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Back to Search#102: When Korean Uses 이/가 Where You Expect 을/를
Episode 102
You learned that 을/를 marks the thing you like, need, or have. So why does Korean say 커피가 좋아요, 시간이 필요해요 and 돈이 없어요? In this episode of Korean Unpacked…
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#101: You Know 은/는 and 이/가. So Why Are Korean Particles Still So Confusing?
Episode 101
You know 은/는 is the topic particle and 이/가 marks the subject. So why do particles still feel uncertain in real Korean? In the first episode of Korean…
1 week, 2 days ago
#100: What 100 Episodes Taught Me About Teaching Korean
Episode 100
Episode 100 breaks the usual format on purpose. No structured lesson, no vocabulary cluster. Just Eliza, speaking honestly about what surprised her o…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
#99: How to Describe a Chart Without Writing an Essay About It
Episode 99
Question 53 hands you a chart, graph, or survey result and asks for an objective description - no argument, no opinion. It's a different discipline f…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
#98: The Two TOPIK Questions That Trip Up Even Advanced Writers
Episode 98
Question 51 and Question 52 look almost identical - two blanks, one short text. But they test two different things: Question 51 asks you to read a re…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
#97: A Gentle Way Back In - Restarting Korean After a Break
Episode 97
Welcome back to TOPIK & Beyond. After eight weeks of 여름 휴가 and 우리, 그때, this short episode eases back into regular teaching - no catch-up, no pressure…
1 month ago
#96: 우리, 그때. - Five Years Later
Episode 96
The final chapter of 우리, 그때 (Us, Back Then) - and the final episode of this summer's story series. Told entirely in Korean. No in-episode explanation…
1 month, 1 week ago
#95: 우리, 그때. - Us, Again
Episode 95
Chapter 3 of 우리, 그때 (Us, Back Then), told entirely in Korean. No in-episode explanation - translation and vocabulary are in the study guide below.
Wh…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
#94: 우리, 그때. - Why We Drifted Apart
Episode 94
Chapter 2 of 우리, 그때 (Us, Back Then), told entirely in Korean. No in-episode explanation - translation and vocabulary are in the study guide below.
Wh…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
#93: 우리, 그때. - How We Me
Episode 93
A new story begins this month: 우리, 그때 (Us, Back Then) - the story behind 여름 휴가, told entirely in Korean. No in-episode explanation - translation and …
2 months ago