Easy to Learn Korean 785 – Apartment Repairs and Maintenance (Part One)
Easy to Learn Korean 742 and 743 – Fried Chicken
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I found this new snack that I like called Fried Chicken Drumsticks at the local supermarket in Seoul this week.
Fried Chicken – 닭 튀김 (dak twigim) or 후라이드 치킨 (literally the English words ‘fried chicken’-huraideu chikin)
They taste like fried-chicken flavored crackers and remind me of Pepperridge Farm’s Goldfish crackers, if you know those. The crackers are wrapped in aluminum foil inside of a small red box that’s strikingly similar to a takeout chicken box. It only costs 900Won (less than $1USD) and is actually worth trying. Real Korean-style Fried Chicken is one of my favorite foods and this definitely reminds me of that.
There are several ways to say chicken in Korean:
1.닭 – chicken
2.닭고기 – chicken meat
3.치킨 – literally the English word ‘chicken’
All three of these can be used for chicken meat. Here, 닭다리 (dak-dari) means ‘chicken leg, or chicken drumstick.
For those visting Seoul, Gangnam District is a must-see neighborhood that offers trendy places to eat and shop. Psy’s Gangnam Style put the district on the international map by having fun with it’s upper class, but it’s also respected for it’s historical sites. It total, we’ve covered 13 different locations in this district throughout this series. This article focuses on Nonhyeondong’s Furniture Street, an upscale neighborhood in Gangnam with high-end contemporary and traditional furniture. It’s worth a visit.
Here’s a free e-book published by the Gangnam district office.
Gangnam’s Top 21 Destinations
Update: ex-President Park Geun-Hye is currently in prison
Korea’s new President, Park Geun-Hye, had her inauguration today at the National Assembly building on Seoul’s Yeouido (island) alongside 77,000 selected citizens and politicians. The post-inaugural parade took her to Gwanghwmun Plaza in northern Seoul and finally to the nearby capitol building, Cheong Wa Dae. This is a return to the Blue House for Park since she already lived there for 15 years as the daughter of the late President Chung-Hee. She was also promoted to the post of First Lady for five years, following the assassination of her mother in 1974. Interesting fact: President Park holds a bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering (1974) and can speak five languages.
Vocabulary:
President – 대통령 daetong-nyeong
Park Geun-Hye – 박근혜
Korea Times links: (in English and Korean)
Inauguration Day ceremony
Park Geun-Hye’s Speech