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February 22, 2023
Jin is an actual GENIUS at Dad Jokes | BTS Analyzed
In the previous episode I analyzed RM, and this time it's Jin from BTS. I share everything that I could catch about him through watching him and listening to him speak Korean. Did I miss anything else?
I've decided to upload one video of this series every two weeks until it's complete (7 episodes). The next episode on Suga will debut two weeks from today, so stay tuned!
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February 21, 2023
"Through" 통해(서) & 으로써 | Live Class Abridged
Most Sundays I do a live Korean class on my channel, and this most recent one was about the grammar forms 통해(서) - along with the verb 통하다 - and 으로써 which is used with action verbs. The level is Beginner and Intermediate.
You can watch the abridged version here!
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February 17, 2023
Dialects are chaotic? Should I learn one anyway?
Are you interested in learning a dialect? Why should a learner AVOID learning dialects, or why SHOULD someone start?
I met with Korean Jream (from Ulsan) and Korean Arah (from Busan) and we talked about why someone might want to learn a dialect.
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February 15, 2023
"Want to" ~고 싶다 & ~래(요) | Live Class Abridged
During my most recent Korean class we talked about the forms ~고 싶다 and ~래(요). These forms can both mean "want to," but are used in completely different ways. ~고 싶다 is used to express a simple desire for something you want to do, while ~래(요) implies that you're going to actually do that.
The full live stream was over an hour long, but you can learn about these forms in my abridged version which is just under 10 minutes.
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February 13, 2023
Important Hanja: 학 (學) (한자) | Korean FAQ
Have you ever seen the Hanja 學 before? It's read as 학, and it means "to study" or "to learn." You might know the word 학교, but this Hanja also appears at the end of many words as well to mean "the study of" that word.
Let me know what other sorts of Hanja you'd like to learn! I can continue adding more Hanja to this series, or I could even make a separate series that teaches Hanja someday.
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February 8, 2023
How this BTS member CREATED a Korean dialect | BTS Analyzed
After I did my first few episodes where I graded non-native Korean speakers in K-pop groups, many of you kept asking me to "grade" the BTS members. Since the BTS members are all native speakers, they speak Korean... well, like native speakers. So in this series I didn't "grade," but instead "analyzed" all 7 of the BTS members, starting with RM.
In this series I analyze how each of the members speak, including what common expressions they use, dialect, unique speech patterns, how they use politeness levels, and how their Korean sounds overall. There are 7 episodes (of course), and the first one is RM. Check it out here!
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February 3, 2023
TEXTBOOK Korean vs REAL Korean #2
Many were asking for a sequel to my first "Textbook Korean vs Real Korean" skit, so this time I met up with the Choi Sisters to deliver just that.
While all of the expressions shared are real, we also wanted to provide alternative, more natural versions (or at least more "casual" sounding alternatives) to each of our standard expressions. This isn't saying the standard way is wrong, only that it could be less natural or awkward when misused. If there's enough interest we could also do a part 3!
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February 1, 2023
"About to" ~락 말락 하다 & ~랑 말랑 하다 | Live Class Abridged
This Sunday I did a live stream all about the grammar form ~락 말락 하다, which is an advanced form. Where have you seen this form used before?
We also learned about the related form ~락 ~락, as well as ~랑 말랑 하다, and talked about its origins.
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January 30, 2023
Important Hanja: 용 (用) (한자) – “To Use” 사용하다 vs 이용하다 | Korean FAQ
Where have you seen the Hanja 用 used before? This Hanja means "use," or in Korean can mean the verbs 쓰다, 사용하다, and 이용하다. In this video I'll explain how this Hanja is used, but I'll also talk about the differences between 쓰다, 사용하다, and 이용하다.
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January 27, 2023
Don’t make these mistakes before attending a Korean university
Have you ever wanted to travel to Korea to study Korean before? I got to interview a friend who's currently studying at Yonsei University, and asked him about how he got to where he is, how he's been studying Korean and the mistakes and challenges that he's faced, as well as his advice for people interested in following the same path.
Also we met up in November and the weather was obviously a lot nicer then than it is now there (it's really cold and snowing).
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