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September 24, 2015
4 Ways to Stay Motivated Studying a Language
This week I decided to tackle a difficult question - "How do you stay motivated while learning a foreign language?" While I could suggest a lot of things, I wanted to boil my ideas down to four points to focus on. If you're learning Korean, but are struggling with keeping your motivation, yet still have a reason to learn the language, then I hope that this video will be helpful to you.
Feel free to send in your own questions and they might be featured in an upcoming video.
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September 18, 2015
Korean Shaved Ice (빙수)
Korean shaved ice (빙수) comes in a number of varieties and styles, but they all have one thing in common - well... the ice. You can find 빙수 topped with everything from fruits, to candies and cookies and red beans. And different locations will each make different textures of ice. While some of the more less expensive 빙수 will come with standard snow-cone style shaved ice, the one that I try in the video used extra soft snow-like ice. It was actually softer than snow and reminded me of velvet. And it came with glazed fresh strawberries that tasted fantastic.
Check it out here.
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September 11, 2015
Learn Korean Ep. 79: “Should Have”
Sometimes you need to be a bit creative to find things to do during a long, uneventful day. Keykat and I went to play at the park, but after going on the same slide over and over she started to feel a bit bored. I had a good idea to pass the time, so I thought. But Keykat didn't really like my idea.
This week's video is an intermediate level lesson, so I'd only recommend watching it if you feel comfortable with this level. It's a bit more difficult than beginning level concepts.
Remember that there are free PDFs available for every "Learn Korean" episode, 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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September 4, 2015
Explore Gwangjang Market and Insadong
Two places that I recommend foreigners visit, which are both in Seoul, are Gwangjang Market (광장시장) and Insadong (인사동).
Gwangjang Market is Korea's first official outdoor marketplace, and has been around for generations selling unique food, clothing, and fabric.
Insadong is a modern marketplace, and is probably the best place that you can find souvenirs to bring back home from Korea.
Check out the video below to learn more!
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August 28, 2015
Rice Burger, Shrimp Burger, and Squid Rings!
Korean fast food, while less healthy than typical Korean food, is still technically "Korean food." Now don't get me wrong, there's a huge variety of fast food in Korea, and there's a lot more than just hamburgers and fries. But today I wanted to show a few Korean fast food items that mirror the kind of fast food we have in the states - hamburgers.
For this episode, I tried a rice burger (a burger, but the buns are made out of rice), a shrimp burger (shrimp instead of a meat patty), and squid rings (instead of, you know, onion rings).
Check it out here.
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August 21, 2015
5 Questions with Han-Na
A few weeks ago I contacted Han-Na from TTKorean on YouTube about making a collaboration video together. We decided to ask each other 5 questions and film our answers. Last week Han-Na uploaded her part of the video over on her channel.
This week it's my turn. Check out my side of our collaboration here.
Feel free to send in your own questions and they might be featured in an upcoming video.
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August 14, 2015
Learn Korean Ep. 78: “Worth Doing”
So today Keykat and I made a bet to see who could get to the fountain at the park the fastest. Of course, I can run much faster than Keykat can (I think), so there's no way she'll win (or is there?). Anyway, I can't wait for Keykat to buy me lunch once I win!
Remember that there are free PDFs available for every "Learn Korean" episode, 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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August 6, 2015
Korean RPG: How to Order Food
Here's the very first episode of "Korean RPG," a series for learning quick and easy Korean words and phrases for a variety of situations.
In this week's episode, we'll cover how to order food in a restaurant.
Check out the video below! You can also review using the RPG's dialogue written out underneath the video.
아... 정말 배고파. (a... jeong-mal bae-go-pa.)
Ah... I'm so hungry.
뭐 먹지? (mwo meok-ji?)
What do I eat?
아! 여기 뭐 있는지 볼까? (a! yeo-gi mwo in-neun-ji bol-kka?)
Ah! Should I see what's here?
저기요! (jeo-gi-yo!)
Excuse me!
네, 뭐 드릴까요? (ne, mwo deu-ril-kka-yo?)
Yes, what can I get you?
샌드위치 2개 하고요... (saen-deu-wi-chi du-gae ha-go-yo...)
2 sandwiches and...
사이다 주세요. (sa-i-da ju-se-yo.)
... a soda, please.
그리고 치킨 1마리도 주세요. (geu-ri-go chi-kin han ma-ri-do ju-se-yo.)
And give me a chicken too, please.
김치도 많이 주세요. (gim-chi-do ma-ni ju-se-yo.)
Give me a lot of kimchi too, please.
그리고 라면도 하나요. (geu-ri-go ra-myeon-do ha-na-yo.)
And a ramen.
네, 알겠습니다. (ne, al-get-seum-ni-da.)
Okay, I got it.
아! 음식이 너무 많다! (a! eum-si-gi neo-mu man-ta!)
Ah! There's too much food!
그래도 먹을 수 있어! (geu-rae-do meo-geul su i-seo!)
Still, I can eat it!
아, 배부르다! (a, bae-bu-reu-da!)
Ah, I'm full!
계산해 주세요! (gye-san-hae ju-se-yo!)
Please total up the bill!
90,000원입니다. (gu-man-won-im-ni-da.)
That'll be 90,000 won.
저... 돈이 좀 부족한 거 같아요. (jeo... don-i jom bu-jok-an geo ga-ta-yo.)
I... don't have enough money.
뭐라고요! (mwo-ra-go-yo!)
What!
저기, 누구 있어요? (jeo-gi, nu-gu i-seo-yo?)
Is anyone there?
점심 시간입니다. (jeom-sim si-gan-im-ni-da.)
It's lunch time.
아! 정말 배고파요! 점심은 뭐예요? (a! jeong-mal bae-go-pa-yo! jeom-sim-eun mwo-ye-yo?)
Ah! I'm so hungry! What's lunch?
어디 보자.... (eo-di bo-ja....)
Let's see....
샌드위치 2개 하고 사이다 하나... (saen-deu-wi-chi du-gae ha-go sa-i-da ha-na...)
2 sandwiches and a soda...
그리고 치킨 1마리하고 김치... (geu-ri-go chi-kin han ma-ri-ha-go gim-chi...)
And a chicken with kimchi...
아, 그리고 라면도 있네요. (a, geu-ri-go ra-myeon-do in-ne-yo.)
Ah, and hey there's ramen too.
아! 식당에서 주문한 것과 똑같잖아! (a! sik-dang-e-seo ju-mun-han geot-gwa ttok-gat-ja-na!)
Ah! That's the same stuff I ordered at the restaurant!
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July 30, 2015
4 Reasons You Should Learn Korean
I've often been asked before, "Why should I learn Korean?" There are so many reasons why you should, but I wanted to present my answer as simply as possible.
Overall, my answer is "yes," but only if you have a good reason. So with that, here are a few good reasons why you should learn Korean.
Feel free to send in your own questions and they might be featured in an upcoming video.
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July 24, 2015
Learn Korean Ep. 77: “To Become”
There's so much good food in Korea, that Keykat and I often aren't sure which one to choose. So today we decided to choose between eating chicken and pizza. Perhaps we wanted the crispy crunch of Korean style deep fried chicken. Or maybe we preferred the vegetable filled, flavor packed taste of Korean pizza....
Remember that there are free PDFs available for every "Learn Korean" episode, 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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