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• Read more about Haedong Seongchuisa Temple – 해동성취사 (Gijang-gun, Busan)
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My son wanted to try being in a video all by himself, so we asked if he’d want to try reading a Korean folktale from my book “Korean Reading Made Simple 2.” This is a book full of Korean folktales, and we picked the story 도깨비 방망이 because we liked it. He added some illustrations of his own to the video. Should we make another video like this again?

• Read more about Korean Folk Tales with Jeremy | 도깨비 방망이
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• Read more about Hyewonjeongsa Temple – 혜원정사 (Yeonje-gu, Busan)
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Last Sunday I did a live class about the form ~커녕, which appears as 은커녕 and 는커녕 or 기는커녕, and means “far from.” I also taught the related form 고사하고, which is used with the Topic Marker. The full live stream lasted over an hour, but you can watch the abridged version in just 7 minutes.

• Read more about ~커녕 “Far From” | Live Class Abridged
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The alarm hit just after 4 a.m., like a punch in the head from a night I never got to sleep through. I don’t remember getting up. I just remember moving — muscle memory, fueled by purpose and stale coffee. My gear was already packed. There wasn’t room for excuses. This trip wasn’t about fun or freedom — it was about getting the job done.

• Read more about Seoul on Assignment: Caffeine, Chaos, and a Shot at Something Real
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• Read more about 은/는 편이다 Grammar – Expressing Tendencies in Korean
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My son and I had one more competition – for Hanja. Hanja are characters originally from the Chinese language which work kind of like Latin root words in the Korean language. I’ve been studying Hanja since I first began learning Korean because it was interesting to me, but my son also really likes Hanja and has a few books. We’ll find out whose knowledge of Hanja is better, and also practice some new words along the way.

• Read more about Who is the Korean Hanja Master? | Son vs Dad
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• Read more about Naewonam Hermitage – 내원암 (Geumjeong-gu, Busan)
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My most recent live stream was about the advanced level form ~판, which means a “situation.” It’s a bit tricky to translate into one word, but it’s used for talking about a situation where something takes place or where something is a certain way. The full live stream was about an hour, but the abridged version is just under 10 minutes long.

• Read more about ~판 “Situation” | Live Class Abridged
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• Read more about 아/어 주시겠어요 Grammar – Making Polite Requests in Korean
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• Read more about Gamcheonsa Temple – 감천사 (Yeonje-gu, Busan)
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• Read more about Poseok-gok Valley – 포석곡 (Gyeongju)
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