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Turtles, Tigers and Deer, Oh My! 39 Animals in Korean Language and Culture

Did you know that Korea was once known as the “land of the people who could tame a tiger”?

Or that a distinctly toothy deer wanders around the country, looking like a mix between Bambi and Dracula?

Learning animal vocabulary …

Out of the blue.

Caught red-handed.

A white lie.

Colors are everywhere, cropping up in quirky idioms and everyday descriptions.

When you’re speaking Korean, you’ll have to use color words more than once in a blue moon.

We’ve created …

You might say that karaoke is the universal language.

Anyone who has participated in karaoke knows exactly what I’m talking about.

Without exchanging names or even saying anything to each other, fellow singers can forge a deep connection.

All …

Do you want to go to a cat café?

Do you want to sing karaoke at a noraebang?

Do you want to try eating raw octopus?

As much fun as saying “yes” to new experiences can be, you’ll eventually …