Korean Culture Class 

Your future father in law wants to see you naked?! Well, you can amaze your friends with your knowledge of the Korean culture! Public Bathhouses and Spas are central to Korean culture. If you learn about this as you learn Korean, and can talk about Public bathhouses in Korea with confidence, you will take your Korean friends’ breath away! Korean bathhouses are frequented nearly on a weekly basis by Korean families. So you have something to talk about with nearly all your Korean friends!

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You see a homeless man on the street, and you feel his pain and hardship. You reach into your pocket, take out some money, and drop it in his cup. You’ve just experienced 정 (jeong). 정 (jeong) is a key element in Korean culture and is a major factor in Korean society. It defines Koreans as a people, yet it is not exclusive to Koreans. You’ve experienced 정 (jeong) in your life. See what makes YOU Korean! And after listening, remember to stop by KoreanClass101.com and leave us any comments!

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Is Korean pronunciation difficult? Can’t quite seem to get the hang of Korean intonation? Well maybe looking at it from a different angle can clear things up for you! Today we’re taking a look at our final lesson on the 경상도 사투리 (Gyeongsangdo dialect), one of the most famous and popular Korean dialects. Comparing a Korean dialect to standard Korean might be able to help you understand how Korean is correctly pronounced and give you clear vision of Korean intonation!

In this lesson we’ll be focusing on the intonation of the 경상도 사투리 (Gyeongsangdo Dialect), the dialect spoken in Korea’s second biggest city, 부산 (Busan). Listening to this lesson will help you perfect Korean pronunciation. It’ll also help you perfect your Korean intonation. So remember to listen in and leave us a post!

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You’re watching a Korean movie and man starts barking away in something that sounds like Korean, but not really. You can make out a few words, but other than that, it’s a complete mystery! Everyone in the theater is laughing hysterically, and you don’t know why! You don’t want to be left out do you? Korean movies (especially Korean gangster movies), Korean comedy and television shows in Korea frequently use the Gyeongsangdo (Kyeongsangdo) Dialect. Listen in and find out what they’re talking about!

In this lesson we’ll be focusing on the culture in the province of Gyeongsangdo. There are a number of Korean provinces, and each province has their own feel and culture although they all share the same Korean culture. The people in Gyeongsangdo (and Busan) are different than the people in Seoul. Remember to stop by, learn some Korean, and learn Korean culture in this culture class. And after listening, remember to stop by KoreanClass101.com and leave us a comment!

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Want to know about the Korean you hear in the movies? A lot of Korean movies have Korean mobsters speaking non-standard Korean dialects. One of the most famous dialects heard in the movie theaters is the 경상도 사투리 (Gyeongsangdo Dialect); it’s the dialect spoken in Pusan. Learn about that as we learn Korean that you can’t learn from the text books! After listening, remember to stop by KoreanClass101.com and leave us a post!

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