[TIP] 아무나 vs 누구나

Learn about the difference between 아무나 and 누구나

Best Korean listening exercises

I was talking to a friend the other day who started learning Korean awhile ago and he mentioned he came across a series of listening exercises. Major blast from the past. I used those when I was learning and found them to be incredibly helpful, and free as well. Each video is a short conversation …

Inviting Korean learners to Discord language exchange server

Back in November a friend I met on Hellotalk was talking about how conversations on Hellotalk don't seem to last very long, and that group conversations on Hellotalk tend to be messy with everyone bunched up in one channel. The conversation ended up going like this "maybe we should just create a Discord server and …

[Tip] 은/는데 vs 던데

I like to see 던데 as serving two purposes. 1) to soften what you're saying, and 2) tell the listener what you're saying is based on your recollection or experience. The two kind of go hand in hand. Lets look at a couple of examples. Example 1: Consider the two sentences 나 와인 싫은데나 와인 …

Grammar Series -(이)나, Part 3

Part 3 of the -(이)나 grammar series will cover the usage of indicating that something or someone includes all of the choices. To return to the series index click here. An understanding of Part 1 of this series is required for this lesson. When 나 is attached to a word in this usage that word becomes …

Grammar Series -(이)나, Part 2

Part 2 of the -(이)나 grammar series will cover the usage of choosing something, though it is not ideal. To return to the series index click here. The usage definition is paraphrased from the Naver dictionary. It is confusing at first glance but makes sense once you learn what it means. Not quite ideal for …

Grammar Series -(이)나, Part 1

This lesson is part of a series on the (이)나 particle

Simplifying the 더라 sentence ending

The Naver dictionary defines 더라 as “A sentence ending used to convey in the present a fact the speaker realised anew from a personal experience”. I don't know if there is anyone else like me, but when I read the definition the words "fact", "realised anew", "experience" made it sound like some profound event and …

Difference between 이/가 and 은/는

What is 이/가 and 은/는? 이 and 가 are called subject markers and 은 and 는 are called topic markers. Both service the purpose to mark the subject of a sentence. 철수가 사과를 먹고 있어요철수는 사과를 먹고 있어요 Both sentences mean 철수 is eating an apple. From an English perspective 철수 is the subject in …

Korean household vocabulary quiz