Category: Korean Vocabulary

  • How to Say “Teacher” in Korean: 선생님 or 쌤?

    How to Say “Teacher” in Korean: 선생님 or 쌤?

    Want to Know When and How to Say “Teacher” in Korean? It’s 선생님. 선생님 is the most common way for students to address a teacher in Korean and it is considered formal. In America, I grew up using the suffixes “Mr.” “Mrs.” and Miss plus my teacher’s surname. This can be done in Korean but…

  • Political and Governmental Vocabulary in Korean

    Political and Governmental Vocabulary in Korean

    This post gives an overview of South Korea’s government along with teaching political and governmental vocabulary in Korean. Click here to jump to the list of political and governmental vocabulary at the bottom of the post.   The Government of the Republic of Korea 대한민국정부 The Republic of Korea, also known as the ROK and…