Beyond Words: Korean 77 : Learning with Culture and Context

Authors Lee Hae-young, Park Sun-hee, Lee Bo-ram, Jung Hye-sun, Choi Ji-young, Ha Ji-hye, Lee Soon-yeon, Cho Eun-ju · Publisher Hau · Published 2025-08-14 · ISBN 9791167482563

About the Book

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Contents

1
Words Need Etiquette
1 Assertive but Polite
2 Honorifics Weren't Enough!
3 When Hesitation Is Needed
4 The Courtesy of Indirectly Conveying Thoughts
5 This and That, The Two Faces of 'Jom' (a little)
6 Wow, Such Psychological Warfare!
7 Is the Reason for Disappointment '- (eu)nikka' (because)?
8 Those Words Sound Offensive!
9 Feelings Vary Depending on Tone
10 Is It a Scolding, or Not?
11 'Done' vs. 'Being Done,' That Subtle Difference

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Differences Created by Culture
12 Cultural Differences Seen Through Expression
13 Sincere About Rice
14 Titles, Those Difficult Names
15 Words Shown Through Attitude
16 We, Who Eat from the Same Pot, Are Family
17 A Feeling-like Feeling! With Sensory Expressions!
18 Isn't That Too Personal a Question?
19 Words of Comfort Vary by Culture
20 From Head to Toe, Everything Has Meaning!
21 Cultural Differences in a Single Greeting
22 Unfamiliar Yet Warm Words, Jeong (affection)

3
Finding the Coordinates of Words
23 Different Places, Different Names
24 Here Isn't Here!
25 You, Who Are Like a Future, But Not the Future~
26 Even if Unseen, the Indicating Word 'Geogi' (there)
27 Different 'Uri' (we/us)?
28 Past Events as if Seen Now
29 The Two Faces of 'Ap' (front). Past or Future?
30 Words Preceded by Emotion
31 Distance Contained in Expression
32 When Your Heart Goes There, Do This!
33 Speaker's Standard? Listener's Standard?

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Meaning Revealed by Reading the Context
34 Understanding Without Saying a Word
35 We're Not Strangers!
36 Reading Minds More Important Than Words
37 Coffee Is Just an Excuse
38 Is Silence Consent?
39 You Know Without Me Saying It, Right?
40 If You Guys Like It, Then I'm Fine
41 You Get It If I Hint At It
42 Same Words, Different Meanings
43 Words Different from One's Heart?

5
Hidden Intentions in Words
44 The Real Story Behind Irrelevant Answers
45 Reasons Why Words Get Longer
46 Avoiding Saying What One Doesn't Want to Say
47 Is It Actually Sarcasm?
48 Short Answers Have Their Reasons
49 Subtly, Yet So Obvious
50 Why the Sudden Story About a Friend?
51 Speaking in Metaphors
52 The Charm of an Unexpected Response
53 Culture Embedded in Words
54 Is It Really Fun?
55 Can't Take It Literally

6
When Words Become Actions
56 Expressing Interest, a Warm Morning Greeting
57 How to Ask Varies with the Content
58 No Need to Always Beat Around the Bush
59 An Apology Without an Apology?
60 Temperature Differences in Apologies
61 Rejection Known in Advance Just by Hearing the Reason
62 Too Much Honesty Can Be Troublesome
63 Praise Also Requires Skill
64 Why Say It as If It's No Big Deal?
65 Just Words? A Real Promise?
66 Not Answering, But Asking a Question Instead?

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The Connecting Link Between Words
67 It Just Occurred to Me!
68 Just? No Pressure!
69 When You Want to Change the Subject
70 Why Is 'Ani' (no) There?
71 Words to Organize Thoughts
72 Roughly, The Twist of 'Dae-chung' (roughly)!
73 When Summarizing and Concluding
74 Before Saying an Unconditional No
75 Listen to Me for a Moment
76 The All-Purpose Exclamation, Like Licorice in Medicine
77 Nodding, Empathy Is Needed