Marvelous Korean Mouth

Lunar New Year 2026 is February 17– Be sure to get yourself prepared with all the essentials: ricecake soup, practicing bows, and your very own … MOUNTAIN?!
 
설날 New Year’s Day
민속의 날 Korean New Year’s Day
 새해 New Year
 설  New Year
신정 “New Holiday”
구정 “Old Holiday”
까치 까치 설날 Magpie New Year’s Day
제사 ceremony for ancestors
차례 ceremony for ancestors on New Year
차례를 지내다 To Celebrate Ancestors
떡국 ricecake soup
세배 big bow on New Year
절 big bow
세뱃돈 big bow money
세배하다 to perform big bow on New Year
성묘 Ancestor’s tomb
성묘가다  to visit ancestors’ tomb
널뛰기 neol-ddui-gi
제기차기 je-gi-cha-gi
팽이치기 paeng-i-cha-gi
투호 tu-ho
연날리기 yeon-nal-li-gi
토정비결 tells about human nature
비결 secret
비밀 secret
토정비결을 보다 to read your 토정비결
호 title

Ep135 Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a little different in Korea – 조금 달라요. In this episode, learn the basics of Valentine’s Day in Korea, how to “want” something, and so many ways to spell (officially and unofficially) American terms in Korean 한글. We also discuss the pronunciation of ㅅ (“시엇”), the Korean “s” sound, when it comes at the end of a word.
밸렌타인 데이 Valentine’s Day (official spelling)발렌타인 데이 Valentine’s Day (unofficial spelling)
사랑 love
사랑하다 to love
사랑해 to love (conversational, casual)
사랑합니다 to love (conversational, formal)
사랑해요 to love (conversational, formal)
화이트 데이 White Day
블랙 데이 Black Day
옐로 데이 Yellow Day
한국에서…  in Korea…
마국 학교에서는 아이들은 밸렌타인 카드가 다 주고 받다 (awkward, correction below)
마국 학교에서는 아이들이  밸렌타인 카드를  다 주고 받습니다  In American Schools children give and receive Valentine’s Cards
주다 to give
받다 to receive
선물 gift
선물하다 to gift
선물을 주다 to give a gift
선물을 하다 to gift
선물을 받다 to receive a gift
싶다 to want
(verb)고 + 싶다 to want (verb)
나는 사탕 선물을 한다 (하다) I gift candy (statement)
나는 사탕 선물을 해요 I give a candy gift (conversational, formal)
나는 사탕 선물을 합니다 I gift candy (conversational, formal)
나는 사탕 선물을 받고 싶어요 I want to receive a candy gift (conversational, formal)
나는 사탕 선물을 주고 싶어요 I want to give a candy gift (conversational, formal)
사탕 candy
초콜릿 chocolate *officially
초코릿chocolate *unofficially
초코렛 chocolate *unofficially
 
0:00 intro
4:11 gifting
5:55 making a statement
6:55 고 + 싶다
8:22 chocolate
9:49 outro

After training for 12 years, EJAE was dismissed by SM and then returned in a BIG WAY!
다시 again
동안 length of time
30분 동안 춤을 쳤어요 I danced ofr 30 minnutes
11살 (열한 살) 11 years old
23살 (스물세 살) 23 years old
12년 (십이 년) 동안 for 12 years
연습하다 to practice
연습했다  practiced (past, standard)
연습했어요 practiced (past, formal)
연습했습니다  practice (past, formal)
연습생 trainee
학생 student
데뷔 준비생 Debut Preparation Trainee
준비하다 to prepare
준비 preparation
아침7시 부터 밤 11시 까지 From 7am to 11pm
아침 morning (A.M.)
밤 night (P.M.)
까지 to/until
매일 every day
넌 뭐가 될 거야  You will be something
넌 you (short for 너는)
되다 to become
뭐가 something
이제는 작곡가로 SM의 돌아갔어요 EJAE returned to SM as a composer
작곡가 composer
한 달 동안 for one month
 
0:00 intro
1:01 동안
5:40 넌 뭐가 될 거야 
9:23 outro  

FIGHTING! She Won the World. Ejae Won the Golden Globe with her Rejected Voice
 
거절된 목소리 수상식 award ceremony
이제는 수상식에 참석했다 Ejae attended an award ceremony (standard)
이제는 수상식에 참석했어요 Ejae attended an award ceremony (formal)
이제는 수상식에 참석했어 Ejae attended an award ceremony (casual)
참석하다 to attend (special occasion)
이제는 수상소감을 말했어요 Ejae gave an acceptance speech (formal)
이제는 수상소감을 말했어 Ejae gave an acceptance speech (casual)
이제는 수상소감을 말했다 Ejae gave an acceptance speech (standard)
말하다 to speak
말해요 to speak (formal)
목소리 voice
목 neck
소리 sound
거부하다 to reject
거절하다 to reject
거절되다 to be rejected
거부되다 to be rejected
거절된 rejected (goes before noun)
거부된 rejected (goes before noun)
거절된 목소리 rejected voice
거절된 친절 rejected kindness
거절된 음식 rejected food
거부된 음식 rejected food
거절된 사랑 rejected love
 
0:00 intro
1:09 award ceremony
4:55 rejected
8:18 EJAE English
9:47 outro

Korean New Year's Day 101 No.1 The Basic Words and Traditions for Korean New Year's Day 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Please Receive Many Blessings (Happy New Year!)
 
새해 new year
복 blessing
많이 a lot
받으세요 please receive
음력 Lunar calendar
양력Solar calendar
복수 revenge
설날 New Year's Day
설 New Year
날 day
신정 New Year’s Day
구정 Korean New Year’s Day (lunar calendar)
민속의 날 Korean New Year’s Day (lunar calendar)
민속 folk, traditional
우리 설날 Our New Year
까치까치 설날 Magpie New Year (from song)
까치 magpie
케데한 KPop Demon Hunters
나이 age
만 +나이 American Age
떡국 rice cake soup
2월 17일 (이월 십칠일) February 17
 
0:00 Happy Near Year!
1:42 Lunar v Solar Calendar
3:07 How Many Ways to Say New Year’s Day?
7:20 Korean Age
10:17 Age by 떡국
11:44 outro

The Dream Come True. He Made That. He Wrote a New Human History. He is a Korean. That Makes a Difference. There is No Story Like That.
 
우주 outer space
한공 airline
engineering
공학과 engineering department
박사 학귀 PhD degree
박사 PhD
학귀 degree
성균관 대학교SeongGyunGwan University
컴맹 computer illiteracy
컴퓨터 computer
문맹 illiterate
수석 top
수석 입학 top admittant
수석 졸업 top graduate (valedictorian)
결혼 marriage
물리학 physics
 
0:00 – intro
0:34 – vocab
3:06 - Mr. Gong to Russia, new major
5:33 – Is Dr. Gong a SPY?
7:26 – Professor Dr. Gong
9:06 – outro

Miracle Number One- Made College Miracle Number Two- Studied Abroad Miracle Number Three- Coming Up...
 
유학 study abroad
유학가다 to go study abroad
유학오다 to come study abroad
대학 university
수능 College Entrance Exam
수능 점수 College Entrance Exam Grade
대전 Daejeon
물리학 physics
수학 math
교수님 professor
모스크바 대학교 Moscow University
청강 listen to a lecture unregsitered
어학연수 language study abroad
 
0:00 – intro
0:51 – vocabulary
6:37 – Dr. Gong
17:31 - outro

Miracle Number One- Made College Miracle Number Two- Studied Abroad Miracle Number Three- Coming Up...
 
유학 study abroad
유학가다 to go study abroad
유학오다 to come study abroad
대학 university
수능 College Entrance Exam
수능 점수 College Entrance Exam Grade
대전 Daejeon
물리학 physics
수학 math
교수님 professor
모스크바 대학교 Moscow University
청강 listen to a lecture unregsitered
어학연수 language study abroad
 
0:00 – intro
0:51 – vocabulary
6:37 – Dr. Gong
17:31 - outro

How the Miracle Started with the Watermelon Farmer TA-DA! Follow Along with his Special Journey!
 
원하다 want, desire
인내 patience
인내심 patience
자퇴 quit school
자퇴하다 to quit school
공근식 – Dr. GongGeunShig
원함 (원하다) want
의지 will
인내 patience
농사 farming
농사꾼 farmer
농사짓다 to farm
수박 watermelon
수박 농사 watermelon farmer
공부 study
공부하다 to study
수학 math
물리학 physics
야학 night school
박사 PhD
박사학위 PhD degree
야학 night school
카이스트 Kaist  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
 
0:00 intro
1:09 vocab
6:11 공근식
11:03 Night School
20:00 outro

Good People are Everywhere and Changing the World!
 
아름답다 to be beautiful
사람 person
사람들 people
나라 country
나라들 countries
아름다운 사람들 beautiful people
아름다운 나라들 beautiful countries
좋은 한국 사람들 good Korean people
좋다 to be good
한국 Korean
미국 America
인정 generosity of human heart
정 love developed over time
미운 정 love-hate
밉다 to hate
김치 kimchi
친절 kindness
친절하다 to be kind
 
0:00 intro, vocab
5:06 beautiful American people
9:10 beautiful Koran people
15:37 outro