MKM134- EJAE Part 2

MKM136- How to Celebrate Lunar New Year 2026

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 호 title

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

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

MKM133- EJAE Part 1: Rejected Voice

FIGHTING! 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhpMCIhoNBY] intro 1:09 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhpMCIhoNBY&t=69s] award ceremony 4:55 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhpMCIhoNBY&t=295s] rejected 8:18 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhpMCIhoNBY&t=498s] EJAE English 9:47 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhpMCIhoNBY&t=587s] outro

MKM132- Korean New Year's Day 101

Korean 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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXIgRam_Vw] Happy Near Year! 1:42 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXIgRam_Vw&t=102s] Lunar v Solar Calendar 3:07 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXIgRam_Vw&t=187s] How Many Ways to Say New Year’s Day? 7:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXIgRam_Vw&t=440s] Korean Age 10:17 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXIgRam_Vw&t=617s] Age by 떡국 11:44 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXIgRam_Vw&t=704s] outro