The good thing about having so many Korean novels is when I get bored/frustrated with one, I can always move onto another. I’m pretty sure that at the moment I have a bookmark in every single one I own – but I’m close! So close! This close to finishing 우리들의 행복한 시간…. and I started reading 해를 품은 달Continue reading “소자 vs. 소신”
Category Archives: 사극 말투
V + ㄹ세
As you all may or may not know, Sungkyunkwan Scandal is one of my favorite dramas; the books are equally entertaining albeit horribly difficult to read. I’m still plowing through book one, but I have paged through a lot of it and read chunks here and there. This bit is from the last chapter ofContinue reading “V + ㄹ세”
V+으마
The lovely Yulia encouraged me to make more 사극 말투 posts, so here we go. Unfortunately, 해를 품은 달 and 성균관 유생들의 나날 are the only two Korean historical fiction novels I own so unless I get to watching more 사극 dramas, most of my examples are going to come from those novels. The Moon/SunContinue reading “V+으마”
V + 자꾸나
Hwon and Woon are lost in the forest. Night is upon them and a misty rain begins to fall. 제운은 아랑곳없이 눈을 감은 채 고개를 숙이고 주위의 움직임을 읽었다. 먼 곳을 보던 훤이 산자락에 있는 희미한 불빛을 발견하고 반갑게 말했다. “아! 잠시 저기서 비를 피하자꾸나.” -정을궐, 해를 품은 달 First off, here’s a structure mostContinue reading “V + 자꾸나”
V + 아/어/여 다오
Since I really love sageuks and “old” Korean, I think it would be fun to occasionally post some grammar points and vocabulary from the dramas and novels I’m currently reading. I’m not sure how accurate some of these posts might be, so feel free to correct me if I get something wrong! Most of thisContinue reading “V + 아/어/여 다오”
칠거지악
I can’t adequately express how much I’m loving 해를 품은 달 (The Moon That Embraces the Sun) these days. It’s been a really, really long time since I’ve been this emotionally invested in a story of any kind and it feels refreshingly good. Although I’d say I’m enjoying the novel a tiny smidgen more thanContinue reading “칠거지악”
반짝반짝 한국어 