I recently got to hike up Gwanak Mountain (관악산) for my first time, which is a popular climbing spot easily accessible right in Seoul - next to Seoul National University.

Joining me was my friend Anna who also has her own (new) channel. She carried up all of the food we were supposed to eat when we reached the top... if only we had reached the top before the sun was already setting.

How is hiking in your country? In this video we compare hiking in mine (the US) with Korea, and talk about what makes each one better or worse.

Today, we’ll be learning how to say “ugly” in Korean.

It was not long ago that many K-pop lovers’ favorite song to listen to on repeat was 2NE1’s Ugly. The word itself is perceived as a negative one and thus should be carefully used, just like in other languages. But just like the song shows, there’s also a time and place where it may be appropriate to use it without coming across as too negative.

I went to Seoul and gave Koreans a dialect quiz. I asked them to recognize a variety of different phrases in dialects from around Korea. In total, I had a list of about 30 different expressions. Some of them were intentionally simple, while others I made as difficult as possible to see what their reactions would be.

Are you able to understand any of these expressions? How do you think you'd do if you were to take this sort of test, but with dialects in your own language of English?

And, would you like to see more street interviews like these? Let me know!

In this article, you’ll learn about Korean conversation. So, how much Korean do you think you need to know in order to have a conversation with a native speaker? Perhaps less than you’d think!