2008年8月アーカイブ

Hi Everyone!

Two weeks ago, I went to Korea for my first time.

It was very fun, and I enjoyed it a lot!

Korea is very similar to Japan, but also very different in some ways.

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similar to～            ～と似ている

ways                    風習・習慣

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Koreans love hot and spicy food, especially kimchi.

In fact, kimchi came with everything I ordered!

I tried many delicious foods there,

including: bimbimba, chige nabe and reimen.

I also enjoyed Korean soju, which is very similar to Japanese shochu.

The food and drink in Korea is a little cheaper than Japan.

I felt that Korea had more open space than Japan,

and that Seoul was very much like an American city

because of its size and open areas.

Korea seemed less crowded than Japan,

and I also noticed that the trains were bigger and wider than Japanese trains.

However, they were a little uncomfortable.

My favorite train line is the Hankyu line, haha.

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seem                    ～のように見える

notice                  気づく

however                 しかしながら

uncomfortable           心地よくない

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Korea has some nice fashion shops, and also has some interesting

traditional shops where you can buy traditional Korean goods.

There are a lot of things to see and do in Korea.

Unfortunately, I only had a short time there,

so I wasn’t able to visit any temples or shrines.

Overall, I had a great time there, and encourage everyone to go to Korea sometime.

It’s very close to Japan, and if you go during the right season,

it can be very cheap.  You won’t regret it! 

See you next lesson!

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Unfortunately                   あいにく・不運にも

Overall                         全体として

encourage                       励ます　オススメする

won't           =will notの短縮形

regret                          後悔する

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