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Do You Need to Live in Korea to Learn Korean?

What do you think? Do you need to be in Korea to learn Korean? How about to a fluent level?

I debated this together with Sean Pablo, a fellow YouTuber from California. I took the side of saying that it's not necessary (for the purpose of having a debate), and Sean took the side of saying that it is necessary. We talked about the pros of living in Korea, and also why it might not be necessary (or is it?). Check it out~!

“Korean Made Simple Workbook #1” is Here! Practice Even More Korean

Just last week I finally released "Korean Made Simple Workbook #1," and this past weekend shot a quick promotional video so that you can check it out.

Keykat agreed to help me make this video too, which was nice of her.

3 Must Try Korean Pastries | 성심당

Would you try any of these Korean pastries?

I went again with Summer to visit one of Korea's most famous bakeries, a place called 성심당 (Sungshimdang) located in Daejeon. There we tried several popular pastries - including their signature items - and I rated which ones I liked. Which looks the most interesting?

"Korean Made Simple Workbook #1" is finally here!

It's been over a full year since I began working on an expanded workbook for "Korean Made Simple 1," and now it's finally here.

Currently it's only in print on Amazon, but I'll add other formats (PDF) as people request over the coming month. You can also find the audio files already available through the link on the side of this page.

https://amzn.to/2QttdGE

What's next for GO! Billy Korean? What new books and resources do you want to see?

Thanks for being a follower of my channel and my web site, and as always, 그럼 다음에 또 봐!

Korean Verb Endings (~네요, ~지/죠, ~나요, ~군요, ~거든요, ~잖아요, ~고요) | Live Class Abridged

A few months ago when I started live streaming Korean classes, I knew that not everyone would be able to watch them. It completely depended on whether a person had the time and ability to arrive for the classes. Although the live streams are all available on my YouTube page and can be watched at any time, not everyone has 2+ hours to review videos at once. And I was uploading a new live stream every single week, so it would be impossible to catch up if you missed a week or two.

To combat that, I decided to upload abridged, edited versions of each live Korean class to YouTube. These include all of the lesson contents from each live stream, minus all audience interaction and chatting. You can re-watch these abridged versions for a quick review, anytime, and in less than 20 minutes. Each week or two I'll be uploading another abridged video from a previous live stream.

Learn Korean Ep. 103: Before and After (전에, 후에)

Do you know how to use 전 and 후 to say "before" and "after?" This week's new episode will talk about how you can use them (as 전에 and 후에) to say "before" and "after," but not only with nouns (eg "before school") but even with verbs (eg "before I go to school").

Remember that each "Learn Korean" episode comes with a free PDF which you can download below the video link right in this post.

Thanks for watching~!

Click here to download a free PDF of this lesson!

How I Make My Korean FAQ Videos | Billy Backstage

I've gotten a lot of questions about my "Korean FAQ" series, such as "are you writing backward" and "what is that board," among others. So I wanted to make a new series to answer some of these questions. The first episode is about the Korean FAQ "lightboard" that I made and used. I'll also make more episodes about different parts of what goes into making one of my videos. Since these videos won't often be related much to Korean, I'll only upload them occasionally. Next time I'll probably talk about lighting, and throw in some lighting terminology in and some other useful Korean vocabulary (in case you decide to get a job in the film making business).

If you have any questions I'd be happy to help answer them, either about how I make my videos or about the lightboard shown in the "Korean FAQ" episodes.

The 5 Minute Korean Challenge | You Don’t Need Motivation

Are you studying Korean every day? Are you motivated?

Or are you slacking off (we all do) and unmotivated? Try the 5 minute Korean challenge. #5mKoreanChallenge

I feel personally that motivation is overrated. Many people discuss ways of staying and getting motivated (including myself), but motivation isn't the only fuel needed to reach a high level of Korean. In this video I talk about what I feel is more important to have - discipline.

Korean FAQ – Is Stroke Order Actually Important?

Here's a new episode for today about stroke order (today's previous video I'll re-upload later with some more information I should've added).

Is stroke order important? Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

What do you think about stroke order? Do you know it? Do you use it?

GIGANTIC Korean Noodle Soup | 칼국수 Kalguksu

Kalguksu (칼국수) is a noodle dish over a thousand (or more) years old, made in Korea using flour from China. In the past, flour was expensive and not grown in Korea, so typically only the wealthy could enjoy this dish - and on special occasions. Nowadays it's readily available to anyone inside and even outside of Korea.

The city of Daejeon is known for several things, one of those being Kalguksu noodles. My friend Summer insisted she knew a famous, old Kalguksu restaurant there and took me along with her.

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