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A Whole Slew of Korean Holiday Greetings for Christmas and New Year, and for the Lunar New Year Holiday

A Whole Slew of Korean Holiday Greetings for Christmas and New Year, and for the Lunar New Year Holiday

즐거운 연말연시를 맞이하세요. Have an enjoyable end of the year and beginning of next year. ———- 성탄연휴는 보람되게 보내셨겠지요. Did you have a meaningful Christmas holiday? ———- 새해 복 많이 받으시고 하시는 일마다 두루 잘 되시기를 바랍니다. Have a New Year with a lot of good fortune and may everything...

An Email Discussion About Koreans, Translation and Rates

An Email Discussion About Koreans, Translation and Rates

Exerpts from an email exchange this week that relates to issues of translation and translation rates in Korea: Hello Steven, My name is … and I currently work for a Market Research company in Seoul. We run across translations from time to time and I handle some of them but...

Our Very Own Hwangto Room in Texas, Part I

As we downsize in the US, my Mom is letting us use an extra room in her house as a base of operations here even though we won't be around very much. We picked a popular Korean color called "hwangto" for the walls. Before: After:

More New Year’s Greetings in Korean

More New Year’s Greetings in Korean

Here are a couple of New Year's greetings I received last week, along with the English translations. Don't you like the way Koreans use the word "love" in their business communications too? How sweet… 1. 謹賀新年 2011년 한 해 동안 [Name of Law Firm]에 보내 주신 사랑에 감사드립니다. 새해에는 보다...