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Korean Fried Chicken at the Han River | 한강에서 치킨 먹기

치느님 is a funny, casual word for "chicken god" in Korean, and is used to refer to how amazingly wonderful fried chicken tastes. And I have to agree with the creation of this word. Korean fried chicken is as good as it gets. There's the plain, crispy kind, and also there are kinds marinated in different flavors. The marinated type are my favorite... but that changes on a day to day basis. And together with Korean chicken you also get cubes of pickled radish, which help to remove any greasy taste you'd normally get from any fried chicken. It's a wonderful combination that has yet to be beat.

I'm no stranger to Korean fried chicken (which IMO is the best fried chicken in the world), but I'd never eaten it before at the most famous location - the Han River. Koreans get together to eat chicken and relax on a picnic mat in front of the Han River whenever the weather's right. And this day the weather was... well, a bit cloudy. But that didn't stop me. I grabbed my friend and traveled there and ordered a box of half plain, half marinated, and enjoyed the afternoon. I also brought along my camera to film some of the area. The Han River is... a river, but it's nice and peaceful with plenty of space to walk around, have a picnic, and hang out with friends. It's kind of like a gigantic public park. Check it out if you have any free time, and make sure to bring some chicken.

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Why You Shouldn’t Make a New Year's Resolution to Learn Korean

It's that time of the year again - New Year's resolutions.

But I think that you should be careful when setting a New Year's resolution to learn Korean. Before you do that, think about these things:

Why do you want to set a New Year's goal to learn Korean? Why can't it be a regular daily goal?
Why wait until the New Year to start? Why not start now?
Why announce this New Year's resolution to learn Korean? Why not keep it secret?
Why call it a "New Year's resolution" if it will take more than only 1 year? Why not just call it a "study goal" instead?

In my video I'll cover all of these topics, and more. I also did research when making this video and include a few important studies to consider before you set your goal as learning Korean.

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Korean Phrases Ep. 55: 작심삼일

This week's new video is a "Korean Phrases" episode. This series is for learning quick idioms and phrases in Korean. Even if you don't use any of these idioms in this series when speaking, you might find them written in books, or hear someone use them when speaking. So they're useful to know, especially if you're at an intermediate or advanced Korean level.

This week we'll be learning about an idiom that originally comes from China and the Chinese language. But it's still useful to know in Korean.

And today's idiom is: 작심삼일

This idiom is perfect for the upcoming New Year, and New Year's resolutions. Make sure your New Year's resolutions don't follow this idiom.

Check it out here~

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Korean Test Practice with Billy [Ep. 9] – Intermediate Korean (Listening Practice)

Are you preparing for the TOPIK test, a government Korean test, or a Korean test at school? Then let me help you prepare with my video series focused on Korean test questions and explanations.

This episode will cover an example of an intermediate level listening question. More episodes to come soon!

And feel free to send me requests for videos you'd like to see. There are also higher request priorities through my Patreon page. Thanks for watching~!

Don't read below if  you want to try the problem on your own first.

Here is the listening example from the video:

안녕하세요? 처음으로 뵙네요. 저는 김유라라고 해요. 15학번 과대표를 맡고 있어요. 이쪽은 17학번 과대표 민정이에요. 16학번 과대표는 지금 수업을 들으러 가서 없네요. 한국은 처음이죠? 학교생활하면서 모르는 것이 있거나 도움이 필요하면 언제든 연락하세요. 앞으로 일 년간 잘 지내봐요.

Here's the English translation:

“Hello. Nice to meet you. My name is Kim Yu-ra. I’m representing class 15. Over here is the class 17 representative, Min-jeong. The class 16 representative now went to class and isn’t here. It’s your first time in Korea, right? If there’s anything you don’t know relating to student life, or if you need any help, contact me anytime. Enjoy the year ahead.”

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Korean PC 방 Tour | Internet Cafes

PC방 ("PC-BANG") are everywhere in Korea. They're on nearly every street in populated areas of cities, and they're even in small cities. If you've never seen one before, a PC방 is an "internet cafe" in Korea. But they might be a bit different from other internet cafes you've seen before. People of all ages can visit a PC방 to play games, hang out (while mostly sitting down) with friends, and even order food.

So instead of going alone, I brought along my good friend 소영 (So-yeong).

Check out the video here~!

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Getting Free Bibimbap in Korea | 비빔밥 먹방

Earlier this year I took a trip to a Korean temple to get some free Bibimbap [비빔밥]. Yes, "free." I wanted to film my experience going there, and also to talk about the dish.

Also you might notice that this video is longer than my usual food videos. It's a different video style that I wanted to try once. If you like it, I might make more food and travel videos in this style.

Check it out~!

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Korean Phrases Ep. 54: 금강산도 식후경

This week's new video is a "Korean Phrases" episode. This series is for learning quick idioms and phrases in Korean. Even if you don't use any of these idioms in this series when speaking, you might find them written in books, or hear someone use them when speaking. So they're useful to know, especially if you're at an intermediate or advanced Korean level.

This week we'll be learning about an idiom that originally comes from China and the Chinese language. But it's still useful to know in Korean.

And today's idiom is: 금강산도 식후경(이다).

Check it out here~

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How to Start Learning Korean for Free (Tutorial) | 10 Steps

Are you just getting started learning Korean, and want a guide for where to go next? Here is a short guide I made that you can follow for learning Korean completely all for free. This list was compiled by myself and only includes the highest quality and free content for you.

For the past 12 years I've been studying Korean and have collected some of my favorite free resources here for you. None of these resources mentioned in the video paid or asked me to include them, and this list is 100% my own opinions.

Perhaps in the future I'll also make more of these lists. This is the first one.

If you have any questions feel free to leave them here or on the YouTube video.

Here are links to all of the resources mentioned in this video:

Start learning Hangul for free: https://goo.gl/pMZpNd

TalkToMeInKorean’s free curriculum here: https://goo.gl/ZTaJ6K

TalkToMeInKorean’s Iyagi series: https://goo.gl/9iwcK2

ConversationExchange (site): https://goo.gl/KRp6vv

Tandem (app): https://goo.gl/L5N9aA

Interpals (site): https://goo.gl/N2nKSp

HelloTalk (app): https://goo.gl/7urUo2

Naver Dictionary: https://goo.gl/QHzhMc

DongA Kids’ News: https://goo.gl/w9kFF1

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Learn Korean Ep. 96: Passive Verbs

Keykat ran off to Korea somewhere, and it's all my fault. I have to find her! But where could she be?

In this episode we'll learn about a hugely important topic - passive. In order to understand passive verbs, we'll need to learn about passive voice, and a few other concepts first.

Remember that there are free extended PDFs available for every "Learn Korean" episode (at the bottom of this post), and each contains additional information or examples not covered in the video.

Check out the episode here!

Click here to download a free PDF of this lesson!

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Korean Test Practice with Billy [Ep. 8] – Advanced Korean (Listening Practice)

Are you preparing for the TOPIK test, a government Korean test, or a Korean test at school? Then let me help you prepare with my video series focused on Korean test questions and explanations.

This episode will cover an example of an advanced level listening question. More episodes to come soon!

And feel free to send me requests for videos you'd like to see. There are also higher request priorities through my Patreon page. Thanks for watching~!

Don't read below if  you want to try the problem on your own first.

Here is the listening example from the video:

2050년 5월 5일. 오늘의 간추린 소식을 말씀드리겠습니다. 어린이 날인 오늘은 전국이 대체로 맑은 가운데 제주도에서 한때 강한 비가 내렸습니다. 10년 만에 최고로 높은 수의 관광객이 한국을 찾았습니다. 통계청은 관광객이 찾은 이유로 깨끗한 자연환경을 꼽았습니다. 부모님과 놀이공원에 놀러 나온 초등학생이 길을 잃은 강아지를 구해주었다는 훈훈한 소식입니다. 이것으로 간추린 소식을 마칩니다.

Here's the English translation:

“May 5th, 2050. Here is today’s summarized news. Today on Children’s Day while the whole country is bright and sunny, Jeju Island had strong rains for a moment. The largest number of tourists has visited Korea in 10 years. The National Statistics Office pointed out that the reason tourists had visited Korea was for its clean natural environment. Some happy news: an elementary school student who went to a park with their parents saved a lost dog. This has been today’s summarized news.”

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