special day, right? Thanks for this lesson, great insights to Korean culture! It was a lot of fun too listening to you guys bantering and laughing, I think the dynamics amongst the hosts are great. Makes learning a little less tedious! :grin:

I think it’s a great idea to make children’s day a national holiday. After all, kids ought to enjoy their parents’ company on their special day, right?

]]> by: KoreanClass101.com http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-6868 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:30:39 +0000 http://www.koreanclass101.com/2008/05/07/korean-culture-class-12-family-month/#comment-6868 <p>여러분... 5월은 아주 좋죠? (Everyone... May is great, isn't it?)</p> 여러분… 5월은 아주 좋죠? (Everyone… May is great, isn’t it?)

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