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Leson 98 It looks really good on you. 참 잘 어울려요

2010-03-06T04:17:00.000-08:00

참 잘 어울려요

[Cham chal oullyoyo]

It looks really good on you.

(~ looks really good ... )

A : 그 얘기 들었어요?
     Have you heard?
     [Ku yegi turot-soyo?]
B : 무슨 얘기요?
    Heard what?
     [Musun yegiyo?]
A : 혜경 씨가 발렌타인 데이에 결혼을 한대요.
     Haekyung is getting married on Valentine's Day.
     [Haekyong ssiga ballentain de-ie kyolhonul hantaeyo]
B : 정말요? 너무 잘 됐네요.
     Really? That's wonderful.
     [Chongmalyo? Nomu chal twaenneyo]
A : 그렇죠? 두 사람이 참 잘 어울려요.
     Isn't it? They really look good together.
     [Kurocho? Tu sarami cham chal oullyoyo]
B : 맞아요. 정말 부러워요.
     They sure do. I envy her.
     Majayo. Chhongmal purowoyo]

어울린다 ( ~ look really good ... )? [oullinda] may be used to describe the appearance of a well matching couple. It is also used to describe things such as clothing, handbags, accessories that match with the person wearing them. For soon-to-be married couples, it can also be used as a complement to praise the harmonious conjoining of their strength and weaknesses. Koreans greatly value harmony.

Leson 97 What type of music do you like? 어떤 음악을 좋아하세요?

2010-03-06T04:15:00.000-08:00

어떤 음악을 좋아하세요?

[Otton umagul choahaseyo?]

What type of music do you like?

A : 지현 씨, 이건 뭐예요?
     Jihyun, what is that?
    [Chihyon ssi, igon mwoyeyo?]
B : MP3예요. 음악을 들을려고 샀어요.
     It's an MP3 player. I bought it to listen to music.
     [MP-3 yeyo. Umagul tururyogo sat-soyo]
A : 음악을 많이 들으세요?
     Do you listen to music often?
     [Umagul mani turuseyo?]
B : 네, 음악을 들으면 마음이 편해져서요.
     Yes, Because listening to music calms me down.
     [Ne, umagul turumyon maumi pyonhaejyosoyo]
A : 어떤 음악을 좋아하세요?
    What type of music do you like?
    [Otton umagul choahaseyo?]
B : 전 주로 클래식을 들어요.
     I usually listen to classical music.
     [Chon churo classic-ul turoyo]

"What type of ~ do you like?" is an expression used to inquire about people hobbies or leisure time activities; it used to find out about the type of 음악(music)[umak], 영화(movies)[yongwha], 스포츠(sports)[supochu], 노래(songs)[norae], 책(books)[chaek], etc. people like. For Koreans, it may be somewhat difficult for them to initiate a conversation but once they get going, they love to talk. Koreans value conversations because it the best way to find out what they have in common and network to create tightly knit communities. We hope you find many opportunities to have conversations in Korean.

What is Forex Trading?

2010-03-06T04:08:00.000-08:00

Before you start trading in the Forex market, you need to know what Forex is all about. Forex is short for Foreign Exchange. It carries multiple names such as FX, 4x, and Spot FX. We are focusing on the retail Forex market which is for all individual traders. Currency trading is by far the largest market to trade in on the planet.
The commodity that is traded is actual currency. For example, if you would like to sell Euros and by US dollars, you would do this trading the EURUSD currency pair. Most Forex brokers offer you many different pairs to trade. When starting out you may want to stick to the big pairs connected to the US Dollar. These include eurusd, usdchf, gbpusd, and the usdjpy. These pairs tend to have the most fluid movements and the best liquidity. Once you are ready, you can then venture out into other pairs.
If you need a complete beginners guide to the Forex market, you can find plenty of information by typing a search in Google. This guide is setup to give what we think are the Top 20 items to think about before trading with your own money.