Korean pronunciation
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Korean pronunciation tips I wish I’d learned sooner
With most of the country in continued lockdown, I’m still confined to my apartment from which all my teaching, class preparation and self studying takes place. In order to feel a sense of progress and purpose I’ve created a detailed study routine for myself with several chapters to be read every single day. If you…
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Korean pronunciation – the struggle is real
As a Korean teacher and lifelong language learner, I can testify firsthand that the pronunciation is one of the hardest parts of learning Korean. The distinct sounds, the double consonants and the countless exceptions to the standard pronunciation rules are enough to make your head spin. When learning the language the best way to get…
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Korean tongue twisters
I’ve always loved tongue twisters. They are fun, and an excellent tool for practicing pronunciation in any language. Who hasn’t tried to say “How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” or “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”or “She sells seashells at the seashore” over and over really fast…
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Mastering Korean double consonants
One thing that may continue to puzzle both beginners and intermediate learners alike when studying Korean is the widespread use of double consonants like ㅃ, ㅉ, ㄸ, ㄲ, and ㅆ in the Korean language. To the untrained ear they sound almost similar to ㅍ / ㅂ, ㅊ / ㅈ, ㅌ / ㄷ, ㅋ / ㄱ, and ㅅ even though…
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The challenges of Korean intonation
Yesterday I met with my awesome language partner for two hours. I had told her that I still considered my speaking skills my biggest weakness (well, essay writing too but we have to start somewhere), and she suggested that we warmed up my Korean vocal chords by reading an Iyagi lesson out loud. The lesson…
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Let’s play the shadow game!
Recently I’ve been struggling with my Korean listening skills. Whenever I would stumble across a Korean variety show on youtube or watch unsubbed interviews with K-stars I realized how much I lacked in terms of listening comprehension. Sigh… What to do? I realized that the problem wasn’t that I didn’t understand the words, as my…
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