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January 25, 2023
~지 뭐 "I guess..." | Live Class Abridged
The ~지 뭐 grammar ending is used to show that there's nothing else that can be said or done, and it's used in informal sentences only. Its most common usage is just in speech, where you'll hear it used as 지 뭐, 지 뭐요, 지 뭐예요, 지 뭐니, as well as 죠 뭐.
Where have you seen this form used? If you have an example sentence, leave a comment here or on the video!
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January 23, 2023
Important Hanja: 량/양 (量) (한자) | Korean FAQ
New Hanja episode! Have you ever seen the Hanja 量 used before? It's either 양 or 량 when written in Hangul (as you'll be seeing it over 99% of the time in Korea), and it's used to mean a "quantity" or "amount" of something.
If you're interested in learning more about Hanja I also have a Hanja playlist on my channel where you can find all of these "Korean FAQ" episodes that are related to Hanja.
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January 19, 2023
Learn Korean Ep. 127: 뿐이다 & 따름이다 “Only”
Keykat asked me to meet her at Suwon Fortress, but when I show up she's not there! I guess she got curious and took a walk around and ended up somewhere else. No matter! I can find her if I just keep walking around the area.
This lesson covers the forms 뿐이다 as well as 따름이다, which both mean "only" and are used after verb stems.
Also make sure to get your free PDF version of this lesson (and every lesson in the "Learn Korean" series) by clicking the download link right below this video~!
Click here to download a free PDF of this lesson!
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January 16, 2023
These Characters Were Made in Korea – What Are 국자? | Korean FAQ
Did you know that Korea once made its own Hanja, known as 국자? This word means "country characters," as in "Korea characters," and were occasionally used for specific purposes. These characters were very rare and are usually not necessary to know, but can be fun to learn how they were used. Which one is your favorite?
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January 13, 2023
How to think in Korean | Our Tips
A common and easy way to practice Korean on your own throughout the day is by thinking in Korean. Can you think in Korean? It's something you can do no matter what your level is - even for beginners. But we have some tricks that you can use to help make thinking in Korean a bit easier.
I met with my friend Forrest and we shared our tips for how to think in Korean.
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January 11, 2023
"Would you?" (으)려무나 & (으)렴 | Live Class Abridged
Most Sundays I offer a free Korean live classroom where we learn about all sorts of topics. This past Sunday I did a class all about the Intermediate level grammar form (으)려무나 or (으)렴, which is used for giving commands. This form is specifically used when giving a command to someone who's younger than you, and has a friendly tone.
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January 9, 2023
TWO 있다 Verbs | Korean FAQ
Did you know that there are two different ways to conjugate the verb 있다? This is essentially as if there are two 있다 verbs. One verb means "to exist," while the other means "to stay." I'll explain how to use them, and when you'll want to conjugate them differently.
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January 6, 2023
Why do so many Koreans LOVE the Jeju dialect? | Street Interviews
I've wondered what dialect Koreans like listening to, but I've also always thought it might be Busan dialect. This is because Busan dialect is perhaps the most common dialect appearing in Korean TV shows and movies, and a lot of tourism happens in Busan. However I wasn't expecting so many Koreans to also say they liked the Jeju dialect - a dialect that's over 70% unique from standard Korean and often completely incomprehensible if you're not familiar with it.
This video I filmed recently while I was in Korea and visiting Seoul. I asked people what their favorite dialect is, or if they had any dialect they were interested in learning. Here's what they said.
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January 4, 2023
Color Verbs | Live Class Abridged
During my live Korean class this past Sunday we learned all about colors. Specifically we learned about how colors can be both nouns and verbs, and how to change color verbs into color nouns. I shared some of the most common colors to know, and talked about how each of those is used. The full live stream was over an hour, but you can watch the summary here in just 10 minutes.
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January 2, 2023
Doing MATH in Korean – Essential Expressions | Korean FAQ
I'm not a math teacher (fortunately), but I do know the basics that are commonly used in speech. This includes saying things like plus, minus, times, and divided by. In order to talk about math basically, you'll need at least a few common expressions which are contained in this video.
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