Talk To Me In Korean

You will notice that many short Korean sentences have the exact same word repeated at the beginning and at the end. Why is that? It’s partially for emphasis and partially for the overall balance of the sentence.

Here are the examples used in this video.
콜라 줄까, 콜라? (Do you want some coke?)
숙제 다 했어, 숙제? (Did you finish your homework?)
열쇠 어디 있어, 열쇠? (Where is the key?)
창문 닫아, 창문! (Close the window.)
빨리 와, 빨리! (Come on over. Hurry!)
7번 눌러, 7번. (Press number 7.)

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I didn’t realize before, but after reading this comment, I learned that the Korean word 아리랑, at the letter level, can be a perfect palindrome. That’s really cool!

Click the link below to read our free Arirang guide, explaining the lyrics of the four major versions of Korea’s most well-known folk song. As you know, it was already the best-known folk song in Korea but BTS made it even more globally known by naming their new comeback album “Arirang”.

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So a few years ago I realized that I know more names of my international friends’ spouses/partners than I do of my Korean friends. (Unless I know the partners personally too.)

This is because in typical Korean conversations with your friends, coworkers or peers, when you talk about your girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse, you often just use titles like 여자친구, 남자친구, 남편, 와이프, etc. But in English (and in many other European languages as well), the actual NAME of the spouse or partner is more commonly used 😃

Have you noticed this difference yourself? 🤔

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Before BTS made the name Arirang famous worldwide, it was already the best-known folk song in Korea. Read the lyrics in our guide!