Minari 미나리 | A Korean Movie Review | Migration, Success, and Togetherness

Show Notes

Minari is an award winning Korean-American film that tells the story of 1980 migrants to the states. It tells us of the struggles of fulfilling the American dream and finding a balance between success and togetherness. I enjoyed this movie and I believe you will, too! ;)

There are SOME SPOILERS in this episode. Listen at your own risk ^^

00:00 monologue, introduction, greetings
03:15 weekly vocabs and study tips!!! (details below)
09:35 discussion starts here, synopsis, how to watch it
16:10 korean or american movie, period dramas, family dynamics, paper planes, grandparents and grandchildren
24:05 1980 Korea, US migration, solidarity towards victims of hate crimes
27:50 farming industry, sexing chicks, some vegan sentiment, farming is difficult
33:30 should you watch this, culture of "우리", song recommendation, Kdrama words of wisdom
and more!!!

For more information about the drama you can check out the following page: 18 Again (Korean Drama) - AsianWiki

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**Vocabulary Words of the Week**

1.  부화장 孵化場
a hatchery

sample sentence:
군대가 가져가기 이전에 이곳은 물고기 부화장이었어요.

It was a fish hatchery before the army took it over.

2.  코를 골다
to snore

sample sentence:
가끔 술에 취하면 코를 골아요.

Sometimes I snore when I'm drunk.

3.  폐기하다 廢棄하다 
to scrap, discard, denounce, abrogate 

sample sentence:
이 모든걸 일이 끝난 후엔 다 폐기하라구요?

We'll discard this whole thing after all that work?

4.  천당 天堂
heaven


sample sentence:
교회는 천당으로 들어가는 문이 아니다.

The church is not a gateway to heaven.

5.  중풍 中風 
stroke

sample sentence:
그 노인은 중풍으로 10년간 누워 있다

The old man has been laid up with palsy for ten years.

**Study Tip**
Use dictation (받아쓰기 in Korean) as a language learning tool. (Refer to further readings)

**Song/Music Recommendation of the week**

존박 (John Park) - 이상한 사람 (Foolish Love)

!!! Check out the following playlists I made for you:
Spotify – For the Kingkas and Queenkas
YouTube Music - For the Kingkas and Queenkas

**K-drama Words of Wisdom**

Things that hide are more scary and dangerous. - 순자, 미나리

**Further Readings**
Dictation as a Language Learning Tool - ScienceDirect

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