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모양이다 “Appears” | Live Class Abridged

This was my first live Korean classroom since returning back to the US, with many more to come! I’m planning to do these again on my regular schedule until next summer when I go to Korea again.

This lesson is about the form 모양이다, which is used to mean “appear.”

Korean Sentence Connectors With Billy Go | #11: If & When

This is a free 20 part video course that teaches the most essential Korean sentence connectors. The full course covers over 270 sentence connectors, and this this lesson teaches ~(으)면, 그러면, ~때, (이)라면, ~때마다, ~다면, 만약(에), 만일(에), ~더라면, ~때쯤, 시, ~무렵, ~즈음, and ~거든.

Important Hanja: “LEVEL” 급 (級) | Korean FAQ

級 (급) is a Hanja that means “level,” “rank,” “grade,” or “rating.” In this series I break down the meanings and uses of common Hanja in Korean, and give you several examples of words that use them.

Korean Sentence Connectors With Billy Go | #10: Because (Part 2)

This is a free 20 part course all about sentence connectors in Korean, which are pieces of grammar used to make longer and more complex sentences. Each week I’ll upload a new part, and so far we’re at 10 out of 20.

This lesson is the second half of a large lesson about how to express “because” in Korean. There are dozens of ways to say this and all of them are a bit different. This lesson covers ~느라(고), ~기도 해서, ~는 바람에, ~고 해서, ~고 하니(까), ~다고 해서, ~다고 하니(까), ~다고, ~탓, ~통에, ~나머지, ~(으)로, ~(으)로 인해(서), ~(으)로 인한, ~(으)로 말미암아, ~(으)므로, ~기로서니, and ~바.

Korean Sentence Connectors With Billy Go | #9: Because (Part 1)

One of the largest topics in Korean is translating “because.” In the beginner level, there are just a few such as ~서, ~(으)니까, and ~때문). But if we’re going to be learning ALL of the ways to say “because” that you might encounter, this is going to turn into a giant lesson. To keep things from getting too overwhelming, I’ve split this topic into two separate lessons. This first one covers the forms ~서, 그래서, ~(으)니(까), 그러니(까), ~때문, ~기 때문, 왜냐(하)면, ~서, ~(으)니(까), ~덕분, ~(으)니깐, ~덕분, ~가지고, ~기에, ~길래, ~다길래, ~만큼, and ~(으)니만큼.

“I had a brain fart” in Korean (and other ways to say “to forget”) | Korean FAQ

There are several common ways to say the verb “to forget” depending on the feeling you want to convey. The most common one is 잊다, but it’s not the only one you’ll see. In this episode I teach all of the most common ways to say “to forget” in Korean, including 까먹다, 깜빡하다, and several forms of 잊다.

Korean Sentence Connectors With Billy Go | #8: As Soon As

My free course on YouTube teaches over 270 sentence connectors over 20 lessons. This week’s newest episode is about how to say “as soon as,” and covers the forms ~자마자, ~자, ~는 대로, ~대로, ~기가 무섭게, and more.

Important Hanja: “FLAWLESS” 전 (全) | Korean FAQ

It’s time for another Hanja lesson! This time I wanted to share about the Hanja 全, which is read as 전. This Hanja is used to mean that something is “complete,” and it’s also used to imply “perfect.” I share some of the most common words in Korean that use this Hanja, as well as how it can be used at the beginning of words to mean “whole” or “entire.”

Korean Sentence Connectors With Billy Go | #7: Before & After

“Before” and “After” can be expressed in many ways, including ~전, ~후, ~기 전, ~후, 뒤, 다음, 이전, 이후, 직전, 직후, ~고 나서, ~끝에, ~고 나니(까), and ~고 나면. This course teaches all of these forms and more, and contains 20 lessons. Every lesson covers a different topic, and I’ll post 1 new episode per week until it’s completed.

Korean Sentence Connectors With Billy Go | #6: Even

Korean sentence connectors are pieces of grammar that can be used to create longer, more complex sentences. My full course about sentence connectors covers over 270 sentence connectors, and has 20 lessons. Oh, and it’s free! Each week I’m posting a new episode, and they’ll all be available on my YouTube channel.

This week’s newest episode is all about sentence connectors that relate to the meaning of “even.”