I've never tried skateboarding or longboarding before, but recently I met up with my friend Miru (미루) and found out she likes to longboard at the Han River.

I asked to join her one day, and she hung out with some of her friends who also do longboarding. I got to interview several of them and talk about why they enjoy the sport. And I even got a personalized lesson from a longboarding champion, who taught me all of the basics in just 10 minutes.

Ever seen a word that ended with 적 (or 적이다, or 적인, or 적으로...) and wondered what that part meant? It's probably the 한자 ending 的, which is read as 적 and can attach to the end of many 한자 words to change their usage. Specifically, 적 can transform a noun into an adverb, an adjective, and a descriptive verb.

Find out what this 한자 means and how to use it in today's newest episode of "Korean FAQ" right here~!

Anyone who visits Seoul will spot the Han River, as it's one of the most popular spots for both tourists and residents. You can go walking, have a picnic (often with fried chicken), and enjoy the scenery. But if you want to see more of the river you'll have to ride a bicycle. Unfortunately, unless you live close to the Han River, it's not likely you'll have your own bicycle once you get there. Fortunately the Korean government operates an app called "Seoul Bike" (called 따릉이 in Korean), which is an easy and cheap way to rent bikes near the Han River.

This past Sunday I taught a live Korean class all about the grammar form (으)려면, which is a shortened version of the grammar (으)려고 하면.

(으)려면 is used to mean "If you want to." However, it's different than just using ~고 싶으면 or ~고 싶다면, which literally also mean "If you want to." We discuss how it's different in this live stream.

Also in addition to (으)려면, you might see (을/ㄹ)려면 and (을/ㄹ)라면, which are alternate versions of this grammar form - although they're both incorrect grammar.

Two more useful Hanja to know are 有 (유) and 無 (무).

유 has the meaning of 있다, while 무 has the meaning of 없다.

Where have you seen either of these characters used before? Let me know in the video comments~!