Our special guest Taewoong and Jonson take a deep dive into the topic of… WORK. We first cover three Korean words that mean “work” and how they are different from one another. Then we also talk about the pros and cons of having only one job vs. multiple. Lastly, we discuss the meaning of work, essentially the reasons why we work.

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076 Why do we work?

076 Why do we work? (English)

With our special guest Taewoong, we take a deep dive into the world of YouTube. Why do we watch it? And why do we upload videos to it? And lastly, why Google offers it for free? And how is it related to car-sickness?

077 What is YouTube doing to us? (English)

077 What is YouTube doing to us?

Is there someone you really, really don’t like? And you don’t mind offending them in their face? Then this expression will do the job. Oh by the way, Eunice is back! She felt like her “rice bowl” was threatened so she agreed to come back to the show.

078 I hope you get screwed (English)

078 I hope you get screwed

You have a romantic feeling toward someone and want to know if he or she is also into you. Or you are a baseball pitcher and want to know what kind of pitch the batter is waiting for. Then what you have to do is to “taste them” first. Let’s learn how to say it in Korean. And let’s also learn what to bring when you visit your Korean friend’s place for the first time.

079 How does he taste? (English)

You have a romantic feeling toward someone and want to know if he or she is also into you. Or you are a baseball pitcher and want to know what kind of pitch the batter is waiting for. Then what you have to do is to “taste them” first. Let’s learn how to say it in Korean. And let’s also learn what to bring when you visit your Korean friend’s place for the first time.
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Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 간보다; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 집들이; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 습관


079 How does he taste?

What is a typical Korean wedding really about? Is it about showing respect to the elders? Or making the bride and groom do something uncomfortable in public? Or chasing away evil spirits? Well, we’re going to lay it all out in this episode. Oh, and we are also going to cover this Korean expression you can use when you almost have a “heart attack”. 

080 Korean Weddings (English)

What is a typical Korean wedding really about? Is it about showing respect to the elders? Or making the bride and groom do something uncomfortable in public? Or chasing away evil spirits? Well, we’re going to lay it all out in this episode. Oh, and we are also going to cover this Korean expression you can use when you almost have a “heart attack”. 

Summary of the Episode: Section 1 (오늘의 한국말) = 심쿵; Section 2 (재미있는 한국 이야기) = 한국의 결혼식; Section 3 (깊은 얘기) = 습관


080 Korean Weddings

A bilingual podcast to make your language learning an inspired journey 여러분의 언어습득 과정에 힘을 드리고자 만드는 이중언어 팟캐스트입니다. Many of the episodes come with the transcript and translations. 많은 방송편들은 받아적고 해설한 자료가 제공됩니다.

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