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How to STAY MOTIVATED When Learning Korean

What do you do to stay motivated when learning Korean? This can be a tricky subject, because sometimes we simply want to learn Korean "just because." But there are ways to stay motivated, and things that you can do to keep your motivation.

I met with Forrest and we discussed how to stay motivated learning Korean, as well as how to find motivation, and a special resource we created (on my Discord channel) to help you stay motivated. We spoke for about an hour, and I condensed all of our best tips into this (relatively short) video.

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보다 vs 에 비해(서) "Compared to" | Live Class Abridged

Did you miss our last Sunday live Korean classroom? You can watch the summary in just 11 minutes right now!

Most Sundays I do a live stream where I teach a Korean concept, and you're welcome to join them (they're free and public). This past Sunday I taught about several forms used when comparing things in Korean. These were 더 and 덜, along with 보다 and 에 비해(서). We also learned about 에 비하면, and how it relates to 에 비해(서).

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Stop Saying 그리고 in Every Sentence | Korean FAQ

Something common I notice that's not actually a mistake, but that makes sentences sound unnatural, is the over usage of 그리고 at the beginning of sentences.

그리고 means "and," and is for introducing new information, but it's not the only way to do this. Since it's so easy to use, 그리고 gets used when it doesn't need to be. This video will present you with an alternative way of expressing "And" at the beginning of a sentence, but without using 그리고.

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Korea’s Latest Trend of Photo Booths | 포토이즘, 인생네컷, 하루필름

A new trend from the beginning of this year has been a renewed interest in photo booths. Actually there have been "sticker photo" booths in Korea for decades, but these new ones are quite different - and in most people's opinions, significantly better. My friend 소영 took me to visit three of the most famous photo booths (포토이즘, 인생네컷, and 하루필름). This video is not sponsored.

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How to Say “Cold” and “Cool” in Korean | Korean FAQ

Last week's video was all about how to say "hot" and "warm," so this week let's cover "cold" and "cool." Many of the concepts will transfer over to here from the last video, but there are also some additional things to know about these words which you'll learn about here.

Any requests for new topics? Let me know!

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How to Say “Hot” and “Warm” in Korean | Korean FAQ

Two of the most common words for "hot" and "warm" in Korean are 덥다 and 따뜻하다, respectively. But these don't cover all of the ways that these words are used in English when referring to temperature. When talking about the weather, use 덥다 to say that it's "hot." But when talking about a cup of coffee, use 뜨겁다. These verbs and more are covered in this week's newest episode of "Korean FAQ."

Am I missing any?

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How to improve your Korean listening comprehension

One question I often get asked is how to improve listening comprehension in Korean, or how to understand Korean more easily. Many tips will be similar no matter the question - study more, practice more, listen more.... But we've also got some extra tips that are specifically catered to improving your Korean listening comprehension. I met with Sofie, a fluent Korean speaker from Denmark, to share what we're doing to improve our listening skills, as well as what you can do to get better listening comprehension for Korean.

Also make sure to check out the video description for some of the links that we discuss in this video.

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How to start a conversation with a native speaker | Korean FAQ

One of the hardest parts about speaking Korean is simply STARTING to speak Korean with someone. And it can be even harder when you want to practice with a native speaker, even someone who tells you it's fine to practice Korean with them, to just open your mouth and begin making sentences.

I've been there too, since I had to learn Korean myself, and I've compiled some of my tips for what you can do to get through that initial difficulty. Here are some of my tips for how you can start a Korean conversation.

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Learn Korean Ep. 126: ~기는 하다 & ~기도 하다

Keykat and I decided to eat some pizza, so we stopped by a restaurant on the way. Everything on the menu looked so good! But once we arrived, I realized I forgot my wallet and had to go back. Keykat should be able to take care of ordering, so I'll leave her to finish ordering.

This lesson is about the grammar forms ~기는 하다, as well as ~기도 하다. These forms are both used to change the emphasis in a sentence, and are useful intermediate level grammar forms.

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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Important Hanja: 화 (化) (한자) | Korean FAQ

This lesson is all about the Hanja 화, which is written as 化 and means "change." There are many words that come from Hanja and use this, such as 변화 and 화학, but also there are other uses for it at the end of words.

Also let me know if you'd like to see more of these Hanja episodes. I can of course keep making more, as there are plenty of Hanja I haven't yet covered.

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