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One word to make your Korean more natural | Korean FAQ

The word 좀 is well known (to people who've learned it already) as a more conversational and slightly less formal version of 조금. It's commonly used in speaking, and is fine for using in almost any level of speech.

However, 좀 is also useful to make a sentence sound softer - this is especially useful when making a command that you want to sound a little bit more friendly.

And that's not all. Adding 좀 to your sentences can also make them sound a little more natural - like a native speaker. In this video I explain how you can add it to your sentences in order to 좀 improve your Korean.

One word to make your Korean more natural | Korean FAQ

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Grading your Korean #2 – Using advanced grammar | Billy Go

This is the second episode of my new series where I grade subscribers on their Korean abilities.

Today I'm grading Ryan and Kenji. Who should I grade next? There's info about how to send in your video in the video description.

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다(가) 말다(가) 하다 Stopping and Starting | Live Class Abridged

This is a summary of the grammar forms 다(가) 말다, and 다(가) 말다(가) 하다, which are intermediate level forms.

This video is edited from a full 1+ hour live class on YouTube, so if you feel it's moving too quickly then I recommend watching the original full version.

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How to Pronounce ㅎ | Korean FAQ

The Korean letter ㅎ isn't as straightforward as it may first appear.

There are some special tricks to pronouncing it in conversation, so I'll share those tips with you in this video.

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Grading your Korean #1 – How to sound more native | Billy Go

Starting today we'll be getting a new series of "Grading Korean," but this time I'll be grading YOUR Korean - my subscribers.

The first subscriber I'll be grading in this first episode is Maria from Sweden.

I'll grade what she does well, how she can improve, and everything between. I'd like to keep this series going for a while, so please let me know if you have suggestions for who to grade next.

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This Korean language resource knows EVERYTHING (국립국어원) | Korean FAQ

Back when I was first starting my channel, I wasn't even aware of the best Advanced level Korean resource online - and it was right there waiting for me the whole time to discover. That is 국립국어원 (The National Institute of the Korean Language), which I recommend for all Advanced level speakers and Korean language teachers.

Have you ever used this resource before, or heard of it?

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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #100​: Finding Your Way

At some point, if you travel to Korea without a tour group you're likely going to get lost, or you'll need to ask for help finding somewhere. We can ask several things related to this, such as how to say you're confused or that you don't understand, using only what we've learned in this course.

I'll also explain what things you can do after this course is over to continue your language journey.

Remember that this series goes in order, so start from the beginning even if you're not a new beginner. Everything builds on the previous episodes, so if you go in order you'll be able to make it up to here and beyond. This is the final episode (100) of the series.

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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #99: Going Shopping

Let's learn some important phrases you'll want to know when going shopping in Korea.

This course is almost over! Next episode (100) will be the final one. Thank you for your support while I was making this series.

If you're new to this course, please start from the beginning (really). This course goes in order completely from the first episode. So if you follow along from episode 1, you'll be able to understand everything in episode 99.

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How to study Korean | Live Class Abridged

I've made several videos before about how to study Korean, but now you can find all of them in one place.

In this lesson I outlined steps for how to learn Korean, tips for studying more effectively, how to improve pronunciation and intonation, and even some tips for improving as an intermediate or advanced speaker. The full live stream went almost 2 hours, but you can watch the most important parts here in this abridged video.

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선택하다 vs 고르다 (Sino Korean vs Pure Korean) | Korean FAQ

Here's a quick tip for how to tell the difference between two similar words.

For example, how could you find the difference between 선택하다 and 고르다, or 쓰다 and 이용하다?

Note that this video is not about the differences between these two words, but is instead about how to find the differences between these sorts of similar words and others.

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