Korean Language Class Experience at KCCI

안녕, 오랜만이지요?
This time I want to share my experience from learning Korean Language at Korean Cultural Center Indonesia (KCCI). Right now I'm attending Basic 3, there's seven level at KCCI : Basic 1, Basic 2, Basic 3, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Intermediate 3 and Advance 1. Each level took 12 weeks and 4 hour each week.
There's also an option class to learn Korean Language such as Conversation Class, Song Class & Movie Class.

I like learning Korean Language, indeed sometimes the language can be difficult but the fun part is above those difficulties.

I've got a new friends at KCCI and we usually share stories about our liking towards Korean Culture, K-Drama or K-Pop.

Here's some picture I took at KCCI & activity after class :

한국어 교실

I don't know why but I always get Se Jong room since Basic 1 until now. Other student sometimes got a different room each level. The view from this room is the best. ^^

한국 음식 (aka. Korean Food)

Sometimes we also go out and eat Korean Food together. My favourite Korean Food so far is 떡볶이 (spicy rice cake) and 삼계탕 (chicken with ginseng soup)

작별 파티 - Last Day Basic 1

We also go out to eat dinner together after we finished Basic 1. We ate 찜닭 (Steamed Chicken) and drink 소주 (Soju)*  선생님은 저녁 식사를 주셔서 감사합니다.
*Only adult people who can drink this and yeay I'm an adult. ㅋㅋㅋ

Eru (이루) Live Concert in Jakarta w/ KCCI friends ^^

Last month, together with my class friend we got a chance to watch Eru live in concert from KCCI. Actually I never heard Eru song before the concert. But I must say that he is a great singer after this day & I really enjoyed his performance that night.
Besides Eru there's also a guest star : Ailee, Bae chigi & Shorry J (Mighty Mouth). Eru also sing popular K-Pop song such as Fantastic Baby (Big Bang), I Am the Best (2NE1), Put Your Hands Up (2PM), Gangnam Style (PSY) and many more. 콘서트에 진짜 재미있었어요 ...

Mix Pict...( =^0^=)

I also got a chance to photos with Pororo, my favourite cartoon.ㅋㅋㅋ Actually that day is my bad face day, not wearing any make up & not intended to be in any picture. But who can resist take a picture with Pororo. And there you go a picture that I got after compete with other kids (really a 3 - 6 year kids). Shame on me T_T
Actually I want to post my picture with my classmate friends too, but I haven't ask their permission. So I will save the pictures for my next post.  ^^ 기다려주세요

There's also many interesting event that held by KCCI to bridge Korean Culture spread in Indonesia such as Korean movie screening, Korean - Indonesian Week, Hanbok Experience & many more.
If you want to know more about KCCI just click here and if you live at Jakarta-Indonesia I invited you to come & join me at KCCI for more knowledge about Korean Culture /Korean Language.
If you want to know more about me please follow my Facebook, Twitter , Instagram or email me on pipi_2711@yahoo.co.id .

Hope you enjoy reading my experience at KCCI. See you again on my next post. 안녕..

Persimmon Tree - Spring Love

안녕하세요, recently I joined Miss Flower Music Tour at buzz korea . Which is a contest about composing lyrics for a song about springtime in Korea. So I'm trying to tap my inner poet and write something, the title of this poet is Persimmon Tree means "Beautiful Resting Place" (^0^) Hope you guys like it.

Persimmon Tree

I feel there is something different this spring.

More warmer than ever. 

Feels this way for the first time in my life.

Like a seed of azalea starting to growth for spring,

there's something growing in my heart too.

Slowly and then for sure it's flourish.

Why ? Why ?

Everytime I saw you the fragility side of me appears.
It's tickling my heart.

Why ? Why ?

All I can think is the memories with you

Warm ~ that's what I feels when I saw you.

Cole Flowers ~ that's what I think when I saw you smile so cheerfully.

Love...Love....

I realized it now.

Do you feel the same ?

Do your heart flustered everytime you saw me?

Do your heart feel warm everytime you beside me ?

In this springtime I declare my love to you.

Wishing that summer, autumn, winter, spring & forever you will find me as your persimmon tree.

The only one beautiful resting place for you.

Love... Love....

Make my heart more warm in this spring..

You...You... 

Make my smile flourish every time.

Let's hope that our love will always grow like persimmon tree.

Just once time in my life.
I want to walk down this path with you.

I will always be there for you.

~FIN~

Describes the location of objects - Basic Korean Language 1

여러분은 안녕하세요. 오랜만이에요. (=^ㅇ^=)

It's already passed 3 months since my last entry. ㅠ_ㅠ. I'm busy struggling with my beloved  "annual reports" and finally it's done. We break up last month. Welcome my freedom. ㅋㅋ (kekeke)

Before we start the new lesson, I just want to share a happy news that I passed Basic Korean Language 1 on last December and 6th week passed since I'm starting Basic Korean Language 2. Yeayy....

Continuing my last entry How do you ask someone what they're doing , today I will share lesson about " Describes the location of objects"

Let's start the lesson okay.....

If we want to ask/ answer someone about the existence of an objects we use "~ 에 있어요 / ~ 에 없어요", Pronounce : ~ e iss o yo / ~ e obs o yo which means ~ object A exist / ~ object A doesn't exist.

 For more details let's see example below :

1. 나 : 책이 어디에 있어요?   Pronounce : Na : Chaeg i o di e iss o yo ? 

    Me : Where is the book ?

    승리 : 책이 교실에 있어요. Pronounce : Seung Ri  : Chaeg i gyo sil e iss o yo.

    Seung Ri : The book is in the classroom.

2. 나 : 운동화가 어디에 있어요?   Pronounce : Na : Un dong hwa ga o di e iss o yo ? 

    Me : Where is the sneakers ?

    승리 : 운동화가 의자 옆에 있어요. Pronounce : Seung Ri : Un dong hwa ga ei ja yop e iss o yo.

    Seung Ri : Sneakers is next to the chair.

3. 승리 : 지용 씨가 집에 있어요? Pronounce : Seung Ri :Ji Yong-ssi ga jib e iss o yo?

    Seung Ri : Mr. Jiyong is in the house ?

    나 : 아니요, 집에 없어요. 공원에 가요. Pronounce : Na : A ni yo, jib e obs o yo.
    Gong won e ka yo.

    Me : No, not at home. Go to the park.

Notes :

* "어디" Pronounce : "O di", means : where

* You can use "~ 에 있어요 / ~ 에 없어요" for inanimate objects and living things.

* You must use "이 / 가" , Pronounce : "i"/ "ga" behind the objects name. 

   As you can see the bold words above on example no. 1 using "이" because bachim exist, the last word  "ㄱ"  (click for information about bachim)

   And we will  use "가" on example no. 2 because bachim doesn't exist, the last word  "ㅏ"

* You must use "에"  Pronounce : "e" , means go to / at/ in/ on behind the location / place name.

With this lesson there's three vocabulary that you can learn about : an object name, a location and a place name. (For a place name you can read at my previous entry here)

Now you can try to fill the underline words with your own word. Here's some vocabulary you can use :
Object Name :
책상 = Desk  Pronounce : chaeg sang
의자 = Chair  Pronounce : ei ja
펜 = Pen  Pronounce : pen
가방 = Bag  Pronounce : ga bang
연필= Pencil  Pronounce : yon pil
칠판 = Blackboard  Pronounce : chil pan
지우개 = Eraser  Pronounce : ji u gae
물병 = Water Bottle  Pronounce : mul byong
신발 = Shoes  Pronounce : sin bal
운동화 = Sneakers  Pronounce : un dong hwa
반바지 = Shorts  Pronounce : ban ba ji
양말= Socks  Pronounce : yang mal
드레스 = Dress  Pronounce : de re se
치마 = Skirt  Pronounce : chi ma
일기장 = Diary  Pronounce : il gi jang
책 = Book   Pronounce : chaeg
꽃 = Flower  Pronounce : kkeot
시계 = Clock  Pronounce : si gye
침대 = Bed  Pronounce : chim dae
컴퓨터 = Computer  Pronounce : kom pyu to
인형 = Doll  Pronounce : in hyeong
사진 = Photo  Pronounce : sa jin
이불 = Blanket  Pronounce : i bul
전등 = Lamp  Pronounce : jon deng
베개 = Pillow  Pronounce : be gae

Location :
앞 = Front  Pronounce : ap
뒤 = Back  Pronounce :  dwi
위 = Above  Pronounce :wi
아래/ 밑 = Below/ Bottom/ Down  Pronounce : a rae / mit
옆 = Side / Next to  Pronounce : yop
왼쪽 = Left Side  Pronounce : wen jjog
오른쪽 = Right Side  Pronounce : o ren jjog
안 = Inside  Pronounce : an
밖 = Outside  Pronounce : bakk

Now can you describe some objects and the location inside your room ? You can email your answer to my email below and I will gladly check them for you.

Once again, I'm not a native Korean speaker so please correct me if there's misleading information in my post & hope my post useful.

Don't hesitate to contact me on Facebook, Twitter or my email pipi_2711@yahoo.co.id if you need more information about my post. Follow my instagram too pipi_tokki .

Please make sure to visit Korea Tourism Organization Official Website & Buzz Korea  to learn more about daily conversation, more interesting fact of hangeul and more information about Korean Culture & Tourism. 감사합니다.....

PS: I use my avatar on 'Line Play' games for illustration picture. It's super fun, I want to write post about this game too.^o^ Do you play Line Play??  please add me as a friend, my name pipi_tokki.
Wait my next post, I'm planning to write  'Conversation when you buying something'. It will be useful to help you buying souvenirs/ goods when you travel to Korea.

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My source for this post & picture is : 세종한국어 1 (Korean Cultural Center Indonesia), Korea Tourism Organization Website, Buzz Korea Website, Wikipedia & Google.  

Many thanks to VIP who draw chibi BigBang picture, I'm sorry using the picture without your permission because I didn't knew who you are.

How do you ask someone what they're doing - Basic Korean Language 1

안녕하세요, ME again.... Finally I have time to writing my new post & fulfill my passion towards Korean Language again.

It's been a while since my last post about How to Introduce Yourself in Korean . You still remember it right ???? ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

오늘, November 27 is a special day because I'm 27 years old now. (Lucky number right ??) <3 <3
And I want to share a new lesson about "How to ask someone what they're doing in Korean Language".

(I think the title post is to longggg ᄏᄏᄏᄏ)

Let's start the lesson .....

Formula : NOUN + 은/는 (You use 은 'en' when last syllable consist bachim and use 는 'nen' when last syllable doesn't consist bachim)

For example :

1. 제 이름은 노피예요  Pronounce : Je ireum en Novi ye yo. --> the last syllables 'ᄆ'is a bachim so we use 은 'en'

    My Name is Novi.

2. 저는 노피예요 Pronounce : Jo nen Novi ye yo. --> the last syllables 'ᅥ' is a vowel so we use 는 'nen'

    I am Novi.

Other example :

1. 선생님은 한국 사람 이 에요?  Pronounce : Son saeng nim en han guk sa ram i e yo?. --> the last syllables 'ᄆ' is a bachim so we use 은 'en'

   Teacher are you a Korean ?

2. 노피 씨는 회사원 이에요?  Pronounce : Novi-ssi nen hwe sa won i e yo ?. --> the last syllables 'ᅵ'is  a vowel so we use 는 'nen'

    Is Ms. Novi an office worker ?

Formula : VERB/ADJECTIVE + -어요 / -아요 (You use -어요 '-o yo' when last syllable consist bachim and use -아요  '-a yo' when last syllable doesn't consist bachim)   

For example :

1. 먹다.   Pronounce : Mok da, means Eat. --> the last syllables 'ᄀ' is a bachim so we use -어요 '-o yo' and the words will be 먹어요 Pronounce : Mok o yo .

    We can use it in sentence : 친구와 밥을 먹어요 Pronounce : Ching gu wa bab eul mok o yo, means  Eating rices with friend.

2. 자다.   Pronounce : Ja da, means Sleep. --> the last syllables 'ᅡ'is  a vowel so we use -아요  '-a yo' and the words will be 자요  Pronounce : Ja yo .

    We can use it in sentence : 지용 씨는 자요. Pronounce : Ji yong ssi nen ja yo, means   Mr. Ji yong sleep.

Now let's start our conversation :

나 : 지용 씨는 뭐 해요?    Pronounce : Na : Ji Yong -ssi nen mwo hae yo ?

Me : Mr. Ji Yong what are you doing ?
Answer...

지용 : 노래 해요 Pronounce : Ji Yong : No rae hae yo

Ji Yong : I'm Singing.

지용 : 노피 찌는 뭐 해요 Pronounce : Ji Yong : Novi -ssi nen mwo hae yo ?

Ji Yong  : Ms. Novi what are you doing ?

Answer...

나 :  공부 해요 Pronounce : Na : Gong bu hae yo

Me : I'm study.

You can also ask the person you talking to with further question, for example :

나 : 지용 씨는 어디에 가요?    Pronounce : Na : Ji Yong-ssi nen odi e ka yo ?

Me : Where Mr. Ji Yong going?

Answer...

지용 : 공원 에 가요 Pronounce : Ji Yong : Gong won e ka yo

Ji Yong : Going to the park.

OR 

나 : 지용 씨는 집 에 가요?    Pronounce : Na : Ji Yong-ssi nen jib e ka yo ?

Me : Mr. Ji Yong going home?

 Answer...

1. 지용 : 네, 집에 가요  Pronounce : Ji Yong : Ne, jib e ka yo.

    Ji Yong : Yes, going home.

2. 지용 : 아니요, 백화점 에 가요  Pronounce : Ji Yong : Aniyo, baek hwa jom e ka yo.

    Ji Yong : No, going to department store. 

Notes : We use 에 means go to/at before mention the place name.

Now, you can try to fill the underlined words with your own word. Here's some of vocabulary you can use :

일하다 = Work  Pronounce : Il ha da

자디 = Sleep  Pronounce : Ja da

공부하다 = Study   Pronounce : Gong bu ha da

운동하다 = Exercise   Pronounce : Un dong ha da

전화하다 = Call   Pronounce : Jon hwa ha da

이야기하다 = Talk   Pronounce : I ya gi ha da

먹다 = Eat   Pronounce : Mok da

가다 = Go   Pronounce : Ga da

보다 = See   Pronounce : Bo da

학교 = School  Pronounce : Hak kyo

대학교 = University  Pronounce : Dae hak kyo

고등학교 = High School Pronounce : Go deng hak kyo

중학교 = Middle School Pronounce : Jung hak kyo

초등학교 = Elementary School Pronounce : Cho deng hak kyo

공원 = Park  Pronounce : Gong won

 회사 = Company  Pronounce : Hwe sa

식당 = Restaurant  Pronounce : Sig dang

시장 = Market  Pronounce : Si jang

집 = House  Pronounce : Jib

백화점 = Department Store   Pronounce : Baek hwa jom

영화관 = Cinema/ Theater  Pronounce : Yong hwa gwan

Now I guess you can start a conversation with your Korean friend when you meet them.

Once again, I'm not a native Korean speaker so please correct me if there's misleading information in my post & hope my post useful.

Don't hesitate to contact me on Facebook, Twitter or my email pipi_2711@yahoo.co.id if you need more information about my post. I will be glad to help you.

One more things, please make sure to visit Korea Tourism Organization Official Website & Buzz Korea  to learn more about daily conversation, more interesting fact of hangeul and more information about Korean Culture & Tourism. 감사합니다.....

PS: Wait my next post, I'm thinking about writing 'How to describe the location of your belongings'....emm or maybe something else.. any request ??? ^0^

안녕

My source for this post & picture is : 세종한국어 1 (Korean Cultural Center Indonesia), Korea Tourism Organization Website, Buzz Korea Website, Wikipedia & Google.  

Many thanks to VIP who draw chibi BigBang picture, I'm sorry using the picture without your permission because I didn't knew who you are.



How to Introduce Yourself in Korean - Basic Korean Language 1

안녕하세요, 제이름은 Noviani 예요 (*Hello, My name Noviani).

Today, I will share to you " How to Introduce Yourself in Korean" such as your name, age, nationality, hometown & job. Before that, you still remember my previous post about hangeul ?? If you haven't read, click here . It will help you to be able to reading hangeul if you already memorized the alphabets.

Below is a table of hangeul for your quick reminder :

Now let's move on to the next lesson shall we.

이름  : 저는      노피아니   예요 .  Pronounce : I-reum : Jo-neun Noviani ye yo.

Name : I'm         Noviani         .

나이 : 저는    스물여섯     살 이에요. Pronounce : Na-i : Jo-neun se-mul yo-sot sal i e yo.

Age   : I'm    26 years old       .

나라         : 저는      인도네시아   사람 이에요. Pronounce : Na-ra : Jo-neun Indonesia sa-ram i e yo.

Nationality : I'm          Indonesia        people.

도시 : 저는     자카르타     에 살아요. Pronounce : Do-si : Jo-neun Jakarta e sa-ra-yo.

City   : I'm live in     Jakarta    .

직업 : 저는    회사원      이에요. Pronounce : Jig-ob : Jo-neun hoe-sa-won i e yo.

Job    : I'm an     office worker .

Notes :

You can see that at the end of some sentence I use -이에요/-예요. What is the difference ??

Well, we use  -이에요 if the last syllable of the sentence consist of 받침 'bachim' and we use -예요 if the last syllable of the sentence doesn't consist of 받침 'bachim'. When the consonant is in the final position of syllable it is called a 'bachim' .

The sound of consonant makes can sometimes change whether it is in the initial positon or the bachim. You can read more about bachim from Korea Tourism Organization Official Website in here

For example : 

I use -이에요 when I said my nationality "저는 인도네시아   사람 이에요", in this sentence 사람 'sa-ram' is the last word and consist of bachim 'ᄆ' (m). 

I use -예요 when I said my name "저는      노피아니   예요" , in this sentence 노피아니 'Noviani' is the last word and doesn't consist of bachim and 'ᅵ' (i) is a vowel.

Now, you can try introduce yourself by filling the underline text with your own answer, I will share to you some related vocabulary below :

Age --> you must add 살 'sal' (to refer to your years of age)

열살 = 10 years old   Pronounce : yeol-sal

열한살 = 11 years old  Pronounce : yeol-han-sal

열두살 = 12 years old  Pronounce : yeol-du-sal

열세살 = 13 years old  Pronounce : yeol-se-sal

스물살 = 20 years old   Pronounce : se-mul-sal

스물네살 = 24 years old   Pronounce : se-mul-ne-sal

스물다섯살 = 25 years old   Pronounce : se-mul-da-sot-sal

스물일곱살 = 27 years old   Pronounce : se-mul-il-gob-sal

서른살 = 30 years old   Pronounce : so-ren-sal

서른여덟살 = 38 years old   Pronounce : so-ren-yo-dol-sal

서른아홉살 = 39 years old   Pronounce : so-ren-a-hop-sal

Nationality --> you must add 사람 'sa-ram' behind your country name (means people)

한국 사람 = Korean people Pronounce : Han-guk sa-ram

중국 사람 = Chinese people Pronounce : Jung-guk sa-ram

대만 사람 = Taiwanese people Pronounce : Tae-man sa-ram

일본 사람 = Japanese people Pronounce : Il-bon sa-ram

베트남 사람 = Vietnam people Pronounce : Be-te-nam sa-ram

몽골 사람 = Mongolian people Pronounce : Mong-gol sa-ram

태국 사람 = Thai people Pronounce : Tae-guk sa-ram

영국 사람 = British people Pronounce : Yong-guk sa-ram

Job

대학생 = College students Pronounce : Dae-hak-saeng

학생 = Students Pronounce : Hak-saeng

초등 학생 = Elementary School Students Pronounce : Cho-deng Hak-saeng

중 학생 = Middle School Students Pronounce : Jung Hak-saeng

고등 학생 = High School Students Pronounce : Go-deng Hak-saeng

 의사 = Doctor Pronounce : Ei-sa

선생님 = Teacher Pronounce : Son-saeng-nim

주부 = Housewife Pronounce : Ju-bu

요리사 = Chef  Pronounce : Yo-ri-sa

Can you introduce yourself in Korean now?? It's not difficult right ??

Wait for my next post, I will share more of Korean Vocabulary and 'How do you ask someone what they're doing in Korean'.

I'm not a native Korean speaker so please correct me if there's misleading information in my post & hope my post useful.

Don't hesitate to contact me on Facebook, Twitter or my email pipi_2711@yahoo.co.id if you need more information about my post. I will be glad to help you.

One more things, please make sure to visit Korea Tourism Organization Official Website & Buzz Korea  to learn more about daily conversation, more interesting fact of hangeul and more information about Korean Culture. 감사합니다.....

안녕

My source for this post & picture is : 세종한국어 1 (Korean Cultural Center Indonesia), Korea Tourism Organization Website, Buzz Korea Website, Wikipedia & Google.  

Let's Get Acquainted with Hangeul - Basic Korean Language 1

안녕하세요, been a while since my last update. I'm busy with my works & Korean Class. (but I'm enjoyed my time)  ^0<

Today I want to introduce you with hangeul (한글), I can guarantee that most people who love K-POP or K-drama will also love hangeul and want to know more about this alphabet.

Before that, let's read a history about hangeul a little bit.

Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) was created by King Sejong. You already know King Sejong ??? 

You can see his picture on 10,000 won bill & there's also a big statue of him that you must visit when you have a chance to visit Korea.

King Sejong created hangeul because he found great injustice in the fact that it was mostly Joseon elites who could read and write Hanja (Chinese Characters) that were used that time. This ability to commnunicate using the written word meant huge power for the upper classes, so when King Sejong decided to create a phonetic alphabet for the masses, he knew he would meet lots of resistence. For this reason, King sejong created alphabet in secret with help from just a few people. And now hangeul used by all Koreans today. Hangeul had 10 vowels and 14 consonants.

Previously I read that the oriental philosophy including concepts like Yin and Yang, Ohaeng (The Five Elements) and Cheonjiin (Heaven, Earth & Man) went into the making of Hangeul. I liked philosophical elements things, because of that I became more interested with hangeul.

For Yin & Yang concepts, it said that every vowel must be accompanied with a consonant to make a syllable in Korean. No one letter can stand alone.

Another interesting point related to Yin and Yang, it was thought that vowels have either  positive or negative values.  The vowels that point up or to the right were seen as bright and positive (ㅏ,ㅗ), and the ones that point down or to the left were seen as dark and negative (ㅓ,ㅜ).  For example words : 밝다’(bright) and ‘어둡다’(dark). You can see that bright using 'ㅏ' and dark using'ㅓ', 'ㅜ'

For Cheonjiin, it said that world consisted of 3 things Heaven, the earth and man. This 3 things is symbolized with : Heaven = ".", the earth = "ㅡ" and man = "ㅣ".

You can see these symbols on vowels in Hangeul.



Cheonjiin Concept : Heaven, Earth & Man

Now, let's see 10 vowels of Hangeul below :

Vowel	Name       Sound
ㅏ	a (아)         a
ㅑ	ya (야)       ya
ㅓ	eo (어)       eo
ㅕ	yeo (여)     yeo
ㅗ	o (오)        o
ㅛ	yo (요)      yo
ㅜ	u (우)       u
ㅠ	yu (유)     yu
ㅡ	eu (으)     eu
ㅣ	i (이)        i

The names of the vowel letters are simply the vowel itself, written with the null initial ㅇ ieung (because vowel must accompanied by consonant to make a balanced syllable). For example word : '우유' (milk), in here ㅇ ieung become silent so you pronounce 'uyu' .

But when there's consonant letter before vowel you don't need to add ㅇ ieung, for example word : '사랑' (love), in here you write'ㅏ'in '사' without ㅇ ieung  and ㅇ ieung at the end of syllable '랑' become -ng so you pronounce 'sarang' .

And for 14 consonants of Hangeul below :

Consonant	Name                    Sound
ㄱ	giyeok (기역)                G
ㄴ	nieun/niŭn (니은)          N
ㄷ	digeut (디귿)                 D
ㄹ	rieul/riŭl (리을)             R/L
ㅁ	mieum/miŭm (미음)      M
ㅂ	bieup/piŭp (비읍)          B
ㅅ	siot (시옷)                     S
ㅇ	ieung/iŭng (이응)          -NG at the ending of syllable
ㅈ	jieut/chiŭt (지읒)           J
ㅊ	chieut/ch'iŭt (치읓)       CH
ㅋ	kieuk/k'iŭk (키읔)         K
ㅌ	tieut/t'iŭt (티읕)            T
ㅍ	pieup/p'iŭp (피읖)         P
ㅎ	hieut/hiŭt (히읗)           H

The consonants have two-syllable names, with the consonant coming both at the beginning and end of the name.

Besides basic vowel above, there's also Dipthongs (Combined Vowels) as below :

		Letter	Name       Sound
		ㅐ	ae (애)         ae
		ㅒ	yae (얘)       yae
		ㅔ	e (에)          e
		ㅖ	ye (예)        ye
		ㅚ	oe (외)       oe
		ㅙ	wae (왜)    wae
		ㅘ	wa (와)      wa
		ㅟ	wi (위)       wi
		ㅝ	wo (워)      wo
		ㅢ	ui (의)        ui
		ㅞ	we (웨)      we

There's also Double Consonant, the sound of double consonant is similiar to the original consonant, but more tensed and stronger. You will need practice to be able recognize the difference, right now i'm still practicing too ^0^  ᄏᄏᄏᄏ

Letter	Name
ㄲ	ssanggiyeok (쌍기역)
ㄸ	ssangdigeut (쌍디귿)
ㅃ	ssangbieup (쌍비읍)
ㅆ	ssangsiot (쌍시옷)
ㅉ	ssangjieut (쌍지읒)

  

One important thing when you learn hangeul is, how to write in a right way. A simple thing to remember the right way is stroke from left to right and top to bottom which one come first. Below is some example :

Are you familiar with 한글 now and want to know more?? Wait for my next post, I will share some Korean Vocabulary and how to introduce yourself in Korean.

I'm not a native Korean speaker so please correct me if there's misleading information in my post & hope my post useful.

One more things, please make sure to visit Korea Tourism Organization Official Website to learn more about Hangeul , more interesting philosophy and how to pronounce it in right way. 감사합니다.....

My source for this post & picture is : 세종한국어 1 (Korean Cultural Center Indonesia), Korea Tourism Organization Website, Wikipedia & Google.  

[buzz Korea] Explore Seoul, Chuncheon and Jeju with Tokki & Friends

안녕하세요, I want to share a story about my plan to go to Korea again, hmm this year ?? or maybe next year?? (Keep Praying) 

 Actually the post content is based from my other blog that I made for Asia On Air Program. But I edited the content a little, hope you enjoy. And Let's explore Korea with me (Tokki) & my friends........

1.Explore SEOUL, the capital city of Korean. 

First, I want to experience the traditional cultural feeling by visiting Joseon Dynasty palaces & other Historic sites. From all the palaces, I want to go to Gyeongbokgung palace because National Folk Museum of Korea is located inside that palace. In this museum, I can learn the cultural & daily lives of ordinary Korean people. Next place is to go to King SeJong Statue and try to seat on royal chair replica at The Story of King Sejong Exhibition Hall. Then I will go to take a picture at  Yi Sun Shin Admiral, play at water fountain & watch music/ live performance that usually held at Seoul Plaza. Last, I want to visit Bukchon Hanok Village to learn about Korean Traditional House. 

Second, I want to go shopping at several market in Seoul. I want to go to Insa-dong that famous with art gallery & buy a mother of pearl box (najeonchilgi) for souvenir. I want to try speciality snack of this place called kkultarae. I will also go to Namdaemun Market that sells almost everything with affordable prices, Myeongdong Market to shop at Migliore/Lotte Dept store & try "media wall" a box that can take a picture and send it to our email for free, Dongdaemun Market that famous for clothes & accessories product & buy a good quality Hanbok at Gwangjang Market. 

Oops, there's still so many places that I haven't visit so I decided to take a second day trip in Seoul. 

Today, I want to go to 63 City Building & see 63 Wax Museum. There's also a Seaworld, Theatre & other entertainment in this Building. Then I will go to Teddy Bear Museum & Love of Lock at N Seoul Tower to take a picture with cute Teddy Bear & lock my name with my soulmate. A luxury fashion streets at Apgujeong, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam is a must visited place too, I want to drink a coffee or eat cakes at Cube Studio. Many major entertainment company located in this area such as JYP Ent, SM Ent & Cube Ent. I hope I could meet with 2PM, 2AM, Miss A, Wonder Girls, B2ST, 4minute, Girls Generation, Super Junior & f(x) >_< 

After that I want to learn making kimchi at Pulmuone Kimchi Museum & see Aquarium in COEX Mall.

Last, I want to go to Trickeye Museum & Hello Kitty Cafe at Hongdae. Wait, Hongdae Free Market is a must visit too but I heard that the market only open on Saturday 13.00 until 18.00 (from March to November). Last I will end the night with eating street snacks and drink soju at Pojangmacha.

2. Enjoy the scenery at CHUNCHEON

At Chuncheon there's an island called Namiseom, this Island is famous for their beautiful tree line roads and many K-drama took a scene at this island like Winter Sonata. I also want to try go down using a wire cable from an 80 meter-high tower in Namiseom Zip Wire.

 After that I want to go to Chuncheon Myeongdong to eat Makguksu (noodles with hot sauce and vegetables) & visit Cheongpyeongsa Temple.

 3. Alluring JEJU ISLAND

Jeju Island is sometimes referred to as “Samdado Island” (삼다도, meaning the “three many”) because of its abundance of rocks, women, and wind. 

There's so much thing to do in this island. We can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak, hiking at Hallasan National Park, play water sport or go to many museum & theme park located in this island. For me, I will go hiking at Hallasan National Park, visit Bukchon Dolhareubang Park, Yongduam Dragon Headrock, Chocolate Museum & try paragliding to see Jeju Island from above.

I want to visit Soingook Themed Park too, this park had various miniature models of famous architecture from all over the world. Last, I want to buy Hallabong a local fruit in Jeju (a hybrid citrus fruit).

Okay, that's all my planning? Are you enjoyed it reading my plan??? Have any advice of other place that I must visit ?

Please write your comment and let's share our love story about Korea. 

And I also have other post related to 2012 Buzz Korea Awards, if you want to read it I'll give you the link here

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