Next week, on January 29th, Koreans will celebrate ์ค๋ (Seollal), the Lunar New Year. While it typically falls in February, this year it’s arriving a bit earlier. Seollal is a three-day holiday, but the Korean government has designated the Monday be…
In recent years, the price of gold has skyrocketed, reaching unprecedented levels. As of January 2025, the price of pure gold per '๋' (don, Unit of measurement for gold in Korea, 3.75 grams) stands at 538,000 KRW, a staggering 43% increase…
Recently, I came across an article about how several Korean words, including those featured in the hit Netflix series Squid Game Season 2, have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). This was news to me—I had no idea that Korean words h…
Hangul, the Korean writing system, is renowned for being scientific and systematic. One fascinating aspect is its clear and logical rules for pronunciation changes. While there are exceptions, most cases follow a predictable pattern. Today, let’s d…
Today marks the last day of 2024. Doesn’t it feel like time has flown by this year? For me, 2024 was a year of exciting milestones. I developed the Podo Korean app , launched the Podo Korean website and blog , and even restarted the Podo Korean In…
When is the most effective time to learn a foreign language? I recently read an interesting article about the best time to study languages. It’s not a topic I had thought much about, but the research results were surprising: studying in the evening …
Once again, I’ve brought some interesting and frequently used Konglish expressions to share! Sometimes, I mistakenly use Konglish as if it were real English when talking to my foreign friends. Surprisingly, there are moments when they understand wh…
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