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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #87: I Said Something

In this lesson we'll use what we learned last lesson (the Plain Form) and create sentences that are quotes.

For example, we'll learn how we can say things like "I said..." or "you said" and more.

Remember that this series goes in order, so start from the beginning if you're new. There will be a total of 100 episodes when it's completed.

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다니까 Quoting Someone | Live Class Abridged

This past Sunday's live Korean class (which I do most Sundays) was about the Advanced Level grammar form ~다니까.

Actually, ~다니까 is two separate forms in one, so it has two different ways it can be used. I teach both ways of using it in this live class.

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Grading GOT7’s Korean – Jackson

In this series I grade celebrities on their Korean abilities (non-native speakers). And this time it's GOT7's turn. GOT7 has 3 non-native speaking members - Mark, Jackson, and BamBam.

Last week we talked about Mark, and this time it's Jackson's turn.

I'll talk about what he does well, how he could improve, and everything between.

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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #86: The Plain Form

In this lesson we'll learn about the Plain Form. What is the Plain Form? Why do we need to use it? When do we need to use it? This episode will answer all of those questions. In the next lessons, we'll start to use it and see how it's so essential to making sentences.

For those of you who are seeing this series for their first time, I highly recommend starting from the beginning (even if you're not new to Korean) if you plan to follow along with this series. There will be a total of 100 episodes in this series, and they all go in order from the very beginning.

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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #85: Have You Ever?

In this lesson we'll learn about how we can say that we've "ever" done something before. For example, you can use this form to say that you've "been to Korea before" or say that you've "never been to Korea before." You'll also learn about two more essential words, 정도 and 만큼, which are used when talking about amounts.

Remember that all of the lessons in this series go in order, so if you've missed something be sure to check a previous episode. Take your time and move through them slowly, to make sure that you don't miss anything.

We're up to lesson 85 out of 100, so there are only 15 more lessons to go in this series.

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Grading GOT7’s Korean – Mark

Fans of GOT7 will know that three of its members, Mark, Jackson, and BamBam, are not native Korean speakers. However, all three of them can speak Korean fluently, although each sound a bit different.

As a Korean teacher I'll analyze each of them, starting with Mark. I'll show you what he does well, how he could possibly get even better, and discuss some other things that I noticed about his Korean.

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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #84: Adding More Emotion

In this lesson we'll finally learn how we can make our sentences a bit more expressing, by adding some emotion with verb endings.

The verb endings we'll learn are the most commonly used ones, and are ~지/죠, ~나(요)/~가(요), ~네(요), and ~군(요).

We're 84% finished with the course, and there will be a total of 100 episodes when it's completed. Remember to start this series from the very beginning (really!) if you're new, or else you might miss something important. This series goes in order, and everything in these lessons has been taught so that if you start from the beginning and practice you'll be able to make it through all of these lessons on their own.

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Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #83: Give It a Try

In this lesson we'll learn how to use ~보다 to "try" doing verbs. For example, you can "try" learning Korean, or "try" eating a new kind of food.

We're up to lesson 83 out of 100. If you're new to this series, I recommend starting it from the beginning. All of these episodes go in order, so if you start from somewhere after the first lesson you might miss something explained in a previous lesson.

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Expressing Surprise 다니 | Live Class Abridged

This past Sunday we covered the advanced level grammar form ~다니.

Why is this form advanced? Well using it and understanding it isn't hard at all (beginners could probably understand it just fine). The "advanced" comes from it actually being two forms (or three) that work as one form. And in order to use this form, you'll also need to already have a mastery of the quoting forms - and that's something that first requires a lot of practice.

But with the quoting forms ready and a few example sentences, you'll also be well on your way toward mastering this form too.

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Can you practice Korean with Google/Alexa/Siri/Bixby?

Have you ever tried using your virtual assistant (Google, Alexa, Siri, Bixby, etc.) to practice Korean?

It doesn't always work, although it seems like it could potentially be helpful. Here are some tips I put together for how you can get the most out of these sort of tools.

I talk about their pros and cons, and share some specific commands you can try with them.

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