Don't make THIS mistake when using public transit in Korea ๐๏ธ
2025. 6. 17.
revealing the secrets of Korean texting slang ๐คซ
โค๏ธ Hello Everyone !!!! โค๏ธ
Hope you're all having an amaaazing week and learning lots of Korean (and Japanese) with Teuida <3 Without further ado,
Let's get right into this week's issue of Teugether! โบ๏ธ
What's the news Korea this week?! ๐ฐ๐ท
I know a TON of you are planning your trips to Korea soon so I want to keep you updated on the public transportation changes in Korea~!!!
First of all, Kakao Map just released the COOLEST update where you can literally see the subway moving IN REAL TIME (I love this update cuz I love watching the train move closer to the station) ๐
Another HUGE news is that Apple Pay and T-money (our public transit card) have collabed to make T-money available on Apple Pay! ๐
For those of you who don't know we haven't been able to access apple pay in korea (it only works for certain cards) so this is a huge deal
and PSA: WE DON'T USE GOOGLE MAPS IN KOREA so if you're traveling here, make sure you download Kakao Map, Kakao Taxi, and most importantly.... TEUIDA!!! โญโญโญ
Isn't it crazy that you can literally SEE the trains moving in real time (no more excuses for missing your train
This one is a VERY advanced level (but I know you guys can do it) ๐คฉ
Let's break it down:
๋ด์: spring
๊ธฐ๋ค๋ฆผ์ ๋ชฐ๋ผ์: didn't know how to wait
๋์น ์์ด: without notice
์๋ฒ๋ ธ์ด: came
The overall meaning of this lyric is "Spring didn't know how to wait so it came without notice"
BUT the reason I picked this lyric is because it has the word "๋์น" which is so important to learn if you want to understand the Korean language + culture โค๏ธ
Some of you might know what ๋์น means, and in this context it does translate to "without notice" BUT ๋์น is actually a very culturally complex term ๐
โญ ๋์น refers to โญ
The ability to read the room
Sensing othersโ feelings, moods, or intentions
Being socially perceptive or tactful
Knowing when (or when not) to say or do something
So you would use:
๋์น ์๋ค (you don't have noonchi) to someone you would basically be describing them as someone who can't read the room or are oblivious ๐
๋์น ์๋ค (you have noonchi) to someone who is great at picking up on social cues and knows what to say when โค๏ธ
If you want to try learning even more of these terms in context (and use them out loud in real life) click below to practice speaking ~~!!!
This is a GREAT question!! And I know you all love learning about cultural context~
Terms like ์ธ๋, ์ค๋น , ํ, ๋๋ are really only used once you've gotten super close to someone. Most of the time, you would just refer to people like Name+๋ (formal) or Name+์จ (still formal but less)!!
You only really use the term ์ธ๋ or ์ค๋น if that person tells you to OR you can ask them "can I call you ์ธ๋" of course, if you've gotten a good level of close first!!
There is also a time when this term can even be considered... offensive... But our lovely Kyle explained this in a video so let me link it for you below~~
From Team Teuida ๐ฐ๐ท | Ji๐ฐ Luke ๐ฆ Kwai๐ Sam ๐งโ๐ป Harry ๐ฆ Jason ๐ฅ Nelson ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Somi โ๏ธ Ralph๏ธ๐ Liz โพ Luna ๐ Mia ๐พ Ray ๐ฆ Dani๐ฑ Anna ๐ฅ Sherly ๐ Kyle ๐ถ Sage ๐ฅณ