Friday, August 14, 2020

Practical Korean with Jinmiyoung 11. Let's save the sweets for the kids, OK?

 


Let's save the sweets for the kids, OK?


야금야금 뺏어 먹지 좀 마.[ya-geum-ya-geum ppaes-eo meok-ji jom ma]


야금야금[ya-geum-ya-geum]: bit by bit; little by little
뺏어[ppaes-eo]: (v)뺏다[ppaet-da], take a thing by force; snatch something from a person; rob a person a thing
먹지[meok-ji]: (v)먹다[meok-da]: eat; have; feed
마[ma]: (v)말다[mal-da], don't; not; no; never



Jinmiyoung, Real American English, useful Korean expression, practical Korean, Kim Young Chul, comedian, Tyler Rasch, broadcaster, South Korea, Kim Young Chul's radio show SBS Power FM

Practical Korean with Jinmiyoung 10. You can pay on your way out.



You can pay on your way out.


나갈 때 한 번에 계산하면 돼요.[na-gal-ttae han beon-e gye-san-ha-myŏn dwae-yo]


나갈[na-gal]: (verb)나가다[na-ga-da], 
한 번[han-beon]: 한꺼번에[han-kkeo-beon-e], at a time; at the same time; at once
계산[gye-san]: (verb)계산하다[gye-san-ha-da], pay for; calculate
돼다[dwae-da]: (verb)되다[dwae-da], be; can



Jinmiyoung, Real American English, useful Korean expression, practical Korean, Kim Young Chul, comedian, Tyler Rasch, broadcaster, South Korea, Kim Young Chul's radio show SBS Power FM

Practical Korean with Jinmiyoung 9. It's OK. You're doing great!



It's OK. You're doing great!


괜찮아. 잘하고 있어.[gwaen-chanh-a. jal-ha-go iss-ŏ]


괜찮아[gwaen-chanh-a]: It's all right. (verb)괜찮다[gwaen-chanh-ta]
잘하고 있어[jal-ha-go-iss-ŏ]: It's the present tense of "(verb)잘하다[jal-ha-da]." 


Jinmiyoung, Real American English, useful Korean expression, practical Korean, Kim Young Chul, comedian, Tyler Rasch, broadcaster, South Korea, Kim Young Chul's radio show SBS Power FM

Practical Korean with Jinmiyoung 8.Not much of a difference.


Not much of a difference.


도토리 키 재기[do-to-li ki-jae-gi]

도토리[do-to-li]: acorn
키[ki]: height
재기[jae-gi]: measure, (verb) 재다[jae-da]

오십보백보[o-sip-bo-baek-bo]

It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.
오십[o-sip]: fifty
백[baek]: a hundred
보[bo]: step 



Jinmiyoung, Real American English, useful Korean expression, practical Korean, Kim Young Chul, comedian, Tyler Rasch, broadcaster, South Korea, Kim Young Chul's radio show SBS Power FM