Korean Book Titles Quiz: How Many Can You Understand?
- Mar 14
- 2 min read
오늘은 도서관에 갔어요. 20년간 미룬 숙제를 하려고요.
Today, I went to the library. I was going to finally do something I’ve been putting off for 20 years.
그 숙제는 바로 조정래의 《태백산맥》을 읽는 것입니다.
That “something” was reading The Tae Baek Mountains by Jo Jeong-rae.
그런데 두꺼운 10권을 보고 그냥 돌아왔습니다. 이 오랜 숙제는 다음에 해야 할 것 같아요. 10권을 읽고 반납할 시간이 없어서요. 제가 약 2주 뒤에 어딜 가거든요. (뭐 하러 어디로 가는지는 나중에 알려드릴게요!)
But when I saw the thick 10 volumes, I just turned around and came home. I guess this long-delayed mission will have to wait a little longer. I don’t have enough time to read all 10 volumes and return them. I’m going somewhere in about two weeks. (I’ll tell you later where I’m going and why!)
《태백산맥》을 빌리지 않았지만, 다른 한국 책들을 구경했어요. 제목이 재밌는 책이 많았어요. 그중 몇 개를 사진으로 찍었어요.
I didn’t check out The Tae Baek Mountains, but I browsed other Korean books. There were many books with interesting titles. I took pictures of a few of them.
책 제목을 이해할 수 있는지 테스트해 보세요. (정답은 사진 밑에 있어요.)
See if you can understand the book titles. (The answers are below the pictures.)
몇 개 이해했나요?
How many did you understand?
Answers
칼과 혀 (The Knife and the Tongue)
투명 인간 (The Invisible Man)
달리는 남자 걷는 여자 (The Man Who Runs, the Woman Who Walks)
그래, 이혼하자 (Fine, Let’s Get Divorced)
지옥문을 여는 방법 (How to Open the Gates of Hell)
Written by Saehee Um
Saehee Um is the creator of ToonToon Korean and the author of illustrated novels for Korean learners. Her books combine binge-worthy storytelling, real-life dialogue, and cultural insights to make learning Korean engaging and fun.
She writes Korean learning novels presented in a K-drama-style script, helping learners improve their Korean through dramatic stories and immersive dialogue.
