[MANNAM] MANNAM friends! Korean 열공하삼!

[MANNAM] MANNAM friends! Korean 열공하삼!

New words have appeared since technology developed recently. In the modern society, time and speed is the key for success. People communicate with texts and messages, so words transformed into a short way. To send messages as short as they can, but it has to have all the meaning what the sender wants, words had to change also. This happens not only in Korean but also in English and with other languages. But let’s check about Korean shorten words.

1. 열공하다 = 열심히 공부하다

(공부하다 study 열심히 hard)

2. 즐감하삼 = 즐겁게 감상하세요

(~삼 is a slang of saying ~하세요 감상하다 admire 즐겁게 joyful)

3. 안물 = 안 물어봤어요

(안 didn’t 물어보다 ask something)

4. 빨리 = 82(팔이: It has the similar pronunciation)

5. 안습 = 안구에 습기 차다

(안구 = 눈알 eye ball, 습기 humid, 차다 filled with)

6. 흠좀무 = 흠..이게 사실이라면 좀 무섭겠군요?

(흠 hum 좀 little, a bit 무섭다 scary, Hum.. If this is true it is a bit scary)

7. 지못미 = 지켜주지 못해서 미안해

(지키다 protect 못 can’t 미안하다 sorry, Sorry I couldn’t protect you)

8. 완소 = 완전 소중하다

(완전 very, much 소중하다 precious)

9. 볼매 = 볼수록 매력 있다

(보다 see 매력 있다 have attraction The more I see you the more you attract me)

10. 불금 = 불타는 금요일

(불 fire 금요일 Friday, Burning(Hot) Friday)

If we use shorten words, maybe we can understand the words that people say recently, but it is the start of transforming our beautiful language into an unknown form. Don’t you want to 열공 in MANNAM? Still there are many words that are made by people still now as we speak. Learn the words and the origins correctly. Be a friend who can make jokes with Korean friends. That will be 완소 & 볼매 friend! It is possible in MANNAM Korean class!

MANNAM Korean class: Spelling system of Hangul(한글 맞춤법)2

MANNAM Korean class: Spelling system of Hangul(한글 맞춤법)2

 No matter which language you learn, leaning a language is difficult. You have to know the rules of grammar, vocabularies, and words that people use because of culture. Korean has a feature that people say. ‘아침에 글을 배우면 저녁에 쓸 수 있다(If you learn the character in the morning, you can write it in the afternoon).’ Do you agree this sentence? Well, this can be a little exaggerated, but actually I saw many of my friends learn Korean fast. This is possible when I learn and know the Hangul by the first step at a step. This is the other basics that we have to know about Hangul.

 Chapter 2 is about the alphabets. In Hangul the alphabets are twenty four totals, and the order and names are like this.

ㄱ(기역), ㄴ(니은), ㄷ(디귿), ㄹ(리을), ㅁ(미음), ㅂ(비읍), ㅅ(시옷), ㅇ(이응), ㅈ(지읒), ㅊ(치읓), ㅋ(키읔), ㅌ(티읕), ㅍ(피읖), ㅎ(히읗)

ㅏ(아), ㅑ(야), ㅓ(어), ㅕ(여), ㅗ(오), ㅛ(요), ㅜ(우), ㅠ(유), ㅡ(으), ㅣ(이)

Especially, when you pronounce ‘ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅎ’ make sure you pronounce it correctly. Even Koreans get confused when they pronounce this.

Addition 1, the sounds that we can’t pronounce with the alphabets above, we double the alphabets and the order and names are like this.

< Compound consonants >

ㄲ(쌍기역), ㄸ(쌍디귿), ㅃ(쌍비읍), ㅆ(쌍시옷), ㅉ(쌍지읒)

< Compound vowels >

ㅐ(애), ㅒ(얘), ㅔ(에), ㅖ(예), ㅘ(와), ㅙ(왜), ㅚ(외), ㅝ(워), ㅞ(웨), ㅟ(위), ㅢ(의)

Addition 2, the orders of the alphabet is like this in the dictionary.

< The orders of Hangul alphabets in the dictionary >

1.     Consonants

 ㄱ, ㄲ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄸ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅃ, ㅅ, ㅆ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅉ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ

2.     Vowels

ㅏ, ㅐ, ㅑ, ㅒ, ㅓ, ㅔ, ㅕ, ㅖ, ㅗ, ㅘ, ㅙ, ㅚ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅟ, ㅠ, ㅡ, ㅢ, ㅣ

 Once you learn the basics of Hangul, you can progress your study easily. The important things are in your mind. If you think that it is easy, and try hard for it, you can achieve it easily. If you think you can not, that brings the same conclusion. So let’s learn the basics in MANNAM Korean class! Here you can learn not only Korean but also love. Make yourself who IS the person that writes in the afternoon. In MANNAM it is possible!

MANNAM! This & That? 이거 & 그거 & 저거?

MANNAM! This & That? 이거 & 그거 & 저거?

We usually use word ‘this & that’ instead of saying all the objects.

Same as Korean. However, Koreans use three different pointing words.

If you know them, it will help you to understand more than before.

*In this case, let’s say there are least two people speaking

#이(i) N = This N (Object is nearby the speaker)

#그(geu) N = That N(Object is nearby the listener)

#저(jeo) N = That N(Object is far from both speaker and listener)

#것/거(geot,geo) = Thing / 사람(saram) = Person / 곳(got) = Place

*You add 이/그/저+Noun to point something

Ex) 이 곳은 만남이에요 : This place is MANNAM

Ex) 그 것은 우리거예요 : That is our’s

Ex) 저 사람은 우리 친구예요 : That person is our friend

#Tip!

이거/그거/저거 뭐예요? (igeo/geugeo/jeogeo meo yeyo)

=What is this/that?

Learn more in MANNAM KOREAN CLASS:)

MANNAM Korean class: Spelling system of Hangul(한글 맞춤법)1

MANNAM Korean class: Spelling system of Hangul(한글 맞춤법)1

 Foreigners who learn Hangul say that ‘Korean has a very difficult grammar and a way of spelling the words.’ That can be true, but once you get to know the spelling system it can be easier to write Korean. In MANNAM Korean class, we learned about the rules about this system. Hope other people who learn Korean as a foreign language can advance their Korean skills by reading this post.

 Systems are made because people need a rule to get organized. The rules of Korean orthography is made to speak, write, read clearly when we communicate. It was regulated by writing Korean in Korean. 1933, Korean language society established < Unified draft in Korean spelling system >. After correcting and supplementing < Spelling system of Hangul > was made and used starting from March 1^st 1989.

 The first chapter is general provisions. Starting from the first line, it says ‘In Korean spelling system we write standard language but the rule is to write it in the right grammar.’ Second line, every word from the sentence follows the rule of word spacing. Third, loanwords have to follow ‘loanword orthography’.

 Let’s examine the first chapter more. The first line has three meanings. Standard language is the subject in spelling system. We write as same as we speak (Phoneticism). For example, we speak ‘상추(Sangcho: lettuce), 아름다워(Arumdawo: Beautiful)’ and write the same as we speak. ‘We write in a right way depending on the grammar (Write in meanings).’ Like, 꽃에(Koche: at a flower), 꽃잎(Konip: floral leaf), 먹는(mongnun: eating) / 꼬체, 꼰닙, 멍는[Pronunciation]. Phoneticism is a way to write words same as we read, but even though it is a same word, the pronunciation can be different by the environment. So it is hard to understand, and it is hard to read. On the other hand, writing by the meanings can make one word in one conception, but as we try to maintain the original form, it differs with the pronunciation. 지붕(집+웅/Gibung: roof), 무덤(묻+엄/Mudoum: grave) is the example.

 When you learn Korean, you can’t learn it just by remembering it. You have to know the rule that maintains the form of grammar. It is tricky to learn Korean but by knowing the system and the rules can be a big help. In MANNAM Korean class, we learn not only the words from Korean books we learn how to communicate well. Join and let’s learn more in MANNAM Korean class!

MANNAM Victory Cup: We become one in Soccer!

MANNAM Victory Cup: We become one in Soccer!

MANNAM Victory was held in Gangwon area so all the players from Gangwon gathered for the soccer match. Several MANNAM teams got together. Some teams are from the same country like, Vietnamese, and China. But some teams were made from the players all around the world. Even though, the language, culture, races were different, they became one by soccer. The love of soccer maybe is the same for all the players.

 Because English is common in soccer, many words come from English. Like as, ‘Goalkeeper, Goal, attack’ etc. But still some words can be translated in Korean.

 Attack(er): 공격(수)

 Defence(r): 수비(수)

 경고: yellow card

 퇴장: red card

 Do you know more words in your language? We can change some words in other languages but most of them will be English because soccer started in England. Like the English is used in all around the world, hope MANNAM Victory cup can become huge for all the soccer lovers around the world. Winning is important, but what MANNAM thinks is that ‘becoming one for peace’ is more to us. Because with this thought, everyone wins no matter what the score is!

[MANNAM] Have you ever heard about Korean famous poem 진달래꽃(jin-dal-rae-ggot)?

[MANNAM] Have you ever heard about Korean famous poem 진달래꽃(jin-dal-rae-ggot)?

When spring comes, you can see streets are full of colorful flowers.
Among them, I want to talk about the pink flower the Azaleas.
There is a famous poem named Azaleas and in this poem, you can see what this flower represents.

진달래꽃
                              김소월

나 보기가 역겨워
가실 때에는
말없이 고이 보내 드리오리다.


영변(寧邊)에 약산(藥山)
진달래꽃
아름 따다 가실 길에 뿌리오리다.


가시는 걸음 걸음
놓인 그 꽃을
사뿐히 즈려 밟고 가시옵소서.


나 보기가 역겨워
가실 때에는
죽어도 아니 눈물 흘리오리다.

AZALEAS
                 Kim so wol

When you leave, tired of me,
I will be ready to let you go,
no complaints, whatsoever.

And I will carpet your way
with azaleas, armfuls,
from the familiar Yaksan hill.

May you enjoy light steps
on the flowers for your path
as you go ahead, if you like.

When you leave, tired of me,
I surely won't cry,
no tears, never.

This is one of well known Korean famous poem.
In this poem, the 진달래꽃(jin-dal-rae-ggot), Azaleas represent love, blame, devotion and sadness.
You can also see Korean culture in this poem.
As you see, in the poem, he expressed sad feeling as blessing and beautifully.
Korean used to be patience and keep resentment rather than shout it out to others.
Also they are very devoted and love consistently.
Although many things has changed but still, these characters are involves in Korean.
This poem is so famous that it has made to a song.
You can find singer 'Maya' sing this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myqdnWKmDvc&playnext=1&list=PLD1671FC8E287E291

Moreover, you can learn these kinds of Korean language culture in MANNAM KOREAN CLASS:)

[MANNAM] Would you like to be 귀요미(gui-yo-me)?

[MANNAM] Would you like to be 귀요미(gui-yo-me)?

Being a cutie become a sensation in Korea.

The word 귀요미(gui-yo-me) is from 귀엽다(gui-yeop-da) which means cute in Korean.

So, 귀요미(gui-yo-me) represents a person who does cute things or looks like cute.

Have you ever heard 귀요미(gui-yo-me) song?

It goes like this. 1+1= 귀요미(gui-yo-me), 2+2= 귀요미(gui-yo-me), and so on till 5.

The lyrics doesn't mean anything but it has its own cutie action in each number.

It might looks like very childish, but is in famous in all ages.

One of Korean culture, Koreans like to be seen younger than they are.

To be younger, they try to eat healthy, exercise, and also they dress younger.

Because of this trend, there are lots of cute words to be cutie.

When you are asking for a favor to someone, how about saying 뿌잉뿌잉(bbu-ing bbu-ing)?

It's a charming action of earnest request. When you say this word, there is an action that you should do with.

First, clench your two fist and then, put it on your cheek. this is not it. There is one more step.

At the same time you say the word 뿌잉뿌잉(bbu-ing bbu-ing), bob up and down your two fist.

Also the main point in here is your shining, twinkling eyes that looks like diamonds in it.

If you do that when you do something, there will be no one to refuse your request.

Second word that we will learn is 부끄부끄(bu-ggeu-bu-ggeu).

This word is from the word 부끄럽다(bu-ggeu-rup-da) which means shy.

When people are shy, they don't know what to do but being ruddy cheeks.

In this situation, you can say 부끄부끄(bu-ggeu-bu-ggeu).

There is also an action, but it is just same as 뿌잉뿌잉(bbu-ing bbu-ing).

This will make you look cute and also to escape from that situation.

Lastly, if see this situation that someone is doing this and if it's too cringe, you can say 오글오글(o-geul o-geul).

The word 오글오글(o-geul o-geul) is kind of mimetic word that describe your body shrinking because of cringe situation. It is mostly used when people are going way over than how they are.

For this word, spread your two hand and fold it one by one like your body is shrinking.

Isn't this words cute?

It is also good to use within friends, coworker, families, but! how about using this with kids?

What kids? Many branches in MANNAM International Volunteer association goes to kids center or orphanage to volunteer.

When we go there to volunteer, we share our culture and love, but sometimes, it's hard to communicate with kids.

However, how about using these cute words with them?

I'm sure they will smile and open their heart.

It's not just because you are saying famous Korean words, but it's because they will know that you are trying to get close to them.

This might be a very little thing, but there is nothing bigger than to open someone's mind.

So, will you join us to share your light, your culture and love to kids?

Write some reply if this has worked:)

# Korean Vocabulary

- 귀엽다(gui-yeop-da) : Cute

- 귀요미(gui-yo-mi) : Cutie

- 뿌잉뿌잉(bbu-ing bbu-ing) : charming action

- 부끄럽다(bu-ggeu-rup-da) : Shy

- 부끄부끄(bu-ggeu-bu-ggeu) : Shy, bashful

- 오글오글(o-geul o-geul) : Sappy, cheesy, cringe

MANNAM: Korean is now famous!!!

MANNAM: Korean is now famous!!!

 Where is Korea? If you are a foreigner who lives in Korea or in another country, did you know where Korea is like 10 years ago? Well, generally people will say “No.” When I was in elementary school I lived abroad in America. If someone asks me “Where are you from?” I always had to explain where Korea is. Well, first people thought I was Chinese or Japanese. Because they didn’t know there is a country named Korea ever in their life before. Every time someone asks me, I told them, “Korea is a country between China and Japan. Look at the map and you can find it. It is a small country. Maybe that is why you never heard about it before.”

 But how is it now? Koreans are everywhere and many people love Korea now. Korea had many sad histories that made them hard to grow, but Koreans beat their own sorrows. I think that is the way Korea became famous now. Especially K-pop(Korean pop) did a big job to announce Korea through all around the world.

 Now more and more people are learning Korean. My friends from other countries who comes to Korea for the exchange student program tells me many things about Korea. First of all, in many universities Korean major comes into being now. And many people learn Korean in their countries and want to come to Korea. What do you think? Do you agree with this?

 Because Korea has been a trend these days, I thought it is important to learn Korean and also know how to explain about it exactly. MANNAM Korean class is always opened to you. Did you learn Korean before? One year? One month? Never before? It doesn’t matter how long you learned it or not. Just come to MANNAM and let’s learn and enjoy. You can be a fancy 외국인(wae-guk-in) who can sing ‘Gangnam style’ in Korean! In MANNAM there is love and peace. We can be one with volunteering or learning. Let’s learn and share our language! 

[MANNAM] North & South Korea, different language, same hope

[MANNAM] North & South Korea, different language, same hope

You know North and South Korea have same nationality.

Even now there is a line between us, we have same language, culture and ancestors.

However, since the Korean war, it has been already more than 60 years.

During that time, because of our different political system, we had different life styles.

As you experience in South Korea, it's more opened to other countries so that, here, there are not only pure Korean culture but also there are other various cultures coexisting.

On the other hand, because North Korea was not very opened to other countries, they still keep their own Korean culture.

With this different life styles, now, there are differences in North and South Korea.

Especially, today, I will introduce difference in languages.

In South Korea, people just use English word doughnut when we see a bread that has a hole in the meddle.

However, in North Korea, they call it 가락지빵(ga-rak-ji-bbang) which means ring bread.

가락지(ga-rak-ji) is a old word for ring and 빵(bbang) means bread.

The Korean famous noodle 라면(ra-myeon) is also in North Korea too.

However, they call it 꼬부랑 국수(ggo-bu-rang guk-su).

꼬부랑(ggo-bu-rang) is usually used to describe grandmothers who has bent back.

But as 라면(ra-myeon) has curl, they also call 라면(ra-myeon), 꼬부랑 국수(ggo-bu-rang guk-su)

Last, let's see how North Korean people call the Konglish word hand phone, 핸드폰(hand phone) in pure Korean.

They call it 손전화(son-jeon-hwa). 손(son) is hand and 전화(jeon-hwa) is phone.

A telephone that you can carry with your hand.

Like this, if South Korea use lots of word that has Chinese meanings and English word, North Korea use pure Korean words.

However, even we have difference in our language and cultures, our hope is not different.

Our hope is reunification and live peacefully with our separated family.

But it takes long time to do this if only Korea tries it.

We need your help to make peace in us.

It's not only Korean's problem, when Korea reunificate, the world is one step forward to peace.

So let's work together in MANNAM to get close to world peace.

Help us that there are no more differences in North and south Korea so that we can still communicate we families meet together.

# North & South Korean Vocabulary

* To help : 도와주다(do-wa-ju-da) - 방조하다(bang-jo-ha-da)

* To provide : 예방하다(yea-bang-ha-da) - 미리막이하다(mi-ri-mak-i-ha-da)

* cell phone : 핸드폰(haen-deu-pon) - 손전화(son-jeon-hwa)

* Ra-men : 라면(ra-myeon) - 꼬부랑 국수(ggo-bu-rang guk-soo)

* Doughnut : 도넛(do-neut) - 가락지빵(ga-rak-ji bbang)

- 전쟁이 없도록 방조해주세요

- jeon-jaeng-i eop-do-rok bang-jo-hae ju-sae-yo

- Help us not to have a war

- 전쟁을 미리막이하기 위해 함께 노력합시다

- jeon-jaeng-eul mi-ri-mak-yi-ha-gi wi-hae ham-ggae no-ryeok-hap-si-da

- Let's work together to prevent war

MANNAM is a mountain 만남은 산과 같다(MANNAM-eun san-gwa got-da)

MANNAM is a mountain 만남은 산과 같다(MANNAM-eun san-gwa got-da)

On 6th of April, we went to the mountain for volunteer work.

As I mentioned on last article, because 5th of April was a tree planting day, we went there to plant and also to clean the mountain.

On that day, way to go up there, the view was awesome.

Although flowers weren't blossomed yet, lots of trees and some waterfalls were beautiful.

While I was on the mountain, I felt that MANNAM is like an mountain!

It's not just a whimsy thinking. Here are the reasons why I felt this way.

There are lots of different kinds of trees on the mountain.

As a one itself, it is just a tree. However, together, they make one big mountain.

Even though they are different, they stay together, and become strong that no one could remove them.

Whenever tsunami comes, they keep their position and withstand it.

When you see under the ground, you can see their roots are grabbing each other.

This is how trees stay together and survive the danger.

How about us? MANNAM International members?

We are all from different countries. We speak different languages, nationalities and religions.

However, in MANNAM, we stay together and make strong possibilities of world peace.

Others might think we are just a group of people, but inside, we work together and by sharing each light, cultures we can have the material for the world peace.

This is how we overcome the difference between us and achieve peace in the world.

So now, does MANNAM International looks like one big mountain?

I can see a MANNAM mountain with various colors shinning with the light.

However, we need more trees, the light to save the Earth from the war.

We need you to twinkle with us so that we can achieve the world peace with stronger light.

One light can be dark, but if we stand together, it will be bright enough to light up the world.

# Korean Vocabulary

- 와/과 같다(-wa/gwa got-da) : same to/with, equal to

- 만남은 여러 종류의 나무가 모인 산과 같다

- MANNAM-eun yeo-reo jong-ryu-ui na-mu-ga mo-in san-gwa got-da

- MANNAM is equal to a mountain which many kinds of trees has gathered.

[MANNAM] Cultural difference in food

[MANNAM] Cultural difference in food

We had Korean class today and we talked about Korean counting units.

Among many other units, we specially talked a lot about ‘인분(in-bun)’.

‘인분(in-bun)’ is a count unit of food specially soup or something that is in a pot.

You know Korea has influenced a lot from China.

In Korean language, there are pure Korean and also Korean word based on Chinese character.

Chinese is an ideogram which has meaning in every character.

Many other units you know might be pure Korean but ‘인분(in-bun)’ is a Korean word which is from Chinese character that has meaning included in each character.

‘인(in)’ means person and ‘분(bun)’ means amount or quantity.

So, ‘인분(in-bun)’ altogether, it means amount of food for a person.

Therefore, not like other units, ‘인분(in-bun)’ is used to Sino numbers.

For example, '삼인분(sam-in-bum)' instead of '세인분(sae-in-bun)'.

You might have heard ‘인분(in-bun)’ mostly in Korean restaurants.

Especially when you order soup(찌개 jji-gae).

There is a reason why they order soup(찌개 jji-gae) in ‘인분(in-bun)’.

In western culture, food is usually served in a separate plate.

Not an appetizer like salad, but main dish.

So when you order dish in western restaurant, you might order the number of dish, like one steak and two pastas.

However, in Korean restaurant, you will order it as a number of people.

It is because the food is usually come out in a big pot.

It's not the number of dish but it is about the size of the pot and amount of the food.

This is why people can't really count but use unit ‘인분(in-bun)’.

Even in learning Korean counting units, you can feel the difference of the culture and can experience the culture of each country.

This is why learning another language is not just about knowing alphabets, but is learning a culture.

[MANNAM] Learning history of Hangeul(Korean)

“History of Hangeul”

 

Hangul is the name of the Korea language.

 

It was created by king Sejong, the 4th ruler of the Chosun dynasty in1443. It is considered to be one of the most scientific and creative alphabets in the world by language experts. It was listed on the Memory of the World International Register of UNESCO on October in 1997.

 

Many people tried to make their own alphabet symbolizing their language. But there is no case as new and unique as Hangul created by a specific person for a given period.

 

The English Alphabet had been formed and transmitted by thousands of people for a long period of time and it was not invented. But Hangul was created by King Sejong with and obvious purpose and its system is so scientific and systematic that it is admired by language experts all over the world.

 

Well, why did he invent Hangul? Let’s find out!

 

There weren’t unique Korean letters at the time and Chinese characters known as ‘Hanja(한자)’ were used by the intellectuals of the country. But many common people had a lot of difficulties expressing their thoughts and feelings using Chinese characters.

 

King Sejong always deeply regretted the fact that they were not able to read and write in Chinese letters. Therefore he decided to create his own letters to learn easily for all people. He was a great king who loved his people. He also had a scientific mind and the spirit of an investigator.

 

Well, which characteristics make Hangul one of the most creative alphabets in the world?

 

First of all, let’s find out the principle of creation.

 

The vowels of Hangul are based on three letters; the dot(.) representing heaven, the horizontal line(-) signifying Earth, and the vertical line(l) representing man. All vowels are created by combining these words.

The consonants are based upon the position and shape of the vocal organs, like the mouth, tongue, and lip when they are pronounced. 28 letters of Hangul is not made separately, but made of basic letters first and then followed by the rest. Moreover the letters represent themselves as the characteristics of the sound value. For example, the letters such as ‘t’ and ‘n’ of English have their own sound values but they aren’t related to the shape of the vocal organs.

 

But ‘ㄴ’ (similar to ‘n’ of English) is modeled after the shape of the tongue touching the gums and ‘ㄷ’ (similar to ‘t’ of English) added a stroke on ‘ㄴ’ represents the sound in the same position of the mouth. Each of the letters of Hangul is based on the shape of the vocal organs in this way. No other language in the world has the most scientific principle as perfect as Hangul.

 

And it’s great that a Korean syllable is divided into three parts; Chosong(initial consonant), jungsong(peak vowel), and jonsong(final consonant). That’s the main reason why it is one of the most creative alphabets in the world.

 

King Sejong stated the Hangul can express any human sound and it also can be easily learned.

 

In fact Hangul has sound values and it can express all sounds of nature and humans. Besides it’s so scientific, systematic, and easy to be learned that we can use it without any difficulty in this age of society. Therefore, it is recognized as one of the most scientific and creative alphabets in the world.

http://mannamkorean.wordpress.com/category/learn-korean-with-mannam/

Why MANNAM International runs Korean class for free?

Why MANNAM International runs Korean class for free?

This might be the one of the most curious questions for all of you who know MANNAM.

Why do they run free Korean class?

It’s because we are volunteer group! We are just sharing the ability that we have. Ability doesn’t run down because we use it. It will improve rather than decrease.

Is it too obvious? You want something else, right?

Then, I will start from MANNAM’s history.

You know how MANNAM started and you know where Gangnam is. Nowadays in South Korea, Gangnam is known as rich town. Before Gangnam was famous for that, people who were not rich were living there.

However, because of the plan to make richest town, Gangnam, there, the people who were living there had been kicked out from there. It makes two antithetic groups to live next to each other. At this point, MANNAM’s chair woman Nam Hee Kim saw this and thought she should help them. She saw the people disregarded because of mammonism. This is how she started to volunteer. As this volunteer going on, many people gather to join this. Also, Gangnam mayor saw this and he promised to help MANNAM. Moreover, MANNAM’s honorary chairman Man Hee Lee heard this and he also start started to join MANNAM. With these people’s help, MANNAM could hold 54^th Memorial day events. On this day, MANNAM’s honorary chairman saw many foreigners joining this event and thought it will be good to work with foreigners too. So, from then, MANNAM made MANNAM International.

This is how MANNAM International has started.

Then, how about MANNAM International Korean class?

Man Hee Lee was a soldier at the Korean war. At the war, there weren’t just Koreans, there were also soldiers from other countries fighting for us. He was so thankful for them offering their life to fight for us. After that, at the mud festival in Boryeong, he saw many foreigners in Korea. He said those young men must have hard time living in Korea. Also, those young men are whom had fight for us long time ago. So, this is why he recommended about Korean class to help those who have language difficulties.

Not only Korean class, but also all the other MANNAM activities are from those mind set of sacrifice. Not selfishness but considerable thinking.

Also, for my case, when I was young, I have experience living in another country. Maybe, only the one who has experience will know how it feels like. Start from the difficulties in language, all of the little things were hard and stressful. In addition, being alone is the hardest thing that makes me tired. Because I know how hard it is to live in another country, I want to help others who are having hard time with this. At that time, my friend introduced me MANNAM and I started to join MANNAM and volunteer in MANNAM International Korean class. Even I might not be professional like other academies, I am trying my best to help others.

I hope, this MANNAM International spread to the world and make world peace through MANNAM.

How about learning Korean by MANNAM K-POP?

How about learning Korean by MANNAM K-POP?

Recently, K-POP singers are famous among many teenagers all over the world.

Some people, because they want to sing with their favorite singers, they start to learn Korean.

Also, to know what the lyrics means, they study Korean.

Not only K-POPs, when you start to learn second language, it’s easier to learn with songs.

By singing, you can memorize easily. Also, many phrases are used in the real life.

So, if you are tired of learning Korean by just a book, how about learn with K-POPs?

# This is a link to MANNAM K-POP class.

The class is for learning K-POP dances, but they have lots of other sources about K-POPs too.

http://mannamkpop.blogspot.kr/

# This is a link to MANNAM DoranDoran. They have Korean songs with English lyrics.

It will help you to learn Korean with songs:)

http://mannamdorandoran.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/mannam-dorandoran-talking-in-k-pop/

# Korean Vocabulary

- 춤(chum) : Dance

- 노래(no-rae) : Sing

- 가수(ga-soo) : Singer

- 가사(ga-sa) : Lyric

MANNAM! Let's learn Korean with many other launguages

안녕하세요.

an-nyung-ha-se-yo

[English] Hello.

[日本語] こんにちは。

[汉语] 您好!

[Deutsch] Guten Tag.

[русский язык] Здравствуйте.

If you are not from English speaking country, how about visiting this blog?

It is also MANNAM INTERNATIONAL KOREAN CLASS blog.

They have more information with other languages.

From this blog, you can learn not only Korean, but also other languages too.

There are many other friends from other countries using different launguages.

it will be nice to learn other's languages and understand each other better within MANNAM:)

http://mannamkorean.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/survival-korean-1-%EC%9D%B8%EC%82%ACgreeting/

MANNAM KOREAN LANGUAGE CLASS

When? Where? Who? What? How? Why? MANNAM INTERNATIONAL KOREAN CLASS? Now, it's your turn to join MANNAM KOREAN CLASS and introduce about it. Watching interviews from foreigner who is joinning MANNAM KOREAN CLASS is better than just hearing information. Check out this!

MANNAM! How's the weather like?

MANNAM! How's the weather like?

날씨가 어때요? (nal-ssi-ga-eo-ttae-yo?)

I want to ask MANNAM members, 날씨가 어때요? (nal-ssi-ga-eo-ttae-yo?)

It means 'How's the weather like?'

We, MANNAM international has many branches around the world, so as we have many MANNAM friends who are living in the different region and countries.

Then, why am I asking the weather of the other countries or regions?

It's because weather or climate changes affect the culture of its country or region!

Thai traditional custom is sleeveless and made of thin fabric due to hot region, while Russian traditional custom has long sleeves and is made of warm fabric to keep the warmth from coldness.

In that sense, to understand your culture better, I'd like to ask the weather of country that you are living in!

So, 날씨가 어때요? (nal-ssi-ga-eo-ttae-yo?)

If someone asks you 날씨가 어때요? (nal-ssi-ga-eo-ttae-yo?),

then you can say one of the expression below!

@Korean expressions

# 날씨가 좋아요 [The weather is nice]

(nal-ssi-ga-joh-a-yo)

# 날씨가 흐려요 [The weather is cloudy]

(nal-ssi-ga heu-ryeo-yo)

# 날씨가 따뜻해요 [The weather is warm]

(nal-ssi-ga-dta-hae-yo)

# 날씨가 추워요 [The weather is cold]

(nal-ssi-ga-chub-weo-yo)

# 눈이 올것 같아요 [It seems like it will going to rain]

(nun-yi-ol-gut-gat-a-yo)

@Korean Vocabulary & Grammar

*날씨 (nal-ssi) : weather

*-가 (-ga): -is

*어때요? (eo-ttae-yo?)) : How is ....?/ How is it?

* 흐리다 -> 흐려요 (heu-li-da-> heu-li-da) : To be cloudy

   The verb '흐리다' changes into honorific form '흐려요'

* 따뜻하다 -> 따뜻해요 : Warm / mild

    The adjective '따뜻하다' changes into honorific form '따뜻해요'

* 춥다 -> 추워요( chub-da ->chub-weo-yo): Cold

    The adjective ' 춥다 ' changes into honorific form '추워요'

* 눈 (nun): snow

*-이 (-yi) :-is

* 올것 같아요 (ol-gut-gat-a-yo) : It seems like it will...