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TherearealotofsitesouttherethatteachelementaryKorean.Thereisalsoanabundanceoffree basicKoreanclassesaroundSeoul.Butwhathappenswhenyouvefinishedthehighestlevelthatyour hakwonoffers?WhatisonetodowhenyouvegoneasfarasyoucanintheKorean-language educationalsystem? Chancesarethatonceyouvegottentothatpoint,youvejustrealizedhowmuchfurtheryouhaveto go.YouveclimbedatopthehighestlilypadinyourpondonlytoseethevastnessofKoreanunfurl beforeyoulikeanocean.Whatdoyoudonow? YoucanheadovertoYonsei,theMeccaofKorean-languageeducation(ahem),totakeLevel7,if theyhaveenoughstudentstoopenitthatsemester.Butwhattodowhenyouredonewiththat? ThisisexactlythedilemmaIfaced:AfterfinishingLevel6waybackin2005,Iwasoverflowingwithzeal tocontinuemylanguagestudiesbutadvancedKoreanisalmostimpossibletofind. Thetruthis,youmayfeelthatyouareprettyslickifyouveperseveredallthewaythroughLevel6in yourKoreanclass,butyourKoreanvocabularyisprobablystillmorelimitedthantheEnglish vocabularyofanyKoreanyoullcomeacross. Inotherwords:Level6isthebeginningofyourKoreaneducationnottheend.ButafterLevel6,you areonyourown.Andthatcanbeverydiscouraging. KoreanshopingtostudyadvancedEnglishhaveanalmostunlimitedvarietyoffunandinnovative methodsforstudyingEnglish:signingupfortheAmericansitcomsclassatthelocalhakwon,attending debateclasses,studyingadvancedessay-writing.Butwhatdowehave?Tacklingthenextdry-as-awaferKoreantextfromthe1970sonourown? ImadethissitetosharestudymethodsandfreeKorean-languagestudymaterials.Ihopeitis informativeandfunforall.Letmeknowifyouhaveanyquestionsorcomments. GoodLuck! Thanks, Michael Categories:AllLevels,GeneralStatements|Tags:FreeKoreanlessons,Koreanhelp,Korean lectures,Koreanstudy|Leaveacomment

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Ifyou'relookingforareal challenge,checkoutmy othersite, EnglishinKorean.com Also,pleasesubscribeto mypodcastoniTunes. EnglishinKoreanPodcast ____ BEGINNER ThisisanexpressionthatifmymemoryservesmecorrectlyistaughtinLevel2.Itisahandywayto saythatyouaretryingtomakeyourmindupbetweentwodifferentcoursesofaction. Youcanalsousetheexpressionwithoutthepartandjustsay,. . ImthinkingaboutmovingtoKoreaandworkingthereasanEnglishteacher. Thisexpressionisoftencoupledwiththe____,whichmeans,Iminthemiddleof_____. Couplingthoseexpressionswouldlooklikethis: 6 Imthinkingaboutmovinguptothelevel6Koreanclass.(Addinginthemiddleoftothesentencein Englishwouldmakeitawkward,soIleftitout.) . Imthinkingaboutquittingmyjob. ImthinkingaboutwhetherornotIshouldquitmycurrentjob.(Redundantbutquitcommon) MID-LEVEL Hereisasimilarexpression. :Tomullsomethingover;tobedebatingsomething(inonesmind) ImdebatingwhethertoreturntoAmericaforgraduateschool . Ivelikedthatgirlforalongtime.Imdebatingwhethertoaskoutonadate. .. ADVANCED Ifalloftheseexpressionsareabreezeforyou,herearesomemoreadvancedwaysofexpressingsimilar concepts. :deliberate,thinkovercarefully/ : :toexamine,toconsider :toweigh(theprosandcons) . Ifyoucangivemetwodays(ofliberty)toconsideryourscompanysproposal,Iwillgetbacktoyou afterhavingconsideredthematterthoroughly. . TheNationalAssemblyiscurrentlyexaminingabillthatspartofapolicytoreducemobile communicationsfees. .

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Lets Study with Taeyang (K-pop lyrics)

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IoriginallypostedthisonmyEnglish-teachingsiteforKoreans,EnglishinKorean.com,butthoughtthatit wouldbeofuseoverheretoo.WiththerecentworldwideinterestinK-pop,Ithoughtwecouldtakealook atsomelyricsfromaTaeyangsongthatcameoutafewyearsago. ItranslatedtheKoreanpartintoEnglishandtheEnglishpartsintoKorean.Iveincludedlinkstoalecture thatIgaveonthetopicandthepodcastwherewediscussedthelyrics. EiKPodcast43(K-Pop) Thisistheintroductiontothepost.Scrolldowntogettothelyrics. Mytranslationisthepartinbold. . 2,3 . . .5 ., . 2009. . . KeepYourEyesonMe (Thisisthelinktothemusicvideo) :LookonlyatmeOnlystareatme .. . ? ~ ? ?? . ?. .? Hello? Yeah. Whereareyou? Uhthelibrary. Really?Whatsyourscheduleliketoday? Sorry.Ivegotatest. Oh,yeah? Imsorry.AreyouOKwiththat? Well,Iguesstheresnothingyoucando. (Sigh)() () Itsbeenonmymindforawhile Ivegottagetthisoffmychest Beforeitstoolate

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EvenifIforgetaboutyou,neverforgetme,lady IfsometimesImoutdrinkingandforgettocall, Orevenifmyeyewandersforamoment, Alwayskeepyoureyesonme. BABY IknowalltoowellhowselfishIam Timespenteverydayinthismeaninglessness hastarnishedme,baby Ijusthopethatyoualwaysremainpure Thisisfromtheheart,itshowIfeelaboutyou Dontyoueverleaveme Baby Lady EvenifIcheatonyou,nevercheatonme,baby EvenifIforgetaboutyou,neverforgetme,lady IfsometimesImoutdrinkingandforgettocall, Orevenifmyeyewandersforamoment, Alwayskeepyoureyesonme. Categories:AllLevels,Level5,Level6,UndisputedChampion!|Tags:K-pop,lyrics,Taeyang,, ,,|Leaveacomment

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IthoughtitmightbehelpfulforeveryoneifIsharedsomeusefulvocabforusewhenvisitingthepharmacy. Firstoff,ifyouvebeeninKoreaformorethanafewweeks,youveprobablyalreadynoticedthatKoreans arealittlemorestrictaboutadheringtothetakethisonafullstomachrulesthatcomewithcertain medicines.Tome,Takeonecapsuleaftermealsalwaysseemedlikemoreofasuggestionthana concreterule,butinKoreaitsadifferentstory.Peopleseemtofollowdirectionsrelatedtomedicinealittle moreclosely.Herearesomeexpressionsonthetopic. :Beforemeals :Aftermeals :Atmealtime Intermsofdosagethepharmacistwillprobablysaysomethingsimilartothefollowingsentences: . Taketwocapsulestwicedaily. . Takeonetabletthreetimesdailywithmeals. Herearesomewordsrelatedtopharmaceuticals: BeginnerLevel :pharmacist :coldmedicine :aheadacheremedy :aheadache :afever :bodyaches,bodyfatigue :acough :togetaninjection/shot Mid-level :pharmaceuticals :Orientalmedicine :Westernmedicine :adigestionaid,adigestive :apainkiller :anantibiotic

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:ointment :aninjury :ascar :medicaltreatment :arestorative,atonic :aprescription Advanced :apharmaceuticalcompany :BigPharma :asleepaid,sleepingpill :atranquilizer :sideeffect :withdrawalsymptoms :drugdependency/addiction :tofillaprescription;todispenseamedication :avaccination :aprophylactic(preventative)injection :healthsupplements Symptoms ElementaryLevel Ihaveafever . Ihaveaveryseverecough . MiddleLevel Ikeepgettingthechills. . Imcompletelyoverthecold. . Mycoldisstilllingeringon;Istillhaventgottenovermycold. . Ihavearashonmythigh. . DoIneedaprescriptionforthis? ? AdvancedLevel ? Canlong-termuseofthismedicationleadtoaddiction? .. MichaelJacksonbegantakingprescriptionpainkillersfollowinganburninjurysustainedina pyrotechnicaccidentduringthefilmingofaPepsicommercial.Itisthoughtthatthisledtofullfledgeddrugdependencylateron. Categories:AllLevels,Level1,Level2,Level3,Level4,Level5,Level6|Tags:,, ,,,,,,,,,|Leaveacomment

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TheresalimitedamountofpronunciationinformationIcanprovideintextformat,butheresalittle. Ifyourealreadyinanadvancedclass,youprobablyarentstillhavingmuchtroublewiththis,butinthis lecturewediscusssomedifficultpronunciationsinKorean. Oneofthehardestforbeginnersisdifferentiatingthevowelsoundsofthewordsand.Just rememberthatthesecondsyllableofShincheon()shouldrhymewiththeEnglishwordbun.The finalsyllableofthewordShinchon,however,couldbetransliteratedaschone,andshouldrhymewiththe wordloan. Twoanomaliesofpronunciationarethestations(Line3)and(Line2),whichshouldtechnically bepronounceddifferentlythanmostKoreansactuallypronouncethem.Tobemoreprecise,accordingthe officialrulesofKoreanpronunciation,thenamesshouldbepronouncedHangyeoulandSeolleungbut alas,sayingitthatwaywillonlygetyouaperplexedlook.MostKoreanspronouncedthestationsHagyaw-oolandSun-neung,inspiteoftherulesofproperpronunciation. Fordetailedexplanationsoftherestofthesetrickypronunciations,pleasewatchthevideo:) Categories:AllLevels,Level1,Level2,Level3,Level4|Tags:Koreanpronunciation,Koreanvideo, Pronunciation,speakingKorean,subwaystationnames,,,,,,,, ,|Leaveacomment

Ive got mad Korean skills, yo!

PostedonJuly4,2011byMichael

Intodayslesson,wediscussWesternersfavoritepastime:braggingabouttheirKoreanskills. EvennineyearsintomystudyofKorean,Istillwouldntcallmyselffluentandhonestly,Imnotevensure whatthatexpressionmeans.DoesitmeanthatIcansayanythingIwanttoinKorean,orthatIcansay everythinginKoreanthatIcansayinEnglish?OrdoesitmeanthatIcanspeakKoreanaswellasanative Korean?Imnotsurewhatthatadjectiveentails,butIknowthatIwouldneverusethiswordtodescribe myself. ManyforeignersstarttossingthiswordaroundoncetheygettoaboutLevel4.Ivegottatellya,forme, evenLevel6wasmoreofastartingpointthanaconclusion.AndIfinishedLevelSixallthewaybackin 2005.IdontknowwhyIsuddenlyfeltinclinedtofacilitateabehaviorthatIloathe,butIguessitwasjust theperspicacitytoknowthatwhenyouclaimfluency,yououghttoatleastprofessyourfluencyinasemiliterateway.

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Also,IthinkmanystudentsofKoreanarefrustratedbyKoreansalwaysrespondingtotheminEnglishand saythattheyarefluentasamethodofgettingKoreanstorespondinKorean.So,ifthatsthecase,allow metohelp.Whateveryourmotivations,herearesomewaystogetyourbragon. InfluentKorean . HisfluentKoreansurprisedeveryone. . HerKoreanisalmostatthenative-speakerlevel. . Idontknowwhathappened,butyesterdaymyKoreanwasreallyflowing. . HisanAmericanbuthespeaksKoreanflawlessly.(lit.freefromobstruction) Somemoremodeststatements(WheninRome,folks) . Imstillfarfrombeingfluent. . IhopetosoonerorlaterspeakKoreanatthelevelofanativespeaker. . ImstartingtogetahandleonKoreangrammar,butIvestillgotalongwaytogowiththepronunciation. Categories:AllLevels,Level3,Level4,Level5,Level6|Tags:brag,fluent,nativespeaker,,, ,,,|Leaveacomment

Effective and Efficient

PostedonJuly3,2011byMichael

Intodayslessonwediscussthedifferencesbetweentheexpressionsand.means effect,andifyourememberthat,youshouldhavenoproblemrememberingthatmeans effective. Thewordisoftenusedinsentenceslike,?(Themedicinehadnoeffect?)or (OfcourseaTVspot wouldhaveagreatPReffect,butitsjusttooexpensiveofamethod). :PReffect :Amedicineseffect ontheotherhand,meansefficient,andaccordinglyshouldbeusedtodescribeaprocessby whichagreatereffectcanbeachievedinashorteramountoftimeetc. Asimilarwordis,whichalsomeansefficient,butthefirstsyllable,,impliescapabilityorskill, sothenuanceisthattheefficiencyisbornoutofacertainproficiency. AnotherthingtobearinmindisthatunlikeinEnglish,whereweusethewordefficienttodescribe vehiclesthatgetgoodgasmileage,Koreansrarelyusethewordandinsteadusetheexpression, (fueleconomy).Avehiclethenthathashighfueleconomywouldbecalled,,whilea gasguzzlerwouldbecalleda.

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Thepronunciationofisnotespeciallyeasy,becauseofthetwoy-likesounds,butitisnot exceptional.Inthecaseof,however,theispronouncedlikeinspokenKorean.Theofficial rulesofKoreanpronunciationstatethecontrary,butpronouncingthesecondsyllableasasoftwilljust ensurethatnoKoreanunderstandswhatyouaresaying. Herearesomeexamplesentencestohelpyouonyourway: ,? .? . Categories:AllLevels,Level4,Level5,Level6|Tags:Commonmistakes,effective,efficient,, ,|Leaveacomment

Bossing someone around in a flowery way

PostedonOctober19,2010byMichael

IvecompiledalistofthemoreconvolutedwaysthatyoucanentreatsomeoneinKorean.Justasin English,whereyoucanask,suggest,advise,request,entreat,imploreorappealtosomeonetodo somethingforyou,inKoreanyouhaveanequallybroadarrayoftoolsinyourbeltwhenwhatyou essentiallywantistotellsomeonewhattodo. Mid-leveldifficulty

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Mission Impossible: Getting Koreans to Speak Korean

PostedonOctober13,2010byMichael

AseveryoneknowsexceptforKoreans,whoseemtohaveabsolutelynoconceptionofthisthe hardestthingaboutacquiringconversationalfacilityinKoreanisthatnoonewillspeaktoyouinKorean. Koreanstalkagreatdealabouttheir(fearofspeakingEnglish)butthetruthisthattheywill takeeveryopportunitytheycantospeakEnglish.Itwouldbeunderstandableevenappreciatedfor KoreanstospeakEnglishtoforeignerswhocannotspeakKorean.Buttheproblemthatyouhavelikely facedisthatKoreanswillcontinuetorespondtoyouinEnglishevenafteryouhavespokentothemin Korean. Inextremecases,IveevenrunacrosspeoplewhowillcontinuetospeaktomeinEnglishafterIstraight outsaidthatasamatterofprinciple,IonlyspeakKoreantoKoreans. Sohowdoyouhandlethis? IvecompiledalistofthevariouswaysIvedealtwithitinthepastandtheirefficacy: Option#1 Answerwith:? (IfIwantedtospeakEnglish,wouldntIhavejuststayedinAmerica?) Waybackintheday(circa2003),IusedtobeincensedbypeoplewhowouldrespondtomeinEnglish afterIhadaskedthemsomethinginKorean. Ijustfeltthatitwasrude:ifthecustomerspeakstoyouinKorean,youshouldrespondinKoreanandif

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theyspeaktoyouinEnglish,youshouldrespondinEnglish.Whatyoushouldnotdoislaughinasuperior wayandthenrespondinEnglishitsrude. Option#2 Lie: (IcantspeakEnglish) Iusedthismethodforafewsubsequentyears.Itsgoodbecauseitisveryunlikelythattheywillcontinueto speaktoyouinEnglish.Thedownsideisthatiftheythenaskyouwhereyouarefrom,itllbealittle awkwardifyouanswerwithanEnglish-speakingcountry. Upshot:Thisisaneffectivemethod,butbereadytoalsohavetolieaboutwhereyouarefrom.Polandis alwaysagoodanswer. Option#3 Useabunchofreallyhigh-levelvocabthatisntnecessarybutwillimmediatelyshowthemyou meanbusiness ? . (Whatpercentageofpost-consumercontentgoesintothewrappingmaterialsusedinthis establishment.Ionlyeatatrestaurantsthathaveaclear,environmentallyfriendlypolicy) Ifyouthrowdownsomeb.s.likethat,itsunlikelythatanyoneexceptforthetoughestcustomerswill continuetospeaktoyouinEnglish. Idevisedthismethodbackin2006.Itsnotbadintermsinefficacy,butIjusthatetohavetoplaythisgame atall.Itseemssoaffected.ButinthestruggletogetKoreanstospeakKorean,wesometimeshavetodo thingswedontwantto. Option#4 JustgiveupandspeakEnglish Thisisadmittedlythedefeatistswayout,butsometimeswhenIgetsickofthiswholegame,Ijustpretend thatIcantspeakKoreanandspeaktotheminEnglish;itswhatKoreanswantanyway. Itisironicthough:tolearnKoreaninordertocommunicatewithKoreansandthenbeforcedintospeaking English. Option#5 Hitemwiththestraights**t Thisisthenuclearoption.Youcanfranklyentreatthemwith, ?(WouldyoumindjustspeakingtomeinKorean?)orwhatImoreoftenemploy: .(Asamatterofprinciple,IonlyspeakKoreantoKoreanpeople) Afterwhichyoucanadd,(Pleaserespectmy effortstolearnKorean.) Theunbelievablethingisthateven thisfailssometimes.MorethanonceIveusedthisonapersononlyto havethemcontinuetospeaktomeinEnglish. Thesimplesolution,ofcourse,wouldbeforworkerstoinitiallyspeaktocostumersinKoreanand thenuseEnglishonlyincaseswhenthecustomercantspeakKorean.Unfortunately,Idontsee thisonthehorizon. AnotherthingIgetalotofiscashierswhowontevensaythepriceofwhatImtryingtopurchase;theyjust speakwiththeirhands(i.e.,holdupthreefingersforW3,000etc.)orpointatthecashregisterdisplayand grunt.Thisvexesmebeyondmeasure.Whatseparateshumankindandtheanimalkingdomafterallisour abilitytouselanguageandweshouldexercisethatabilitywheneverpossible. Ishouldclarify,Ihavenoproblemwithhelpingpeoplewhocomeuptomeandwanttopractice English.EnglishlessonsareexpensivehereandImhappytohelpanyone. WhatIdontappreciateispeoplethatIinteractwithjustassumingfromtheoutsetthatIcantspeakKorean andthenevenwhenIdospeaktotheminKorean,respondingtomeinEnglish. Thebadnews:BackwhenIwasnewtoKoreanlanguage,Isurmisedthatafewyearsdowntheroad, whenIgotsufficientlycomfortableinKorean,peoplewouldstopforcingmetospeakEnglish.Imsorryto havetobreakthistoyall,butnomatterhowgoodyougetatKorean,peoplewillalwaysassumethatyou areafresh-off-the-planeEnglish-teachingfoolandmostlikelyspeaktoyouwiththeirhandsorwithEnglish. Thegoodnews:AboveallelseingettingKoreanstospeakKoreanisyouraccent.Evenifyouknow 50,000wordsofKorean,ifyouraccentisbad,KoreanswillnotrespondtoyouinKorean.Unfortunately however,theabilitytomimicsoundsseemsmoreinnatethanvocabularyacquisitionoranyotheraspectof languagelearning.Inotherwords,ifyouraccentsucksnow,itwilllikelystillsucktenyearsfromnow unlessyoutakesomedrasticsteps.Recordinganativespeakerandmimickingwhatyouhearwillleadto slowandsteadyprogress. GogetemChamp!

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