Day: May 23, 2024

[Grammar] #1 -아/어/여요

[Grammar] #1 -아요/어요/여요 Mirinae May 23, 2024 polite informal ending Ending a sentence with 아요/어요/여요 makes it an informal but polite sentence in the present tense. dialogue A: 무엇을 마셔요? What are you drinking?   B: 우유를 마셔요. I am drinking milk. variants combines with : Action verbs & Descriptive verbs     1. -아요 […]

[Korean Slang] #46 수능(CSAT)

[Korean Slang] #46 수능(CSAT) Mirinae May 23, 2024 Welcome to Wikinae’s Korean Slang #46   Have you ever taken the SAT or any other college entrance exam?    In today’s post, let’s find out about the Korean “CSAT”! 수능 is short for ‘대학수학능력시험’ which means ‘college entrance exam’ or ‘CSAT’. The literal translation is ‘College […]

[Korean Slang] #45 알바(Part-time job)

[Korean Slang] #45 알바(Part-time job) Mirinae May 23, 2024 Welcome to Wikinae’s Korean Slang #45   In Korea, part-timers are often called by this term which is derived from neither Korean nor English. Can you guess which language it is?   In today’s post, let’s find out how Koreans call a “part-time job”! 알바 is […]