{"id":1,"date":"2025-06-25T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academiadagachi.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2025-08-03T12:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T12:37:08","slug":"korean-vocabulary-%eb%ac%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/korean-vocabulary-%eb%ac%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulario coreano para re\u00edrte (y aprender): \ubb3c"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Did you know that in Korean the word \"ampoule\" is literally a \"water house\"?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Or that \"seal\" is called \"water dog\"? If you're already doubting the seriousness of the Korean language, don't worry: that's part of its charm. Today I bring you real, funny and visual Korean vocabulary that combines the word \"\ubb3c\" (water) with other words to form expressions so logical they seem made up.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udccc \ubb3c\uc9d1 (ampoule) = \ubb3c (water) + \uc9d1 (house)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiteral translation: \"Little house of water\".<br \/>\nAnd what is a blister if not that? A water-filled bubble that temporarily lives on your skin.<br \/>\nExample: \uc2e0\ubc1c \ub54c\ubb38\uc5d0 \ubc1c\uc5d0 \ubb3c\uc9d1\uc774 \uc0dd\uacbc\uc5b4\uc694. (I got a blister on my foot because of my shoes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ubb3c\uac1c (seal) = \ubb3c (water) + \uac1c (dog)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiteral translation: \"Water dog\".<br \/>\nIt's impossible not to imagine a seal on a muzzle and leash. Although the funny thing is... it looks a bit like one!<br \/>\nExample: \ubb3c\uac1c\uac00 \ubb3c\uc18d\uc5d0\uc11c \ub108\ubb34 \ube68\ub9ac \uc218\uc601\ud574\uc694. (The seal swims very fast underwater.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udccc \ubb3c\uace0\uae30 (fish) = \ubb3c (water) + \uace0\uae30 (flesh \/ animal)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiteral translation: \"Flesh of water\".<br \/>\nThe fish is exactly that: an animal that lives and moves in water. As direct as it is poetic.<br \/>\nExample: \uadf8 \ud638\uc218\uc5d0\ub294 \ubb3c\uace0\uae30\uac00 \ud48d\ubd80\ud574\uc694. (Fish are plentiful in that lake.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udccc \ubb3c\uc548\uacbd (water goggles) = \ubb3c (water) + \uc548\uacbd (goggles)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiteral translation: \"Goggles for the water\")<br \/>\nWhat we call swimming goggles in Korean sounds like an underwater superhero gadget.<br \/>\nExample: \ubb3c\uc548\uacbd \uc5c6\uc73c\uba74 \ub208\uc774 \uc544\ud30c\uc694. (My eyes hurt if I swim without goggles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ubb3c\uc57d (syrup) = \ubb3c (water) + \uc57d (medicine)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiteral translation: \"Liquid medicine\".<br \/>\nNot to be confused with sweet drinks. Although Korean syrups sometimes look like something out of a sweet shop.<br \/>\nExample: \uac10\uae30\uc5d0 \uac78\ub824\uc11c \ubb3c\uc57d\uc744 \uba39\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694. (I drank syrup because I caught a cold.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udccc \uad6d\ubb3c (stock) = \uad6d (soup) + \ubb3c (water)<\/strong><br \/>\nLiteral translation: \"soup water\".<br \/>\nThe liquid that's left in the bowl when you've eaten all the good stuff... and the best thing is that Koreans value it almost more than solids.<br \/>\nExample: \ub77c\uba74 \ub053\uc774\ub2e4\uac00 \uc190\uac00\ub77d\uc744 \ub370\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694. (I burnt my finger making ramen.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\ud83c\udfae Do you want to learn this vocabulary in a fun way?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I've created a set of flashcards in Quizlet for you to practice these words with games, audios and quizzes - learning Korean has never been so visual and literal! Click here <a href=\"https:\/\/quizlet.com\/es\/1057806700\/vocabulario-con-%EB%AC%BC-%EB%8B%A4%EA%B0%99%EC%9D%B4-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%96%B4-%ED%95%99%EC%9B%90-flash-cards\/?i=48im4c&#038;x=1jqt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to memorise these words.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\ud83d\udcbe Download the summary of the article as PDF<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Do you want to review this vocabulary offline or take it with you for review? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Academia-Dagachi-Vocabulario-con-\ubb3c-www.academiadagachi.com_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download this printable document<\/a> with the words, examples in Korean, related expressions and practice exercises.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udcd6 Would you like to learn more things like this?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In our general Korean classes, we learn with real context, useful conversations and, yes, many of these little gems of the language. Book your place or buy a lesson voucher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/general-classes\/\">here<\/a>. Learn Korean with humour, logic and zero boredom - we're waiting for you!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sum\u00e9rgete en la l\u00f3gica del coreano con \ubb3c (agua) y descubre palabras que parecen inventadas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3246,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/3246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.academiadagachi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}