The tumblr form of sydneytoseoul. Home Ask Flash Cards Top 100 Most Useful Verbs Top 100 Most Useful Adjectives Tumblr (3.0; @sydney-to-seoul)http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/<blockquote><p>An interesting and raw look on the reality behind K-Pop groups. It’s difficult to watch the amount of<em> immense</em> pressure these young girls are under at times, but well worth a look.</p> [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXHGOVdKUd8&amp;w=551&amp;h=340] <p>What are…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/bbc-world-news-documentary-on-nine-muses/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50798586709http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50798586709Sun, 19 May 2013 18:13:26 +1000Koreakorean pop culturekpopmusicsydneytoseoul<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/778f08d9fc8b275509b6541d1a663d76/tumblr_mn1cmvxeO61r79dwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Weekly Roundup 19/5</big></p><blockquote><p><em>A weekly roundup of interesting Korean, Korea and language related links from around the web</em></p> <p>-  <strong><a href="http://www.fluentin3months.com/free-links/" target="_blank">Fl…</a></strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/weekly-roundup-195/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50797920188http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50797920188Sun, 19 May 2013 17:54:28 +1000Koreakoreankorean languagesydneytoseoulweekly-roundup<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b9fcbc6a26c0b89cd3a274b9634e923e/tumblr_mmvklqh4F21r79dwdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><big>Tallying Numbers in Korea</big></p><blockquote><p>In Australia, and in much of the English speaking world I expect, we use the following system to…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/tallying-numbers-in-korea/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50558136326http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50558136326Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:02 +1000Koreakoreanlearn koreanstudy koreansydneytoseoul<blockquote><p>Using the expression V+는 것이 좋다 to say that ‘it is good/better to do V’.</p> <p>Examples<br/> 미리 준비하는 것이 좋다.<br/><em>It is good to be prepared in advance.</em></p> <p>운동을 할 때는 물을 마시는 것이 좋다.<br/><em>It’s good to drink water while exercising.</em></p> <p>거짓말은 하지 않는 것이 좋다.<br/><em>It is better not to lie.</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/v%eb%8a%94-%ea%b2%83%ec%9d%b4-%ec%a2%8b%eb%8b%a4-it-is-good-or-better-to-do-v/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50489349199http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50489349199Wed, 15 May 2013 21:02:17 +1000koreankorean grammarkorean languagelearn koreanstudy koreansydneytoseoul<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/773a845649c4aeb28f45c19ede907eb7/tumblr_mmocgcHkYM1r79dwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Weekly Roundup 12/5</big></p><blockquote>(<a href="http://blog.korea.net/?p=15688" target="_blank">image source: Suzy Chung</a>) <p><em>A weekly roundup of interesting Korean, Korea and language related…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/weekly-roundup-125/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50234681957http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50234681957Sun, 12 May 2013 17:21:43 +1000Koreakoreankorean languagesydneytoseoulweekly-roundup<blockquote>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huu3H5ei_-8&amp;w=551&amp;h=340] <p>신기루: mirage<br/> 매달리다: to dangle (from)<br/> 명품: masterpiece<br/> 놀라다: to be surprised by or to wonder (at)<br/> 불안: anxiety, apprehension<br/> 사라지다: to disappear, vanish<br/> 유리거울: glass mirror<br/>지치다: to be tired, be…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/music-vocab-miss-korea-%eb%af%b8%ec%8a%a4%ec%bd%94%eb%a6%ac%ec%95%84-lee-hyori-%ec%9d%b4%ed%9a%a8%eb%a6%ac/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50002901477http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/50002901477Thu, 09 May 2013 19:41:44 +1000learn koreanlee-hyorimusic-vocabstudy koreansydneytoseoul<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f589f149aa42c2277c0ec64d38d2aed/tumblr_mmb90crDI51r79dwdo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><big>Weekly Roundup 5/5</big></p><blockquote><em>A weekly roundup of interesting Korean, Korea and language related links from around the web</em> <p>-…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/weekly-roundup-55/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49658412582http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49658412582Sun, 05 May 2013 15:38:36 +1000Koreakoreankorean languagesydneytoseoulweekly-roundup<p><a href="http://yoochunsa.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/avatar_459cd2a8d02c_40.png"/></a><strong><a class="tumblelog" href="http://yoochunsa.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">yoochunsa</a></strong> replied to your <strong><a href="http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49248387920/v-while-doing-being-v" target="_blank">post</a></strong>: <em><strong><a href="http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49248387920/v-while-doing-being-v" target="_blank"> V+다 보니 ~ While doing/being V </a></strong></em></p> <blockquote>Is there a big difference between this and -다가?</blockquote> <p>The wonderful Korean Grammar in Use: Intermediate textbook notes that +다가 is used when one action is interrupted and another action begins, whereas <span>+다 보니 refers to something occuring in the middle of a continuous action, rather than interrupting it.</span></p> <p>먹<strong>다가</strong> 졸았어요. <em>I was eating and dozed off (thus stopped eating).</em></p> <p>한잔하<strong>다 보니</strong>, 취했어요. <em>As I was drinking, I became drunk.</em></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49599156326http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49599156326Sun, 05 May 2013 01:47:14 +1000<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b4ef7bc78bb3994356de93dc83b6849/tumblr_mma5fqIlhJ1r79dwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Feeling Unmotivated?</big></p><blockquote><p><a href="http://ifeelunmotivated.com/" target="_blank">Here you go.</a> You’re welcome.</p> <p>Speeches from movies, quotes and pictures to make you feel like you…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/feeling-unmotivated/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49597542302http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49597542302Sun, 05 May 2013 01:23:50 +1000learn koreanstudystudy koreansydneytoseoul<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b775aa897d0c1f843c11220c54b707db/tumblr_mm5vevEIRU1r79dwdo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><big>Korean Resource Review: Modern Korean - An Intermediate Reader</big></p><blockquote><p>Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new contender for best Korean textbook, possibly knocking <a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/korean-resource-review-korean-grammar-in-use/" target="_blank">Korean…</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/modern-korean-an-intermediate-reader/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49425575749http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49425575749Thu, 02 May 2013 17:56:54 +1000koreankorean languagelanguagelearn koreanstudy koreansydneytoseoul<blockquote><p>By adding +다 보니 to a verb stem, we indicate that while one thing happens, a second thing also occurs. That is, while doing or being V.</p> <p>Examples<br/> 열심히 공부하다 보니 날이 어두워졌어요.<br/><em> It got dark while I was studying hard.</em></p> <p>좋아하는 일하다보니 스트레스도 없어요.<br/><em>I’m not stressed while doing…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/v%eb%8b%a4-%eb%b3%b4%eb%8b%88-while-doingbeing-v/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49248387920http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49248387920Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:58:21 +1000koreankorean grammarkorean languagelearn koreanstudy koreansydneytoseoul<blockquote><p><em>A weekly roundup of interesting Korean, Korea and language related links from around the web</em></p> <p>- Korean pet names at <strong><a href="http://blog.korea.net/?p=15570" target="_blank">The Korea Blog</a></strong></p> <p>- Chatter about the Daegu Miss Korea contestants at <strong><a href="http://www.koreabang.com/2013/stories/miss-korea-2013-contestants-before-after-photos-amuse-netizens.html" target="_blank">KoreaBang</a></strong></p> <p>- Telecom companies handicap foreigners at <strong><a href="http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/04/116_134687.html" target="_blank">The Korea Times</a></strong></p> <p>- <strong><a href="http://zenhabits.net/goal-less/" target="_blank">ze…</a></strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/weekly-roundup-284/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49082497792http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/49082497792Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:09:43 +1000Koreakoreankorean languagesydneytoseoulweekly-roundup<blockquote><p>Some more difficult question from the 18th TOPIK paper. Getting into some grammar now.</p> <p><em>Question: 다음 ( )에 알맞은 것을 고르십시오.</em><br/><em>Question: Choose the correct answer to go in the brackets</em></p> <p>14. (3점)<br/> 가&#160;: 어제 잘 못 잤나 봐요. 자꾸 하품을 하네요.<br/> 나&#160;: 네. 재미있는 영화를 ( ) 잘 못 잤어요.<br/> ① 보면서<br/>②…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/intermediate-topik-practice-4-2/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48921653323http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48921653323Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:42:39 +1000intermediate topikkoreankorean languagelanguagesydneytoseoultopik<blockquote><p>I’m a big believer in lifelong learning – not just learning for the sake of getting a degree or job – but simply for personal enrichment. And for the fun! Learning Korean is just a part of it, I love reading about behavioural economics and have started…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/lifelong-learning-and-a-few-online-resources/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48763407389http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48763407389Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:48:04 +1000learningonline learning resourcesstudysydneytoseoul<blockquote><p><em>A weekly roundup of interesting Korean, Korea and language related links from around the web</em></p> <p>- 22 reasons why we don’t succeed in language learning and why they are rubbish at <a href="http://www.fluentin3months.com/reasons/" target="_blank">Fluent in 3 Months</a></p> <p>- Make learning Korean a habit — Habit Mastery at <a href="http://zenhabits.net/normal/" target="_blank">zenhabits</a></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/weekly-roundup-214/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48512282787http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48512282787Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:28:21 +1000<blockquote><p>An interesting piece of grammar, by adding (으)ㄹ 까 봐(서) to a verb or adjective stem, we say ‘For fear that A/V’ or ‘In the case that A/V’. Often the (서) is left out when speaking.</p> <p>Examples</p> <p>시함이 어려울까 봐 공부를 열심히 했어요.<br/><em>I feared the test would be difficult, so I…</em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/av%ec%9c%bc%e3%84%b9-%ea%b9%8c-%eb%b4%90%ec%84%9c-for-fear-that-av-in-the-case-that-av/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48189982443http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48189982443Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:41:13 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eaa9148432ab71fe30489cc2ad48dbca/tumblr_mla7h4W5291r79dwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Dreaming in Korean</big></p><blockquote><p>Do you ever dream in Korean or in another foreign language?</p> <p>I often dream about speaking Korean,…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/dreaming-in-korean/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48023334414http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/48023334414Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:34:15 +1000<blockquote><p><em>A weekly roundup of interesting Korean, Korea and language related links from around the web</em></p> <p>- Netizen reactions to North Korea telling foreigners to leave the south at <a href="http://www.koreabang.com/2013/stories/north-tells-foreigners-to-leave-south-korea-netizens-react.html" target="_blank"><strong>KoreaBang</strong></a></p> <p>- <a href="http://beyondhallyu.com/culture/just-how-worried-are-south-koreans-about-north-korea/" target="_blank"><strong>Beyond Hallyu</strong></a>investigates just how worried are South Koreans about North…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/weekly-roundup-144/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/47943762602http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/47943762602Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:56:29 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a9a31281c28844a754d6cea7ff8f699/tumblr_ml48vo64tR1r79dwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Korean Fashion | Thursday Island</big></p><blockquote><p>I may be biased toward this brand since Thursday Island is in Australia, but <a href="http://www.thursdayisland.com/" target="_blank">Thursday Island</a>‘s…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/korean-fashion-thursday-island/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/47740537886http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/47740537886Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:19:00 +1000<blockquote>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff_SuAzll90&amp;w=551&amp;h=340] <p>가시: thorn, prickle<br/> 날카롭다: to be sharp, pointed<br/> 향기롭다: to be fragrant, sweet-smelling<br/> 함부로: thoughtlessly, mindlessly<br/> 자신감: confidence<br/> 안쓰럽다: to be pathetic, pitiable<br/> 발걸음: step, pace<br/>초라하다: to be…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://sydneytoseoul.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/music-vocab-rose-lee-hi-%ec%9d%b4%ed%95%98%ec%9d%b4/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/47519032223http://sydney-to-seoul.tumblr.com/post/47519032223Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:45:46 +1000