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Learn Korean Words with TAEYEON “Weekend”

Our all time favorite female K-singer, TAEYEON from SNSD is coming back this summer with her upbeat disco single “Weekend”!

I believe the best days of the week are the weekdays! Weekdays in summer means you can get out from the office and enjoy the sunshine of the season. Personally, I really like TAEYEON concept in this music video, reminding me again the season of happiness is finally here!

https://twitter.com/ztsourly/status/1414137318890381320

TAEYEON’s ‘Weekend’ is a disco-pop track where the idol “raps and sings about hope to break away from everyday boredom and enjoy freedom during the weekend”.

SM Entertainment (Source: Yonhap News)

In this post, we are going to learn some basic Korean words from the lyrics of TAEYEON’s “Weekend”!

Disclaimer: this post is created by Korean learners who want to share and practice Korean together. If there is any mistakes in the post, please feel free to contact us for editing at mydaehan2020@gmail.com . Your help will be much appreciated!

바다 (ba-da) – sea

Kim Tae-yeon Wallpaper #25036 - Asiachan KPOP Image Board
Taeyeon with 바다 in M/V of Party by Girls Generation

가장 가까운 바다 The sea which is closest to me

혼자만의 영화관 The cinema that has only me

Weekend (TAEYEON)

바다 (ba-da), the sea is the best place to get full sunshine during the summer. With your bikinis on, go to your closest beach to see the best view of limitless sea and receive the radiating positivity from the sun!

Eg. 우리 바다에 같이 가자!
woo-ri ba-da-e kat-chi ka-ja!

Let us go to the sea together! (informal)

여유롭다 (yeo-yu-rob-da) – to be relaxed

Girls' Generation on Twitter: "TAEYEON 태연 Single [Weekend] 🎧 2021.07.06. 6PM KST #태연 #TAEYEON #Weekend #소녀시대 #GirlsGeneration… "
TAEYEON being relaxed on the cloud 9 in Weekend M/V

유리컵 한가득 A full glass of

내린 커피 한 잔 Brewed coffee

아이스로 할래 아주 여유롭게 Make it cold, so relaxing

Can we agree that iced coffee is always the best medicine to chill you down? You can imagine that glass full of ice, with freshly brewed Americano slowly dripping down the ice blocks. Even seeing it is already

여유롭게 (adj.) comes from the stem word 여유롭다, meaning relaxing without stress.

Eg. 주말에 집에서 여유롭게 보낼 거예요.
ju-mal-e jib-e-seo yeo-yu-rob-ge bo-nael geo-ye-yo.

I am going to spend my weekend relaxingly at home.

햇살 (haet-sal) – sunlight

Kim Taeyeon — Taeyeon-Weekend MV Teaser
TAEYEON enjoying the sunlight up on the purple clouds~

쏟아지는 햇살 내 맘을 두드려 The pouring sunlight that knocks my heart

내게 손짓하는 싱그러운 바람 타고서 Riding with the fresh breeze waving at me

Sunlight brings in energy and positivity to us when we are feeling down and gloomy! That’s also why some people really love summer as finally the cold and gloomy sky are back with full of brightness from the sunlight! Some sun bathing will do us a great favor to be cheered up.

Eg. 방이 햇살로 가득 차서 기분이 너무 좋아요.
bang-i haet-sal-lo ka-deuk cha-seo gi-bun-i neo-mu cho-a-yo

I feel so good as the room was flooded with sunlight.

달빛 (dal-bit) – moonlight

Taeyeon - Weekend [Teaser]: taengoo
TAEYEON ready for the summer night with full of moonlight

함께 걷는 태양과 발을 맞추고 Together with me walking along the pace of the sun

뒤이을 달빛을 따라 돌아오고 싶은 걸 Wanting to return again by following the next moonlight

Moonlight in the summer tends to be brighter because of the great weather in the season. Especially by looking at the full moon of the month, a quiet night with bright moonlight is the best atmosphere to relax ourselves in the weekend!

Eg. 호수는 반사된 달빛으로 밝게 빛나요
ho-su-neun ban-sa-dwuin dal-bit-cheu-ro bal-ge bit-na-yo

The lake shines brightly with the reflecting moonlight.

오늘 뭐 할까 (o-neul-bwo-hal-gga) – what to do today?

TAEYEON makes comeback with new single 'Weekend' - INN News – Archyworldys
TAEYEON calling you and ask: “오늘 뭐 할까?”

I believe most of us will ask yourself this question every weekend, ‘what am I going to do today?’. Weekends are the days we can plan out activities that we like to do without going to the office!

The phrase ” 오늘 뭐 할까? ” means what (am I/are you) going to do today in an informal way. Depends on the context, if you are talking to yourself and express this phrase to yourself, it means “What am I going to do today?”. You can use this phrase to ask someone which will means “What are you going to do today”, or in full “너 오늘 뭐 할까?”

Eg. (informal situation)


아리: 형, 오늘 뭐할까? 같이 맞집 갈까 ?
hyung, o-neul bwo-hal-gga? woo-ri kat-chi mat-jib kal-kka?

Ali: Hyung (a friend who is senior than you), what are going to do today? Let’s go to a nice restaurant together, shall we?


아부: 별일 없어. 맞집 콜!
byeol-il oebso. mat-jib kol!

Abu: Nothing much today. Nice restaurant kol (meaning let’s do it)!

♬♬ : taeyeon - 'weekend' mv teaser
I hope you all enjoy this short sharing and learnt some basic Korean vocabularies! Let’s have a nice summer weekend like how TAEYEON enjoyed in the music video of ‘Weekend’!

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Learn Korean Words with TWICE “Alcohol-Free”

TWICE has made a sunny comeback with their new groovy song ‘Alcohol-Free’. The catchy and joyful beats remind us that summer is finally here!

That summery concept of the MV is just killing (all the boys out there, stay calm!). Even the dance is just so groovy in the chorus, like the sea waves of the beach in summer! No wonder the MV can surpass their 27 million views just in 2 days!

Talking about the song itself, it is composed by J.Y. Park, that illustrates the feeling of love is so strong that it feels like being drunk! This song definitely is made for all the ONCEs! The composer also relates love like drinking Margaritas and Champagne. Definitely a song to listen when you just fall in love ❤

K-pop girl group Twice released a single, Alcohol-Free, from their Taste of Love mini album on Wednesday. Photo: JYP Entertainment
Source: JYP Entertainment

In this post, we will learn a few Korean vocabulary from the lyrics so we can feel the song even better!

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Disclaimer: this post is created by Korean learners who want to share and practice Korean together. If there is any mistakes in the post, please feel free to contact us for editing at mydaehan2020@gmail.com . Your help will be much appreciated!

미소 (mi-so) – smile

TWICE公开了'Alcohol-Free'的MV预告

자꾸 미소 짓게 돼
I keep smiling for no reason

아무 일도 없는데
Though there is nothing goin on

Example:

당신은 미소는 예뻐요.
dang-sin-eul mi-so-neun ye-bbeo-yo
Your smile is pretty.

마법 (ma-beob) – magic

TWICE - 🍹 “ALCOHOL FREE” MV

자꾸 마법에 걸려
The magic spell is always on me

밤을 새워도 안 졸려
Keeping me awake all night long

Example:

그는 마법을 할 수있어요.
keu-neun ma-beob-eul hal-su-i-sseo-yo
That person can do magic spells.

취하다 (chui-ha-da) – to be drunk

나는 Alcohol free 근데 취해
I’m drunk even it’s alcohol free

마신 게 하나도 없는데
But I didn’t even drink any

Example:

그는 소주 많이 마시고 취했어요.
keu-neun so-ju man-i ma-si-go chui-hae-sseo-yo
He drank too much soju that he just got drunk.

도수 (do-su) – percentage

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Alcohol 도수는 완전 0.0%
The alcohol percentage is completely 0.0%

근데 마실 때마다 자꾸 길을 잃어
But I’m just lost whenever I drink it

Example:

소주는 술의 도수가 아주 높아요.
so-ju-neun sul-ei do-su-ga a-ju nop-a-yo
The alcohol percentage in soju is very high.

기분 (gi-bun) – feeling

TWICE的'Alcohol-Free'MV里娜琏的gif成为了话题！

자고 일어나도 깨지가 않아
It doesn’t go off after I woke up from sleep

근데 이 기분 싫지가 않아
I’m not hating this feeling

Example

‘Alcohol-free’ 듣고 기분이 진짜 좋았어요.
‘Alcohol-free’ deut-go gi-bun-i jin-jja jo-a-sseo-yo.
My feeling was great as I listened to ‘Alcohol-free’.

Have you been remembering the 5 Korean words from the song? Comment down below with the words you learn!
TWICE member who is perfect with the concept of 'Alcohol-Free' – Knetizen

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Do You Know How to Sing the Hari Raya Classic ‘Balik Kampung’ in Korean?

HARI RAYA AIDILADHA

The Muslims’ fasting month is coming to an end, and right after today, the Malays (and the Muslims all around the world) will celebrate Hari Raya Aldifitri as an appreciation after the puasa.

10 TIPS BALIK KAMPUNG DENGAN SENANG HATI DI MUSIM RAYA

During this time in previous year, our Malay friends will pack their luggage together with their ‘happiness’ and travel along the PLUS highway back to their home village, or what we called ‘Kampung‘ to unite with their families. That’s how the Raya classic song ‘Balik Kampung‘ by the late Sudirman is so popular as it is so relatable during the festival.

But as the MCO was announced to all the states in Peninsular Malaysia, which prohibited any state or district crossing, many cannot unite with their families in the kampung during this festival. ‘Balik Kampung‘ is prohibited during the Raya festival.

Hari Raya Kampung Sticker by Sun Life Malaysia for iOS & Android | GIPHY

Despite of this, the song ‘Balik Kampung‘ still means a lot to the Malays as it reminds them of the celebration back in Kampung during the normal days.

A Malaysian based Korean Class Instagram page, @talktalkheyo recently made a cover version of ‘Balik Kampung‘ in full Korean! The lyrics was translated using simple vocabulary which is catchy and easy to sing for most of the Korean beginners! Check out their video below!

Personally I think the chorus is the best, because every single Malaysian can sing it no matter what race you are! Have you get to learn the chorus lyrics?

고향에 가고싶어~ (go-hyang-e ka-go-si-peo)
I want to go back to ‘kampung’

In this verse, ‘고향 (go-hyang)’ literally means ‘hometown’, which can partially refer to ‘kampung’ in Malay. Kampung in Malay means a rural residential area, or a traditional Malay villages. In Korean conversation, you can use ‘고향’ to describe where are you from?

Eg. 저의 고향은 말레이시아예요. (jeo-ui go-hyang-eun mal-le-i-si-a-e-yo) – My hometown is in Malaysia.

Nak Tengok Kampung Melayu Asli Melaka, Kena Singgah Ke Kampung Morten - LIBUR
A Typical Type of Malay ‘Kampung‘

Another very simple verse at the end of the chorus is

기쁩니다 ~ (ki-ppeum-mi-da)
I’m happy~

These four words sounds simple, but that’s my favorite verse of the whole song. There are many words that can describe happiness, but ‘기쁘다 (ki-bbeu-da)’ is the most suitable one to use in picturing the happiness before the festival, with excitement and the feeling of ‘cannot wait’! While the translator used in the form of formal language ‘-ㅂ니다’ making it rhymes more naturally and poetic in the end.

An example how to make sentence using 기쁘다 (ki-bbeu-da):

Eg. 내일 고향에 돌아갈 거에요. 기분이 아주 기뻐요!
(nae-il go-hyang-e dol-a-gal geo-e-yo. gi-bun-i a-ju gi-bbeo-yo)
– I will go back to my hometown tomorrow. I feel so happy!

In here, I will attach the Korean lyrics and it’s brief translation according to the video from @talktalkheyo!

먼 길을 내가 느끼지 않아
I don’t feel how far the way is (to hometown)

내 마음이 너무 기쁘니까
Because I feel so excited

가족들을 진짜 만나고 싶어
I really want to meet all the families

다 내 눈앞에 있는 것 같아
All just gonna be in front of my eyes

아름다운 경치 하고 산들이
Beautiful view with the mountains

위에 하늘도 더 파랗게 나와
The sky above us turns out more blue

슬슬한 바람 노래 처럼 분다
The soft breeze sings like a song

다들 너무 행복하게 넘니다
Everyone is just so happy

고향에 가고싶어 (x3)
I want to go back hometown

기쁩니다~
So happy~

I hope you enjoy this version of ‘Balik Kampung‘ by @talktalkheyo! Do check out their Instagram for interesting Korean lessons and classes! In here I wish every Muslims ‘Happy Eid‘!

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The original version of Balik Kampung by Sudirman!

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Learn Vocabs through Hanja!

Hi everyone! In this article, I will tell you guys a secret to learn to memorize Korean Vocabs quickly. Hanja is Chinese writing or characters, that were used by Koreans or Joseon saram a hundred years ago. Learning hanja will make us easier to remember certain vocabs since we will be able to understand more the root and meaning of every block in Korean words!

So for the first Hanja that we are going to learn is 院 won, which means house. Won combined with other blocks will form various meanings of Korean words!

There are many more Hanjas that sound as won, but each will have different meaning. For this (院) won it means house or jib. In most cases,

공공 기관’ 또는 ‘공공 단체’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

A suffix used to mean a public institution or an organization.

source : naver dictionary
이미지
source from naver dictionary
1. byeong-won 병원

病院

병원

병든 사람을 진찰(診察), 치료(治療) 및 예방(豫防)하기 위(爲)하여 설비(設備)를 갖추어 놓은 곳
a place where sick people are treated, checked and prevented

byeong means illness,
병 (illness) + 원 (house) = sick house = hospital

괜찮은 *병원* in It’s Okay Not to be Okay
2. yeon-gu-won 연구원

硏究院

연구원

어떤 분야(分野)를 전문적(專門的)으로 연구(硏究)하기 위(爲)하여 설치(設置)한 기관(機關)
an institution established to study a field professionally

연구 (research) + 원 (house) = research institute

서울 여구원 (Seoul Research Institute)
3. hak-won 학원

學院

학원

학교(學校) 설치(設置) 기준(基準)의 여러 조건(條件)을 갖추지 않는 사립 교육(敎育) 기관(機關). 주(主)로 진학(進學) 지도(指導), 직업(職業) 교육(敎育) 따위를 행(行)함
Private educational institutions that do not meet the various criteria of the establishment of schools. mainly teaching, vocational education, etc.

hak 學 means study, education in Hanja.
hak + won = educational house = academy (in most scenarios, Koreans take parts in Hakwon as a place to learn other skills than what are being taught in school, something similar like tuition centre in Malaysia.)

국어학원 (Learning Centre for National Language ‘Korean’)
4. ib-won 입원

入院

입원

환자(患者)가 입원하여 치료(治療)를 받는 방(房)
a room in which a patient is hospitalized for treatment


ib hanja is 入 which means enter, join.
입 (enter) + 원 (house) = admitted, hospitalized

Eun Dan Oh 입원 as she gets heart attack again! -Extraordinary You
5. won-jang 원장

院長

원장

「원(院)」 자(字)가 붙은 기관(機關) 시설(施設)의 장(長)
-원 is attached to the head of organization/institution

jang means chief in korean.
원 (house) + 장 (chief) = director, president

오(oh) *원장* in It’s Okay Not to be Okay
6. beob-won 법원

法院

법원

소송 사건을 심판하는 국가(國家) 기관(機關). 대법원(大法院), 고등법원(高等法院), 지방법원(地方法院)
A state agency that judges litigation cases. the Supreme Court, the High Court, and the District Court

법 (beob) 法 means law, act.
법 (law) + 원 (house) = court (法 院)

7. mun-hwa-won 문화원

文化院

문화원

문화 (mun-hwa), means culture in Korean.
문화 (culture) + 원 (house) = cultural centre, cultural institute

If you want to learn more about Hanja and other Korean lessons, do check them out in http://www.talktomeinkorean.com and I’m referring to this book for this post! Click and access to the book : click here

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#JomKoreanwithMawen | Native Korean Number System (수자 pt.2)

Last lesson, we learnt about the Sino numbering system of Korean from 0 to many many numbers. If you have not gone through, please go back to the lesson here so you can count numbers in Korean with 일(1), 이(2), 삼(3), 사(4) all the way to 구천구백구십구억 구천구백구십구만 구천구백구십구(999,999,999,999).

Practice saying 9 to 999999999 in Korean!

Click here to check out Sino Korean Numbers!

The second system is the Native Korean Number System which is completely different from it’s pronunciation. This system is used mostly on counting, for example:

Eg, 1 puppy : 강아지 한 마리
5 books : 책 다섯 권

So instead of using Sino Korean in counting, Koreans use their native system. However, the two systems are exactly different including how we form numbers after 10. Let us learn how we count from 1 to 10 first!

  • 1 – 하나 (ha-na)
  • 2 – 둘 (dul)
  • 3 – 셋 (set)
  • 4 – 넷 (net)
  • 5 – 다섯 (da-seot)
  • 6 – 여섯 (yeo-seot)
  • 7 – 일곱 (il-gob)
  • 8 – 여덟 (yeo-deol)
  • 9 – 아홉 (a-hop)
  • 10 – 열 (yeol)

For numbers after 10, the system works similarly like English number system, as we have terms for each double digit numbers. For example, twenty(20) and thirty(30) so on. To count for each number after 10, we have to memorize these 10 number words as well.

  • 20 – 스물 (seu-mul)
  • 30 – 서른 (seo-reun)
  • 40 – 마흔 (ma-heun)
  • 50 – 쉰 (swin)
  • 60 – 예순 (ye-sun)
  • 70 – 일흔 (il-heun)
  • 80 – 여든 (yeo-deun)
  • 90 – 아흔 (a-heun)

Then we will go to how to combine these two series of words (1-10) and (10-90) in constructing numbers up to 99. This is very similar like English numbering system.

For example: 21 – Twenty(20) + Five(5) (in English)

For Korean example: 21 – 스물(20) + 다섯(5)
*this pattern works for number 11-19 as well (unlike English)

More example in Native Korean numbers:

  • 17 – 열일곱 (10+7)
  • 38 – 서른여덟 (30+8)
  • 69 – 예순아홉 (60+9)
  • 93 – 아흔셋 (90+3)

Fun Fact!
Korean Native numbers after 100 is less common and rarely being used! Even when counting item more than 10, most Koreans will use Sino numbering system as it’s much more easier to memorize (except for age).

As you have learnt both Sino and Native Korean Numbering systems, we will go to the application in the next lesson! So stay tune. 😀

Here are some videos you can refer to when learning Native Korean numbers!

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#JomKoreanwithMawen | Self Introduction using Korean (자기소개101)

Self introduction is a basic of the basics when we learn a new language, as we greet and introduce ourselves when we met a new friend. Self introduction is not difficult in Korean, as we can learn the basic sentence structure along the time goes.

Self introduction in Korean is called ‘ 자기소개 ‘ . ‘자기 (ja-gi)’ means self, while ‘소개 (so-gae)’ refers to an introduction (n). This word can become a verb if we add ‘하다 (ha-da)’ at the back which means ‘to do’. Therefore, ‘소개하다’ means to introduce.

For example,
to introduce yourself: 자기소개하다 (cha-gi-so-gae-ha-da)
to introduce a friend: 친구를 소개하다 (chin-gu-reul so-gae-ha-da)
to introduce a cosmetic product: 화장품를 소개하다 (hwa-jang-pum-reul so-gae-ha-da)

From the examples, we know the basic Korean sentence structure. Basically the sentences are constructed with the order: OBJECT/TOPIC + SUBJECT/DOER + ACTIONS(VERBS). Don’t worry if you don’t get it yet, remember this first and always relate the rule when you see more examples.

Let’s get back to our topic! How do we always start with our self introduction?
Watch this Self-Introduction video from Talk to me in Korean YouTube channel before we go to the written notes!

  1. Greeting!
    – 안녕 하세요! (an-nyeong ha-sae-yo)
    *often follow with a bow*
    —
  2. Tell them your name! (이름 i-reum)
    – 저는 [Your name] 입이다. (jeo-neun your name i-mi-da)
    Eg. 저는 매르빈 입니다. (jeo-neun mae-reu-bin i-mi-da)
    Translation: I am (your name).
    —
  3. Tell them where you are from! (나라 na-ra)
    – 저는 [Your country] 사람이에요. (jeo-neun your country i-mi-da)
    Eg. 저는 말레이시아 사람이에요. (jeo-neun mal-re-i-si-a sa-ram-i-e-yo)
    Translation: I am (your country citizen, eg. Malaysian, Russian, Korean).
    —
  4. Tell them where do you live currently! (살고 있는곳 sal-go it-neun-got)
    – 저는 [city/place you stay]에서 살고 있어요.
    (jeo-neun city/place-e-seo sal-go i-sseo-yo)
    Eg. 저는 사라왁의 쿠칭에서 살고 있어요.
    (jeo-neun sa-ra-wak-ei ku-ching-e-seo sal-go i-sseo-yo)
    Translation: I am living in (city/state).
    JOM BELAJAR: Do you know how to write your state name in Korean?
    Check out my video below! (Coming soon!)
    —
  5. Tell them you are learning Korean (or others)!
    – 저는 [xxx] 공부하고 있어요. (cheo-neun xxx gong-bu-ha-go-i-sseo-yo)
    Eg. 저는 한국어 공부하고 있어요.
    (cheo-neun han-gug-eo gong-bu-ha-go-i-sseo-yo)
    —
  6. Tell them your age! (나이 na-i)
    *Before you know how to say your age, you have to learn Korean numbering first! We will cover in the next lesson. Let us just briefly go through. 🙂
    – 저는 [native-number]살 이에요. (jeo-neun number-sal i-e-yo)
    Eg. 저는 스물다섯(25)살 이에요. (jeo-neun seu-mul-da-seot-sal i-e-yo)
    Translation: I am twenty-five(25) years old.
    —
  7. End with ‘Nice to meet you!’
    – 만나서 반갑습니다. (man-na-seo ban-gap-seu-mi-da)
    Translation: It’s a pleasure to meet you.

We have learnt how to introduce yourself with these 6 points! Let us practice by saying it in a full paragraph. It’s not necessary to say ‘저는’ (I am) for every sentence, and we can use connectors such as ‘그리고’ (keu-ri-go) meaning next, or besides. Here’s the sample speech of 자기소개 below:

안녕 하세요! 저는 매르빈 입니다. 저는 말레이시아 사람이에요.
an-nyeong ha-sae-yo! jeo-neun mae-reu-bin i-mi-da. jeo-neun mal-re-i-si-a sa-ram-i-e-yo.

그리고 저는 사라왁의 쿠칭에서 살고 있어요.
geu-ri-gu sa-ra-wak-ei ku-ching-e-seo sal-go i-sseo-yo.

저는 스물다섯(25)살 이에요. 그리고 한국어 공부하고 있어요.
jeo-neun seu-mul-da-seot-sal i-e-yo. geu-ri-gu han-gug-eo gong-bu-ha-go-i-sseo-yo.

만나서 반갑습니다.
man-na-seo ban-gap-seu-mi-da.

Here’s another video from Korean Unnie that you can make as a reference! Let’s practice together so we can self introduce to our new Korean friends. 😀

Melvin Tan

Content Manager (Language)
Online Supporter of Korean Embassy in Malaysia


Bio-science student in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Korean learner for 10 years, but still amateur

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TIPS TO PRONOUNCE KOREAN WORD CORRECTLY

1. Learn to read Hangul (한글), NOT Romanization.

  • Most of us nowadays who loves KPOP must be learning Korean as their way to express their love to the idol. So probably some of you know Hangul (한글) a bit.
  • For example to learn your bias/idol name, search for their Hangul (한글) name and try to pronounce it. Its okay to read it slowly at first but its effective. Practice make perfect!

2. Try to find the website which teach you Korean.

  • As long as they are using the Hangul (한글) or they might put romanization to help you familiar with it so why not practice with it.
  • Sometime they put an audio to help you familiarize with the actual pronounciation.
  • https://talktomeinkorean.com/ is an active and popular online Korean self learning platform that produce different materials for your learning, eg. videos, notes, audio lessons, book and more!

3. Practice Make Perfect!

  • Practice Korean words as many as you can. If you can memorize Korea lyrics, its a good advantage for you.
  • While watching KDrama, KPOP song & Variety Show, try to pick up as many as you can, the Korean words that you heard in that.

REMEMBER!

Learning language is not easy as learning ABC but if you have passion for that, you can master the language very soon. Hwaiting! (화이팅).

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Alisya Nasir

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Learn Korean for 4 years

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#JomKoreanwithMawen: My Hard & Persistent Journey of Self Korean Learning

‘JR writing something’, just like me writing Korean. CUTEE

For my Korean learners, in this post I will like to share you my learning journey of self learning Korean language all this while. Personally, I have been starting to learn and practice Korean for around 10 years, since I was 15. Starting to learn Korean was a very passionate push during that moment, I remembered I could take up more than 4 to 5 audio lessons in https://talktomeinkorean.com/, listening to Hyun-woo ssi and Kyeong-eun ssi voices. The momentum was great I can complete 3 levels in a month. The problem is always to sustain the fire after that.

challenges in self learning korean

  1. Keep up your learning consistency: I used to have a schedule to learn Korean every weekend, maybe 1 audio lesson per week. However, it was difficult to maintain the consistency as you will start to prioritize other tasks like homework, assignments or even hangouts. Therefore, self discipline is definitely THE KEY to ensure you always keep on the track of learning Korean and keep improving.
  2. Lack of 2 way interaction during learning: As most of the materials we find online and books are audios, notes or videos that only require your input of the knowledge, you could not get the most efficient way in learning the language with the ability to ask questions and feedback from a teacher. This can be tough to improve your speaking and writing, as these requires practices and corrections from a native speaker or a teacher. Korean pronunciation is one of the hardest element in this language, interacting with a teacher who can correct your pronunciation will be very helpful. Therefore, try to find a friend who has a better Korean than you, and practice it together. If you have a native Korean friends, just talk to them and you will sure master Korean when time goes!
  3. Other Korean learners to form a learning group: Self learner can be a lonely journey as most of the time you learn Korean by listening to lessons, practice your grammar, writing your essay alone without other friends and teachers. I was searching for other friends who could learn with me, so we can communicate and help each other in the learning, but most of them were not serious to learn a new language. It was until lately I able to find a group of Korean learners who have been learning Korean for years and similar like me eager to find friends to practice with. Therefore, it is better if we have friends to study Korean with us, so we can each practice together and motivated each other when we are out of the pace. Try to find other people through internet to interact with, like MyDaehan Korean Learning Community to keep learning Korean and share useful materials to each other!
Come and join us in our Facebook #MyDaehan Korean Learners Community 한국어 배우방 to build up your friends to learn Korean together: https://www.facebook.com/groups/294266961744949

ways to freshen up my Korean

I was now in the level 6 in TTMIK, which means my Korean levels are actually way more need for improvements. I learnt a lot of grammar, especially like tenses form. Tenses were always my weakness even in English because Mandarin (my mother tongue) do not have tenses system. I have forgotten a lot of the forms of tenses, and the formula of the changes of root words into the right tenses form. Korean grammar can be very confusing with the formal and informal expression, while there is also the very formal with the normal formal way to express the things. Besides, Korean particles are in various types while some of them sounds similar that you can get confused easily. These are the things that I learnt, but I just forgot because I didn’t have the chance to apply them in conversation and practice them in real life. Therefore, here are some tips I did to freshen up my Korean from time to time:

  1. Speak Korean with your friends! : I am very happy to find a group of Korean learning friends from this Author team, and we opened a private chatroom which most of our conversations were in full Korean. You can finally practice Korean grammars and sentence structure when you are chatting in Korean, while you can learn comprehension and new vocabularies when you listen to your friends.
  2. Write Korean when there is a chance! : You don’t need a reason to write Korean as a practice in your social media, or when your mood is good, you can even write a random essay using full Korean. This will helps you to apply what you learnt, while search for new expressions and grammar rules when you want express your feelings through writing. For me, you can practice by writing some short sentence in your Instagram stories, or in the status or posts; what I experienced is that there are actually friends who have come and give me feedback to improve my writing from there!
  3. Teach what you learnt to people : I found this method work perfectly for me, as whenever I prepare materials beforehand I record #JomKoreanwithMawen Hangul series, I will review back what I have learnt, and find resources from other teachers so that I can deliver the correct content to the viewers. As every time I prepared this, I re-learnt how to pronounce correctly, new tips in the correct pronunciation and also new vocabulary for better understanding. Therefore, I think it is very good if we can teach what we learnt to people, the concept of teaching doesn’t need you to be THE MASTER of it, but what I think teaching is like a co-learning session, which we learn new things together and put what we learnt in full practice.

I hope you will like this sharing and I will see in more learning post of Korean in the future! Good luck in your Korean journey. Do comment down below how you have been learning Korean so far!

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Melvin Tan

Content Manager (Language)
Online Supporter of Korean Embassy in Malaysia


Bio-science student in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Korean learner for 10 years, but still amateur

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Jom Korean with Mawen #7: Hangul 한글 Pt. 7 (ㅍ-, ㅎ-)

안녕 하세요, 여러분! Can you read this 8 Korean syllables by now? I guess you can guess to read 7 out of the 8 of these words already! Yes, we have come to the last 2 alphabets in the 24 Korean characters and this is a huge success for everyone who have come until this far. Let us have a 30 seconds of applause for the hardworking you before we start.

You deserve an award!

In this lesson post, we will learn another 2 aspirated consonants. Last lesson, we learnt three aspirated consonants that similar like (ㅈ, ㄷ, ㄱ) which are ㅊ, ㅌ, ㅋ. We are learning relative of ㅂ and ㅁ, while another is a special distinct character. Before we get into topic, please feel free to recap what you have learnt in the previous posts and remember to practice writing Hangul that you have learnt as you are free.

Refer to past lessons for a complete guide in learning Korean characters, Hangul step by step with #JomKoreanwithMawen!

Watch the video lesson first before making any notes referring to the written materials, especially on the correct pronunciation as the romanization is not always the best representation for the sound, especially on the difference of ‘ㅂ/ㅁ/ㅍ’ and how to pronounce proper ‘ㅎ’.

Are you familiar with Roman numbers? How do you write number 2 in Roman? It is like (II) right? You remember another written form of (II)? It is very similarly like the next consonant, which is ‘ㅍ’. This consonant has similar sound region as you pronounce ‘ㅂ’ (b) and ‘ㅁ’ (m). The closest romanization for this character will be ‘p’, as you aspirated ‘ㅂ’ (b) as you pronounce. I guess this is one of the easy characters to remember due to its shape and easy pronunciation.

Example

1. (피)자 : pi-za (pizza)
2. (파)리 : pa-ri (flies/Paris)
3. 아(프)다 : a-peu-da (painful)
4. 대(표)님 : dae-pyo-nim (president)
Park Dae-pyo in Itaewon Class

Tadaa, last alphabets of the 24 Hangul characters will be our MyDaehan logo! Have you noticed the little cute icon up at beside your browser tab as you were browsing our website? It is ‘ㅎ’, and indeed this consonant is quite ‘popular’ and common in Korean words, as you can see 안녕 하세요, 화이팅, 한국어, 한글 etc. This consonant is an aspirated consonant, of romanization ‘h’. This consonant can be pronounced without any help of teeth, tongue and throat, but just with a relaxed mouth and releasing air. Quite hard to imagine? Just remember it as a ‘h’ sound as it is quite similar.

Example

1. (하)다 : ha-da (to do)
2. (하)늘 : ha-neul (sky)
3. (호)랑이 : ho-rang-i (tiger)
4. 번(호) : beon-ho (number)
Kang Ha-neul!!! 하늘아아아앙

Well, this is worth celebrating like Christmas, right? Here comes the last 2 Korean characters with #JomKoreanwithMawen and you are officially completed first part of our Korean learning journey. Learning Hangul is a great start to master the Korean language because reading and writing is crucial and as a foundation for every language learning. I guess it has been not tough for everyone, right! Feel free to comment down below how do you feel as you have come here so far and I would like to know how my Korean babies are coping so far!

We will learn more advanced knowledge of Hangul, such as back consonant, double consonant and vowels combination before we get to reading practice! These can help us in understanding more complex structure of Hangul syllables and their correct pronunciation rule. Therefore, please stick with #JomKoreanwithMawen in IGTV, YouTube and MyDaehan to learn more Korean with us!

KEY OF SUCCESS IS REPETITION. Have you downloaded the worksheet and practice writing every new alphabets that you have learnt?

Practice your last 2 alphabets here!Download

Of course, it’s reward time. The King – Eternal Monarch has been a hit in Netflix recently, let me spam everyone with the charm of Lee Min Ho!

I will be the best citizen in a country with a king like this HAHA
Hey, he deserved attention!
That chemistry and visual
Let us just watch

Learn Korean with me through #JomKoreanwithMawen video series, while enhance your understanding through lesson posts in MyDaehan to give you the best learning experience! You can refer to other video lessons in mastering the consonants better, and I found out Korean Unnie in YouTube teach me a lot of tips in differentiating and reading the correct Korean pronunciation!

Tune in every day for new updates and follow our Instagram @mydaehan2020 for #JomKoreanwithMawen video lesson series and other interesting content!

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Melvin Tan

Content Manager (Language)
Online Supporter of Korean Embassy in Malaysia


Bio-science student in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Korean learner for 10 years, but still amateur

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Korean Words That Sound Similar Like Malaysian Word (Part 2)

안녕하세요 (An-nyeong-ha-sae-yo)!

Hello guys!

How have you been? I hope that you guys stay safe at home, don’t forget to wash your hands and be extra careful when you go out. Okay?

Next entry, I would love to share the words like last time. Let’s get started.

Check in part 1 here!

Korean Words That Sound Similar Like Malaysian Word (Part 1)

안녕하세요 (An-nyeong-ha-sae-yo) Hello guys! Have you curious before when you are watching K-Dramas and you come across the words that sound like Malaysian words? So in this entry, I will share with you some Korean words that sound like Malaysian words. 1. KENYANG (그냥) [FULL/JUST] Malaysian Words : “Saya kenyang” (I’m full) Korean Words :…

1. SARANG (사랑)

Malaysian Words : Sarang burung. (Bird Nest)

Korean Words : “사랑이 뭘까?” (Sa-rang-i mwol-kka? = What is Love?)

2. PISANG (비상)

Malaysian Words : “Saya suka makan pisang,” (I like to eat banana)

Korean Words : “이거 비상 사황이다.” (I-go pi-sang sa-hwang-i-da = This is a emergency situation)

3. PANJANG (반장)

Malaysian Words : “Panjang ceritanya….” (Its a long story…..)

Korean Words : “반장, 숙제 있어?” (Ban-jang suk-jae i-sseo? = Class Monitor, do we have a homework?)

What if your class monitor look like this?
4. NAGA (나가)

Malaysian Words : Naga (Dragon)

Korean Words : “당장, 나가!” (Dang-jang na-ga! = Get out, now)

5. KEMBANG (금방)

Malaysian Words : Kembang bunga (Flower bloom)

Korean Words : “금방 나아” (Keum-bang na-a = I will get better soon)

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Its so good to know many Malaysian words that sound like Korean words, right? I hope that you can learn Korean everyday and practice.

See you soon #StaySafe

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Alisya Nasir

Online Supporter for Korean Embassy in Malaysia

Learn Korean for 4 years

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