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Marvelous Korean Mouth
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At Marvelous Korean Mouth we speak, sing, and eat all things Korean language and culture! Join Meg as a student while Ms. MiYoung teaches us useful Korean vocabulary and grammar, through real stories and Korean culture.
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MKM136- How to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026
Feb 1100:17:52Tap to summarizeLunar New Year 2026 is February 17– Be sure to get yourself prepared with all the essentials: ricecake soup, practicing bows, and your very own … MOUNTAIN?! 설날 New Year’s Day 민속의 날 Korean New Year’s Day 새해 New Year 설 New Year 신정 “New Holiday” 구정 “Old Holiday” 까치 까치 설날 Magpie New Year’s Day 제사 ceremony for ancestors 차례 ceremony for ancestors on New Year 차례를 지내다 To Celebrate Ancestors 떡국 ricecake soup 세배 big bow on New Year 절 big bow 세뱃돈 big bow money 세배하다 to perform big bow on New Year 성묘 Ancestor’s tomb 성묘가다 to visit ancestors’ tomb 널뛰기 neol-ddui-gi 제기차기 je-gi-cha-gi 팽이치기 paeng-i-cha-gi 투호 tu-ho 연날리기 yeon-nal-li-gi 토정비결 tells about human nature 비결 secret 비밀 secret 토정비결을 보다 to read your 토정비결 호 title
Transcribe →MKM135- Valentine's Day in Korea (is Reversed?)
Feb 500:12:00Tap to summarizeEp135 Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is a little different in Korea – 조금 달라요. In this episode, learn the basics of Valentine’s Day in Korea, how to “want” something, and so many ways to spell (officially and unofficially) American terms in Korean 한글. We also discuss the pronunciation of ㅅ (“시엇”), the Korean “s” sound, when it comes at the end of a word. 밸렌타인 데이 Valentine’s Day (official spelling) 발렌타인 데이 Valentine’s Day (unofficial spelling) 사랑 love 사랑하다 to love 사랑해 to love (conversational, casual) 사랑합니다 to love (conversational, formal) 사랑해요 to love (conversational, formal) 화이트 데이 White Day 블랙 데이 Black Day 옐로 데이 Yellow Day 한국에서… in Korea… 마국 학교에서는 아이들은 밸렌타인 카드가 다 주고 받다 (awkward, correction below) 마국 학교에서는 아이들이 밸렌타인 카드를 다 주고 받습니다 In American Schools children give and receive Valentine’s Cards 주다 to give 받다 to receive 선물 gift 선물하다 to gift 선물을 주다 to give a gift 선물을 하다 to gift 선물을 받다 to receive a gift 싶다 to want (verb)고 + 싶다 to want (verb) 나는 사탕 선물을 한다 (하다) I gift candy (statement) 나는 사탕 선물을 해요 I give a candy gift (conversational, formal) 나는 사탕 선물을 합니다 I gift candy (conversational, formal) 나는 사탕 선물을 받고 싶어요 I want to receive a candy gift (conversational, formal) 나는 사탕 선물을 주고 싶어요 I want to give a candy gift (conversational, formal) 사탕 candy 초콜릿 chocolate *officially 초코릿chocolate *unofficially 초코렛 chocolate *unofficially 0:00 intro 4:11 gifting 5:55 making a statement 6:55 고 + 싶다 8:22 chocolate 9:49 outro
Transcribe →MKM134- EJAE Part 2
Feb 300:10:12Tap to summarizeAfter training for 12 years, EJAE was dismissed by SM and then returned in a BIG WAY! 다시 again 동안 length of time 30분 동안 춤을 쳤어요 I danced ofr 30 minnutes 11살 (열한 살) 11 years old 23살 (스물세 살) 23 years old 12년 (십이 년) 동안 for 12 years 연습하다 to practice 연습했다 practiced (past, standard) 연습했어요 practiced (past, formal) 연습했습니다 practice (past, formal) 연습생 trainee 학생 student 데뷔 준비생 Debut Preparation Trainee 준비하다 to prepare 준비 preparation 아침7시 부터 밤 11시 까지 From 7am to 11pm 아침 morning (A.M.) 밤 night (P.M.) 까지 to/until 매일 every day 넌 뭐가 될 거야 You will be something 넌 you (short for 너는) 되다 to become 뭐가 something 이제는 작곡가로 SM의 돌아갔어요 EJAE returned to SM as a composer 작곡가 composer 한 달 동안 for one month 0:00 intro 1:01 동안 5:40 넌 뭐가 될 거야 9:23 outro
Transcribe →MKM133- EJAE Part 1: Rejected Voice
Jan 2400:10:09Tap to summarizeFIGHTING! She Won the World. Ejae Won the Golden Globe with her Rejected Voice 거절된 목소리 수상식 award ceremony 이제는 수상식에 참석했다 Ejae attended an award ceremony (standard) 이제는 수상식에 참석했어요 Ejae attended an award ceremony (formal) 이제는 수상식에 참석했어 Ejae attended an award ceremony (casual) 참석하다 to attend (special occasion) 이제는 수상소감을 말했어요 Ejae gave an acceptance speech (formal) 이제는 수상소감을 말했어 Ejae gave an acceptance speech (casual) 이제는 수상소감을 말했다 Ejae gave an acceptance speech (standard) 말하다 to speak 말해요 to speak (formal) 목소리 voice 목 neck 소리 sound 거부하다 to reject 거절하다 to reject 거절되다 to be rejected 거부되다 to be rejected 거절된 rejected (goes before noun) 거부된 rejected (goes before noun) 거절된 목소리 rejected voice 거절된 친절 rejected kindness 거절된 음식 rejected food 거부된 음식 rejected food 거절된 사랑 rejected love 0:00 intro 1:09 award ceremony 4:55 rejected 8:18 EJAE English 9:47 outro
Transcribe →MKM132- Korean New Year's Day 101
Jan 1500:12:42Tap to summarizeKorean New Year's Day 101 No.1 The Basic Words and Traditions for Korean New Year's Day 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Please Receive Many Blessings (Happy New Year!) 새해 new year 복 blessing 많이 a lot 받으세요 please receive 음력 Lunar calendar 양력Solar calendar 복수 revenge 설날 New Year's Day 설 New Year 날 day 신정 New Year’s Day 구정 Korean New Year’s Day (lunar calendar) 민속의 날 Korean New Year’s Day (lunar calendar) 민속 folk, traditional 우리 설날 Our New Year 까치까치 설날 Magpie New Year (from song) 까치 magpie 케데한 KPop Demon Hunters 나이 age 만 +나이 American Age 떡국 rice cake soup 2월 17일 (이월 십칠일) February 17 0:00 Happy Near Year! 1:42 Lunar v Solar Calendar 3:07 How Many Ways to Say New Year’s Day? 7:20 Korean Age 10:17 Age by 떡국 11:44 outro
Transcribe →MKM131-공근식 Part 3: These Koreans Changed the World No.1
Jan 800:11:11Tap to summarizeThe Dream Come True. He Made That. He Wrote a New Human History. He is a Korean. That Makes a Difference. There is No Story Like That. 우주 outer space 한공 airline engineering 공학과 engineering department 박사 학귀 PhD degree 박사 PhD 학귀 degree 성균관 대학교SeongGyunGwan University 컴맹 computer illiteracy 컴퓨터 computer 문맹 illiterate 수석 top 수석 입학 top admittant 수석 졸업 top graduate (valedictorian) 결혼 marriage 물리학 physics 0:00 – intro 0:34 – vocab 3:06 - Mr. Gong to Russia, new major 5:33 – Is Dr. Gong a SPY? 7:26 – Professor Dr. Gong 9:06 – outro
Transcribe →MKM131- 공근식 Part 2: These Koreans Changed the World No.1
Jan 800:18:19Tap to summarizeMiracle Number One- Made College Miracle Number Two- Studied Abroad Miracle Number Three- Coming Up... 유학 study abroad 유학가다 to go study abroad 유학오다 to come study abroad 대학 university 수능 College Entrance Exam 수능 점수 College Entrance Exam Grade 대전 Daejeon 물리학 physics 수학 math 교수님 professor 모스크바 대학교 Moscow University 청강 listen to a lecture unregsitered 어학연수 language study abroad 0:00 – intro 0:51 – vocabulary 6:37 – Dr. Gong 17:31 - outro
Transcribe →MKM130- 공근식 Part 2: These Koreans Changed the World No.1
Jan 200:18:19Tap to summarizeMiracle Number One- Made College Miracle Number Two- Studied Abroad Miracle Number Three- Coming Up... 유학 study abroad 유학가다 to go study abroad 유학오다 to come study abroad 대학 university 수능 College Entrance Exam 수능 점수 College Entrance Exam Grade 대전 Daejeon 물리학 physics 수학 math 교수님 professor 모스크바 대학교 Moscow University 청강 listen to a lecture unregsitered 어학연수 language study abroad 0:00 – intro 0:51 – vocabulary 6:37 – Dr. Gong 17:31 - outro
Transcribe →MKM129- 공근식 Part 1: These Koreans Changed the World No.1
Jan 200:20:35Tap to summarizeHow the Miracle Started with the Watermelon Farmer TA-DA! Follow Along with his Special Journey! 원하다 want, desire 인내 patience 인내심 patience 자퇴 quit school 자퇴하다 to quit school 공근식 – Dr. GongGeunShig 원함 (원하다) want 의지 will 인내 patience 농사 farming 농사꾼 farmer 농사짓다 to farm 수박 watermelon 수박 농사 watermelon farmer 공부 study 공부하다 to study 수학 math 물리학 physics 야학 night school 박사 PhD 박사학위 PhD degree 야학 night school 카이스트 Kaist Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 0:00 intro 1:09 vocab 6:11 공근식 11:03 Night School 20:00 outro
Transcribe →MKM128- Beautiful People, Beautiful Countries
Jan 200:16:21Tap to summarizeGood People are Everywhere and Changing the World! 아름답다 to be beautiful 사람 person 사람들 people 나라 country 나라들 countries 아름다운 사람들 beautiful people 아름다운 나라들 beautiful countries 좋은 한국 사람들 good Korean people 좋다 to be good 한국 Korean 미국 America 인정 generosity of human heart 정 love developed over time 미운 정 love-hate 밉다 to hate 김치 kimchi 친절 kindness 친절하다 to be kind 0:00 intro, vocab 5:06 beautiful American people 9:10 beautiful Koran people 15:37 outro
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