In the Korean language, sun is 해(hae), 태양 (taeyang).
This time we have two words for sun!
The first word is the Korean word 해 (quick tip on how to remember: he(y) it is finally a sunny day! (or something similar). This one is used more often.
The second word is 태양 which is actually a Sino-Korean word.
It comes from 태 (太 ) = be too great, very great. A superlative derivative of 大 (big).
This one has more academic connotation (for example when you are talking about galaxy…) 양 (陽) = sun, light
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I love해.
태양 is far from Earth.
That is all for today!
I hope you enjoy the second Korean lesson with me!
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