This book is ideal for learners of Korean as a second language who want to communicate more effectively and also for learners of English who know Korean.
This book lists 8,752 core Korean words with English equivalents. Main entries are in Romanized Korean in boldface type alphabetically with Hangul (Korean alphabet) and Chinese characters, if any. Next, in the same line, parts of speech label, and the entry’s English equivalents with stressed syllables* in boldface type) followed by standard American English pronunciation.
bal myeong 발명(發明) [n.] invention [invenʃən]
bal myeong ga 발명가(發明家) [n.] inventor [inventər]
bal myeong ha da 발명(發明)하다 [v.] invent [invent]
Korean is written with two different scripts: Hangul and Hanjja (Chinese character). While Hangul is mostly used, Chinese characters must be used in order to clarify meaning and almost 80% of Korean language derives from Chinese characters.
*Please refer to website for more details: www.corevoca.com
Author: Taebum Kim
Graduated from Seoul National University (Major: International Relations) in South Korea and worked for more than 20 years at many departments of financial institutions closely related to English and Japanese languages. Through more than 40 years of English language experiences both at schools and work fields, and a few years of research, the author found an easy and efficient way to improve English communication skills emphasizing “Accent Syllables”.
And with more than 10 years of academic experiences in Japan and a few years of research, the author found an easy and efficient way of learning Japanese language focusing on “Common Chinese Characters” based upon the importance of Chinese characters for both Korean and Japanese.