Tag: january 2013
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Hanja Time with Gary Routh
Happy New Year and more lucky Hanjas Hidden in the Korean phrase for “Happy New Year”, 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (sae-hae book mahn-ee bah-deu-se-yo) is “Happy New Year” in Korean. 새 means “new” and 해 means “year”, and 많이 받으세요 means “receive a lot of (something)”. Those are all ‘native’ Korean. The 복 part is…
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Dokdo Island
Solitary islands in the land of morning calm. Why the Dokdo Island is important to Korea and what we should know. Information provided by “dokdo-takeshima.com”, a website with historical facts about Korea’s Dokdo Island. Dokdo is the easternmost territory of Korea and situated 87.4km to the SE of Ul-leung-do Island. It is not one island,…
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The 2nd Annual Korean Cultural Night at UCSD
Mark your calendars! April 12th is the night of Korean cultural fun @ UCSD. Korean Culture Night (KCN) is the biggest cultural event at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) hosted annually by UCSD KASA (Korean American Students Association) and UCSD Ko.SCA (Korean Student Cultural Association). The purpose of this event is to increase cultural…
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Korean 101 with “Talk to me in Korean.com”
How to say “I am sorry”, and getting someone’s attention 죄송합니다. [joe-song-hap-mi-da] “I am sorry.” or “I apologize.” 죄송합니다 is NOT always “I’m sorry”. Even though 죄송합니다 [joe-song-hap-ni-da] is BASICALLY “I’m sorry”, you can’t use 죄송합니다 when you want to say “I am sorry to hear that.” Many Korean people actually get confused when…
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Introducing UCSD’s KASA: Why this cultural organization on campus matters
When students first enter college, they check out the Greek systems and different organizations to explore what college has to offer. But behind that curiosity, there is a sense of wanting to belong somewhere. Students want to identify themselves as something or feel wanted. University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has many Korean organizations, but…
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