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.
Lunar 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
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5 Feb 2026
MKM135- Valentine's Day in Korea (is Reversed?)
Ep135 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
3 Feb 2026
MKM134- EJAE Part 2
After 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
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