이쪽으로 앉으십시오.
[Ijjogeuro anjeusipsiyo.]
This way, please. 메뉴 여기 있습니다.
[Menyu yeogi isseumnida.]
Here is your menu.
Bill :
뭐가 맛있죠?
[Mwoga masitjjyo?]
What do you recommend?
Waiter :
불고기와 갈비가 맛있습니다. 외국 분들은 비빔밥도 좋아하세요.
[Bulgogiwa galbiga masisseumnida. Oeguk bundeureun bibimbaptto joahaseyo.]
I would like to recommend bulgogi and galbi. Foreigners enjoy bibimbap, also.
너무 맵지 않게 해 주세요. (짜지 않게 해 주세요.)
[Neomu maepjji anke hae juseyo. (jjaji anke hae juseyo.)]
Could you make it less spicy? Could you make it less salty?
그리고 포크 좀 주세요.
[Geurigo pokeu jom juseyo.]
Oh, and could you bring us some forks?
Waiter :
알겠습니다.
[Algyesseumnida.]
Yes, we’ll do that for you.
후식은 무엇으로 하시겠습니까? 커피와 녹차가 있습니다.
[Husikeun mueoseuro hasigyesseumnikka? Keopiwa nokchaga isseumnida.]
And what would you like for dessert ? We have coffee and green tea.
Bill :
녹차로 주세요.
[Nokcharo juseyo.]
Green tea, please.
<Taking Tour>
Bill :
한국의 유명한 관광지는 어디 어디예요?
[Hanguk-ui yumyeong-han gwan-gwangji-neun eodi eodiyeyo?]
What are some of the famous tourist attractions?
Information :
제주도, 설악산, 경주, 한려수도, 용인 민속촌이 유명해요.
[Jejudo, Seoraksan, Gyeongju, Hallyeosudo, Yongin Minsokchoni yumyeong-haeyo.]
Jeju Island, Seorak Mountain, Gyeongju, Hallyeo Waterway, and Yong-in Folk Village are the most famous sites.
Bill :
제주도는 어떻게 가요?
[Jejudoneun oetteoke gayo?]
How do you get to Jeju Island?
Information :
서울에서 비행기로 한 시간 걸려요.
[Seoureseo bihaenggiro han sigan geollyeoyo.]
By airplane. It takes about an hour from Seoul.
Bill :
경주는 어떤 곳이에요?
[Gyeongjuneun eotteon gosieyo?]
What is Gyeongju like
Information :
신라의 수도인데 볼 만한 것이 많아요.
[Silla-ui sudo-inde bol manan geosi manayo.]
Gyeongju was the capital city of Silla. There are many things worth seeing.
특히, 석굴암과 불국사는 유네스코가 지정한 세계문화유산이에요.
[Teukhi, Seokguramgwa Bulguksaneun Yunesko-ga jijeong-han segyemunhwayusan-ieyo. ]
UNESCO has even named Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple as world cultural assets.
Bill :
교통편은 어떤 것이 있어요?
[Gyotongpyeoneun eotteon geosi isseoyo?]
What is the most convenient form of transportation to Gyeongju?
Information :
기차나 고속버스, 렌터카를 이용할 수 있어요.
[Gichana gosokbeosseu, renteoka-reul iyong-halssu isseoyo.]
You can take the train, the express bus, or rent a car.
<Shopping>
Salesclerk :
어서 오세요. 무얼 도와 드릴까요?
[Eseo oseyo. Mueol dowa deurilkkayo?]
Hi there. May I help you with anything?
Bill :
이 셔츠는 얼마죠?
[I syeocheuneun eolmajyo?]
How much is this shirt?
Salesclerk :
만 원이에요. 사이즈가 어떻게 되시죠?
[Manwonieyo. Ssaizeuga eotteoke doesijyo?]
It costs 10,000 won. What size do you wear?
Bill :
제일 큰 사이즈로 주세요.
[Jeil keun ssaizeuro juseyo.]
Could I have the largest size you have?
Salesclerk :
네. 여기 있습니다.
[Ne. Yeogi isseumnida.]
Here you go.
Bill :
입어봐도 되나요?
[Ibeobwado doenayo?]
May I try it on?
Salesclerk :
네. 저쪽에 탈의실이 있어요.
[Ne. Jeojjoge taruisiri isseoyo.]
Sure. The changing room is over there.
Bill :
다른 색깔은 없습니까?
[Dareun saekkareun eopseumnikka?]
Do you have this in other colors?
Salesclerk :
파란색과 자주색이 있어요.
[Paransaekkwa jajusaegi isseoyo.]
They also come in blue and burgundy.
Bill :
파란색으로 주세요.
[Paransaegeuro juseyo.]
I’ll try on the blue one.
You can learn more Korean Languages for travelling from here:
Hallyu is Korea's recent surge in the entertainment industry has sparked tremendous interest from abroad, particularly South East Asia. Beginning with Korea TV dramas such as "Winter Sonata", the success soon spread to the field of movies and popular music. Tourists now have the opportunity to learn more about up to date entertainment news and popular sites frequented by movie casts and crews taking place throughout Korea.
Drama
Winter Sonata (2002)
Winter Sonata was the beginning of Hallyu.
It spreaded to the world very fast,
and it was loved a lot from Japan.
The actor Bae, YongJun and the actress Choi, JiWoo became very famous
through this drama.
Synopsis:
Joon-sang moves to a new high school in search for his biological father.
Yu-jin and Sang-hyuk are close childhood friends, although Sang-hyuk wants to be more than a friend, Yu-jin sees him as a brother.
On a trip together with other high school mates, Oh Chelin , Jin-suk and Yong-kuk , Yu-jin is saved after an accident by Joon-sang.
They become close and she opens up his cold heart.
However, circumstances and fate dictate that their love will never be.
He abruptly disappears from their lives.
Ten years later, the old High School buddies gather to celebrate
Yu-jin and Sang-hyuk’s soon-to-be wedding.
Yu-jin, who was deeply in love with Joon-sang, still has a fire in her heart for him.
But at the party, Oh Chelin’s new boyfriend arrives, who appears the same as Joon-sang.
You are beautiful (2009)
You are beautiful was famous among teenagers.
It is very sweet romance story.
Jang, GeunSuk, the main actor of 'You are beautiful' is a very famous actor in Asia.
He has good appearance and nice voice,
and it attracts a lot of girls.
Synopsis:
Tae Kyung and On Yu are in search of a new member for their idol group, A.N.JELL.
However, Mi Nam suffers an injury at the last moment.
So Mi Nyu, his twin sister, is asked to step in for her brother.
The rest of the drama follows the behind-the-scenes life of an idol group.
Secret Garden (2011)
Secret Garden was very famous not only in Korea but also in overseas.
It is very deep and serious love story between two main characters.
Hyun Bin is a very famous actor in Korea with his
unique soft image and voice.
The OST of this drama 'The Man' also became popular and
re-made by many the other singers in overseas.
Synopsis:
The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won (Hyun Bin),
an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection,
and Gil Ra Im (Ha Ji Won), a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty and body are the object of envy amongst top actresses.
Their accidental meeting, when Joo Won mistakes Ra Im for actress Park Chae Rin,
marks the beginning of a tense, bickering relationship,
through which Joo Won tries to hide a growing attraction to Ra Im
that both confuses and disturbs him.
To complicate matters further, a strange sequence of events results in them swapping bodies.
Rooftop Princess (2012)
Rooftop Princess is a fantasy romantic comedy.
It is about a Joseon crown price who after his wife dies mysteriously,
time travles to the future where he encounters familiar faces,
modern-day devies, and corporate intrigue.
Park, YouChun, one of the actor of this drama, is also a member of 'Dong-bang-shin-gi'
which is a famous singer group.
Synopsis:
Joseon era (300 years ago)
Lee Gak is the Crown Prince. When he is ready to marry, Lee Gak wants to marry a beautiful woman. Bu Yong and Hwa Yong are sisters. Hwa Yong, the older sister wants to marry Crown Prince Lee Gak, but her father makes it clear that younger sister Bu Yong will marry the Crown Prince. Hwa Yong is so upset, she uses an an iron to burn Bu Yong’s face, pretending it was an accident. Now, Bu Yong carries a big scar on her face. Eventually, older sister Hwa Yong marries Crown Prince Lee Gak. Time passes and are now adults. Younger sister Bu Yong is now a smart woman, good with needlework. Older sister Hwa Yong is uneasy that her husband, Crown Prince Lee Gak, and Bu Young get along well. One day, Crown Prince Lee Gak wakes up in the early morning. He finds that Hwa Yong is not next to him. He feels something strange about the situation and calls for an eunuch. At this time, an eunuch comes running to the Crown Prince and informs him that Hwa Yong is found dead in a pond. Lee Gak suspects that his wife’s death is not by accident. He puts together a team to investigate his wife’s death. When the team awaits to interview a witness, a group of assassins appears and chases them. Crown Prince Lee Gak and his men are chased to the edge of a cliff. The group jumps off the cliff. The Prince from the Joseon era travels to the future with his entourage Song Man Bo, Woo Yong Sul and Do Chi San.
Seoul 2012
When Park Ha was young, her father remarried and Park Ha gained older step-sister Se Na. When their parents left for work, older step-sister Se Na despised having to take care of her younger sister. One day, while younger sister Park Ha sleeps inside a truck, the truck suddenly departs. Even though Se Na sees the truck leaving, she turns around and pretends that it isn’t happening. Time passes, younger sister Park Ha is now living in America. While, Park Ha sells fruits as a sidewalk vendor, Yong Tae Yong sees her and feels a connection with Park Ha. Yong Tae Moo appears in front of Yong Tae Young. They are cousins. The following day, the two men boards a yacht. While the boat is sailing, they have a small fight and Yong Tae Yong falls into the water. His cousin doesn’t attempt to save Yong Tae Yong and actually attempts to hide evidence that he was there. He then jumps into the water and swims away. At this time, younger sister Park Ha receives a phone call that her family has been located in South Korea. Park Ha travels to South Korea and learns that her father has just passed away. At her father’s funeral, Park Ha meets her step-mother and older step-sister Se Na. Park Ha has no memory of how she was separated from her family. Park Ha settles down in Seoul. One night, when she comes back to her rooftop room, she discovers four men, in Korean traditional clothing, sitting in her room…..
Music
Korean music is well known as 'K-pop.'
K-pop is a musical genre originating in South Korea
that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements.
First gaining popularity in East Asia back in the late 1990s,
K-pop entered the Japanese music market towards the turn of the 21st century.
In the late 2000s, it grew from a musical genre into a subculture among teenagers
and young adults of East and Southeast Asia.
Currently, the spread of K-pop to other regions of the world, via the Korean wave,
BIGBANG
BigBang is a South Korean male group under the management of YG Entertainment.
Formed in 2006, the group consists of G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri.
Songs: Haru Haru, Fantastic baby, Yout wedding.
2NE1
2NE1 is a four-member South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2009.
The band consists of CL, Minzy, Dara, and Bom.
The name 2NE1 combines the phrases "21st century" and "new evolution
Albums: To Anyone, I Don`t Care [mini Album], Uprooted, GO AWAY, Lonely, I Love You, COLLECTION, SCREAM
Girl's Generation
Girls' Generation is a South Korean girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007.
The nine member group consists of Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny,
Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun.
Songs: The Boys, Oh!, I Got A Boy.
2PM
2PM is a South Korean boy band managed by JYP Entertainment.
The current members are Jun. K, Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. Former leader, Jay Park, officially left the group in early 2010.
Songs: Hands Up, Legend of 2PM, Republic of 2PM
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band.
Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of S.M. Entertainment,
the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak.
Songs: Mr. Simple, Bonamana, Sorry, Sorry, Sexy, Free & Single
PSY
Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name Psy, stylized PSY,
is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer,
record producer and television personality.
Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage performances,
and internationally for his hit single "Gangnam Style."
He now became an world star.
Songs: Gang Nam Style, Gentleman, Right Now, Lady.
This is a promoting video for South Korea by Psy.
Sports
Kim, Yuna
Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior
or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games.
She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships,
the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final.
She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea
"Queen on Ice," Yuna Kim is the national figure skating icon in Korea.
"Samsung Anycall-Hauzen 2010 All That Skate Summer,"
the latest ice show in South Korea, was successfully held in Seoul
with world famous figure skating stars
including "Queen" Kim Yuna. Also, in October 2010,
Kim successfully hosted an ice show in Los Angeles, California.
Park, Tae Hwan
Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean swimmer.
Tae-Hwan is the first Korean to win a medal in swimming,
as well as the first Asian swimmer to win a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle.
He is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul.
He won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a silver in the 200 meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Son, Yeon Jae
Son Yeon-jae is a South Korean rhythmic gymnast.
A member of the South Korean national gymnastics team, based in Taereung, Seoul.,
she is the 2010 Asian Games bronze medalist, and is managed by the IB Sports agency.
Son currently trains in Russia.
She is a new rasing sport star in South Korea.
People usually put egg, fish cake, cucumber, carrot, yellow pickled radish and ham.
However, up to your taste, you can put tuna or beef instead of ham.
It would be more tasty if you add some sesame oil and salt into the rice.
It is kind of fast food in Korea.
Most of mothers prepare it for children's school trip.
Here is the recipe:
1. When rice is almost cooled, mix with sesame oil and salt.
2. Stir fry carrots briefly with a dash of salt.
3. Stir fry cucumber with a dash of salt.
4. Whisk eggs until evenly yellow and fry into flat omelet.
5. Cut cooked egg into long strips.
6. Cook bulgogi according to recipe directions.
7. Using a bamboo sushi roller or a piece of tin foil, lay the dried seaweed shiny side down.
8. Spread about ½ cup of rice onto 2/3 of the seaweed, leaving the top 1/3 bare (if you moisten your fingers or a spoon to pat down the rice, you'll get less of a sticky mess).
9. Lay the first ingredient down around 1/3 of the way up from the bottom of the seaweed.
10. Lay the other fillings down on top.
11. Roll from the bottom (as if you're rolling a sleeping bag),
pressing down to make the fillings stay in.
12. As you continue to roll, pull the whole thing down towards the end of the bamboo mat.
13. Spread a tiny dab of water along the top seam to hold the roll together.
14. Set aside and continue with other seaweed sheets.
15. Cut each roll into 7-8 pieces.
Tteok-bo-ki
Tteok-bo-ki was a food which Korean kings enjoyed to eat long time ago.
'Tteok' is Korean rice cake.
Tteok for Tteok-bo-ki is named 'Ga-lae-tteok'
It has been changed to modern style in these days.
It used to be cooked with soy sauce when king ate it,
but nowadays it is cooked with spicy chilli paste.
It is the most famouse food as street food in Korea.
You can easily find it in the street.
Here is the recipe:
1. Slice ½ cup worth of an onion into quarter inch pieces. Cut ½ cup worth of a carrot diagonally. Cut 1 green onion into ½-inch pieces. Cut ⅔ cup worth of cabbage into quarter inch pieces.
2. To make the broth, boil 2½ cups of water, 6 pieces of kelp, 2 pieces of fish cake, and 1 dried anchovy pack together for about 10 minutes. The dried anchovy pack is optional.
3. Remove the kelp, fish cakes, and anchovy pack from the broth. Keep the fish cakes for later and discard the kelp and anchovy pack.
4. Cut the cooked fish cakes and the sticky rice cakes into 2 inch pieces.
5. In the broth, add 3 Tbsp of red pepper paste, 1 Tbsp of red pepper powder, 2 Tbsp of corn syrup, ½ Tbsp of sugar, 1 Tbsp of soy sauce, and ½ Tbsp of minced garlic. Depending on your taste, you can make your tteokbokki sweeter or spicier by changing the amount of sugar or red pepper paste. If you can’t eat too spicy food, skip the red pepper powder. You can use sugar instead of corn syrup. Cook it for 5 minutes on medium-high.
6. Add the rice cakes, carrot, onion, and cabbage into the broth.
7. Cook it for about 5 minutes until the rice cakes become soft on medium-high.
8. Add the fish cakes and cook for 1 more minute.
9. Add the green onion, cook for another minute, and then turn off the heat.
10. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of TteokBokKi to serve.
Bul-gogi
Bul-gogi is a marinated meat dish made with thin slices of beef, usually rib eye.
It is good to introduce and surve to the foreingers because
most of foreigners like it wherever they come from.
It is nicely salty and sweet at the same time.
It would be nicer if you add lots of vegetables such as mushroom.
Here is the recipe:
1. Use your hands to squeeze the juice from the apple over the sliced beef and set aside. Using an extremely fine grater, turn the onion and pear into pulp (alternatively, you can just blend till liquid but this makes the marinade a bit watery), then mix together with the soy sauce and crushed garlic, then taste for sweetness. If it’s not quite sweet enough for your tastes, add all the sugar, but if it’s close, just add 1-2 tbsp of sugar, mix and taste again.
2. Add the sliced meat to the bowl, then pour the marinade over the top, then add the sesame seed oil, sliced spring onion and cracked pepper and massage all the marinade into the meat for about 1-2 minutes, making sure none of the slices of beef are stuck together and that the marinade has been distributed evenly throughout.
3. Pour into an airtight container and store in the fridge for at least a few hours, ideally overnight, and cook over a griddle or in an unoiled non-stick frying pan – the reason for that is that the pan juices are extremely tasty.
Bibimbab
Bibimbab is one of the most well-known Korean food to foreigners.
Its name is come from how we eat this food.
'Bibim' means mix,
and 'bab' is rice.
Therefore, it means 'mixed rice.'
It is up to people's taste to choose the ingredants to put.
But usually, people put grinded beef, fried egg, cooked radish, kimchi,
carrot and some green vegetables.
The most important thing to put is Korean chilli paste.
It is surved with 'Dol-sot' which is a bowl that keeps the heat of the food longer.
Here is the recipe:
1. Cook rice. You can use a rice cooker or a stainless pot.
2. Next, you need to prepare a large platter to put all your ingredients on. Rinse your bean sprouts 3 times and put them in a pot with a cup of water. Add 1 ts of salt and cook for 20 minutes. Drain water and mix it with 1 clove of minced garlic, sesame oil and a pinch of salt.
Put it on the platter.
3. Put your spinach in a pot of boiling water and stir it for a minute. Then rinse it in cold water a few times and squeeze it lightly. Mix it with a pinch of salt, 1 ts of soy sauce, 1 clove of minced garlic and sesame oil. Put it on the platter
4. Cut 2 small size zucchinis into thin strips, sprinkle them with a pinch of salt, and then mix them together. A few minutes later, sauté them in a pan over high heat. When it’s cooked, it will look a little translucent. Put it on the platter.
5. You can buy soaked and cooked “kosari” at a Korean grocery store. Prepare about 2 or 3 cups of kosari for this 4 servings of bibimbap. Cut it into pieces 5-7 cm long and sauté in a heated pan with 1 ts of vegetable oil. Stir and add 1 tbs of soy sauce, 1/2 tbs of sugar, and cook them for 1-2 minutes. Add sesame oil. Put it on the platter.
6. Slice shitake mushrooms thinly and sauté with 1 ts of vegetable oil. Add 2 ts of soy sauce and 1 or 2 ts of sugar and stir it for 2 minutes. Add some sesame oil, and put it on the platter.
7. On a heated pan, put some oil and 200 grams of ground beef and stir it. Add 4 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tbs of soy sauce, 1/2 tbs of sugar, a little grounded black pepper, and sesame oil.
Put it on the platter.
8. Cut a carrot into strips, sauté it for 30 seconds and put it on the platter.
9. prepare eggs with sunny side up.
10. Put your rice In a big bowl, and attractively display all your vegetables and meat t. Place the sunny side up egg on the center.
11. Serve it with sesame oil and hot pepper paste.
Jeju Island is one of the most popular places in Korea.
It is at the end of South of Korean peninsula.
Some places of Jeju Island are selected as World Cultural Heritages.
There are beautiful sea and natures which are
preserved well.
Halla Mountain is the highest mountain in South Korea.
It is made by the explosion of volcano long time ago,
and because of the explosion,
there is a huge lake at the top of the mountain.
It is very beautiful to see.
I strongly recommend to visit here.
Sung-san-il-chul-bong, and Chun-ji-yeon water fall are also famouse in Jeju Island.
The walking street to the Chun-ji-yeon water fall is
very beautiful with lots of greenaries
and bright sunshine.
The most famous food in Jeju Island is pork.
Black pig is the traditional animal of Jeju Island,
and long time ago, they lived under the toilet and ate human's excretions.
It might sounds dirty,
but the tast is very good.
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