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Habits. When talking about the things you do everyday, would you use 버릇 or 습관? Since they both mean "habit" can't you just say...

Am I the only one that confuses these two? I shouldn't seeing as how they don't mean the same thing. Take a look: 의미 (意味) meaning...

Slow your roll. What's the real difference between 천천히 and 느리게? Don't they both mean "slow"? Pull up a chair because I...

Everyday. There are entirely way too many different ways to express this simple little thing. Although not universally agreeable, below is w...

Can you hear me now? While skyping recently I ran across a simple misunderstanding. If you're checking if someone can hear you or not,...

Got an easy one today. Always like it when the difference is either microscopic or exact mirrors like in 요새 vs 요즘 . Let's see what we ha...

order up. If you met a friend at a restaurant and wanted to ask if he or she already ordered food yet, what verb would you use? "시켰어?...

To choose something. As it turns out, two different verbs exist in Korean. The question is which one do you choose when you want to choose? ...

A mistake. This is a tricky one. As most 하다 verbs go, the root is actually a noun. For example, 세탁하다 is a verb (to wash), but the noun for...

어차피 (於此彼) anyway, anyhow, in any case, after all 아무튼 in any case, anyway, anyhow, at any rate 어쨌든 anyway, anyhow, at any rate, in any...

A location slash place. Both refer to this but 장소 is generally more conversational while 위치 refers to a more specific location. Then again, ...

The only reason why I bring this up is that in English we use the same word "bag" for a purse, satchel, and indeed a plastic bag u...

I'm not that great at distinguishing 어 and 오 when I speak and to a lesser extent 이 and 으. I'm also not that great at properly pronou...

What's so funny? The difference between these two little jokers is no laughing matter. 농담 (弄談) kidding, joking (through speech) 장난 ...

If you're just dropping by a friend's house because you were already in the neighborhood, what would you say if you were to say it i...

A friendly commenter asked and so he shall receive: 처음 vs. 먼저. However, I want to add a bit of extra curiosity to the mix. Enter: 일단. 먼저 ...

If you're OO and you know it clap your hands. So what is being happy in Korean? 행복하다, right? What about 기쁘다? Couldn't you also say 즐...

There's nothing more embarrassing than having to ask where the bathroom is in broken Korean. If I had to pinpoint a particular moment wh...

A piece of cake. 씩 is a piece of something. like saying "a piece" "per" or "만큼" and is used with money a lot. ...

When expressing a duration of time, what does one use? I seem to see 쯤, 약, 정도, 동안 and the like pretty regularly but not exactly sure on how ...