Hello/Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening Annyeonghasimnikka Goodbye Annyeonghi gyeseyo Goodbye (said to somebody who is also departing) Annyeonghi gaseyo Can you speak English? Yeongeo halsu isseumnikka? Thank you Gamsa hamnida Excuse me Sille hamnida Im sorry Mian hamnida You are welcome Cheonmaneyo Yes Ne No Anio Help! Saram sallyeo! My name is Je ireumeunimnida I come from Jeoneuneseo wasseumnida Korean cuisine is largely based upon rice, vegetables, and meats. Traditional Korean meals are well-known for the number of side dishes that go with steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served often, sometimes at every meal. One of the foods that Koreans eat is Mandu. Mandu is Korean dumplings, which are stuffed with beef, mushrooms, stir-fried zucchini, and moonbeam sprouts. Pork, chicken, fish or kimchi are sometimes used instead of beef. Koreans cook unusual dishes, but they are well known for their food. Tea is very popular in South Korea and has a history stretching back over 2000 years. As in much of Asia, ginseng tea is widely drunk, as well as Korean green tea. Green tea is traditionally drunk very strong. Despite a reputation for being uber-macho, South Korean men are obsessed with cosmetics. It turns out that South Korean men are spending close to $900 million a year on makeup. BB cream foundation is the product of choice, but facial cleansers, anti-ageing moisturizes, and eye creams are also extremely popular. There are even TV shows dedicated to the subject of the manly makeover. Up to 20 percent of the male population, known as the grooming tribe, use makeup regularly, but its not so much about fashion as it is business. The South Korean job market is extremely competitive, and wearing makeup is all part of the game. These guys want to make good impressions in their job interviews by hiding their blemishes and looking like celebrities. It looks like in Korea, makeup really does make the man! South Koreans love sweet potato flavoured delicacies to such an extent that there is every possible dish flavoured with sweet potato. To name a few, there are main courses, desserts, chips, latte, bread and salads. When you are born in South Korea, you are considered a year old. This means that you age faster by a year. While its noisy northern neighbour usually gets all the attention, South Korea is a pretty awesome place. It has survived Japanese colonization, Soviet meddling, and North Korean threats to become the worlds 12th-largest trading nation. South Korea produces the LG TVs, Hyundai cars and Samsung phones we use every day. K-Pop stars are taking over the world one YouTube video at a time, and their films are receiving worldwide acclaim. However, theres a lot more to South Korea than technology and Gangnam Style. If you lived in South Korea, youd never have to leave home to eat. Most restaurants will deliver straight to your apartment via motorcycle driverswho are notorious for speeding through traffic to deliver the food on time. And after youre done eating, you can just put your dirty dishes outside your door because the delivery guy will come for them later. Thats pretty awesome! Almost all restaurants deliver, even McDonalds, which gives new meaning to the term fast food. And if someone starts craving a few Big Macs at five in the morning, thats no problemMcDonalds will deliver 24/7. After all, hamburgers are the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. And if you ever do visit South Korea and decide to call up Mickey Ds in the middle of the night, you might want to try some of the Korean specialties, such as the Bulgogi Burger and the Shanghai Spicy Chicken Burger. While the Yoido Full Gospel Church might not have the largest building in the world, it definitely has the biggest congregation. As of February 2013, this Seoul-based church had close to one million members. On any given Sunday, 200,000 of the faithful will attend one of the seven services, and thats not counting the additional 200,000300,000 watching on TV in other buildings and satellite churches. Introduced in the early 20th century by Christian missionaries, baseball has become one of the most popular pastimes in South Korea. In South Korea, blood is a big deal. It doesnt just deliver oxygen to the rest of your bodyit determines your personality. People in South Korea are automatically stereotyped thanks to their blood type. While this belief originated in Japan, it has taken a firm hold in South Korean culture, and it might even make a difference in who marries whom. Writing a persons name in red ink indicates that the person is about to die or is already dead and gone. The number 4 is considered unlucky and is associated with death. South Koreans also believe that leaving an electric fan on overnight would kill the person sleeping directly below it. It is called the Fan Death concept. South Koreans love to shop. The country has some of the biggest shopping malls in the world. The stores are open until 4 in the morning while restaurants, bars, cafe are open till 11 in the night. All Korean roofs are curved at the ends giving an appearance of a smile. South Koreans believe that people should hide their shoes on the first night of the New Year. Otherwise, a ghost will try one of the shoes, and if it finds a pair that it likes, the ghost will take it and the owner of those shoes will have bad luck all year. South Korea loves its newspapers. The country has 63 daily editions in print. The N Seoul Tower, officially the YTN Seoul Tower and commonly known as the Namsan Tower or Seoul Tower, is a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain in central Seoul, South Korea. It marks the highest point in Seoul. The height of N Seoul Tower is 237 m and it opened in Address: 105 Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace -- is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. Address: 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea Opened: 1395 Architectural style: Chinese architecture Function: Palace Myeongdong is a dong in Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea between Chungmu-ro, Eulji- ro, and Namdaemun-ro. It covers 0.99 km with a population of 3,409 and is mostly a commercial area, being one of Seoul's main shopping and tourism districts. Area: 99 ha Mountain in South Korea Seoraksan is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea. It is located in a national park near the city of Sokcho. Elevation: 1,708 m Province: Gangwon Province Mountain range: Taebaek Mountains The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea and is the cultural organization that represents Korea. Address: South Korea, 137 War Memorial of Korea is located in Yongsan-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It opened in 1994 on the former site of the army headquarters to exhibit and memorialize the military history of Korea. Address: 29 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea Opened: June 10, 1994 Phone: National Folk Museum of Korea is a national museum of South Korea, located within the grounds of the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and uses replicas of historical objects to illustrate the history of traditional life of the Korean people. Address: South Korea, 37 Phone: Hallasan is a shield volcano on Jeju Island of South Korea. Hallasan is the highest mountain in South Korea. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, the Hallasan National Park. Elevation: 1,950 m Last eruption: 1007 Prominence: 1,950 m Province: Jeju Province Jirisan is a mountain in the southern region of South Korea. Some Koreans see it as one of the three most important mountains in South Korea, with Hallasan and Seoraksan being the other two. Elevation: 1,915 m Prominence: 1,696 m Mountain range: Sobaek Mountains Ulleung-do is a South Korean island far off the east coast of Korean Peninsula. Formerly known as Dagelet to the Europeans, Ulleungdo is about 120 km east of the Korean Peninsula. Province: North Gyeongsang Province