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Korean teachers grade MY Korean

I've been watching the CHOI Sisters' YouTube channel for a while and finally got to collaborate with them during my most recent Korea trip.

Since both of them teach Korean language and culture on their channel, I thought it would be a good idea to have them give ME a Korean test - covering everything from the language to the culture and recent trends. How would you do on this test?

(Obviously this whole thing was a skit, but the questions they asked weren't known to me before we filmed. It's up to you to guess which answers of mine were real, and which were fake. This was my first time, so let me know if you'd like to see more long-form skits like these.)

We also filmed a fun collaboration together on their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcYToXtSpJg

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Three Hanja for ordering food 小 中 大 (한자) | Korean FAQ

Some Hanja are useful to know no matter your Korean level, and three of those are 소, 중, and 대.

Although you don't need to know how to write these characters, you should be able to read them and recognize them. They'll appear on some Korean menus at restaurants.

Note that there is a small mistake in the beginning of this video where I use 소녀 and 소년 - these two words actually use a different 한자 for "소" than is shown in this video.

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Reasons you need to feel better about your Korean skills (feat. Hyunwoo)

Do you feel like you're not progressing how you'd hoped? Are you too busy to study lately? These are common things I've heard from Korean learners over the years, and they're completely normal.

So I met up with Hyunwoo from Talk To Me In Korean and he shared some solutions and some advice. Ultimately, we talked about how you need to feel good about where you're currently at, no matter where that is. We talked about the reasons why you should, and also when some people shouldn't.

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~다(가) 보면 "If you keep..." | Live Class Abridged

The grammar form ~다 보면 itself is an intermediate level verb ending and sentence connector used to mean "If you keep doing" something, but using it often requires other knowledge of several grammar forms, so I would probably classify it as more useful in the advanced level.

~다 보면 is also often compared with ~다가는, but these two forms are very different despite having similar English translations. We also very briefly compared ~다 보면 with ~다 보니까.

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집다 vs 줍다 – “To Pick Up” | Korean FAQ

Two common words for "to pick up" are the verbs 집다 and 줍다. Both of them mean "to pick up," and both of them are equally as common. So you'll need to learn how to use and conjugate both of them.

I'll talk about what each means, and when you'll want to use both of them in this week's episode of "Korean FAQ." This series is where I answer common Korean questions, or small tips for Korean that you might not find anywhere else.

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The most confusing thing when learning Korean (feat. 허쌤)

Why is learning Korean so difficult sometimes?

Some aspects of Korean can take lots of time to master, leading many people to consider those concepts "difficult." In reality, there's nothing difficult about the language itself (if there were, I certainly wouldn't have learned it as well as I have), but it can be difficult to spend enough time to learn some of the concepts you'll need to have fluent conversations.

So I met with 허쌤 from "Learn Real Korean" on YouTube and we talked about what some of those difficult concepts are, as well as how I was able to get past them and learn them. Spoiler alert: most of them I learned simply through time and practice. But the good news is because I did it, so can you!

Check out 허쌤 at “Learn Real Korean” and tell her Billy sent you! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMx6DvyVefA7Lh0FMBTS-sQ

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More uses of (으)로 | Live Class Abridged

On Sunday I taught a live Korean class all about the particle (으)로.

Normally this particle is taught to mean "toward" and "using," but it also has several other common uses including "as," choosing, "into," "due to," and others.

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How to say “sometimes” | Korean FAQ

I wanted to cover the most common ways to say "sometimes" and "sometime" in Korean.

In this video I'll cover the words 가끔 ("sometimes"), 가끔씩 ("sometimes"), 종종 ("sometimes"), (때)때로 ("sometimes"), 한번 ("sometime") , 언제 ("sometime") , and 언젠가 ("sometime").

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Here's how to improve your Korean pronunciation

I had the pleasure of meeting up with fellow Korean teacher "Your Korean Saem." She's a specialist in Korean pronunciation and intonation, and she shared with me her advice for how to improve.

It can take months or years for learners to sound more like a native Korean, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. My pronunciation started out quite bad in the beginning (I still remember how I sounded) and only through time and practice and a lot of immersion was I able to improve my own Korean to sound more like a native speaker.

Nowadays you don't have to stay in the dark - there are tons of resources for helping you to improve the way you sound. One of my favorites is "Your Korean Saem," a Korean who explains pronunciation in an easy to understand way.

Check out all of her pronunciation and intonation tips in our collaboration video here~!

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(이)라도 "Even," "At least," "Or something" | Live Class Abridged

This Sunday I finally was able to upgrade the camera I use for my live streams, which means better video quality!

(이)라도 is a Beginner level form that actually has two separate uses. Both are covered in this video. In addition, we also learned about a few ways to use (이)라도 that are Intermediate level, and explained (이)라도 vs (이)나 - since both can at times translate similarly.

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