Lesson Transcript

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the Ask K-Jin. My name is K-Jin. 안녕하세요, K-Jin입니다. (An-nyeong-ha-se-yo, ke-i-jin-im-ni-da.)
In this series, I'll answer your Korean questions.
Today I picked questions related to autumn travel tips in Korea. Here's the first question from Emily. Thank you, Emily.
What is the weather like in the autumn in Korea? Okay, so let's look at the temperature of many cities First, we have 서울 (Seoul), located here, the capital of Korea.
And the highest temperature is 20 degrees.
As you see here, this is Celsius, not Fahrenheit. So please remember Celsius.
20도 (20 do), 20 and 도 (do) degrees. So 최고 기온은 20도예요 (choego gion-eun 20 do-ye-yo). And 최저 기온은 9도예요 (choejeo gion-eun 9 do-ye-yo). The lowest temperature is 9 degrees. So well, it's not hot, not too cold, I guess. I would say it's good temperature, perfect temperature.
So between 20 degrees to 9 degrees, and let's look at another city, which is 대전 (Daejeon). 대전 (Daejeon) is here, middle of South Korea.
So the highest temperature is 21 degrees, and the lowest temperature is 7 degrees.
21도 (21 do), 7도 (7 do).
Let's look at Busan, the second biggest city in Korea. And near the sea. So 대전 (Daejeon) is 22도 (22 do). The highest temperature is 22도 (22 do), and lowest temperature is 13도 (13 do). So what do you think about these temperatures? I really like these temperatures, so I can say autumn is an amazing season for traveling. I like the autumn the most.
And lastly, we have 제주 (Jeju). Actually, I'm hiding in Jeju. Jeju should be around here. And Jeju is the biggest island located in South Korea. And look at this, it's just 21 degrees, the highest temperature, and 14 degrees. 14도 (14 do) is 최저 기온 (choejeo gion).
So jyan!, what do you think? Would you like to visit Korea around this season? Here's a second question from Mario. Thank you, Mario. Is autumn a good season to travel to Korea? Personally, I think yes, yes, yes. Because, jan!, the weather is very good. 고 (go), 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo). So as I mentioned, it's not hot and it's not cold, and you see a lot of autumn leaves, so yay, I recommend autumn. 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo). By the way, 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo) means it's cool, and this word is only used for the weather.
For example, you are drinking cold beer, or you are having something cool, something cold. You never say 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo). This is not used for any items or things, but only used for the weather. So usually, it's used for the autumn weather, or in the evening, it's cool, right? It's not hot and it's cool, then we say 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo). And we have another word for it's cool, which is 시원해요 (siwonhaeyo). That can be used for beer, orange juice, or anything cool, but not 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo). No, no, do not use 선선해요 (seonseonhaeyo) for other things.
Okay, let's move on. As I mentioned, 짜잔 (jjajan), you can see lots of beautiful autumn leaves. 단풍놀이 (danpungnori). 단풍 (danpung) here, 단풍 (danpung) means autumn leaves, and 놀이 (nori) literally means play, so autumn leaves play.
It just means viewing autumn leaves, and this is what you can do in Korea in the autumn. 단풍 놀이 (danpung nori). 단풍 놀이 (danpung nori). And because of these 단풍 (danpung), autumn leaves, you can climb the mountain in Korea, and you will see lots of beautiful autumn leaves.
And the good thing is, there are many mountains in Seoul, the capital of Korea. So if you are visiting Korea for a short amount of time, you can still visit the mountains, which are in Seoul. And some of them are paved, so you don't need any shoes, special shoes or something, you can just go frankly. There are even cables, so yay.
단풍 놀이. 단풍 놀이 (danpung nori). 자, next.
I love these fruits. This is pear, pear. And in Korean, that is 배, 배 (bae, bae). Isn't the Korean word very similar to the English word? pear, 배, 배, 배 (bae, bae, bae).
And 배, 배 (bae, bae).
This is how you can remember this word. This is pear, 배, 배, 배 (bae, bae, bae). And I found a lot of pears in other countries look like a bell. They shape like this, like a bell or a triangle.
But in Korean, they are like apple. They are circle, just like apple, and they are very sweet. So try Korean pear, 배, 배 (bae, bae), when you visit Korea in the autumn.
And another my favorite fruit is persimmon. Persimmon is 감, 감, 감 (gam, gam, gam) in Korean. 감, 감 (gam, gam). And you can eat it when it's a little bit hard, or you can wait until it gets really soft.
And you can even dry this 감, 감 (gam, gam), and eat it later. My parents always do that. They peel this cover, and they dried it in the balcony, and eat it in the winter.
And that is called 홍시 (hongsi). 홍시 (hongsi). 홍시 (hongsi) is a dried persimmon, and it's very popular. Actually, it traditionally was very popular in Korea.
Okay, some activities that I can recommend you to do in Korea in the autumn is rail bike. 춘천, 레일바이크 (chuncheon, reilba-ikeu). 춘천 (chuncheon) is name of the city, and it's not very very far from Seoul. So you can visit 춘천 (chuncheon) if you are coming to Seoul.
And 레일바이크 (reilba-ikeu) is how we pronounce this word, rail bike.
Yes, do you see this rail, railway, railway? Yes, here you put this kind of bike, and you can ride on this bike with many people. Not solo, but with your friends, family. So it will be really fun, because this bike is basically on the railway, which means it's outdoor, and you will have lots of time to look around the mountains and autumn leaves, and it's a perfect season for this. In the summer, it's hot. In the winter, it's cold.
So I wouldn't recommend this, but autumn and spring, yay! Also, did you know that there is a famous international film festival in Korea? Do you see the date? Yes, the date changes every year, but yes, if you visit Korea in 2023, here's the date from 4 to 13. So this international film festival is held in 부산 (Busan).
Do you remember 부산 (Busan), the second biggest city near the sea? So 부산 국제영화제 (Busan gukje-yeonghwaje), 부산 국제영화제 (Busan gukje-yeonghwaje) will be held in October.
부산 (Busan), name of the city, 국제 (gukje) means international, and 영화 (yeonghwa) means movie, film, and 제 (je) is from 축제 (chukje), meaning festival.
부산 국제영화제 (Busan gukje-yeonghwaje), 부산 International Film Festival.
During this festival, a lot of Korean actors and actresses come to Busan, so if you love Korean movies, it will be a nice time to visit Busan.
수원화성문화제 (Suwon Hwaseong Munhwa Je), 수원 (Suwon) is the name of the city. This city, again, not very far from Seoul. I would say it takes only less than an hour from Seoul.
수원 (Suwon), 수원 (Suwon), located in 경기도 (Gyeonggi-do), 경기도 (Gyeonggi-do) province. 화성 (Hwaseong), 화성 (Hwaseong) means fortress, and 문화 (Munhwa), 문화 (Munhwa) means culture, and 제 (Je), do you remember, is festival. 수원화성문화제 (Suwon Hwaseong Munhwa Je) is 수원화성 (Suwon Hwaseong) cultural festival.
And if you want to see any traditional architecture from Joseon dynasty, then here we go. You have 수원화성 (Suwon Hwaseong), 수원화성 (Suwon Hwaseong).
And if you visit here during the festival, you will see a parade and also lots of art show.
So check it out. Another thing is this. 안동국제탈춘페스티벌 (Andong Gukje Talchum Peseutibeol). Wow, it's long.
안동국제탈춘페스티벌 (Andong Gukje Talchum Peseutibeol). This is what I went last year. 안동 (Andong) is the name of the city. 국제 (Gukje) is international.
탈춤 (Talchum) means mask dance. 탈 (Tal), 탈 (Tal) means mask. Like this. Do you see? Like this, this traditional mask. 춘 (Chun) means dance, dance, and 페스티벌 (Peseutibeol). We don't have the F sound in Korean, so 페스티벌 (Peseutibeol) is 페스티벌 (Peseutibeol) in Korean. 안동국제탈춘페스티벌 (Andong Gukje Talchum Peseutibeol) is 안동 (Andong) mask dance festival.
This is really fun, but be careful. There will be huge traffic jam because lots of people are visiting there by car. So be careful. Go there early, early. That's my advice.
But this mask dance is very, very interesting. First, it's free.
Second, I think you can understand it without understanding what these people say. Because it's mostly about how they move and you see how they act. So without understanding everything, you will know the meaning, so don't worry. And also there are some English subtitles in the screen when I went there last year.
I think you will be there this year too.
So don't worry if you don't understand the Korean language. And even as a native Korean, I sometimes don't understand some words because there were some using old traditional words, so I have to guess the meaning. But anyway, this is very fun. So check it out. It's in 안동 (Andong). 안동 (Andong) is a bit far from Seoul, so I have to take a bus for a few hours. Okay, and it's in Seoul.
So if you are visiting Seoul, you don't have to go far away from Seoul, but you can still enjoy this festival. It is 서울세계불꽃축제 (Seoul-segye-bulkkot-chukje).
서울세계불꽃축제 (Seoul-segye-bulkkot-chukje). So Seoul, Seoul, the name of the city. 세계 (segye) means international or worldwide, 세계 (segye). 불꽃 (bulkkot) is fireworks, fireworks is 불꽃 (bulkkot). By the way, 불 (bul) means fire and 꽃 (kkot) means flower. So it literally means fire flower, which is fireworks.
I really like this name, fire flowers. 불꽃 (bulkkot) and 축제 (chukje) means festival.
So yes, you can see this 서울세계불꽃축제 (Seoul-segye-bulkkot-chukje) around this river. Do you know this river? This is the biggest river in Korea, and it's called 한강 (Han-gang). So go to the Han-gang area and see these beautiful fireworks in the autumn. I really want to see this. So if you visit Seoul in the autumn, enjoy this festival.
And make sure to check out the time and date.
Here's the last question from Helen. Thank you, Helen. What are some tips to know for visiting Korea in autumn? First, 휴일을 피하세요 (hyu-il-eul pi-ha-se-yo).
휴일 (hyu-il) means holidays, bank holidays or public holidays.
휴일을 (hyu-il-eul) is an object marking particle. 피하세요 (pi-ha-se-yo) means please avoid. Yes, avoid holidays. 휴일을 피하세요 (hyu-il-eul pi-ha-se-yo). Because in autumn or September, there is one of the biggest holidays in Korea, which is 추석 (Chu-seok).
추석 (Chu-seok) is like Thanksgiving Day in other countries. During these holidays, many places closes like a bank or post office or even many restaurants or some stores.
So avoid these holidays. So you can visit the restaurant you wanted to visit. Still, there are some places open, so don't worry too much. But make sure to research before visiting some places. My next advice is this, dress in layers.
Yes, in autumn, as you saw, the temperature is between 20 degrees and like 10 degrees. So it might be a little bit cold for you. So dress in layers. Bring some cardigans or jacket.
In Korean that is, 옷을 여러 겹 입으세요 (ot-eul yeo-reo gyeop ib-eu-se-yo). 옷 (ot) means clothes in general. And 을 (eul), object marking particle, 여러 겹 (yeo-reo gyeop).
여러 겹 (yeo-reo gyeop) means many layers. 입으세요 (ib-eu-se-yo) means please wear. Please wear many layers of your clothes. So you can take off when it's hot and just put on again when you feel cold.
My favorite advice is this, try autumn food. 음식을 먹어보세요 (eum-sik-eul meok-eo-bo-se-yo). 가을 (ga-eul), autumn, 철 (cheol), season. 음식 (eum-sik), food, 을 (eul), object marking particle. 먹어보세요 (meok-eo-bo-se-yo) means please try eating. Please try eating autumn season food.
Try autumn food. And one of the example is this. This is called 송편 (song-pyeon). This is a popular food for Chuseok. Do you remember Chuseok? The Korean Thanksgiving Day.
In Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving Day, we eat this food, 송편 (song-pyeon).
And if you visit Korea around this season, why don't you try that? This is traditional Korean food, so it's worth trying.
That's it for this lesson. Today I answered three questions about autumn travel tips in Korea. Thanks for watching. I'm Keijin, and I'll see you on KoreanClass101.com. 다음 시간에 봐요 (da-eum si-gan-e bwa-yo).

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