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Learning Korean - Starting to get hard!
 

Just an update on my progress with learning the Korean Language.
I started about a Year ago, Learning Hangeul and getting a bit more into it, started a blog about my lessons but i stopped because i didn't really think people would be interested in it. I just made this blog to share my progress so far and my thoughts about it!

First off, Hangeul is super easy to learn and read, Go learn it! Especially if you play Korean Server, You can see Konglish words (English words written in korean) For example 바나나 - Ba-na-na. Typing is just as easy too!

My first impressions with learning things were good, korean is a very literal language and i find it to be well structured. I think that it is easy to understand because of the particles used, but can still be tricky for the same reason. using 는/를 - 이/가 ect. is something im starting to get a hang of.

As i am about a year into studying (not much per week, maybe a few hours at most, but lately a bit more because i'm really getting the hang of it) I find that i can read most things, just i may have to translate some vocabulary. I try to read as much korean as i can in a day to help me with reading faster.

So far i've learnt useful things such as

Introducing myself
asking for something
saying what i do, asking what somebody does, or will do for the day.
Hold a simple conversation.
Sentence building (using also, because, why, therefore etc.)

I'd also like to thank those who help me with my korean, even if you don't know much/do much just acknowledge what i say is correct

Jazbas, Zepph, balloon, Meatex, sang, Gahye (my korean g/f) & more i've probably forgotten, but talk to me more in korean!

If you're learning korean/want to learn then post in here! its fun, and practicing with others makes it really enjoyable.

Right now i'm Probably about League in my korean. But I want to get to ~ Before the year ends.

Some tools i use - www.talktomeinkorean.com / harukorean.com
CAE Korean Elementary Level 3 (current course)
Tooltip Dictionary (English-Korean) (chrome Extention)
Bing Translate WP7 App (has a word of the day live tile)
Google Translate
Hangul Type Attack Chrome App.

Work meeting calls! Will edit/update later