Tag: The Korea Daily Magazine
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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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Featured Blogger: Apes Adventures
This past weekend the foreign teachers in town went on a Cultural Excursion. FIRST STOP… Hanok Village! This village houses traditional Korean Style Houses. The houses are on stilts, and the “village” also houses a copy of a portrait of one of their beloved Kings. BUT while the village hosts the copy of…
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Reflections by K-Konnect Writers
Looking Back at 2012… Jini Shim: Earlier this year, I came to Korea Daily and asked them if I can use some of their magazine pages to publish articles in English. The reason was that throughout the many months I was back in San Diego, I met people who were avid fans of Korean…
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H-MART OPENS IN SAN DIEGO: A new chapter in the Asian Market Chronicles
H-Mart made its much-anticipated Grand Opening in San Diego on November 17, 2012. The atmosphere was electric as a mass of eager shoppers awaited the opening of the doors, stretching across the large parking lot and looping a few times. Pungmul dancers were frolicking through the crowds, beating drums thunderously, playing horns which resonated throughout Mira Mesa. Representatives from H-Mart came to…
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Rhema’s (Totally Biased) Kpop Countdown!
WOW, FANTASTIC BABY~! One of the biggest and most awaited comebacks of the year was from none other than BIGBANG, one of the most loved and widely known kpop groups there is! BIGBANG is still on top and still killing it after all these years, and one of the most popular kpop songs of the…
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Hanja Time with Gary Routh
Hanja Time! A Single Stroke The simplest Hanja character must be the character for the number 1. It is pronounced일, and it looks like this: 一 Yep, it’s just a line. The numbers two (이) and three (삼) are just as simple: Two: 二 Three: 三 The characters for one, two, and three are…
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