What are the differences in usage and meaning between 천천하다 and 느리다 meaning 'slow'?

I was in the supermarket just now and the till was responding very slowly (i.e. there was a long wait for the prices to come up after the item was scanned). I remarked, "천천하지", but that felt wrong... more

05/01/19

Korean unit words for text chunks?

What are Korean unit words for counting various sizes of text chunks? For example, `section`, `paragraph`, and etc. are the English ones.

two subjects in 당신은 이름이 뭐예요?

I have just studied Korean for a short time. I am having problem with the sentence below. 당신은 이름이 뭐예요? = What is your name? My friend told me that there are two subjects in that sentence (당신 marked... more

Basic steps to take when learning Korean?

Can anyone list basic steps needed to start efficiently learning Korean **independently**? I do live in a *hole* geographically, and I highly doubt that I could find a Korean person in a 100 miles... more

03/19/19

진실 vs 진리: What is "the truth"?

Can someone help me reconcile the difference between 진리 and 진실? I'm looking for a good translation of *the truth*. Not *truth*, but *the truth* (i.e. the absolute concept). Consider the following... more

How to say "Do you know me"?

Hello everyone I new here in the language korean I would like know if this way is correct say "Do you know me " in korean I alway say this way "**no na ara**" `너, 나 알아?` someone that speak korean... more

What are the differences between 힘들다 and 어렵다?

Both seems to mean 'to be difficult' or 'to be hard'. Is there a difference between them, in meaning or in usage (spoken/written, formal/informal)?

03/18/19

What's the difference between 마지막으로 and 드디어?

As the title says, what's the difference between 드디어 and 마지막으로? They're both "finally" but are they any different?

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