December 25, 2008
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year From KoreanClass101.com!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from everyone here at KoreanClass101.com! We're grateful to have listeners just like you, and we're eagerly waiting for the upcoming year to learn Korean together!
And when the New Year comes around, be sure to make a resolution to study Korean with KoreanClass101.com!
Have a healthy and happy holiday season.
From Keith, Hyunwoo, Seol, Minkyong, Mihyun and the whole KoreanClass101.com team!
December 23, 2008
The other red, white, and blue (The South Korean Flag)
태극기.
Not the brilliant movie made back in 2004, but the national flag of South Korea. The name comes from the 태국 circle found in the middle of the flag. Take note of the yin-yang circle and how it flows counterclockwise and is horizontally aligned; as opposed to the vertically aligned clockwise Taoist symbol. Koreans have a unique interpretation of the symbol, in particular. However, one unifying theme between the Chinese and Korean symbol is "balance". Below is a specific breakdown and interpretation of symbols:
Below is a collection of previous versions of the flag. Note the eight trigrams instead of the modern four. I guess even back then Koreans were cutting corners in the name of efficiency (joking!). It is interesting to... Show more
December 20, 2008
Korean Reading Practice for Beginners #1
Hi all, 현우 here. We've made a new video to help beginners improve their Korean reading skills. This video is the first one of the five in the series. Hope you'll enjoy watching it, and repeating after the sounds! And be sure to subscribe to the KoreanClass101 Youtube Channel as well so you can get the new videos as soon as they're updated ^^ Thank you!
December 18, 2008
Christmas Countdown Campaign – The Faster You Act, The Bigger the Reward!
Picture this. You’re out holiday shopping. You see a sign for 10% OFF. You feel like you’re getting a really good deal, so you rush into the store and make your purchase. You’re a happy customer.
2 days later…
You’re out holiday shopping again. You pass by the same store, and the sale sign doesn’t just catch your eye, it punches you in the face! 20% OFF! You're not such a happy customer.
Sound familiar?
We’ve all experienced it. You buy something at a low price just to see it selling at a lower one the next day. Now the good deal we got suddenly doesn’t seem so good anymore. And you know what? It didn’t seem fair.
In fact, we think responsible people who act early should be rewarded.
So…we came up with the Reverse... Show more
