Everyday Korean Idiomatic Expressions
Through this book, you are not only learning the actual idiomatic expressions and how to use them, but also how to explain things in Korean naturally and fluently, by studying with the transcripts and translations.
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Have you ever experienced hearing or seeing a Korean expression and being totally confused as to what it means, even when you know all the words?
This book is designed to help you make sense of some of the idiomatic expressions often used by Koreans and give you the know-how to be able to use the expressions yourself in your conversations in Korean. 100 idiomatic expressions are introduced in this book with a literal and actual usage translation, detailed explanation, and two sample conversations with English translations for each expression. Enriching your Korean to sound more fluent has never been easier. The fun illustrations will also help the expressions stick in your memory!
Tables of Contents
Chapter. 1 뒷북치다
Chapter. 2 두 손 두 발 다 들다
Chapter. 3 아직 멀었어요
Chapter. 4 놀고 있다
Chapter. 5 뒤통수치다
Chapter. 6 불난 데 부채질하다
Chapter. 7 입을 모으다
Chapter. 8 손 놓고 있다
Chapter. 9 번지수를 잘못 찾다
Chapter. 10 말을 돌리다
Chapter. 11 병 주고 약 주다
Chapter. 12 가방끈이 짧다
Chapter. 13 머리를 식히다
Chapter. 14 눈에 밟히다
Chapter. 15 잠수를 타다
Chapter. 16 추위를 타다
Chapter. 17 기가 막히다
Chapter. 18 모범생
Chapter. 19 반반
Chapter. 20 잘나가다
Chapter. 21 마음은 굴뚝 같다
Chapter. 22 오리발 내밀다
Chapter. 23 김칫국부터 마시다
Chapter. 24 허리가 휘다
Chapter. 25 김새다
Chapter. 26 매운맛을 보여 주다
Chapter. 27 물 만난 고기
Chapter. 28 입이 짧다
Chapter. 29 발목 잡다
Chapter. 30 사랑이 식다
Chapter. 31 닭살 커플
Chapter. 32 눈을 붙이다
Chapter. 33 밀당
Chapter. 34 벼락치기
Chapter. 35 배가 아프다
Chapter. 36 잘난 척하다
Chapter. 37 사차원
Chapter. 38 손보다
Chapter. 39 앞뒤가 막히다
Chapter. 40 하늘이 노랗다
Chapter. 41 붕어빵이다
Chapter. 42 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않다
Chapter. 43 가시방석
Chapter. 44 동네북
Chapter. 45 콩깍지가 씌다
Chapter. 46 기가 죽다
Chapter. 47 눈빛만 봐도 알다
Chapter. 48 속을 썩이다
Chapter. 49 손이 발이 되게 빌다
Chapter. 50 바닥이 나다
Chapter. 51 품절남 / 품절녀
Chapter. 52 머리에 피도 안 마르다
Chapter. 53 비행기 태우다
Chapter. 54 바가지 쓰다
Chapter. 55 한눈팔다
Chapter. 56 수박 겉핥기
Chapter. 57 도마 위에 오르다
Chapter. 58 딸바보
Chapter. 59 발이 넓다
Chapter. 60 눈이 높다
Chapter. 61 귀가 얇다
Chapter. 62 하늘과 땅 차이
Chapter. 63 기분이 가라앉다
Chapter. 64 날아갈 것 같다
Chapter. 65 가슴에 못을 박다
Chapter. 66 말은 쉽다
Chapter. 67 생각이 없다
Chapter. 68 한 번 봐주다
Chapter. 69 넋을 잃다
Chapter. 70 급할수록 돌아가라
Chapter. 71 까칠하다
Chapter. 72 가슴에 와 닿다
Chapter. 73 눈코 뜰 새 없이 바쁘다
Chapter. 74 눈 밖에 나다
Chapter. 75 마음에도 없는 말을 하다
Chapter. 76 띄워 주다
Chapter. 77 돈을 물 쓰듯 하다
Chapter. 78 더위를 먹다
Chapter. 79 간에 기별도 안 가다
Chapter. 80 상처를 주다
Chapter. 81 눈앞이 캄캄하다
Chapter. 82 뜬구름 잡다
Chapter. 83 눈 깜짝할 사이에
Chapter. 84 말도 안 되다
Chapter. 85 분위기에 휩쓸리다
Chapter. 86 뼈 빠지게 일하다
Chapter. 87 생각이 짧다
Chapter. 88 발 디딜 틈이 없다
Chapter. 89 간이 콩알만 해지다
Chapter. 90 깨가 쏟아지다
Chapter. 91 손꼽아 기다리다
Chapter. 92 날개 돋친 듯 팔리다
Chapter. 93 물거품이 되다
Chapter. 94 바람맞다
Chapter. 95 갈수록 태산이다
Chapter. 96 꿀 먹은 벙어리
Chapter. 97 속는 셈 치고
Chapter. 98 일이 꼬이다
Chapter. 99 화풀이하다
Chapter. 100 모르는 게 약이다
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Reviews by people who have purchased this book
Yuliia P.
I bought “Everyday Korean Idiomatic Expressions”. And I found it really useful and interesting for studying. Thank You guys for such a great job. And hope, you won’t stop and continue publish such an amazing books!
Karen C.
Wonderful!! This book is amazing! There are so many expressions that my co-teacher always asks me about to compare to ones in the US. This book is helping me with that. She even asked me about 품절녀 and if we used it the same way. So happy with this book and to increase my Korean language knowledge. ^^
Brian B.
More than I expected. I was expecting a book full of Idioms and a few examples. Instead the TalktomeinKorean team took the extra time to break down the meanings of each individual word in the expression which is incredibly helpful for remembering and understanding Idioms and Chinese Proverbs. Worth the buy.
Specifications of this book
Paper Book: 259 pages
Product Dimensions: 168 * 230 * 16 mm
Shipping Weight: 576g
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[eBook] Everyday Korean Idiomatic Expressions
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Through this e-book, you are not only learning the actual idiomatic expressions and how to use them, but also how to explain things in Korean naturally and fluently, by studying with the transcripts and translations.
I can tell this book is going to be fun to study! I really like the breakdown of vocabulary, literal translation and actual usage plus the example sentences. Some of these idioms are located in the Level 8 -10 Core books so it’s good to be able to review them again. I know I hear many of these in my K-Drama series so now I am going to really listen for them and see how quickly I can translate based on the situation they are used in. One thing that could change about the book is the light orange ink and font size used for the translation section – a bit hard to read (but maybe that is the point – to force focus on the Korean language sentences!).
It was really interesting to read this book and learn Korean idioms. I feel so proud of myself when I’m watching a drama and I’m able to understand an idiom thanks to this book!
Really great resource. Most textbooks or study material doesn’t go into idiom expressions, so this is a useful tool to understanding the Korean language and culture better.
This is not just a dictionary for idioms. Each idiom comes with an explanation and uses for the phrase.
I think this book can be useful to someone from the more beginner side, as well as to people on a higher level. I am not a total beginner, but am far from fluent and have found this book useful, just as much as my friend whose major is Korean Interpretation at university. Great book!
A great book for those who are beginner/advanced. There are not too many words on the page that overwhelm you and at the level I am on there are only one or two words that I don’t know. A great way to get into some light reading as well as learn more about Korean culture! I have been reading this book on my break at work and it is a nice steady book that I can revise over! Thanks for this awesome book! 🙂
I’m only about a third of the way through this book but I’ve already heard some of the expressions in dramas. Almost all of the expressions are new to me so I’m learning a lot.