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Korean Holidays & Traditions Vocabulary명절과 전통

Discover Korea's most important holidays and traditions -- from the Lunar New Year bow to Chuseok's harvest moon. Learn vocabulary for celebrations, ancestral rites, and traditional customs. Master expressing "every time" with -(으)ㄹ 때마다 and resultative states with -아/어 있다.

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  1. 설날[]noun

    Lunar New Year

    설날에는 온 가족이 모여요.On Lunar New Year, the whole family gathers.

  2. 추석[]noun

    Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)

    추석에 송편을 만들어요.We make songpyeon on Chuseok.

  3. 세배[]noun

    New Year's bow

    어른들께 세배를 드려요.We give the New Year's bow to elders.

  4. 세뱃돈[]noun

    New Year's money

    아이들이 세뱃돈을 받고 좋아해요.The children are happy receiving New Year's money.

  5. 한복[]noun

    hanbok (traditional Korean clothing)

    명절에 한복을 입어요.We wear hanbok on holidays.

  6. 차례[]noun

    ancestral memorial rite

    아침에 차례를 지내요.We perform the ancestral rite in the morning.

  7. 떡국[]noun

    rice cake soup

    설날에 떡국을 먹으면 한 살 더 먹어요.If you eat rice cake soup on Lunar New Year, you age one year.

  8. 송편[]noun

    half-moon rice cake

    온 가족이 함께 송편을 만들어요.The whole family makes songpyeon together.

  9. 보름달[]noun

    full moon

    추석에 보름달을 보면서 소원을 빌어요.On Chuseok, we make wishes while looking at the full moon.

  10. 전통[]noun

    tradition

    한국의 전통 문화가 아름다워요.Korea's traditional culture is beautiful.

  11. 풍습[]noun

    customs / folk practices

    지역마다 다른 풍습이 있어요.Each region has different customs.

  12. 명절[]noun

    holiday / festive day

    명절에는 고향에 가요.I go to my hometown on holidays.

  13. 선물[]noun

    gift / present

    명절에 선물 세트를 보내요.We send gift sets on holidays.

  14. 인사[]noun

    holiday greeting / seasonal bow

    명절 인사를 드렸어요.I gave holiday greetings.

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