hello i have a question about learning korean ^^

i started ( self ) studying it about two years ago but discontinued due to college and all, but now i want to pick it up again and i don't know where to start from? i know how to read and write, but i have issues reading in one go— basically i lack fluency in reading and i often stutter. is there any way to improve?

secondly, i do know some basic stuff however my vocabulary isn't vast enough. besides, i would like to understand the sentence structure, or how they write phrases and sentences since it's very different from english. i've referred to so many sites but there's always a question— do i work on vocabulary first or sentence / phrasing structure first? or do i study both of them along side?

this sounds like such a mess and it is because i'm so lost ┬┬﹏┬┬ my main goal is to understand korean shows without subtitles and i do pick up a few words and phrases here and there but there's a lot still left to learn and idk where to start from. moreover, i've noticed that the textbook korean and the one that's spoken in everyday life is way different ( this applies to almost all the languages tbh ) and i'm having a bit of a trouble trying to figure out how a native would say it?

or example, do this thing where i come up with a sentence and try to translate it just to check what it would be in korean and check in the translator to see if i'm right, and most of the time im not. whether it's about the formalities or the conjugations. basically a whole lot of issues so please if u can help ＞︿＜

Hello! If your goal is to be able to understand Korean content without subtitles, then I think self-studying grammar and vocabulary is a good idea. I know you said you already have some knowledge of Korean, so I would refer to my masterlist and start from wherever you feel appropriate. I also recommend diversifying your study material and looking at other resources on Tumblr, YouTube, and on the Internet elsewhere. There's a lot out there!

As for your second question, I think it makes more sense to study vocab and grammar at the same time. As I've said before in previous asks, I was never that disciplined with my studying, so I can't really give you concrete study techniques. I think I got where I am today by regular exposure (on top of taking Korean courses and studying abroad lol). But if you don't have those opportunities, using whatever resources on the Internet can get you far. As you get comfortable with both grammar and vocab, I recommend exposing yourself to content like webtoons in Korean and K-dramas. These will help you with your reading and listening comprehension. There are plenty of webtoons at varying levels of difficulty, and K-drama actors have clear diction that is easy to understand. Again, I don't exactly have concrete techniques for how to eventually ween yourself off of subtitles/translations (since I myself still use them), but in my experience, exposure alone is enough to at least allow me to read webtoons and watch K-dramas without relying super heavily on the translations. Consuming this content will also teach you how natural Korean is spoken by natives. I hope that makes sense!

If you're concerned about speaking, the best way to get better is to converse with others. You might not know other people who speak Korean, but you can still practice with others for free on Hilokal, where I used to teach live lessons. It's a nice, low-pressure environment that can help you get more comfortable with speaking and learn alongside other people just like you!

Also, I generally don't recommend using translators to help you learn a language, especially if you're an English speaker learning Korean. It's more useful for you to understand the meaning of the Korean itself than it is for you to get the perfect translation. Korean is especially difficult to translate into English (in my opinion), so a translator might not give you a clean, accurate, and natural translation. Unfortunately, I can't think of other ways to fact-check your sentences otherwise lol. But I think that looking at enough sample sentences will help you become better at constructing your own. And something that helped me feel more comfortable writing and speaking when I was abroad is that, even if I make minor mistakes, chances are that other people can still understand me. Maybe keeping that in mind can make the learning process a little less stressful :)

Maybe this advice isn't new for you, but I hope it was still helpful! Thanks for the question and good luck! 화이팅!

CHUNSIK MY BELOVEDDDDDD

Not related to much of anything, but I love seeing YD's posts over on twitter. She's being so positive, and seeing all that excitement is downright adorable

Like when she saw a clip of Phil running over to pick her up after she got downed on her first day

That's so freaking cute

Not to mention all the fanart she's been retweeting, even asking at one point if retweeting or quote-retweeting was better because she wanted to start sharing the fanart that people were making

And of course this post she made today after doing some offscreen digging

And some iconic responses as a bonus

I also wanna say that I really liked Jyungreok's (Let me know if I spelled that wrong) energy too when he joined, he was absolutely hilarious. Though he hasn't been on as much to see. Same with Acau and Kong (Again, let me know if I'm spelling these wrong)

It's just nice to see this kind of positivity again and remember the great things that this server can bring to people all around the world. I'm really excited to see more of them once the server gets back up and running at 100% again (I also cannot WAIT to see how YD and Kong interact with Chunsik)

(Edit)

Ohh and now I just saw her reply to Tubbo lmao!

DAILY HYUNJIN GIFS UNTIL HIS BDAY: love you and all your little things - the airport is your runway

u know the korean bingqiu chibis that are holding hands…… yeah

SKZ Museum | Bang Chan

Production Date: 1997.10.03 An old statue that protects the tradition of JYP(not good at exercising?)

강원도의 힘 The Power of Kangwon Province (1998) dir. Hong Sang-soo

dɑz̜⌒ɘd

YOUNG IS GOING TO WORLDS

Here is a post of all unblurred secrets on the qsmp image. this is the original image!

Seoul, South korea aligns PERFECTLY with this

(Ignore my shit handwriting)

For the glitched image, I tried and I tried but can't reset it to normal. An interesting thing is that the glitches are the last thing that disappears when darkened

Also when brightening the whole image, the only thing that stays visible is this:

happy birthday, shin ha kyun!

Shin Ha Kyun as Kang Sang Goo in The Present/선물 [2019, dir. Hur Jin Ho]

Hello! I’m looking to start a langblr but I am hardly even conversational in my target language. Any advice?

Hello! It's OK--neither am I! I became decently conversational in Korean when I was abroad, but I for sure struggled and still do today, even though I've been studying for a long time.

What inspired me to make a langblr was that I'm a native English speaker who had read about and studied Korean grammar online. I initially found it difficult to understand, but I finally got it. Once I felt comfortable with the grammar, I wanted to teach it to other English speakers since I thought I could effectively explain it to those learners. Even if I wasn't conversational myself, I understood the foundations and wanted to create a resource for others.

All of this is to say that if you're still not conversational, you can still be a good resource! What are your strong suits? Do you understand complicated grammar well? Are you good at using the new vocabulary you learn?

It's important to think about what you understand best in your target language. I teach technical Korean because that's what I'm familiar with. I also learned most of my Korean via reading, which is why everything I teach is more textbook than conversational. I only recently started teaching more colloquial topics like idioms since I went abroad because that's when I started understanding them better.

I hope all of this makes sense! I think if you feel like you'd be a good teacher for whatever it is you want to teach, then go for it! I also try to be explicit on my blog and frequently note that I am not a native speaker, am not Korean, and am far from fluent. I simply really like explaining things that I found really complicated to other people who could also use the help, and really like the Korean language :) I hope this is helpful! Thanks for the question and for your patience! 화이팅!

Would people be interested in me posting my own Japanese -> Korean study materials? I use Japanese to study Korean so if anybody is doing the same (or vice versa) to ladder their language learning my materials may have some use!

individual circumstances | s01e08

Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

• 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 .

The Boyz Lee Juyeon & Q for GQ Korea April 2023. Photographed by Chang Kipyung