Canto Mando Menu 菜單指南 Lesson # 1

mǎ yǐ shàng shù maa5 aai2 seung5 syu6

蚂蚁上树 螞蟻上樹

The name of this dish literally means "ants climbing a tree." However there are no ants used in this dish. It is simply a dish made out of vermicelli, ground pork and soy sauce. I believe it is a dish from Shanghai.
この料理の名前を直訳すると「木を上っている蟻」と意味しますが、この料理に蟻が全く使っていません。春雨、豚のひき肉と醤油を使った料理です。上海の有名な料理の一つだと思います。

Vocabulary:

螞蟻(蚂蚁) - ants -　蟻　
上 - to climb　-　　上る
樹(树） - tree　-　木

Canto Mando Menu 菜單指南

Chinese food is my favorite food on earth. I may be from the Philippines, and I definitely love Philippine food. However I can go on for months without eating Philippine food. I cannot go on for more than a week though without eating some sort of Chinese food! In this series, I will introduce some food typically found in the Chinese menus.

我世界上最喜歡的食物就是中國菜。我是菲律賓人，所以我當然喜歡菲律賓菜。但是我幾個月不吃菲律賓菜也沒有關係。不過我一個星期之內肯定要吃任何中國菜。在這個系列我要給大家介紹一些在菜單常見的菜。

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.

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).

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 苦い
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。

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

Online Resources for Learning Korean

I promised YouTuber Felix (username loki2504) a video on some of the resources I use to study Korean, but I decided to make a blog entry first. In this entry I will talk about some of the websites that I find useful. I also use textbooks to study, but I will talk about those in another entry.

Useful Websites for Studying Korean

There are many websites that are very useful for beginner-level students of Korean. The websites in this blog post are those that I tend to use often whenever I have time to study Korean.

1) http://www.learnkorean.com/

This is the website that I used to familiarize myself with the Korean language. There are lessons on this website to learn basic Korean vocabulary, grammar and Hanja (Chinese Characters).

2) http://ezcorean.com/

This website has a vocabulary list consisting of 6000 commonly used Korean words. The words are categorized into beginner, intermediate and advanced, and are further subdivided into nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs. Once in a while a make vocabulary lists which I arrange according to what part of speech they belong to as I find the words are easier to remember when arranged in that way. Furthermore most of the words have example sentences so you can see how to words are used.

3) http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/

This website was introduced to me by another YouTube user named Cody. It is like an online textbook, which contains exercises for reading, listening and writing. There are lessons for beginner and intermediate learners of Korean. I believe there are also other universities with similar online programs but I have not yet checked them out.

4) http://www.koreanclass101.com/

This was the very first podcast for Korean learners. Podcasts such as these are good way to get used to the natural rhythm of Korean native speakers. While the speakers in the podcasts speak much more slowly than they do in real life, their rhythm and intonation is much more natural, unlike those found in other online lessons or textbooks. I especially like the Audio Blog feature.

5) http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/

This is a relatively new podcast that boasts a lot of free material such as video lessons on YouTube and workbooks in PDF format. I like their interactive video stories on YouTube. However my favorite from this website is their "iyagi" series which is aimed at intermediate speakers. I think my vocabulary level is at intermediate, but my listening skills are still at upper beginner at best. Therefore "iyagi" is perfect for me. I will try translating the "iyagi" series into English.

6) http://dic.naver.com/

This online dictionary very useful because you can search the Korean equivalents of words in English, Chinese, Japanese and vice-versa.

7) http://www.zonmal.com/

This dictionary is useful for finding the definition and pronunciation of Hanja. This is especially useful for me because I like learning Hanja-based vocabulary, which are usually loanwords from Japanese.

8) http://learnkorean.ning.com/

This is an online community where learners of Korean can communicate with each other. I sometimes post the odd video or Korean blog post here for practice. If you are going to Korea and if you want to meet up with some other Korean learners, this website is very useful for contacting them.

I’m sure there are other useful Korean language-learning websites. I’ll post them here on my blog when I find them. Good luck with your Korean studies!

화이팅!

中上级单词 Upper-Intermediate Chinese Vocabulary #1

I will learn 100 new words from this article - which is about positivity in the workplace.
我从这篇文章能学到 100个新单词。

1. 社区【shèqū】 community.
2. 召开【zhàokāi】 convene; convoke.
3. 指望【zhǐwang】 look to; count on; prospect; hope.
4. 主旨【zhǔzhǐ】 purport; substance; gist.
5. 发言人【fāyánrén】 spokesman.
6. 哈佛【hāfó】 Harvard University.
7. 讲授【jiǎngshòu】 lecture; instruct; teach.
8. 热门【rèmén】 in great demand; popular.
9. 冥想【míngxiǎng】 deep thought; meditation.
10. 激励【jīlì】 encourage; impel; urge; inspire; drive; excitation.
11. 摆脱【bǎituō】 cast of; shake off; break away from; free (extricate) oneself
12. from.
13. 中的【zhòngdì】 hit the mark; hit the nail on the head.
14. 灰暗【huī'àn】 murky grey; gloomy.
15. 情绪【qíngxù】 morale; feeling; mood; sentiments; depression; moodiness; the sulks.
16. 满脑子【mǎnnǎozi】 have one's mind stuffed with.
17. 振作【zhènzuò】 bestir oneself; display vigour.
18. 心态【xīntài】 point of view; attitude.
19. 消极【xiāojí】 negative; font-family:mingliu;passive; inactive.
20. 雇主【gùzhǔ】 employer.
21. 聘请【pìnqǐng】 engage; invite.
22. 融合【rónghé】 mix together; fuse; merge.
23. 事务【shìwù】 work; routine; general affairs.
24. 大批【dàpī】 large quantities (or numbers, amounts) of; mass criticism.
25. 推行【tuīxíng】 carry out; pursue; practise.
26. 思维【sīwéi】 thought; thinking.
27. 承担【chéngdān】 bear; undertake; assume.
28. 失业【shīyè】 lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed.
29. 威胁【wēixié】 threaten; menace; imperil.
30. 之际【zhījì】 at the time of.
31. 面向【miànxiàng】 turn one's face to; turn in the direction of; face; be geared to the needs of; cater to.
32. 指责【zhǐzé】 censure; criticize; find fault with.
33. 得以【déyǐ】 so that ... can (or may) ....
34. 逃避【táobì】 escape; evade; shirk.
35. 业绩【yèjī】 outstanding achievement.
36. 有益【yǒuyì】 profitable; beneficial; useful.
37. 业务【yèwù】 vocational work; professional work; business.
38. 活跃【huóyuè】 brisk; active; dynamic; enliven; animate; invigorate.
39. 氛围【fēnwéi】 atmosphere.
40. 相互【xiānghù】 mutual; reciprocal; each other.
41. 鼓舞【gǔwǔ】 inspire; hearten.
42. 利润【lìrùn】 profit.
43. 愉悦【yúyuè】 joyful; cheerful; delighted.
44. 思路【sīlù】 train of thought; thinking.
45. 开阔【kāikùo】 open; wide; tolerant; widen.
46. 创造性【chuàngzàoxìng】 creativeness; creativity.
47. 公报【gōngbào】 communique; bulletin.
48. 失误【shīwù】 fault; muff.
49. 给予【jǐyǔ】 give; render; offer.
50. 评价【píngjià】 appraise; evaluate.
51. 辅导【fǔdào】 give guidance in study or training; coach.
52. 传授【chuánshòu】 pass on; impart; teach.
53. 处事【chǔshì】 the way one conduct oneself in public.
54. 技能【jìnéng】 technic ability; mastery of a skill or technique.
55. 困境【kùnjìng】 difficult position; predicament; straits.
56. 在于【zàiyú】 lie in; rest with; be determined by; depend on.
57. 混乱【hùnluàn】 confusion; chaos.
58. 厄运【èyùn】 adversity; misfortune.
59. 采用【cǎiyòng】 adopt; use; employ.
60. 新手【xīnshǒu】 new hand; raw recruit.
61. 往往【wǎngwǎng】 often, frequently; more often than not.
62. 思绪【sīxù】 train of thought; thinking; feeling.
63. 期望【qíwàng】 hope; wish.
64. 回报【huíbào】 report back on what has been done; repay; requite; reciprocate;
65. retaliate; get one's own back.
66. 感激【gǎnjī】 feel grateful; be thankful; feel indebted.
67. 钦佩【qīnpèi】 admire; esteem.
68. 赞美【zànměi】 praise; eulogize.
69. 注意【zhùyì】 pay attention to; take note (or notice) of.
70. 集中【jízhōng】 concentrate; centralize; focus; amass; put together.
71. 不假思索【bùjiǎsīsuǒ】 without due consideration.
72. 上好【shànghǎo】 first-class; best-quality; tip-top.
73. 标签【biāoqiān】 label; tag.
74. 负面【fùmiàn】 negative; negative effect.
75. 灌输【guànshū】 instil into; inculcate; imbue with.
76. 疾病【jíbìng】 disease; illness.
77. 障碍【zhàng'ài】 hinder; obstruct; obstacle; obstruction; barrier; impediment.
78. 长岛【ChángDǎo】 Place Name - Area code: 0535, Postcode: 265800 (山东省).
79. 名誉【míngyù】 fame; reputation.
80. 学院【xuéyuàn】 college; academy; institute.
81. 赢得【yíngdé】 win; gain.
82. 大师【dàshī】 great master; master; Great Master - a courtesy title used
83. to address a Buddhist monk.
84. 犹太教【yóutàijiào】 Judaism.
85. 常见【chángjiàn】 common.
86. 信条【xìntiáo】 article of creed or faith; creed; precept; tenet.
87. 有助于【yǒuzhùyú】 contribute to; be conductive to; conduce to..
88. 得出【déchū】 reach (a conclusion); obtain (a result).
89. 更替【gēngtì】 replace.
90. 改革【gǎigé】 reform.
91. 不知【bùzhī】 unknowing(ly).
92. 变化【biànhuà】 change; vary.
93. 长远【chángyuǎn】 long-term; long-range.
94. 过早【guòzǎo】 premature; too early; too soon.
95. 下结论【xiàjiélùn】 perorate.

中上级单词 Upper-Intermediate Chinese Vocabulary

To try to build up my Chinese vocabulary, I will choose an article from a Chinese website, parse it, and then list any unknown vocabulary here. I will list the links to the original article so that any of you who are interested can see how the vocabulary is used in context. I will post a new article as soon as I feel that I have fully understood and memorized the vocabulary I chose to study from the previous article.

加油！

Daily Korean Verb and Adjective # 2

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

짜다 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 pumunta dito?""Naglakad ako."