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Learning Korean through K-pop with IU and Song Seung Heon
I recently stumbled across a super cute song by Korean singer IU (아이유) called 금요일에 만나요 (let’s meet Friday). The tune is really catchy and I currently find myself humming along to it all day long ^^ Anyway, if you’re a beginner learner of Korean the song is an excellent chance to review the weekdays as the…
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Tackling Korean through hanja!
So, I recently bought a great book that I’ve been meaning to buy for ages. It’s called “Useful Chinese characters for learners of Korean”, and claims the following on the front cover: Learning Korean is easier when you know Chinese characters! Learn frequenly used Chinese characters in Korean! Enhance Korean vocabulary by using words written…
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A chance to speak Korean…
How often do you get a chance to speak Korean? Not often if you live in Denmark. Although the Danish universities attract a fair number of foreign students every year, the Korean students are few and far between. Nonetheless, yesterday as I was teaching statistics (which I do as a temporary part time job) I…
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How to have fun while learning Korean
어차피 해야 되는 거니까, 재미있게 해요! I love this sentence. It is originally a sample sentence from level 6 lesson 7 of TTMIK’s (www.talktomeinkorean.com) grammar podcasts. I find that this sentence pretty much sums up my learning philosophy: If you have to do something, you may as well have fun in the process. Of course…
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It’s easy to give up when you’re studying alone (혼자 공부하면 포기하기 쉬워요…)
The above sentence was actually a sample sentence from my super awesome “Weekly Korean Vocabulary book” published by my language gurus at http://www.talktomeinkorean.com (see bottom of post). Nonetheless, it got me thinking about what we self-learners can do not to lose our interest, drive, and motivation. I’ve been studying Korean on my own for 6…
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How fast can you really learn a language?
In my eager to become fluent in Korean the above question has puzzled me for a while. Over the years I’ve learned a great deal of foreign languages, but never in this way (organized self-studying). Gradually acquiring e.g. German from classes in middle through highschool combined with regular trips to Germany, while regularly being exposed to…
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All good things come from Korea
Here’s a list of a few things from Korea that I absolutely adore: K-dramas K-pop BB creams Skin care Hangeul Kimchi Beautiful people So, you may ask yourself: “who’s writing this Korea craze?” . My name is Sofie and I’m a Danish girl – economist by profession; language learner, K-drama watcher, makeup blog reader, hangeul writer,…
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