EPTTL Learn Korean Thread - Page 15
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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Stratos
Czech Republic6104 Posts
Learning Korean with kpop  Much better than just reading random translations on the web I guess. | ||
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Growiel
Korea (South)363 Posts
I am a lot less noob in Korean now and would to exchange (French or English) for Korean, or just learn Korean with another learner via Skype (mostly written, but i'm ok to try oral too). PM me for my skype ID. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
Good new lessonet from Mizu. | ||
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Isken
Korea (South)1131 Posts
On July 19 2012 08:00 prplhz wrote: hey guys can anybody recommend a good korean textbook? something with texts that you can read and an audio recording of people reading it out, would be nice if there are grammar lessons too. something for beginners. right now i'm using talk to me in korean a lot along with the basic korean grammar book for reference, but i'd like something with a lot of words to expand my vocabulary but something that i can do at my own pace. the talk to me in korean lessons are sometimes a little... long and repetitive and skipping around in them to find the good parts is annoying, it would be much easier with a book. thanks I use the "Elementary Korean" (R. King/J. Yeon) out of recommendations read here in TL and its really solid (albeit formal) I don't really know if this is what you're looking for ("a lot of words" => not sure about that) but there's definitly alot of audio. There's also a workbook which you can use (same name + workbook, by I. Lee) and contains its fair share of audio as well as basic exercices to really understand the lesson points, listening comprehension (always very hard when you study alone and used to having all written...) | ||
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Nausea_
Sweden68 Posts
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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Left4Cookies
Denmark803 Posts
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FuRong
New Zealand3089 Posts
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aloT
England1042 Posts
I just read part 1 of mizus beginner for absolute noobs and when I correctly said the words I felt this rush of supreme triumph, it felt good. THANK YOU! but even if I learn the alphabet and can read and speak the words in front of me, is there anyway to learn/infer what they mean without having a direct english translation next to it? | ||
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Stratos
Czech Republic6104 Posts
On September 06 2012 06:14 aloT wrote: since my life is consumed with kpop I might as well start learning what I can. I just read part 1 of mizus beginner for absolute noobs and when I correctly said the words I felt this rush of supreme triumph, it felt good. THANK YOU! but even if I learn the alphabet and can read and speak the words in front of me, is there anyway to learn/infer what they mean without having a direct english translation next to it? Not sure what you mean by that. The way the language works is fairly easy to understand, it's just the hangeul barrier that makes things confusing at the beginning. Once you master the writing system, you can start making your own sentences in a day or 2 and gradually improve to fluency. http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/curriculum/ This actually reminds me of my first steps. Learning phrases like 안녕하세요 (hello) was exciting, but later when you get to the point where you actually understand how the phrase is put together and what exactly it means, when you can change it to suit what you're trying to say more clearly, that's when the real fun begins. If you don't get discouraged by the alphabet, you'll get there, it's really quite easy. Just take your time and try to read a lot unless you're "fluent" in reading/writing. Then the learning process speeds up a ton. | ||
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Zocat
Germany2229 Posts
On September 06 2012 06:14 aloT wrote: since my life is consumed with kpop I might as well start learning what I can. I just read part 1 of mizus beginner for absolute noobs and when I correctly said the words I felt this rush of supreme triumph, it felt good. THANK YOU! but even if I learn the alphabet and can read and speak the words in front of me, is there anyway to learn/infer what they mean without having a direct english translation next to it? It honestly sounds like Korean is your first second language. So: No. There's no easy way. You will have to put in the hours to learn the vocabulary. No shortcuts. Repetition (of course you can draw some conclusions from words you know, i.e. 하다 verbs). Later if you gain proficiency in a language it changes though. You start to "think" in that language. You no longer think "I want to say *x* what's the word for *x*". You know the "concept" of x is y. Sure sometimes I only know the German word for the concept (that's when I use a dictionary^^) - but overall you will be able to "communicate" without having to rely on translation. | ||
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aloT
England1042 Posts
I mean it doesnt really mean anything, I have always been able to read any romanized language with no idea what it meant but I always thought Korean was some kind of mystical language of the gods. 2 hours is all it takes for your mind to be blown! thank you mizu | ||
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Left4Cookies
Denmark803 Posts
On September 06 2012 23:03 aloT wrote: wow this feels weird, after 2 hours Korean words that were just a jumble of lines to me are now a fully readable language. I mean it doesnt really mean anything, I have always been able to read any romanized language with no idea what it meant but I always thought Korean was some kind of mystical language of the gods. 2 hours is all it takes for your mind to be blown! thank you mizu Yup, learning Hangul makes you feel some kind of powerful deity. Until you want to understand the meaning of it all that is, because then you get smacked in the head with a gigantic book called "Hard Work". | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
I had 5 years of latin classes, so i THINK im immune to grammar roadblocks, even if korean is from a completely different origin. Simpsons basically tought me fluent english after some years of learning in school (when i finished school with english as one major even, i wasnt even able to follow english tv without subtitles). | ||
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Forlorn
Korea (South)69 Posts
I realize the best way to improve is through copious amounts of practice. So I am looking for practice partners, mentors, or maybe even some Korean noobs I can help. I'd also like to recommend the Active Korean series of books. You must get the workbook with it. I've tried lots of different methods of learning Korean and those books probably helped me the most while self studying. | ||
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jinorazi
Korea (South)4948 Posts
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snipealot
Korea (South)494 Posts
-다 Sentence structure 이다 ㅂ니다 / ㅂ니까 – 이에요 / 예요 습니다 / 습니까 -은/는 -이/가 있다 / 없다 이, 그, 저 -에 | ||
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snipealot
Korea (South)494 Posts
Lecture lasts for 1hour 40minutes, I would love some feedback. Full lecture also up on youtube: Any feedback is appreciated. | ||
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Left4Cookies
Denmark803 Posts
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