Thank you for coming.
Thank you for inviting me.
Thank you again.
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for everything.
I’m happy I could help.
Thank you for the gift.
*This is really a good site to learn Korean: https://www.youtube.com/user/talktomeinkorean
Do you know that Avengers 2 filmed in Seoul, Korea!!
I hope so more people can know about Seoul through this movie.
Here is the article: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/04/116_177521.html
And also, there is a Korean Actor, Soo Hyun Kim, who who plays Helen Cho, a world-renowned geneticist who helps the Avengers from her lab in Seoul. She is a famous actress in Korea.
Kim Soo-hyun (Hangul: 김수현; born January 25, 1985), also known as Claudia Kim,[1][2] is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut when she won a modeling contest in 2005, and went on to appear in supporting roles in medical drama Brain (2011) and spy comedy 7th Grade Civil Servant (2013), as well as a leading role in the sitcom Standby (2012). In 2015, Kim gained international attention for her role in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Claudia Kim – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Avengers 2: Age of Ultron | official trailer #3 US (2015) Robert Downey Jr.
*Some sites for helping you can travel in Seoul, Korea 1. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g294197-Seoul-Vacations.html
2. http://english.seoul.go.kr/
3. https://www.airbnb.com/s/Seoul–South-Korea
もしもし。キム・チョルスです。
もしもし、山田健二(やまだけんじ)さん、お願(ねが)いします。
電話(でんわ)を待(ま)っています。
電話帳(でんわちょう)、ありますか。
すみません。かけまちがえました。
ショートメールください。
*ショートメール: short mail
私(わたし)の携帯(けいたい)番号(ばんごう)です。
Hello. This is Kris speaking.
Hello. This is Jenny speaking.
Hello. I’d like to speak to James.
I’m waiting for a call.
Do you have a phone book?
I’m sorry. I think I have the wrong number.
Please send me a text message.
This is my cell phone number.
Hello~?
Who are you trying to reach?
Is Nakamura Yuri (sang) there?
Wait a minute, please.
Bill please~~!!
Check, please.
Here you are.
How much is it?
Fifty dollars.
Do you take credit cards?
Can I have the bill, please?
Can we pay separately?
Thank you. Keep the change.
Let’s split it.
注文(ちゅうもん)、なさいますか。
はい、注文(ちゅうもん)します。
何(なに)になさいますか。
注文(ちゅうもん)お願(ねがい)します。
少(すこし)してから注文(ちゅうもん)します。
この店(みせ)で、いちばん人気(にんき)のあるメニューは何(なん)ですか。
the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, “flower” in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms (“sakura“) or (less often) plum blossoms (“ume”).[1] From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan,[2] and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa. By Wikipedia.
For more information: http://www.jnto.go.jp/sakura/eng/index.php
Today’s word and expression:
Cherry blossom: Sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら)
観光案内所はどこですか。Where is the tourist information center?
Yesterday was Chinese New Year’s day!
Happy New Year !
New year’s greeting in Chinese :新年快乐 [xīnniánkuàilè]
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4713 begins on Feb. 19, 2015.
Chinese months are reckoned by the lunar calendar, with each month beginning on the darkest day. New Year festivities traditionally start on the first day of the month and continue until the fifteenth, when the moon is brightest. In China, people may take weeks of holiday from work to prepare for and celebrate the New Year.
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal’s year would have some of that animal’s personality. Those born in sheep years are often artistic, charming, sensitive, and sweet. It is known as the most creative sign in the Chinese zodiac. Jane Austen, Boris Becker, Jamie Foxx, Mel Gibson, Michelangelo, Mark Twain, Rudolph Valentino, Barbara Walters, Bruce Willis, and Orville Wright were born in the year of the sheep.
At Chinese New Year celebrations people wear red clothes, decorate with poems on red paper, and give children “lucky money” in red envelopes. Red symbolizes fire, which according to legend can drive away bad luck. The fireworks that shower the festivities are rooted in a similar ancient custom. Long ago, people in China lit bamboo stalks, believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits.
In China, the New Year is a time of family reunion. Family members gather at each other’s homes for visits and shared meals, most significantly a feast on New Year’s Eve. In the United States, however, many early Chinese immigrants arrived without their families, and found a sense of community through neighborhood associations instead. Today, many Chinese-American neighborhood associations host banquets and other New Year events.
The lantern festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Some of the lanterns may be works of art, painted with birds, animals, flowers, zodiac signs, and scenes from legend and history. People hang glowing lanterns in temples, and carry lanterns to an evening parade under the light of the full moon.
In many areas the highlight of the lantern festival is the dragon dance. The dragon—which might stretch a hundred feet long—is typically made of silk, paper, and bamboo. Traditionally the dragon is held aloft by young men who dance as they guide the colorful beast through the streets. In the United States, where the New Year is celebrated with a shortened schedule, the dragon dance always takes place on a weekend. In addition, many Chinese-American communities have added American parade elements such as marching bands and floats.
Read more: Chinese New Year: 2015 http://www.infoplease.com/spot/chinesenewyear1.html#ixzz3SLTYXCQL
JYJ (formerly known as Junsu/Yuchun/Jejung in Japan) is a South Korean pop group formed in 2010 by Jaejoong,Yoochun, and Junsu, the three former members of TVXQ. Their group name is taken from the first letters of each member’s names. The trio are managed by C-JeS Entertainment.
In April 2010, they released their debut record, the Japanese EP The…, which topped the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart.[1] Their subsequent releases, including their global debut album, The Beginning (2010) and their second studio album and first Korean full-length album, In Heaven (2011), all debuted at number one on the Korean Gaon Album Chart.
JYJ has caught the attention of various newspapers and media networks around the world,[2][3] and is the first K-pop group to perform in Chile and Peru.[4][5]
From Wikipedia. For more information click here!
This song “Wake Me Tonight” was released on 21st Jan, 2015.
“Wake Me Tonight”
Short version PV
“JYJ’s “Wake Me Tonight” ranks high on Japan’s Oricon, Tower Records, and HMV’s daily charts.
*News released on Jan 21, 2015 from allkpop
*Official website: http://www.jyjjapan.jp/ , http://www.c-jes.com/en/
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