Listen Now!

Kowi Corner: Past Episodes

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Airing time: Saturday at 1pm

https://www.facebook.com/kowicorner



We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community. If you are not confident in Korean, we hope you have a chance to learn some Korean. Check out our Kowi Corner Facebook page for more information.

 

저희는 민경 그리고 여기 작은 친구는 슬 입니다.  함께 영어와 한국어로 이야기를 하려고 합니다. 저희는 여러분 가족에게 책을 읽어 들리고 타라나키 한국인들의 소식을 전합니다. 만약 한국어에 자신이 없으시다면, 이번기회에 한국어를 배우실수 있기를 바랍니다. 코위코너 페이스북에서 더많은 정보를 확인하세요. 

 

Click here to explore current episodes

Podcasts

To download the latest episode: Click the kiwifruit to go to the Kowi Corner show page on the accessmedia.nz site:   download this show here

Click on the title of an episode to listen

Shopping for Food

Hello, my name is Mingkyung, and I am the host of Kowi Corner. What does "Kowi" mean? It's what we Kiwi-Koreans call ourselves! Learn some basic Korean, and I'll also share local news with the Korean community.

Duration: 00:23:45 | Date: 8 June, 2024

Taking a Taxi

Korean transport, especially taxis, expressions from the conversation and what’s on Taranaki

Duration: 00:28:39 | Date: 25 May, 2024

Eating Out

Hello, my name is Mingkyung, and I am the host of Kowi Corner. What does "Kowi" mean? It's what we Kiwi-Koreans call ourselves! Learn some basic Korean, and I'll also share local news with the Korean community.

Duration: 00:30:15 | Date: 11 May, 2024

ArrangingToGoOut

Hello, my name is Mingkyung, and I am the host of Kowi Corner. What does "Kowi" mean? It's what we Kiwi-Koreans call ourselves! Learn some basic Korean, and I'll also share local news with the Korean community.

Duration: 00:31:00 | Date: 27 April, 2024

Getting Around

Hello, my name is Mingkyung, and I am the host of Kowi Corner. What does "Kowi" mean? It's what we Kiwi-Koreans call ourselves! Learn some basic Korean, and I'll also share local news with the Korean community.

Duration: 00:28:54 | Date: 13 April, 2024

Talking About Yourself

Hello, my name is Mingkyung, and I am the host of Kowi Corner. What does "Kowi" mean? It's what we Kiwi-Koreans call ourselves! Learn some basic Korean, and I'll also share local news with the Korean community.

Duration: 00:27:21 | Date: 30 March, 2024

Greetings

1. Learn Korean culture 2. Greetings and introductions. *Expressions from the conversation *plactice 3. What would you like to learn? Share News for Taranaki

Duration: 00:26:41 | Date: 16 March, 2024

The Magic Fan That Makes Noses Longer

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:26:45 | Date: 9 December, 2023

Fire Dog from the Dark Kingdom

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:21:59 | Date: 25 November, 2023

The Millstone Which Makes Salt

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:27:37 | Date: 28 October, 2023

A Tigers Filial Piety

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:24:42 | Date: 14 October, 2023

Leaning Children Song

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:25:34 | Date: 30 September, 2023

Shimcheong - A Filial Daughter Who Became Queen

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:25:39 | Date: 16 September, 2023

Janghwa and Hongryeon

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:21:42 | Date: 2 September, 2023

The Fight Between the Toad and the Centipede

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:20:01 | Date: 19 August, 2023

The Snail's Bride

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:20:58 | Date: 5 August, 2023

The Goblin's Hood

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:22:44 | Date: 22 July, 2023

The Field Mouse Who Ate Fingernails

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:19:54 | Date: 8 July, 2023

Penny Pincher

Today’s Korean children’s book is 굴비 보다 짠 자린고비 - Jaring gobi saltier than gulbi. Jaring gobi is PENNY PINCHER. Gulbi is a dried croaker yellow corbina. There will be Korean Nursery rhymes and Taranaki and New Zealand news for Korean immigrants and the Korean community.

Duration: 00:22:30 | Date: 24 June, 2023

A Dried Persimmon is Scarier Than a Tiger

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community.

Duration: 00:24:06 | Date: 10 June, 2023

27-05-2023

Duration: 00:25:19 | Date: 27 May, 2023

Storks Nonsense Judgement

We are Minkyung and this is my little friend Seul. Together, we will talk in English and Korean. We’ll read a book for your family, and share news about the Taranaki Korean community. If you are not confident in Korean, we hope you have a chance to learn some Korean. Check out our Kowi Corner Facebook page for more information.

저희는 민경 그리고 여기 작은 친구는 슬 입니다. 함께 영어와 한국어로 이야기를 하려고 합니다. 저희는 여러분 가족에게 책을 읽어 들리고 타라나키 한국인들의 소식을 전합니다. 만약 한국어에 자신이 없으시다면, 이번기회에 한국어를 배우실수 있기를 바랍니다. 코위코너 페이스북에서 더많은 정보를 확인하세요

Duration: 00:24:13 | Date: 13 May, 2023

The Wisest Judgment & Battered Tombstone

Minkyung Song and Seul read The Wisest Judgment [매맞은 망주석] and talk about a Korean idiom that means ‘know clearly and see clearly’.

Duration: 00:24:50 | Date: 29 April, 2023

The Golden Axe & The Silver Axe

Minkyung Song and Melanie Kim read The Golden axe the silver axe [금도끼 은도끼] and talk about the Korean idiom that means ‘Truth wins out in the long run’.

Duration: 00:24:26 | Date: 15 April, 2023

First Episode

Kowi corner visits the new Taranaki Korean Hangul Library. Minkyung Song and Melanie Kim read three children’s books: “The wily rabbit who saved the virtuous scholar” [선비를 살려준 꾀 많은 토끼], “The Lazy Boy who became a Cow!” [소가된 게으름뱅이] and “A singing lumpy old man” [노래하는 혹부리 영감].

Duration: 00:27:15 | Date: 1 April, 2023