Korean is the primary language spoken in South Korea. Modern Korean also includes many loanwords from English, especially for technology or newer inventions that didn’t exist historically. For example, words like “supermarket” or “television” often sound similar to how we say them in English, just with a Korean accent. In larger cities and tourist areas, you can also hear other languages such as Japanese and Chinese, as well as English, because of travel, international students and global business.
We use the Korean Won here.
Roughly $1.00.
I tried a western-Korean fusion restaurant at the beginning of the week: Tempeh Gangjeong plate (Stir-fried tempeh with seasoned chicken sauce and salad), common roasted vegetable lentil curry (lentil-filled masala curry sauce and oven-roasted vegetables) and linguine pasta with spicy cashew sauce and roasted enoki mushrooms.
