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Korean Through Hanja 한자어 정선: Each blog post will have some Sino-Korean words with a common Chinese character. If I were to learn 5 new Sino-Korean Words a day, that means I can learn more than 1800 words a year.
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Canto Mando Menu 菜單指南 I love Chinese food, and eventually I would like to learn how to read a Chinese menu entirely and be able to order in Mandarin and Cantonese. Blog posts will be in English and Japanese.

Yoji-Time 四字熟語: Learn how to use some common 4-character Japanese idiomatic expressions.

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Showing posts with label Daily Korean Verb and Adjective. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Korean Verb and Adjective. Show all posts

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 7

The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.


묻다 ask 聞く・問う・尋ねる

전문가의 의견을 묻다.
Ask the opinion of an expert.
専門家の意見を聞く。
问专家的意见。/ 問專家的意見。
Alamin ang opinyon ng isang dalubhasa.



밝다 bright 明るい
달이 밝다.
The moon is bright.
月が明るい。
月很明亮。
Maliwanag ang buwan.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 6

The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.





서다 to stand 立つ

한 다리로 서 있는 새
a bird standing on one leg
一足で立っている鳥






맵다 spicy 辛い

이 김 치는 너무 맵다.
This kimchi is too spicy.
このキムチは辛すぎる。
这个泡菜太辣。/ 這個泡菜太辣。
Masyadong maanghang ang kimchi na ito.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 5

The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.



헤엄치다
swim 泳ぐ
강에서 헤엄치다
Swim in the river.
川で泳ぐ。
在川里游泳。 / 在川裡游泳。
Lumangoy sa ilog.





시원하다 cool 涼しい・冷たい
맥주가 별로 시원하지 않다
The beer is not very cold.
ビールはあまり冷たくない。
啤酒不太冷。
Hindi masyadong malamig ang alak (beer).

Monday, May 10, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 4

The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.

뛰다 jump 飛び出す

조종사는 불타고 있는 비행기에서 뛰어내렸다.
The pilot jumped from the burning plane.
操縦士は燃やしている飛行機から飛び降りた。

Ang piloto ay tumalon mula sa nasusunog na eroplano.





쓰다 bitter
Example:
블랙커피를 마시면 입에 쓴 맛이 남는다.
Black coffee leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
ブラック・コーヒーを飲んだら苦い味が残る。





Sunday, May 9, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective #3





The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.

달리다 (뛰다) run 走る
Example:
너 마이크만큼 빨리 달릴 수 있니?
Can you run as fast as Mike?
あなたはマイクほど速く走れる?
你能不能像麦克一样快的跑步吗? / 你能不能像麥克一樣快的跑步嗎?
Kaya mo bang tumakbong kasing bilis ni Mike?




시다
sour 酸っぱい
Example:
맛이 신 사과
sour apples
味が酸っぱいりんご味道酸的苹果 / 味道酸的蘋果
maasim na mansanas





Saturday, May 8, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 2

The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.

salty 塩辛い
Example:
캐비어는 맛이 짜고 가격이 아주 비싸다.
Caviar is an salty and expensive food.
キャビアは味が塩辛くて価格がとても高い。
鱼子酱味道咸价格贵。 / 魚子醬味道鹹價格很貴。
Ang caviar ay maalat at mamahaling na pagkain.

걷다 to walk 歩く
Examples:
1) “너 거기엔 어떻게 갔니?” “걸어갔어.”
How did you get here?' ‘I walked.'
「どうやって来たの?」「歩いて来た」
“你是怎么来的?”“我走路来。” / “你是怎麼來的?”“我走路來。”
”Paano ka p
umunta dito?""Naglakad ako."


Friday, May 7, 2010

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 1

The Korean and English example sentences are from the Naver Dictionary.

가지다
to bring / to have 持つ

Examples:
1) 돈은 얼마나 가졌니?
How much money do you have?

お金はどこのぐらい持っているの?
你有多少钱? / 你有多少錢?
Magkano ang (perang) dala mo?

2)손에 가진 게 뭐야?
What do you have in your hand?
手に持っているのは何?
你的手里有什么东西? / 你的手裡有麼東西?
Ano ang nasa kamay mo?



달다 to be sweet 甘い
Examples:
1) 나는 뭔가 단 것이 너무 먹고 싶었다.
I had a craving for something sweet.
私は何か甘いものを本当に食べたかった。
我很想吃什么甜的东西。/ 我很想吃甚麼甜的東西。
Gusto kong kumain ng matamis.

2)이 포도주가 내겐[내 입에는] 너무 달다.
This wine is too sweet for me.
このワインは私にとって(私の口にとって)とても甘い。
这个葡萄酒对我来说太甜。/ 這個葡萄酒對我來說太甜。
Masyadong matamis ang wine na ito para sa akin.