I want to learn more Korean but I don't want to constantly bother the only bilingual person I know here (SloGuuuu). Learning from the Koreans is okay but it's hard for them to explain things in general.
So I have a simple proposition. You help me learn Korean by answering my questions and speaking with me either on voice or chat (probably chat in general) and in return I'll help you learn the game better. Or Life. Or whatever. You can ask me about anything.
Interested? Only requirement is that you are (mostly) fluent in both english and korean. At least for now I'll be defaulting to Skype - if you prefer a different messaging service leave a message here.
Basic structure - you message me on skype and then we either setup a time to talk or talk immediately. Then half the time you help me and the other half I help you. If this system doesn't work we can improvise but this is what I'm going to work with initially.
my skype qxrajc
Feel free to message me anytime and I'll get back to you asap.
You should stream it. I bet there are lot of people interested in learning Korean (me for example xD). Also check out this: http://talktomeinkorean.com. Excellent resource. Starts to teach from the very beginnings.
I have a friend who would be perfect to do this. He is at some retreat for his church until Wednesday(US) but Ill pm you when he gets back *edit. I forgot to mention that he is the one for his church who teaches their newcomers how to read and write Korean if they do not already understand it
Have you ever seen this site? http://www.livemocha.com/ A couple of years ago a friend of mine used this website to learn basic Russian through FREE community interaction. If I remember correctly, he was paired with a Russian person who wanted to learn English and they interacted via Skype and e-mail helping each other with the language they wanted to learn.
For more in depth information I will have to revert you to the website as I never got around to using this service myself. But I've checked and Korean is listed in the "I want to learn" list.
Ps. His Russian ultimately became good enough for him to hook-up with a Russian native during his visit to Moscow. <3
Well... I'm from norway, I don't know Korean and I certainly can't teach you Korean. I can teach you Norwegian, but that isn't nearly as useful in Korea, i would imagine.
If you want to learn Korean seriously, I doubt skype will work out.. You will need professional lessons. If you just want to learn Korean's common expressions to like go out, read signs, buy food from markets, etc. then you can learn it in like 2-3 months. Good luck.
It's super hard to get that "second nature" ability in Korean if you're not immersed... I've learned it for about a month now. It's considered one of the most difficult languages (for English speakers, I guess it's a bit easier for me), so it will take a loooong time before one can even reach a basic conversational level. As a language it is still interesting, hope you can stick with it.
Hum. I'd love too but (as many people here seemingly) I don't speak Korean.
Let's make a deal. I teach you French and in exchange I get half the lessons and a small can of pickled herrings.
What do you say? =D
Hard bargain?
How's a third of the lessons and an Ikea lava lamp sound?
Still no?
... perhaps I can teach you how to play "go" ("baduk" in Korean, see you learned something!) in exchange for one ultimate lesson of how not to die in TvP?
I majored in korean studies and I still can't speak it. So, good luck to you!
O.K., you shouldn't be discouraged by this: university is a lot different anyway. You will have to learn ALL the korean grammar in only 2 years. That's really a lot - Korean is a very complex language - and so there was basically no time for conversation lessons. I'm pretty sure with so many korean teammates it will be a lot easier to learn to actually speak it!
However, if you have any questions regarding the grammar, feel free to ask! Sometimes Grammar is easier explained by a foreigner from your own language group (I'm german) than from a native speaker.
If you have problems with the pronounciation changes (like k before m suddenly ist not pronounced k but ng. Or DongRaeGu is more pronounced like Dongnaegu etc.), I would recommend you to listen to Korean Music while reading the song text in hangul. It helps to get a feeling for these changes.
And when you learn the vocabulary, learn how to write it, too!!! Don't just learn togil = Germany!!! If you learn it like that and later you want to write a letter to somebody or a short notice, you won't know anymore if it is written 도길 or 독일 (독일 would be the right choice)...
All the best QXC, but this isn't an efficient way to learn Korean. You should try to find weekly exchanges (in person if possible). These informal "ask questions as I have them" will never get you to the level where you can have any sort of conversation.
Still, whatever you do- if you stream it a lot of us would like to watch. Many of us want to understand Korean commentary but don't have the ability to reach out to the community like you! Stream for us please? :3
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best of luck, hwaiting!!
