Hello!
I'm Steve from Luxembourg.
And I'm Juyeon from South Korea.
Today we are going to guess Korean and German proverbs!
I'll give Steve some Korean proverbs so he can guess their meaning
and he will give me German proverbs that I will have to guess.
That's right! Shall we start?
First.
PROVERB 1: The shrimp busts its back in a whale fight.
I don't even know the first one...
When you interfere in someone else's matters!
Isn't that the meaning?
Similar!
The whales and the shrimp are an analogy to something.
Think about their sizes!
For instance, two whales are fighting
and the shrimp ends up in between and gets hurt.
Doesn't it mean collateral damage?
I tell you when you would use it.
For example...
Wait, don't I have to guess how the proverb is used?
Okay haha
So when do you think it is used?
In what situation?
There are two friends in a fight
and the third friend stands there not knowing how to handle it...
a situation like that?
Well instead of not knowing how handle it rather means getting hurt
even if you didn't do anything wrong!
So it means collateral damage after all...
You understand, right?
Yeah! Now I get it.
The shrimp busts its back in a whale fight.
Second.
PROVERB 2: Even the sights of Mount Kumkang must wait until after the meal.
I have no idea that this means.
Do you know Geumgangsan (금강산)?
Never heard of that.
Geumgangsan is a mountain
between North and South Korea.
It's a popular tourist destination.
So Geumgangsan is a tourist destination
and then we have Sik hu gyeong (식후경).
식
후
경
식 originates from a Chinese character.
The one that means "to eat"?
How do you know?
Correct, it means "to eat".
후
After.
Oh thats correct!
경
War!
A scenery! Something you look at.
So in total: No matter how beautiful the mountain is,
you need a full stomach to see that beauty.
It only looks beautiful when you have eaten before.
So the proverb means: Let's eat first before doing something.
You mean "let's have some food"?
Yeah.
Well, before you start doing something,
you need to eat in order to have enough energy to do it.
Or in other words, no matter how beautiful something is,
it doesn't matter if you are hungry.
That's the meaning.
I would never have guessed that one.
Completely failed.
Next one.
PROVERB 3: Drinking the Kimchi juice first.
The Kimchi juice is not something you usually drink.
So it means doing something wrong, doesn't it?
Well, rather than doing something wrong...
Or wait!
You have work ahead
and you start with the least important part.
No!
Do you want a hint?
Yeah, give me a hint.
I'll tell you through a conversation.
Okay
"What if I will get the best grades of the entire class this semester?
If I get the best grades I might receive a scholarship."
However, the grades have not even been published yet.
Ah, I think I got it!
When a scenario has not ended yet...
It didn't happen yet!
...but you make assumptions beforehand.
You make decisions beforehand!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Imagining what would happen.
Next one.
PROVERB 4: Adding persimmons and pears to someone else's feast.
What was Janchi (잔치) again?
Janchi means party!
Tell me the proverb one more time.
Adding persimmons and pears to someone else's feast.
This time it does mean "to interfere", right?
Oh yeah right!
Nosing into someone's business.
PROVERB 5: Eating rice cake while lying down.
All your proverbs are related to eating!
Is that on purpose?
No lol
Eating rice cake while lying down.
When you eat rice cake while lying down you get dirty!
You get crumbs all over you.
No!
Is eating rice cake while lying down easy or difficult?
Difficult.
Isn't it?
Well, it might be difficult for Europeans.
Instead, think about eating bread while lying down.
When you eat bread while lying down don't you get crumbs all over your clothes?
No, you just lie on the sofa and munch on some bread.
Easy, right?
Okay okay okay
It's easy indeed.
So what could it mean?
Piece of cake?
Correct!
An easy task.
So for example, there is an English expression
"That's a piece of cake" Like that one.
That's it with the Korean proverbs.
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