청계천 -Cheonggyecheon Stream

Seoul Lantern Festival

 

Hello!^^

 

 

Each November in Korea happens something very intresting and beautiful at the same time, is called: Seoul Lantern Festival at 청계천 - Cheonggyecheon Stream in Jongro.

 

Along the stream u will see tons of impressive and huge lightened up lanterns which have the goal of depicting the history of Korea.

Usually there are more than 20.000 lanterns..and this event gather lots of people around the world.

 

The event lasts from: 4th November to 20th November; the starting point is Cheonggye Plaza.

To get to Cheonggye Plaza take line 5 to Gwanghwamun station and leave exit 5.

It is also within walking distance from City Hall station and other stations in the area.

 

It's such good event...enjoy it!^^ have fun^^))

 

see u to the next post!

 

 

 

Here is the main and official website of the event..obviously is written in Korean:

 

 

http://www.cheonggyecheon.or.kr/

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those who want to have a preview of the festival, here is a video of it:

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn6QMhRZLfc

 

 

 

Haru-

Korean Language~~한국어~2

Korean Language~~한국어~2

Hi~~~^^

Today let's go on with the explanation of the basis...>}

I will show u how to build a sentence xDxD even if it can seems though, with a bit of practice (since the order of words is different from English word..and resembles a little bit to German order of words).

Here we go!

1. SENTENCE ORDER~

A sentence can be create following 3 ways...: 

SUBJECT + NOUN

SUBJECT + VERB

SUBJECT + ADJECTIVE

SUBJECT + OBJECT + VERB

NB: The tense of the sentence is determinated by the end of it: noun, verb, adjective, or verb.

For example: to go....went...

good....was good...

in Korean : 

to go = 가다 (ka)...went = 갔다 (katta)

good = 좋다 (choda)...was good = 촣았다 (choatta)

Anyway...these will be explained better later~

In Korean, to distinguish subject or object u should use some particles, that explain the function:

• 는 & 은 (introduce a topic)

는 is used for nouns without a final consonant, and 은 for nouns with a final consonant.

EX: 난 (consonant+vowel) 사람은. (i am a person) ~na nun sa ram un

그는 친절하다 ~ geu nun tchin chor ha da (he is kind)

• 가 & 이

가 can be used to express who did the action, while u can use 는 to express the action.

for example ~ 내가 샀다 = i bought smth. (the attention is focused on who did the action)

난 샀다 = i bought = the attention is focused on the fact that i bought rather than doing smth)

가 is used for words without a final consonant and 이 for words with a final consonant.

for example ~ 민지가 왔다 = Min-ji came 

or 

동생이 먹었다 = younger sister ate.

Byeee~ 

Korean Language~~한국어~~1

Korean Language~~한국어~~

The Korean Language is a very scientific language: 

• 21vowels 
• 19consonants

~invented in 1443 by King Sejong the Great during Chosung dinasty.

1. Vowels:

ㅏ   =  a                                              ㅑ  = ya
ㅓ   =  eo                                            ㅕ  = yo                     
ㅗ   =  o                                              ㅛ  = yo                      
ㅜ   =  o *like to say boo*                     ㅠ  = yu                                   

ㅡ   =  eu                                            ㅒ = ya                        
ㅣ   =  i                                               ㅖ = ye
ㅔ   = eeh                         

ㅢ   = ui  
ㅚ   =weh
ㅟ   = wi
ㅐ   =  eh

ㅘ  = wa
ㅝ  = wo
ㅙ = wae
ㅞ = whe

~Consonants

ㄱ = k   *not strong*                                              
ㄴ = n   
ㄷ = t   *(d~t)                                                         
ㄸ = tt
ㄹ = r   *r~l
ㅁ = m  
ㅂ = ph                                              
ㅃ= pp
ㅅ = s                                                 
ㅆ= ss
ㅇ = ng
ㅈ = ch                                              
ㅉ= jj
ㅊ = tch
ㅋ = K    *strong and aspirated
ㅌ = t     *aspirated
ㅍ = p    *aspirated
ㅎ = h    *aspirated

To combine and form words u just need to put together consonants and vowels...

example:

가 (k+a= ka), 나 (n+a= na), 다 (d+a = da), 라 (r+a= ra), 마 (m+a= ma),바 (p+a =pa), 사 (s+a = sa), 하 (h+a =ha), 자 (ch+a =cha), 차 (tch+a =tcha), 카 (kk+a =kka), 타 (t+a =ta), 파(ph+a =pha)...

Once these u have memoriezed these symbols..it will be easier to read and create sentences.
That's all for today!

See ya soon^^

Haru^=^

김밥~~~ Kimbap!

Hello~

As you know Kimbap (김밥>김 is the dried seaweed, and 밥 is rice),

is the traditional Korean food..and is a well~known food even abroad. Basically, it is made following the sushi style but, there is one difference!
Sushi rolls are filled with raw fish...Kimbap is filled with meat or veggies. Kimbap is like the Korean version of a sandwich- you can change the filling to fit any diet, palate, or occasion.

I tried to eat it in a Korean restaurant in Seoul, and it was sooo good and tasty. There are so many kind of kimbap u can choose not just *meat* and usually they serve even side dishes..etc..

Don-t they look tasty???~~
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Here is a little basic recipe that explain how to make kimbap~   around 80minutes for the preparation.

• Dried seaweed (nori)- 4 sheets                      4fogli di alga nori
• 2 cups cooked rice                                        2tazze di riso bollito
• 2 tsp sesame oil                                           2cucchiaini di olio di sesamo
• 2 tsp salt                                                      2cucchiaini di sale

For the filling~                                                      Per il ripieno   

• 1 carrot, julienned                                         1carota a julienne
• cucumber, cut into long strips                         1cetriolo a julienne
• 2 eggs                                                           2uova
• beef (bulgogi)                                                carne di manzo

In alternative u can also do the filling with other ingredients such as...

*smoked salmon,

*ham

*tuna

*veggies

PREPARATION.

1. When rice is almost cooled, mix with sesame oil and salt.

Far raffreddare il riso, dopodichè aggiungere olio di sesamo e sale
 

1. Stir fry carrots briefly with a dash of salt.

saltare in padella le carote con un pizzico di sale
 

1. Stir fry cucumber with a dash of salt.
   saltare in padella il cetriolo
2. Whisk eggs until evenly yellow and fry into flat omelet.
    sbattere le uova e creare una frittata.
3. Cut cooked egg into long strips.
   Tagliare a listarelle le uova.
4. Cook bulgogi according to recipe directions.
   Cuocere il bulgogi (manzo)
5. Using a bamboo sushi roller or a piece of tin foil, lay the dried seaweed shiny side down.
    Appoggiare l'alga sulla carta alluminio.
6. Spread about ½ cup of rice onto 2/3 of the seaweed, leaving the top 1/3 bare 
    Stendere 1/2 tazza di riso su 2/3 dell'alga, lasciando 1/3 libero.
7. Lay down the ingredients and roll.
   Appoggiare man mano gli ingredienti e arrotolare l'alga.
8. Cut each roll into 7-8 pieces.

Tagliare in 7-8 pezzi.

Awwwwww...배고파!!배고파!!배고파!!!

I'm hungry..

see u to next post^^))

Haru!

빼빼로 데이 ~ Pepero Day~

11月11日
11월 11일
11th November

빼빼로 데이!!!

Today, if u didn't understand it yet....is Pepero Day!^^

I finally got my Pepero too yay~ my Korean friend sent it before the time so that It could arrive on time |^6^|

Isn't it sweet and kind???
Well..for those who don't have idea of what I'm talking about Pepero is the Japanese Pocky...cookie stick covered simply with chocolate, or with nuts etc..and available in different flavoured: 

• White choco,
• strawberry
• coconut
• Oreo 
• almond chocolate
• cheese (???) well those I don't really like this taste!

and can be easily found at Lotte.

I'm so happy to have received them *^* and it's my favourite event~

YAYYYYYY!!!

Here is the picture of my own Pepero~ aren't they yummy? xD

Here is the picture of my own Pepero~ aren't they yummy? xD

@copyright haru

Here u can check if u want to create ur own Pepero~

Byeee^^ to next post xD

HARU^^

친구 & Vietnamese cusine~

Pho Mein Restaurant~ 포메인                                  

HI~~**안녕~

During a very very hot Korean day, my friend (언니) and I decided to go to play together ~ we went shopping, hanging around the city, cafe etc...after that..since it was really so hot and we were a bit hungry~ ^^ We decided to try something different from the Korean food: ......Vietnam cusine....

{actually I was a bit skeptick about that kind of food, since I have never tried that kind of cusine, but it was not as bad as it seemed}

We got to the franchise restaurant called: Pho Mein ~ 포메인.

The interior looks very cosy and elegant, made by the black furnitures.

After checking the menu we went for the so called ~ Pho mein's Pho~포메인 쌀국수, even if they have a wide range of noodles soup.

As soon as we sit the staff brought us water *in Korea water is free* and even green tea in a small cup~ but very tasty~

FINALLY WE GOT OUR NOODLES!

홍두깨

Various of Boiled Beef Pho = 10.000won ~7 Euros

The broth was really hot ㅋㅋㅋㅋand the meat was well cooked, not spicy thankfully and the onion that was inside did not was too much strong. The thing that I did not like so much was ..the noodles..their texture was totally different from the Korean or Japanese ones. This kind of noodles were very thick and not so tasty.

Moreover, they also bring you some side dishes like, vegetables, soy, sauces etc...

It was good day~^^&^^

See u to the next post!!!

Haru~하루

WARA~WARA!

와라오라~ Wara Wara hand cooked dining pub!

안녕~^^))Hi everyone~

In Korea a pretty good pub I went for drinking and eating smth after dinner, during the hanging out is called: Warawara~ it is a franchise too, and u can find it in everyplace in Korea...from Sincheon to Gangnam etc..
In there the prices are averages~ between 10.000won and 20.000won.

They have some good points~

• You can enjoy time with ur buddies and drink with them without any issues, even though is not the common HOF BAR...
• It has so many kind of drinking: sakes, soju, KGB, beers, makgeolli, cocktails..
• If u like cheese dishes u can easily find them in here.

Since it is a pub is compulsory when u go in order not booze but at least one alcoholic drink. Furthemore u will be asked to show ur ID Card.

I have been here some times and actually I found it pretty nice place..even though it can seems a bit noisy bcos of the very loud music.

At the table u can find free french fries, made with sweet potatoes ~ 거고마~ very yummy 냠냠!

ㅋㅋㅋ and then u can order checking the menu.

The best thing of WARAWARA is the drinking..KGB..that is fruit flavoured soju, very very sweet. I recommend it bcos it is not such alcoholic ^^

*Flavoured soju~

for more infos check website :

www.wara-wara.co.kr

See u~ 하루 Haru~