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If you look at articles written by Koreans on the Internet, you will often hear expressions like '갈아넣다.(galaneohda)' and '털리다(teollida)' Koreans tend to use this expression as slang these days. So, when do Koreans use this expression? 1. 갈아넣다(galaneohda) '갈다(galda)' has the same meaning as grind. These days, Koreans use '나(I)' or '영혼(soul)' in front of it to say, "I grinded my soul" grinding my soul.... If you translate it literally, it's a terrible expression, isn't it? However, this expression has the meaning of 'to make an effort' and 'to achieve'. this expression is mainly used when doing creative activities, studying, or working. when you create or achieve something by pouring your time and passion into it, you say, 'I grind my soul' As another expression, it is used when feeling surprised or admiring. for example, let's say Samsung launched a high-tech product that was ahead of its time. Then, w...

I know that in the world, Korea has a perception that the Internet is well distributed and the speed is fast.  So, what kind of search engine do Koreans use when using the Internet? Today, I would like to introduce to you some Internet search engines that Koreans mainly use. 1. Naver It is the most used search engine by Koreans. In the past, the market share was so overwhelming that there was a saying, "If you don't know something, search it on Naver."  In the early 2000s, when the Internet search engine was inexperienced, Naver made great success through the 지식IN(Knowledge IN) service, where users answer their questions with collective intelligence when they pose their questions on the Internet. and with the success of webtoon and blog services, it achieved the first place in the fierce competition in the Korean search engine industry, and has maintained its undisputed number one position to this day. However, Naver is currently losing a lot of market share to Google bec...

Interestingly, it is a new word, but there is a word that many Koreans think of as a standard language. It's the word '신박하다(sinbaghada')'. 'It's amazing and novel.' has a meaning. The origin of the word is only a mall number of people who where active in the Internet community, so most Koreans are surprised to say, "This word was actually a new word." How was this newly coined word that many Koreans perceive as a standard language? Today, I would like to tell you the origin of "신박하다(sinbaghada)" 1. The beginning of "신박하다" New Korean words were created one by one as the Internet developed. and the release of the online game "Wordl of Warcraft(Wow)" made by Blizzard in Korea has had a tremendous impact, and big new words that Koreans still use in their daily lives have been Born. The word "신박하다"that I'm going to talk about today was a term used by Korean users of World of Warcraft. 2. The reason is "Ho...