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Important Hanja: 발 (發) (한자) | Korean FAQ

발 (發) is a common Hanja character that you'll find in words that mean "to fire" or "to launch," but it's also used in other unexpected ways. Where have you seen this Hanja character used before?

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Download the audio content for "Korean Conversation Made Simple" for free!

Thank you to all of my supporters for helping me to be able to keep making large projects like this one!

Here's what you get:

Over half an hour of natural Korean conversations, recorded by native speakers.Each conversation is separated and organized by track and title.All 25 conversations from "Korean Conversation Made Simple."

These audio files were made to be used together with "Korean Conversation Made Simple."

The files have been carefully created to be used both while at home, and while out and about. You can listen to them while studying at your desk, commuting to work, or during exercise.

Click here to download the audio files for "Korean Conversation Made Simpl e."

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This Filler Word Can Make You Sound Like a Beginner

I met up with Minji of "Minji Teaches Korean" and we shared some of the most essential Korean filler words, along with how you can use them more naturally.

Some of the filler words we covered included 막, 글쎄(요), 그, 저, 그냥, 뭐, 약간, 이제, 좀, and many more.

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Korean Weather Words | Live Class Abridged

Sunday during my live classroom we learned about words that are used for talking about the weather. This includes nouns and verbs. The full live stream lasted about two hours, including sentence practice and questions, but you can watch the shortened version here of only the lesson section in just 10 minutes.

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How do Koreans relieve their stress? | Korea Street Interview

How do Koreans relieve their stress? I asked them - specifically I asked Koreans in Seoul - and here's what they said.

Before I filmed this I had no expectations of what they'd answer, since I wasn't actually sure. It seems many of my Korean friends either do karaoke, go drinking, or sleep.

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Honorific Speech | Live Class Abridged

Honorific Speech includes the verb ending (으)시다 (which becomes 으세요 in the 요 form), along with unique honorific verbs, honorific nouns, and even honorific particles. I covered all of them in my recent live stream, which you can watch abridged here in just under 18 minutes.

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Do these things before moving to Korea… | A Glass with Billy

My friend Jeremy moved to Korea at the end of 2022 and has been living there since, but he had a hard time adjusting to some things. I interviewed him and he shared with me what things he would've done differently before coming to Korea, and what others should do too.

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Korean Sentence Structure BROKEN DOWN | Korean FAQ

Korean sentences are complex, and they're sometimes long. It can be difficult to put together long sentences on your own without a ton of practice, so I put together a guide to help you understand the overall structure of Korean sentences. This does not include everything, since Korean sentences can be as varied as English or any other language. But it does include a lot of general sentence structure for how the main parts of a sentence are put together.

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How Expensive is Living in Korea? | Extra Costs to Consider

How much do you think it costs to live in Korea for a month? What would be the bare minimum, and what would be enough to live comfortably? I asked Koreans in Seoul what they thought, and also their reasoning. I also asked what other expenses could there be that people often overlook.

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거니와 "Not only" | Live Class Abridged

This form was requested by a member, and is not that commonly used. It's an archaic spoken grammar form known as ~거니와, although it also has other forms like ~(으)려니와, ~(이)려니와, and ~(이)거니와. Here's the full explanation of this form, along with some related forms.

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