English Japanese Korean Can I get you something to drink? 何か飲み物をもらえますか？ 마실 것 좀 드릴까요? Could I leave a message? 伝言をお願いできますか。 메시지를 남길 수 있나요? Could I talk to you for a minute? ちょっとお話しできますか？ 잠시 얘기 좀 해도 될까요? Could you ask him to call me back? 彼に電話をかけ直すようにお願いしてもらえますか? 다시 전화해 달라고 말씀해 주시겠어요? Could you …
Month: February 2023
Young Koreans, not interested in housing subscription savings accounts
Young people in Korea are increasingly losing interest in housing subscription savings accounts, due to a stagnant real estate market and low interest rates. This account enables an adult to be eligible for a state-subsidized or private apartment after making regular deposits for a given period. Falling home prices, a low annual deposit interest …
Complicated historical relationship between China and Korea
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong has requested ‘rational judgment’ from South Korea regarding the issue of a spy balloon that was shot down by the US military. This was discussed during an official meeting between Sun and South Korean Ambassador to China Jeong Jae-ho, where they also discussed the relationship between the two …
Is it safe to eat Pacific fish after Fukushima?
Japan is struggling to deal with the waste produced by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant’s triple meltdown in 2011 following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The government has declared itself responsible for disposing of this waste, classified as “designated waste,” but local authorities have refused to support the central government’s …
100 types of fish to eat in Chinese, Korean, Japanese
Chinese Pinyin English Korean Sound Japanese 鲍鱼 bàoyú abalone 전복 jeonbog アワビ 凤尾鱼 fèngwěiyú anchovy 멸치 myeolchi アンチョビ 阿特卡鲭鱼 ā tè kǎ qīng yú atka mackerel 쥐노래미 gyuinoraemi ホッケ 河豚 hétún blowfish 복어 bog-eo フグ 蓝蟹 lán xiè blue crab 꽃게 kkochge ワタリガニ 鳊鱼 biān yú bream 감성돔 beulim ブリーム 鲳鱼 chāng yú butterfish …