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~끝에 “After” | Live Class Abridged

끝에 is a form used after both action verb stems and after nouns, and means “after” that verb or that noun. It seems simple, and it is! But there are some specific cases when it’s used to mean this, and it’s not as commonly used as other forms that also can mean “after” such as ~고 or ~후에.

I taught a live class this past Sunday and explained everything there is to this intermediate level form.

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DAEGU DIALECT is Wild! | Korean Dialect Special (대구 사투리)

Daegu dialect is unique from other dialects in the same region, such as Busan and Ulsan and others. Each area of 경상도 (Gyeongsang Province) has its own characteristics, and style of speaking. But most people who come from Daegu – or from any region that famously uses a dialect – don’t use much dialect in their daily lives. So I went to Daegu and met with a master Daegu dialect speaker (she runs the channel 그냥 한국어), and she shared plenty about the dialect and what makes it so unique. Oh, and we met in a park that’s also a zoo, so you might hear some wild animals during the video.

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~기만 하다 “Only” | Live Stream Abridged

In my most recent Sunday live classroom I taught the form ~기만 하다, as well as ~기만 하면, which means “only” and is used with verbs. This form can be used with both action verbs and descriptive verbs. Also make sure to get the outline and worksheet for this live stream, and all of my live streams, on my Patreon page.

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We Reacted to YOUR KOREAN Speaking Videos

It’s time for another video where I react and grade YOUR Korean speaking. I asked my subscribers to send in videos of themselves speaking Korean, and reacted together with the channel “한국어 한 조각” (“A Piece of Korean”). I don’t often make these videos, but I’d like to keep doing them every so often (at least once a year).

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Important Hanja: “The Most” 최 (最) (한자) | Korean FAQ

It’s time for a new Hanja episode! This time I talk about the character 最, which is read “최” and means “the most.” This character is added before other Hanja words and means “the most” of whatever it comes before. What words do you know that use this character?

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Easy Korean Speaking #2: “When Do You Need a Car in Korea?”

I started a new (small) series for practicing Korean listening through natural conversations. In each episode, I interview Koreans on the street and ask them a few simple questions. I leave their answers mostly intact with only minimal editing (such as if there’s a loud background sound or if there’s a long pause), and let you hear exactly how someone would respond. These videos are more for education than they are entertainment, but you’ll also find a lot of interesting and/or amusing answers. This time I asked people about cars – whether they have one, and whether they think other people need one in Korea.

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~건대 “I’ll tell you…” | Live Class Abridged

~건대 is not the same as ~건데. ~건대 is an advanced level grammar form that’s used after verb stems when the speaker is going to confess or tell something – specifically what the speaker thinks, or wants, or their opinion on something. Find out when and where it’s used, and how to use it from my most recent live stream on my YouTube channel.

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Korean Changed Again! How Korean Has Changed Since I Started Learning

I started learning Korean almost 20 years ago in 2005, and a lot has changed. In addition to culture changes, the language itself has also grown. I met up with 한국어 한 조각 and we discussed how Korean has changed over the past several decades.

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~거든 “If” | Live Class Abridged

There are actually TWO separate ~거든 forms. The most common (and the one you should definitely know first) is ~거든(요), which is used when explaining. The second is ~거든 (without 요), which is an advanced level form used to mean “if.” I taught both forms in my most recent live stream, and also how ~거든 is different from ~(으)면.

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Easy Korean Speaking #1: “What Kind of Weather Do You Like?”

It’s time for a NEW Korean interview series. The goal of this series is to show how Korean speakers answer simple questions in real life, and with minimal editing.

The first episode is about the weather. I asked them what seasons they prefer and why.

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