Improve Your Korean Pronunciation
https://ko.dict.naver.com/#/search?range=all&query=%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80
Sounds like 國家 said in Taiwanese.
소개하기 Self Intro
Here’s my fake business card (명함) to help with the exercise in the lesson I’m taking:
제 이름은 미아우브라운입니다. My name is meowbrown.
제 직업은 블로거입니다. My job is a blogger.
사무실 전화번호는 02-1824-7195입니다. (pronunciation: 공이에 일파리사에 치릴구오임니다. Office phone number is…
핸드폰 번호는 010-3379-9154입니다. (pronunciation: 공일공에 삼삼칠구에 구이로사입니다. Mobile number is…
이메일은 hello@meowbrown.com입니다. (@ 골뱅이, . 점 pronounced as 쩜) Email is…
주소는 서울시 종로구 광화문로 142입니다. Address is…
Question: Do Koreans really carry over the sound for phone numbers when they speak? I’m wondering whether the teacher is trying to make us practice the carry over pronunciation or is this normal in Korea 🤔 The reason I can’t ask the teacher is because it’s an online course, that’s a difference between having a 1:1 session.
Another word that sounds like Mandarin 技術
https://ko.dict.naver.com/#/search?range=all&query=%EA%B8%B0%EC%88%A0
Notes on Korean numbers
Zero: 공 vs 영
Most of the time, 공 is used.
영 is used for metrics, for example
- 영 degrees(도) Celcius
- 영 mm (밀리미터)
Pronunciation
- 16: 십육 (Pronounced as 심뉵)
- Keep this pronunciation for 26, 36, and so on…
- If I want to read 66 as six six, it is pronounced like: 융뉵
- If I want to read 66 as six six but not in the beginning, for example 2966, it is pronounced like: 이구륭뉵
- Phone numbers, the – is pronounced as 에
- Bus numbers: for example 17 is 십질 (17) 번 (#) 버스 (bus)
Fun fact about the bus numbers in Taiwan, for 2 digit numbers we read it like seventeen (17), but if it’s three digit it becomes two zero six (206) not two hundred and six.
There are two types of numbers in Korean:
- Native (하나, 둘, 셋…)
- Sino (일, 이, 삼…)
Numbers (수)
Korean Numbers – Step by Step Guide for Counting in Hangul
Korean Jream on Instagram: “Native numbers
1 하나
2 둘
3 셋
4 넷
5 다섯
6 여섯
7 일곱
8 여덟
9 아홉
10 열
11 열하나 (10+1)
12 열둘 (10+2)
13 열셋 (10+3)
14 열넷 (
hello i have a question about learning korean ^^ i started ( self ) studying it about two years ago but discontinued due to college and all, but now i want to pick it up again and i don’t know where to start from? i know how to read and write, but i have issues reading in one go— basically i lack fluency in reading and i often stutter. is there any way to improve? secondly, i do know some basic stuff however my vocabulary isn’t vast enough. besides, i would like to understand the sentence structure, or how they write phrases and sentences since it’s very different from english. i’ve referred to so many sites but there’s always a question— do i work on vocabulary first or sentence / phrasing structure first? or do i study both of them along side?this sounds like such a mess and it is because i’m so lost ┬┬﹏┬┬ my main goal is to understand korean shows without subtitles and i do pick up a few words and phrases here and there but there’s a lot still left to learn and idk where to start from. moreover, i’ve noticed that the textbook korean and the one that’s spoken in everyday life is way different ( this applies to almost all the languages tbh ) and i’m having a bit of a trouble trying to figure out how a native would say it?or example, do this thing where i come up with a sentence and try to translate it just to check what it would be in korean and check in the translator to see if i’m right, and most of the time im not. whether it’s about the formalities or the conjugations. basically a whole lot of issues so please if u can help ＞︿＜
Hello! If your goal is to be able to understand Korean content without subtitles, then I think self-studying grammar and vocabulary is a good idea. I know you said you already have some knowledge of Korean, so I would refer to my masterlist and start from wherever you feel appropriate. I also recommend diversifying your study material and looking at other resources on Tumblr, YouTube, and on the Internet elsewhere. There’s a lot out there!
As for your second question, I think it makes more sense to study vocab and grammar at the same time. As I’ve said before in previous asks, I was never that disciplined with my studying, so I can’t really give you concrete study techniques. I think I got where I am today by regular exposure (on top of taking Korean courses and studying abroad lol). But if you don’t have those opportunities, using whatever resources on the Internet can get you far. As you get comfortable with both grammar and vocab, I recommend exposing yourself to content like webtoons in Korean and K-dramas. These will help you with your reading and listening comprehension. There are plenty of webtoons at varying levels of difficulty, and K-drama actors have clear diction that is easy to understand. Again, I don’t exactly have concrete techniques for how to eventually ween yourself off of subtitles/translations (since I myself still use them), but in my experience, exposure alone is enough to at least allow me to read webtoons and watch K-dramas without relying super heavily on the translations. Consuming this content will also teach you how natural Korean is spoken by natives. I hope that makes sense!
If you’re concerned about speaking, the best way to get better is to converse with others. You might not know other people who speak Korean, but you can still practice with others for free on Hilokal, where I used to teach live lessons. It’s a nice, low-pressure environment that can help you get more comfortable with speaking and learn alongside other people just like you!
Also, I generally don’t recommend using translators to help you learn a language, especially if you’re an English speaker learning Korean. It’s more useful for you to understand the meaning of the Korean itself than it is for you to get the perfect translation. Korean is especially difficult to translate into English (in my opinion), so a translator might not give you a clean, accurate, and natural translation. Unfortunately, I can’t think of other ways to fact-check your sentences otherwise lol. But I think that looking at enough sample sentences will help you become better at constructing your own. And something that helped me feel more comfortable writing and speaking when I was abroad is that, even if I make minor mistakes, chances are that other people can still understand me. Maybe keeping that in mind can make the learning process a little less stressful 🙂
Maybe this advice isn’t new for you, but I hope it was still helpful! Thanks for the question and good luck! 화이팅!
Good advice for general language learning as well.