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November 22, 2018
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Reading a teaching ad

Learning Korean has been a struggle for me. I have been trying for so many years that I lost the ability to rejoice over any accomplishments. I am a slow, almost imbecile, learner. But that is okay! We are all different. In the Korean public space there are a lot of foreigners flaunting their success …

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March 30, 2017
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Spaced repetition game in language exchange

One of the best devices for memorizing vocabulary is spaced repetition. Programs and Apps like Memrise are based on that and do a good job if you are the silent individual learning type. I prefer to emulate the way we learned our native tongue while learning new languages, which means having lots of conversations and …

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February 9, 2017
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Korean language resources

TOPIK list of Korean language learning resources

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December 8, 2016
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TTMIK Spanish

Vocabulary 흑역사 = bad memory 억양 = accent 뺨 = cheek 닿다 = to touch 상관 없다 = it doesn’t matter 절대 = never 기본적 = basic 표연  = expression (phrase) 천재 = genius 노관심 = don’t care 혁명 = revolution 계속 = continuously 대박 =amazing 속어 = slang 드디어 = finally 피하다 = to avoid …

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April 30, 2016
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영어+한국어+자막

Sometimes on the Internet, all we need is the right search term. For my learning Korean, I really find double subtitles helpful, so without further ado, here is the Youtube query.

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March 19, 2016
Vocabulary
Obey the sign

The more I “awaken” to the Korean language, the more I realize how many words I don’t know. Of course, most of these words are spoken in the conversations around me, and I can’t grasp them. However, the public space if filled with signs that I can take the time to read and understand. Such …

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March 9, 2016
Tools & Tips
Reading short stories

Yesterday, I found some not so hard short stories in Korean, along with English translations. Great reading practice!

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March 7, 2016
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Dual subtitles

I just had an epiphany about immersion learning – watching a Korean film with double subtitles for simultaneous visual and auditory cues. Google gave me Kris’ site actualfluency.com where a published this article on how to set up dual subtitles in the popular media player. VLC.

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March 6, 2016
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Traffic congestion (TTMIK Story Time)

  Useful vocabulary 승합차 = van 엉켜 = entangled 승용차 = passenger car 묶여 = tied 도로 = road 부족하다 = to lack 주차 = parking 뿐만 = only 안지 = only 예잔에 = before 괸장히 = very 부분 = part 공용 = public 공간 = space 해결 = solution 드디어 = finally 빠지다 = …

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