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Korean colour vocabulary learning aid

Again, if you want to learn Korean or try this vocab learning trick out, try to guess each word from your knowledge and the hints before scrolling down to check.

komun – it’s the most COMMON colour for a little dress
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 = black
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p’aran – my PA RAN in a tracksuit this colour
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= blue
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kal saege – the CALifornia sun will make your skin turn this colour
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= brown
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ch’orok saege – if you do your CHORes while you Off Colour you’ll turn this shade
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 = green
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hoe saege – it’s almost the same as Japanese “hai” = ash
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= grey
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chuhwang saenge – CHUU is the sound of trying to suck it’s juice out through a hole in its skin, and HWANG is the sound of the empty skin collapsing in on itself
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 = orange 
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punhong saege – it’s the colour of PUNani
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= pink
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pora saege – POUR A glass of wine on your shirt to get this colour of stain
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= purple
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balgan – the sexiest BALL GOWN
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= red
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hin – it’s Japanese and Korean for a lack of, or it’s the manga-like sound of sunlight hitting sheets
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 = white
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 noran – a very bright Japanese NOREN shop doorway half curtain
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————— = yellow

Tip number three for using this trick

- If you run out of English words that could possibly match, try thinking of it as a sound

Tip number four

Keep up one way of learning a language as long as you can, because there are only so many ways you can learn and you don’t want to completely run out! With that in mind, more coming up. And here are my previous attempts in case you missed them, along with more tips:

Korean body parts vocabulary memory game

An amusing vocabulary memory trick

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