mesebolt 006 + Happy Hangeul Day!

And for this occasion it's not an actual tale today but a fact in a tale style (bit of a Hungarian Folk Tales ripoff I know)

‘Because the speech of this country is different from that of China, it  does not match the [Chinese] letters. Therefore, even if the ignorant want to communicate, many of them in the end cannot state their concerns. Saddened by this, I have 28 letters newly made. It is my wish that all the people may easily learn these letters and that be convenient for daily use.’

(Sejong the Great)

I'm really impressed by both the letters and King Sejong's reign, and actually if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be studying Korean rigth now. For more about the subject of hangeul see this or in case of TLDR watch Tree With Deep Roots which is almost entirely fiction but anyways it's fun.

* the Korean kingdom's name at the time

Holiday greetings

I'm lazy again. I know. Sorry. But I even looked up how to say ‘Merry Christmas!’ in Korean. It's ‘Meri Keuriseumaseu.’ Now what is lazy if not that?!

napiraiz #019

You know when you read too much hangeul and then you just get out in the real world and it doesn't make sense? Right? Exactly! We all do that!

Happy Hangeul Day!

Yepp, I actually prepared for this.

Sure I got out of paper from my old sketchbook before I got an idea for a hangeul-related (well... sort of) drawing. That's why today's FFMSB is a bit out of stlye being from the new sketchbook with aquarell paper and fancy colors and everything. But still. As soon as I got obsessed with hangeul and started to get into the details I waited for this day to come.

Behold!…

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또한 I forgot 또한! Good word 또한. 또한! 또한!... They say it a lot in Jewel In The Palace. Oh that's right! All of this incredible (isn't it?) amount of Korean knowledge come from Korean dramas. Who needs foreign language courses?!


*English translation
Right! Although...
Yes. Jeong Gi Jun!
Madame!
However!
That's why!
Your Majesty!
Hidden Root.

Fragments From My Sketchbook

And while we're at it...

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Fragments From My Sketchbook

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예 마마님.

Fragments From My Sketchbook

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I was listening to 깊은 사랑 while drawing this. No animals or members of Hidden Root were harmed during the process.