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Over at the Language Vine blog, they just published Surviving in Korea – Ten Phrases You Need to Know!

There are some ‘b’s that should be ‘m’s in the pronunciation breakdowns, but I dig that they included the Hangeul (Korean alphabet), and this is a good start to impressing locals with what they’re sure to call your “excellent Korean.”

 

 

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Hal Amen

Hal Amen is managing editor at Matador. His personal travel blog is WayWorded.

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