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I tried eating a hagfish in Korea’s largest outdoor fish market (곰장어)

Hagfish is called 곰장어 (or even 꼼장어) in Korean, and it's a fish that looks like an eel. I'd seen them before numerous times while walking the streets of Busan, even since I first visited Korea in 2005, but I never had the courage to try one before. At least not until I met up with Korean Arah in Busan again this summer. She introduced me to a famous Hagfish restaurant that was started back in the 70s, and to its owner who we interviewed.

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~수록 "The more you... the more..." | Live Class Abridged

Live Korean classes restarted last week, and this most recent Sunday our class was all about the grammar form ~수록, which means "the more you... the more..." as well as how to use it with both Action Verbs and Descriptive Verbs.

The full live stream was over an hour and a half, including a short Q&A at the end, but the abridged version (below) containing just the sentences and explanation portions comes in at just under 6 minutes.

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Master Politeness Levels with Billy Go | #22: Asking to Speak Casually

Did you know that it's actually okay to simply ask someone to speak casually with them? It is, but in some situations. When it's appropriate, here are some ways you can do that, as well as how you can give permission to someone else.

This series has 24 episodes in total, so that means there are only 2 lessons remaining. If you'd like to watch the last two lessons right now, consider joining my YouTube channel as a Member. You'll get access to lots of features such as a unique channel badge and a highlighted name on my channel, as well as the ability to view certain content in advance such as this series, as well as watching the Live stream "Abridged" episodes on the same day they happen.

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Koreans recommend these K-dramas (Summer 2022) | Street Interview

I asked Koreans in Seoul about some of the dramas they're currently watching. Surprisingly many of them were enjoying foreign dramas (Stranger Things is especially popular now). Next I asked them if they would recommend any dramas (in Korean) for people who are interested in learning Korean.

Which of these Korean dramas have you seen before, and what would you recommend? Let me know either here or in the YouTube comments section.

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"Since Doing" ~(은/ㄴ) 지 되다 | Live Class Abridged

This past Sunday we learned about the grammar form ~은/ㄴ 지, which means "Since" doing something, or "Since" something happened. It's an intermediate level form, and is used together with time words and the verbs 되다, 넘다, and others.

Note that live streams will now be done in a pattern of 2-1. For two Sundays in a row I'll have live Korean classes, and then one Sunday will be off.

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Master Politeness Levels with Billy Go | #21: Making Polite Requests

The word 부탁 appears in several Korean phrases, but it's not only used in the expression 부탁드립니다. You can also use it for making polite requests, in some situations.

In this lesson you'll learn how to make polite requests, and ask other people to do things politely - along with many other expressions related to making commands in Korean.

This full series has 24 episodes, so that means there are only 3 more lessons left! YouTube channel Members can watch the entire series (22, 23, and 24) right now.

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We grade your Korean journals (feat. Hyunwoo)

Last month I asked you on Twitter to send me your Korean journals, and so many of you did! To grade them, I sat down with Hyunwoo at TalkToMeInKorean and we analyzed several of them together in today's newest video!

If you enjoyed this video, let us know and we might make a sequel.

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Master Politeness Levels with Billy Go | #20: Mixing Politeness Levels Part 2

Did you know that informal speech can actually be mixed together with formal speech, in the same sentence? This only happens in some specific situations, but these situations aren't as rare as you might think.

For example, this could be something like mixing the word 나 together with the 니다 ending, or the 요 form with the 니다 ending.

This series has a total of 24 episodes, and if you're a channel member you can watch all of them right now. Each episode will also be uploaded publicly (for free) once every week until it's completed.

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What travelers to Korea should know before visiting Korea | Street Interview

What are some things people should know before they visit Korea for the first time?

I have some ideas of my own, but I wanted to ask native Korean speakers in Korea what they thought people should know. Here's what they said.

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Master Politeness Levels with Billy Go | #19: Mixing Politeness Levels Part 1

반말 and 존댓말 are unique, and you won't use them together in the same sentence typically... but you actually can! And I'm going to show you how not only they can be mixed, but how it can be natural to do so in today's latest episode of "Master Politeness Levels."

There are 24 episodes in this series, and if you're a channel member you can watch all of them right now. Each week I'll post one new lesson publicly.

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