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thebangtancloud · 2 years

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How did you start learning Korean? I want to start but have no idea how 😅

Hi anon, I'm so glad that you do, and I want you to know that it's totally possible as long as you have a burning passion for learning the language! If you're up for it, I have a lot of points that I've attempted to put down here to help you - and anyone reading this - because all of these have immensely helped me throughout my journey in learning Korean.

An intention to learn Korean:

I think one of the most important things to keep in mind while you begin - and continue - this journey is that you have a passion for it. Treating the language and the learning process as a compulsion or a 'have to do it' mindset will only limit you, so I suggest that you don't create a routine if you're learning Korean as a hobby. Simply enjoy the process. Remember, it must always be, 'I'm learning because I want to, and not have to.'

Some people will suggest being consistent - which is indeed necessary and helpful in learning anything for that matter - but learning a language with a whole new alphabet can be challenging and discouraging when we don't see progress. People appearing for language tests like TOPIK require consistent efforts and loads of practice, but since you're just starting, I suggest you take it slow. One step at a time. One achievement at a time.

Tbh, the decision to start learning Korean was instantaneous for me. I was watching a k-drama one day (Dr. Romantic) and saw something written in Korean that I couldn't read. I remember thinking, "How cool would it be if I could read that?" and bam, I immediately went onto YouTube and learned the Korean alphabet.

As much as I emphasize taking things slow, in no way am I suggesting that you take massive breaks from learning because it will not only weaken your memory but you could also forget things that you've learned, which might lead you to feel discouraged and frustrated. Setting aside at least four hours in a week would be great for you; one day study - one day break - one day study - one day break - one day revision - one day break - one day of active recall. This is how I worked my way through it :)

First things first: The Alphabet

My number one recommendation to anyone who wants to learn Korean is the memorize the alphabet.

The Korean Alphabet is called Hangeul (한글). It constitutes 24 letters (14 consonants and 10 vowels - excluding complex/tense consonants and complex vowels which are basically a combination of the simple letters). This is how it looks:

"Pronunciations shown here are only rough approximations." This is why it is absolutely necessary to learn the alphabet first, before diving into grammar or sentence structures. Many Korean Coaches often emphasize how important it is to strengthen your basics when it comes to the Hangeul, so instead of depending on Romanizations, please spend a few days learning the Korean Alphabet first.

You're halfway through once you've accomplished this. And go slow with this too, replay pronunciations until you can repeat them perfectly, practice on a notebook with a pen - trust me, it works wonders - and keep dodging back on what you've learned.

Use this video as a reference to perfect your pronunciation and listening.

Taking the next step:

Once you've mastered the Hangeul, instead of jumping straight into language basics, I suggest you practice your reading for a few days. This could be any script that you pick up, or even signs/boards or even subtitles (if you're up for the challenge) that you can find on k-dramas or shows that you commonly watch.

The goal is not to understand what you read, it's to be able to read and perfect the ability to do so. Remember, it will take a lot of time, but it's an excellent investment and I'm sure you'll thank me later. There's nothing like the feeling of being able to read a foreign language (even if you don't understand it at this point lol).

Jumping right in:

Now that you've accomplished two things: writing and reading, you're ready to take the first leap into your journey of learning Korean. There are many ways you can do this:

TTMIK (Talk To Me In Korean) is a platform that I've made maximum use of while learning Korean. It's not only available on its own website which is talktomeinkorean.com (where you can create an account for free and begin your learning journey and also shop for books/courses that are more detailed) but also on Youtube in the form of short interactive videos and on Spotify in the form of Podcasts.

During the initial days, I was on fire for the language and would spend hours on end simply learning - listening to podcasts while I worked at home and studying the lessons in depth during sleepless nights. I'll attach a few pictures of the notes I used to make at the end of this to show you what it felt like firsthand.

You're free to purchase textbooks that teach you the language which would be awesome- but you can also find everything that you need for free on the net, so make maximum use of that. If you're up for it, buying Korean grammar textbooks from reliable sites that are dedicated to Korean Teaching Institutes would be a great idea. It's always better to have a hard copy when you're learning something for the first time, but if you can't then don't worry, you can do it all by yourself, just like I did!

Apart from TTMIK, once you start actively learning, you'll be able to do a lot of research based on what exactly you want to learn at a given point in time. For example; you could either continue learning from TTMIK until you finish all the 10 levels, but if you're interested in actually doing something with this skill, you can even choose to prepare for language tests that could even get you admission to a school/uni or a job in Korea! Of course, knowing the language isn't an absolute necessity, but interviewers (either for universities/jobs or scholarship embassies) would most likely pick you over someone who doesn't speak/understand Korean.

Please do feel free to reach out to me if you need help in any way! I'd be more than delighted to help you out. It's always good to have a fellow Korean learner that you can converse with and strengthen your skills!

Here are some pictures from my initial days learning Korean :)

I hope I could be of any help!! Lot's of love and well wishes <333

#the bangtan cloud asks #get to know Ray #learning Korean #Korean

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another-goblin · 8 months

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Breaking News. Chief Justice of Fontaine has been arrested for, I don't know, like, trespassing into Fortress of Meropide's waters?... Illegal poaching of Lumitoile? Zooming around in a freaky way in the dark at his increased sprint speed like a weird cryptid that he is?...

(portrayed here in his "magical fairy glitch" form)

I decided not to draw him having his mugshot taken. He's embarrassed enough.

(I mean these stars are nice and soggy, what's not to like)

(bonus)

He brought something for Wriothesley too.

Wriothesley's the first character I'm actually prefarming for. I think it's a great way to ensure I won't get him though. And yes, characters eat their local specialty accession materials, you won't convince me otherwise.

btw what's the deal with punchy guys and bugs. I'm still gathering Onikabuto for Heizou

#genshin impact #my stuff #neuvillette #wriothesley #I actually panicked when he got caught in the ray #I didn't know you can get arrested

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9474s0ul · 1 year

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The Robotnik family is expanding and I'm so fucking haPpY.

Also a classic Ver of my AU babies-

Anyways short guide on the pipsqueak's complicated quills

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sparring-spirals · 21 days

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Still emotional about Fy'ra Rai and Opal, actually. Thought dump time bc i. dont have the energy to cut this down effectively.

Because at that point in the episode, Opal is doomed. Not in the fun little "oh things are getting worse ;)" kind of way we'd been experiencing leading up to the fight, or even IN the fight. At that point in the fight, Cyrus is dead. Dorian and Dariax have their minds twisted, bodies clambering away from the fight. Morrighan has felt, firsthand, just how far gone Opal is, holes in her mind, her friend broken. The heartbreaking sentence of. "You can always come back." understands that she is gone already. She's lost already. Opal has forgotten Ted. Opal has forgotten herself.

So at that point in the fight, we know Opal is doomed. Us as the audience, the cast, the characters. Aabria is running through each of the other crownkeepers and it is more of a goodbye than a round of combat. Defying the Spider Queen invites death, with zero hesitation- Cyrus's body as physical evidence of that. The terms were very clearly set: You leave Opal, you let her be lost. Or you die. (Leaving Opal anyway).

and Fy'ra Rai then. Grasps the crown, understands intimately that she can break it off and it will kill Opal. (I will free you, if you want me to. We would lose you but you would not be taken). And asks, what do you want me to do. What do you want.

and Opal says, I want you to leave. (I want you to live.) and Fy'ra Rai functionally says. No. Sorry. That's not one of the options.

If you wanted to go. I will do that (your blood on my hands). If you want me to stay, I will. But I'm not going to leave you.

There was the point where Fy'ra Rai broke into the communication and I felt my insides sink because. Look. Lets be real, Aabria had already demonstrated the stakes here. The gesture would not be rewarded for the gesture alone. The Spider Queen's terms were: You leave Opal. Or you die.

And Fy'ra Rai said: no.

I don't think I'm overstepping to assume that if Fy'ra Rai had failed the intimidation check, she would have died. This entire thing hits me so hard because I think Anjali knew that too. I think Fy'ra Rai knew that too. Yes, Fy'ra Rai convinced a Betrayer God to negotiate. She carved a third option out of a non-negotiable situation. She knew what would happen if she failed and did it anyway, with no fear, no regret, no waver in her resolve. She had lost enough sisters. She wasn't going to lose anymore, no matter the personal cost. That's part of why it succeeded, I'm sure, but.

Just. Fuck me. The amount of resolve. The amount of love. The amount of conviction. "I am. A protector." You know your friend- your sister- is doomed. So no more negotiating away from that. You step to her side and you grasp her hand and say- doom me with her.

And in some, sideways way, this saves you both, at least for a little while.

Because this story is a tragedy. This ending is a sad one. We know this already. But think about- Opal, under Lolth's bidding, alone in the dark. Think about Fy'ra Rai, alive, intimately aware that she had failed to protect yet another sister.

And think about what we got, instead: the two of them, in deep darkness, danger encroaching- holding hands. Someone they love at their side. A champion. And her champion.

This is still a sad story. But it's not the same one. Fy'ra Rai stared down a Betrayer God and made her change her mind. She stared down a Betrayer God, and her love and conviction changed the nature of the story. It shouldn't have been able to. But she did.

Fy'ra Rai chose to doom 2 people instead of one, and the sheer strength of her love and will managed to save them both, at least for a little while. Isn't it funny how that works? Isn't it devastating? Isn't it. fucking incredible?

#critical role #cr spoilers #c3e93 #opal #EVERYONE CLAP FOR AABRIA AND ANJALI AND AIMEE BC I GO MORE FERAL THE LONGER I THINK ABOUT IT #character meta #fy'ra rai #fy'ra rai meta #opal meta #spar speaks #i had to get this out bc i cant Stop Thinking About it.... god..... she really Did That...#its not just about refusing to leave its understanding the consequence and facing it so unflinchingly that the narrative flinches first #UAHHHGGHH.#anjali bhimani do you know how much i respect you for this move. aabria iyengar do you know how much i respect you for setting up the stake #so clearly that this success(?) Hit the way it did. Aimee carrero do you know how much i respect you for how truly and devastatingly #you played opal while keeping the core of her character so poignant.#what the fucmkc. anyway im fine .#anyway this is why a lot of my devastated wailing is going to be reserved for dariax. and dorian. and cyrus.#my meta #FORGOT. I HAD THAT TAG. gotta go back and retag

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tubbytarchia · 3 months

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For the ranchers a bit more shleep i just really like charakters comfy and nice:Dc /nf

Eepies. Jimmy woke up to really sore wings but its okay because Tango

#(I cannot imagine avians sleeping on their backs lest they have special mattresses or something but hnng. For the domestic fluff...)#team rancher #rancher duo #solidaritek #I imagine Tango is not nearly as much of a ray of sunshine in the mornings as Jimmy is. Jimmy finds it endearing though 100%#I also imagine Tango moves the hell around in his sleep and tangles them both up with his tail #He's gonna try to apologize a thousand times for “making you sleep on your back” but Jimmy won't let him #ALSO what does /nf mean lol. Every other day I see another new tone indicator that I cant figure out the meaning of #please feel free to use brackets to circumvent my stupidity. I do not know the hip things... I am but a boomer noobie #trafficshipping #trafficblr #I have so many other rancher asks in my inbox that could fall under this #Rancher cuddles and smol Tango and this and that hhrr but I will... I will get to them... in time....#never enough rancher content #also laying on someone when they laugh so their chest bounces up and down etc. Oh it makes me weak. Not that I know what its like lol #but it feels cute...#tubby art

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yb-cringe · 4 months

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still reeling from yesterday when luzu saw chayanne call him tio and got taken aback like. what im not your tio. and chayanne had to explain that Everyone is tio and tia.

like i forgot that luzu wasnt there for that. he was there at the very beginning of the server when everyone was still very ‘fend for yourself’. he hasnt gotten around the same development the older players have of being ride or dies for the kids.

interesting to see how that’ll play out

#qsmp #also explains why he was so down to ‘torture’ richas #cause he doesnt rly see why it matters or why he should care #little does he know.. get hit with the love ray loser

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theladyeowyn · 7 days

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“… it would ease my heart, if while the Sun yet shines, I could see you still.”

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najuwu · 4 months

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🚨 ATENTION 🚨 WEE WOO WEE WOO 🚨 NEW POSUKA ART FOR RAY’S BIRTHDAY 🚨

GOD BLESS THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!!!!!!! 💜💜💜

Link to Posuka’s Twitter post with the art

#I AM SO UNWELL ABOUT THIS ONE.#HES LOOKING AT THE CLOCK AND HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR.#WAITING FOR IT TO BE MIDNIGHT. WAITING FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. THE DAY HE HATES THE MOST BUT WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY THE MOST AWAITED ONE.#WAITING FOR HIS 12TH BIRTHDAY TO FINALLY GET REVENGE ON MAMA AND THE CRUEL WORLD HE WAS BROUGHT UP INTO.#BUT LITTLE DOES HE KNOW….. LOVE AND HOPE FIND THEIR WAY TO HIM #AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #the promised neverland #ray the promised neverland #81194 #naju brain rot

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livejournallegacy · 7 months

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Ray talking about Gerard's vision for My Chemical Romance

#i'm like the loser boyfriend of the mcr gif world everyone cheer and clap for me #although seriously i've got like.. three white whale gif projects that have consistently kicked my ass and this interview is one of them #hopefully more coming from this interview later. and then? who knows #ray toro #gerard way #the others are there but it's not about them #my chemical romance #mcr #my gifs #my chem #he's really in tune with what the world needs to hear at that moment get fucked #sorry

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thebangtancloud · 2 years

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You are the best BTS writers on this whole app. I’ve only read your stories and wanted to know if you had some other to recommend?

Thank you so much, dearest anon!!

Here are some stories that I've enjoyed reading and would definitely love for you to read them as well:

“As if I wouldn’t beat the boogeyman’s ass, anyways.”

Kim Seokjin x Reader, Best Friends to Lovers au || Non-idol au || by @honeytae

Hot Chocolate

Bang Chan x Reader || Friends to Lovers au || by @sulfurcosmos

four - seven - eight

Jeon Jungkook x Reader || non-idol au || by @jiminrings

"I'm not walking out on you."

Min Yoongi x Reader || personal favorite || by @taetaespeaches

"You're a shitty liar."

Jung Hoseok x Reader || by @taetaespeaches

Channie doesn't know. (Smut)

Seo Changbin x Reader || by @chvnnie

Black Silk || Champagne Silk (Includes Smut)

mafia!Namjoon x Reader || PERSONAL FAV || By the best: @bangtanfancamp

Cultivating a life with you.

Jung Hoseok x Reader || by @bangtanfancamp

~

These are just some of the stories that really got me thinking, "Damn, that was written so well."

I don't read too much here on Tumblr, so these are a few that I cherish and almost always go back to.

#get to know Ray #fic recs #lovely anons

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caeslxys · 1 month

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I’ve mentioned this elsewhere but it feels relevant again in light of the most recent episode. Something that’s really fascinating to me about Orym’s grief in comparison to the rest of the hells’ grief is that his is the youngest/most fresh and because of that tends to be the most volatile when it is triggered (aside from FCG, who was two and obviously The Most volatile when triggered.)

As in: prior to the attack on Zephrah, Orym was leading a normal, happy, casual life! with family who loved him and still do! Grief was something that was inflicted upon him via Ludinus’ machinations, whereas with characters like Imogen or Ashton, grief has been the background tapestry of their entire lives. And I think that shows in how the rest of them are largely able to, if not see past completely (Imogen/Laudna/Chetney) then at least temper/direct their vitriol or grief (Ashton/Fearne/Chetney again) to where it is most effective. (There is a glaring reason, for example, that Imogen scolded Orym for the way he reacted to Liliana and not Ashton. Because Ashton’s anger was directed in a way that was ultimately protective of Imogen—most effective—and Orym’s was founded solely in his personal grief.)

He wants Imogen to have her mom and he wants Lilliana to be salvageable for Imogen because he loves Imogen. But his love for the people in his present actively and consistently tend to conflict with the love he has for the people in his past. They are in a constant battle and Orym—he cannot fathom losing either of them.

(Or, to that point, recognize that allowing empathy to take root in him for the enemy isn't losing one of them.)

It is deeply poignant, then, that Orym’s grief is symbolized by both a sword and shield. It is something he wields as a blade when he feels his philosophy being threatened by certain conversational threads (as he believes it is one of the only things he has left of Will and Derrig, and is therefore desperately clinging onto with both bloody hands even if it makes him, occasionally, a hypocrite), but also something he can use in defense of the people he presently loves—if that provocative, blade-grief side of him does not push them—or himself—away first.

(it won’t—he is as loved by the hells as he loves them. he just needs to—as laudna so beautifully said—say and hear it more often.)

#critical role #cr spoilers #bells hells #orym of the air ashari #cr meta #imogen temult #ashton greymoore #liliana temult #this is genuinely completely written in good faith as someone who loves orym #but is also about orym and so will inevitably end up being completely misconstrued and made into discourse. alas #I could talk about how Orym’s unwillingness to allow the hells to actually finish/come to a solid conclusion on Philosophy Talk #is directly connected to one of the largest criticisms of c3 (that they are constantly having these conversations)#all day. alas. engaging with orym’s flaws tends to make people upset #it is ESP prevelant when he walks off after exclaiming ‘they (vangaurd) are NOT right’#which was not only never said but wasn’t even what they were talking about #he even admits as much to imogen like ten minutes later! that he is incapable of viewing it objectively #which is 100% justifiable and understandable but simultaneously does not make his grief alone the most important perspective in the world #also bc i fear ppl will play semantics on my tags yes the line ‘i hope she’s right’ was said but it was from ASHTON #who does not believe they are at all and wasn’t saying they actively WERE right. orym just heard something to latch onto and ran with it #ultimately there is a reason orym only admitted that he was struggling when he had stepped away to talk to dorian #who has not been around and thusly has not changed once n orym's eyes #and it isn't that the hells never check in or care. they do. they have several times over #it is dishonest to say they haven't #the actual reason is that all of this is something He Is Aware Of. he doesn't mention it bc he KNOWS it's hypocritical and selfish #he says as much!#EXHALES. @ MY OWN BRAIN CAN WE THINK ABT MOG AGAIN. FYRA RAI EVEN. FOR ME.#posting this literally at 8 in the morning so I can get my thoughts out of my brain but also attempt to immediately make this post invisibl

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sollucets · 9 months

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sand in episode three + smiling because of ray

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mrghostrat · 6 months

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cc: my only main hobbies are playing video games and like, spending time with my wife. uh, nothing really outside of that... like i don't secretly read, for example. (background laughter) that would catch you off guard. (screaming with laughter) wait why are you laughing so hard. (still laughing) why are you laughing so hard. what the fuck. that was rude.

heard you all needed a dose of "partner causing chaos off screen"

tina changed my brain chemistry with this one

(april 2021 highlights) (full qna) (stream) @tinadayton

#can't believe i almost didn't think about this today #i'm BEGGING YOU all to watch this #please #ray narvaez jr #twitch #shoutout to pee pee poo poo or poo poo pee pee #that's my streamer #(i also wish i could see this as streamer au but i know these guys personally and dont really cross that line ha)

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ask-but-beware-the-consequences · 4 months

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Their first photo together. Pickles is showing off.

#pickles is showing off how big his friend is #mtl #metalocalypse #nathan explosion #pickles the drummer #metalocalypse fanart #this drawing got a bit delayed. i didn't know what background to go with at first. next one will be that skwisgaar drawing i swear #do not listen to salvatore. freak. black beauty by lana del ray for these idiots it's gonna get you weak in the knee

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geoffrard · 1 year

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Frank talks to Benny Horowitz of the Gaslight Anthem about his reaction to Ray Toro's arrest for shoplifting from a Walmart:

Frank Iero: It’s similar to what happened…I remember we were on tour once with My Chem. We stopped at a Walmart, as you do in a band in a van, you get your toiletries and whatever the fuck you need. And at that point we were really really poor. Ray Toro needed two AA batteries for some sort of shitty fucking 8-track that we had, like a traveling 4-track or something, you know what I mean? And so he went in and he opened a pack of batteries and took two batteries out, put them in his pocket, left the store, and got arrested immediately. Benny Horowitz: Oh, shit. FI: So I ran back in, I stole a fucking disposable camera, took pictures of him in the car, and then– BH: I love how your instinct in this situation is to be like Bob Woodward, and just, like, let me get this down! FI: I was the Ansel Adams of my friends getting arrested. So, not only did I steal the camera, but then I ran back and I stole the sign from the wall that said ‘Shoplifters Will Be Prosecuted.’ And then we picked him up from the fucking police station and I gave it to him as a gift. BH: Wow. That’s pretty gangster! Fi: Right? BH: That’s pretty gangster.

#my chemical romance #frank iero #ray toro #mine #theyre getting lower in effort as the day goes on i know.

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wraithdolll · 1 month

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bitches love my mustache

#rhys strongfork #borderlands #borderlands 3 #my art #fanart #shitpost #kinda?#methinks im getting the stupid version made into a print so i can go get it signed by ray chase this weekend #damn whoever took his grey hairs out #that concept art was flawless #how dare you take his greys #i know he stressed too theres no excuse..

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