day 100kingdoms of old
unit 16 · history & traditionkingdoms of old
Talk about Korea’s old kingdoms, kings and palaces, and describe what once was with -었던.
today’s words
- 단군 dangun · Dangun (the legendary founder of Korea)
- 고구려 goguryeo · Goguryeo (kingdom, 37 BC–668)
- 백제 baekje · Baekje (kingdom, 18 BC–660)
- 신라 silla · Silla (kingdom, 57 BC–935)
- 고려 goryeo · Goryeo (dynasty, 918–1392)
- 조선 joseon · Joseon (dynasty, 1392–1897)
- 건국 geonguk · founding (of a state)
- 기원전 giwonjeon · BC (before Christ)
- 기원후 giwonhu · AD (anno Domini)
- 중세 jungse · the Middle Ages
- 후기 hugi · the later period, late (조선 후기)
- 전기 jeongi · the early period, early (조선 전기)
- 멸망 myeolmang · fall, collapse (of a state); extinction
- 혁명 hyeongmyeong · revolution
- 장군 janggun · general (army)
- 왕자 wangja · prince
- 백성 baekseong · the (common) people, subjects
- 거느리다 geoneurida · lead, have (people) under you
- 양반 yangban · yangban (Joseon’s ruling class)
- 노예 noye · slave
- 빛내다 binnaeda · make shine, bring glory to
- 궁 gung · palace
- 궁궐 gunggwol · (royal) palace
- 궁중 gungjung · the royal court
- -호 -ho · (name of a ship or train) -ho
sentences
- 단군 신화에 따르면 단군이 한국 최초의 나라를 세웠다. · According to the Dangun myth, Dangun founded Korea’s first kingdom.
- 고구려와 백제, 신라는 원수처럼 서로 경쟁했다. · Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla competed with one another like sworn enemies.
- 신라의 수도였던 경주에는 유적이 많다. · Gyeongju, once the capital of Silla, has many historic sites.
- 고려는 918년에 건국되었다. · Goryeo was founded in 918.
- 백제는 660년에 멸망했다. · Baekje fell in 660.