I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently. Specifically, what it is that I want to achieve with Korean. It’s been 6 years since I started studying Korean. Not a terribly long time, but long enough for me to have moved the goalpost several times. When I was just starting out, all I wanted was […]
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최근 들어 많이 고민해 본 질문이다. 얼마 전에 내가 아는 작가분의 단편 소설을 영어로 번역해 봤다. 함축적인 표현과 중국어로도 조금 껄끄럽고 이해하기 어려운 어구가 많이 들어간 데다 문화적으로 잘 옮겨지지 않는 개념도 많아 도저히 쉽지 않은 작업이었다. 번역자로서 내가 얼마만큼 작품에 개입할 수 있는지, 또는 가독성을 위해 글을 다듬는답시고 작가의 개성과 정서를 내 맘대로 바꿔 […]
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It occurred to me the other day that I’ve never really written an article like this. I’ve shared my Korean and French learning routines in an older article where I talked about how I balanced studying both languages at the same time, but routines are temporary (at least for me), and it was more like […]
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Cover photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash I started translating Cixin Liu’s sci-fi novella, the Wandering Earth (流浪地球), as a way to practice my writing skills in Korean. As it turned out, I did not finish it – I lost interest halfway, and found other works that interest me more. Still, I’m glad I at […]
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We’ve all heard of the Intermediate Plateau. That stage in language learning where you’ve mastered enough grammar and everyday vocabulary that textbooks alone are no longer enough to keep you engaged, yet you feel like you’re never making enough progress. You understand so much more than you used to, but at the same time, there’s […]
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In a mysterious town that lies hidden in our collective subconscious, there’s a quaint little store where all kinds of dreams are sold. Day and night, visitors from all over the world shuffle in sleepily in their pajamas, lining up to purchase their latest adventure. That’s the premise of Dallergut’s Dream Department Store (달러구트 꿈 […]
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The Lunar Treehouse 