Can I Guess How Long They've Studied Korean?

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  • I tried to guess how long each of these Korean learners has been studying Korean, and I was shocked by their answers.
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  • @geoffbits6773
    @geoffbits6773 Рік тому +149

    Wow Hyunwoo Sun sounds like a native! After studying for 43 years, his hardwork paid off! :D

  • @TisDeKenny
    @TisDeKenny Рік тому +126

    Billy would probably say 7 weeks while I'm 5 years in 😭

    • @paulwalther5237
      @paulwalther5237 Рік тому +6

      I was thinking something along the lines of this too… I hit the beginner plateau unfortunately.

    • @julielayra
      @julielayra Рік тому

      @@paulwalther5237 me as well

    • @saifayre4918
      @saifayre4918 Рік тому +1

      MEEE

    • @ihnamere
      @ihnamere Рік тому +3

      I'm also trying, just trying.. 1.5 years now and I can't even make a sentence 😅

    • @manar8918
      @manar8918 Рік тому +1

      I believe that it depends on how long we practice speaking and using the language that's why it's quite hard to judge the level with speaking only maybe? That's what I think because I could always understand and talk to myself better than when trying to use What I know!ㅠㅠ

  • @bixby451
    @bixby451 Рік тому +54

    This was so much fun! The second person surprised me, probably helped that they've got a Korean partner to practice with on a daily basis. Hopefully I can reach that level, I'm just starting my journey!

    • @lijajedega
      @lijajedega Рік тому +2

      YOU CAN DO ITT!! IM ALSO LEARNING TOOO

    • @b.a.p.4718
      @b.a.p.4718 Рік тому

      화이팅! ♥

  • @pallorf
    @pallorf Рік тому +18

    Ooh Hyunwoo Sun for studying Korean for 43 years you Almost sound like a native!!

  • @nivaliente
    @nivaliente Рік тому +34

    I’ve been studying Korean by myself everyday for 2+ years but I’m nowhere near some of these people in speaking although I did understand most of the questions and answers without translations so yay baby steps 😅

  • @44percentstronger
    @44percentstronger Рік тому +5

    8:12 HyunWoo trolling like always 🤣

  • @mariamoldrickx02
    @mariamoldrickx02 Рік тому +4

    Eyyy thank you so much for the meet-up Billy!!

  • @kyalofredrick3859
    @kyalofredrick3859 9 місяців тому +2

    Master ! Hyunwoo 😂 appearance in your video was great . You two have played big role in my Korean 감사합니다.

  • @OgahTheresa-v6t
    @OgahTheresa-v6t Рік тому +5

    I don't know but watching this video makes me have the hope of becoming better and to actually take my Korean learning more seriously. I love this video.

  • @anistaru_
    @anistaru_ Рік тому +1

    The ending is the BOMB 😂😂😂 현우 쌤이랑 빌리 쌤 케미가 진짜 미친

  •  Рік тому +3

    Thank you billy for this fan meetup! Hopefully we will see each other at the next one I’ll show you how much I improved 💪

  • @kateblais--9396
    @kateblais--9396 Рік тому +1

    What a dream to be in a youtube video with one of my favorite youtubers! Thank you for the fun meetup Billy!

  • @nclark5720
    @nclark5720 Рік тому +3

    i've been learning for about a month now, i'm about halfway through your first korean made simple book and have been watching your free beginner course as well:) just taking my time and enjoying it! i find myself practicing sounds and words under my breath without even thinking about it now. what was very eye opening to me as someone who's struggled to find a career i enjoy was looking up "korean translator jobs" and i was awestruck at the possibility unveiled by just that. it motivates me and makes me excited to learn more, i'm making sure not to read too far ahead and not to stress out. i live near pittsburgh, a city where there are a lot of koreans studying abroad, and it would be cool if i could someday meet some friends i could learn from when i'm at the level i could actually approach them with speech. there are also a number of korean restaurants and i want to go soon and immerse myself in the food. the pork belly sounds delicious.

  • @irinadobrotina504
    @irinadobrotina504 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this video! I've been getting the impression that everyone is magically fluent after 2 years and here I am struggling after 3 whole years. This video showed me how it's so different for everyone. Good luck to all the lovely people you interviewed

  • @English_Marathoner
    @English_Marathoner Рік тому +6

    대박!!^^ 이 영상 너무 재미있어요.
    다들 얼마나 오랫동안 공부했는지 알게 되니까 동기부여가 되는 것 같아요.
    다음에 또 만들어주세요 ❤

  • @belladona3608
    @belladona3608 Рік тому +2

    This was so much fun to watch! All people did amazing, my hands would've been shaking hahahaha.

  • @SherryOsborne
    @SherryOsborne Рік тому +3

    So as long as I study Korean for another 41 years I will sound just as good as Hyunwoo!
    (I'd better live a loooooong time lol)

  • @Meljuulie
    @Meljuulie Рік тому

    This video is so much fun to watchj! I love how specific your guesses are! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!

  • @Melissa-rx3fd
    @Melissa-rx3fd Рік тому

    This was fun to watch. I have been trying to self learn Korean for about 1 year and if you would have asked me those questions, I would have had no idea what you were saying. Needless to say... self learning is very difficult and obviously takes much longer if you cannot dedicate proper amount of time/hours every single day. It also helps if you have people who speak Korean to help you along... sadly I have no Korean friends or other people learning Korean near me. I'll try harder going forward!

  • @JustAnotherNameYo
    @JustAnotherNameYo Рік тому +1

    I have been studying for 9 months. It was very inspiring watching everyone at their different levels of their language journeys.

  • @paulwalther5237
    @paulwalther5237 Рік тому +3

    I’m at 5 years but I didn’t do much output (input I did a lot but it’s hard 😂). I think I’d come in at 1.5 years. I can see there’s a huge difference between people learning on their own as a hobby outside Korea and people who have lived there.

  • @finnon7460
    @finnon7460 Рік тому +3

    Second guy was so cool.
    I wish a handsome man like him was single though! Amazing Korean ability

  • @stefaniamessina5145
    @stefaniamessina5145 Рік тому +2

    so good they speak well!!
    loved Hanwoo interview...😂😂

    • @camiliamarkwei
      @camiliamarkwei Рік тому

      I was surprised to see Hanwoo from TTMIK... 😅 fun interview.

  • @axelaindirt
    @axelaindirt Рік тому +3

    I started my journey nearly 5 years ago but sadly still consider myself a beginner 🙈

  • @byalianarahim
    @byalianarahim Рік тому

    this is such a good episode! it makes us the learners know that we are all having our own phase...

  • @b.a.p.4718
    @b.a.p.4718 Рік тому +1

    너무 웃기고 재미있어요. ㅋㅋㅋ 현우 씨 등장하는 게 빵이 터졌어요. 항상 영상을 올려줘서 고마워요! ❤Go! Billy 최고! 저는 한 4년동안 한국어 독학으로 공부했는데요.

  • @cat-mv4xw
    @cat-mv4xw Рік тому

    Idk but I was feeling so proud of myself because I understood everything they said and can speak like them and I studied properly only for 4 months last year and this motivated me to start again
    Billy keep making videos like this :)

  • @soupynoodles2579
    @soupynoodles2579 Рік тому +6

    When I see hyunwoo - 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @aer2195
    @aer2195 Рік тому +25

    Learning Korean by oneself is sooo difficult. It's been just one year for me, I can understand the questions and answers but woud have had a hard time answering by myself...
    So I've been accepted in the King Sejong institute of my country and will begin Korean with a teacher in September. I'm looking forward to it!!

    • @UkOutreach
      @UkOutreach Рік тому +5

      How true. I have been learning for several (I won’t say how many) years, totally on my own. I’m 75 years old so if I don’t learn soon it will be too late😢

    • @aer2195
      @aer2195 Рік тому +5

      @@UkOutreach It's NEVER too late. I'm 47. Keep on the good work. Your brain will thank you! 💪

    • @Gabstarnow_KJG
      @Gabstarnow_KJG Рік тому +1

      I’m 13 years old and I think I’m gonna to be fluent in 1 year even tho I’m dumb 💀💀

    • @ToperPerson
      @ToperPerson Рік тому

      It's September! How's your classes going so far? Or is it too early? 🤔

    • @aer2195
      @aer2195 Рік тому

      @@ToperPerson Great, thanks! Indeed I already made some progress in Korean. My teacher likes to go very fast, and that's good I had some basis 😆

  • @AbbyAbbsteroni
    @AbbyAbbsteroni Рік тому

    As soon as I saw Hyunwoo-선생님 I laughed way too hard xD

  • @zzss0012
    @zzss0012 Рік тому

    Wow Maria grew up so well! 🩷 Her Korean too

  • @nickturv
    @nickturv Рік тому +1

    Being in Busan explains her liking 돼지국밥ㅎㅎ thought you were going you say that

  • @faithbwire9164
    @faithbwire9164 Рік тому

    Then Hyunwoo Sun appeared the most overqualified learner😅😅😂😂 that was funny though

  • @repomannv
    @repomannv Рік тому

    Hyunwoo and Billy.... LEGENDS!

  • @jakelefkowitz4570
    @jakelefkowitz4570 Рік тому +1

    He’s just completely guessing lol this is awesome. Almost 2 years for me and I’m mid to advanced intermediate, depending on the skill!

  • @ScarlettMoon2
    @ScarlettMoon2 Рік тому +1

    Been studying for 3 years but it wasn't the right study environment and routine so my level is probably at like 3-4 months (1A) really frustrating but it's whatever I suppose. So I am restarting with a new study plan in September, maybe end of August. I want to be in the 3 levels in a year at least.

  • @staceyj7307
    @staceyj7307 Рік тому +1

    I have been studying on my own now for 2.5 years and no where near as good as they all were! But I'll keep on studying and will get better at my own pace!

  • @AmyLarson
    @AmyLarson Рік тому

    OMG… love that you had Hyunwoo at the end!😂🤣💜

  • @AdrianC.98
    @AdrianC.98 Рік тому

    Hahaha so funny, where is the second part 😂

  • @maryamdebek5289
    @maryamdebek5289 Рік тому +1

    I would like it if you interview me too ❤😂 Since you are my teacher from the beginning ㅋㅋㅋ

  • @Ytramsle
    @Ytramsle Рік тому

    nice collaboration with TTMIK :))

  • @hyunkiz
    @hyunkiz Рік тому

    i’m great at writing in korean, partically fluent, but i haven’t practiced my speaking at all so billy would’ve most definitely said 7 weeks even tho i’m 1 year in💀

  • @limnaee1812
    @limnaee1812 Рік тому

    When I went to Busan in April everyone spoke English haha. Maybe preparing for Expo Busan? 😂

    • @GoBillyKorean
      @GoBillyKorean  Рік тому +2

      It really depends on where you went. Some areas are really not much different than Seoul as far as some things go (like English speaking).

  • @kassielizirosei
    @kassielizirosei Рік тому

    Fan meet up? I was literally there 2 weeks ago!! 😭 ahhh

  • @rossabrennan1931
    @rossabrennan1931 Рік тому +4

    Rob is a god

  • @jerickyanson7491
    @jerickyanson7491 Рік тому +1

    This is so fun to watch .. I also want to speak korean ❤

  • @finnmorning6879
    @finnmorning6879 Рік тому

    Studied a total of 2 months now :D in october, took a break and last month august started again till now
    I'm a lazy person who gets easily distracted to do other things instead of learning but im trying to learn everyday for atleast 15min ( 2 episodes of the beginners guide, atm at episode 71

  • @paulwalther5237
    @paulwalther5237 Рік тому +1

    This reminds me of going to a language Japanese language meetup one Tokyo and one Japanese guys tutored foreigners and thought he could guess my level. He put me at N4 which is upper beginner but I had passed N2 which is upper intermediate. I was crestfallen. 😂

    • @ami4511
      @ami4511 Рік тому

      Was he guessing based on your speaking skills? It's because JLPT is quite a passive test that focuses mostly on comprehension, so some people are able to pass even JLPT N2 and N1 with below average speaking and writing skills. If you have a strong accent or speak slowly people will assume your level is lower too. It is very hard to do output if you don't live in Japan.
      I think the Korean exam (TOPIK) is slightly better in that it does have a written component but it still doesn't have a speaking exam.

    • @paulwalther5237
      @paulwalther5237 Рік тому

      @@ami4511 yeah you’re right about all of it. I told myself not to worry because I still had a piece of paper saying I passed. 😂

  • @wowJhil
    @wowJhil Рік тому

    I'm a fan of Hyunwoo since many years, but I could never have guessed that he was this old actually. Just because he still looks so handsome!

  • @BloodFalcon2k7
    @BloodFalcon2k7 Рік тому

    Was able to get close on most guesses. About 4 years for me

  • @ftmnttj
    @ftmnttj Рік тому

    I have been learning by myself for one week now it's kinda hard but i will get there.

  • @manar8918
    @manar8918 Рік тому

    I believe that it depends on how long we practice speaking and using the language that's why it's quite hard to judge the level with speaking only maybe? That's what I think because I could always understand and talk to myself better than when trying to use What I know!ㅠㅠ

  • @Grid21
    @Grid21 Рік тому

    I don't remember exactly how long I've been studying Korean, but I'd say maybe half a year, if not a full year now, and I've enjoyed the journey! :D

  • @nurkamiliailyana
    @nurkamiliailyana 10 місяців тому

    Not hyunwoo too HHAHAHAHAHA 😂

  • @shimamagdy517
    @shimamagdy517 Рік тому

    I have been studying korean for 1 year and 3 months ❤

  • @sinaibilbao
    @sinaibilbao Рік тому

    I was so surprised to see Hyunwoo 😂😂😂😂

  • @hannaaa07
    @hannaaa07 Рік тому

    I am learning self introduction here, where are you from and many more.

  • @story-n-map
    @story-n-map Рік тому

    한국말을 넘 잘하셔서 놀랐습니다. 청양고추는 한국 사람들도 매워하는 식품 입니다.

  • @LaPetiteAnn
    @LaPetiteAnn Рік тому

    i started last month :3 it's very fun and challenging

  • @ameneamini88
    @ameneamini88 Рік тому

    Haha 현우 씨 part was fun😂 he looks much younger😮

  • @Rita-pp2ku
    @Rita-pp2ku 10 місяців тому

    he’s from TTMIK right?

  • @GehNa17
    @GehNa17 Рік тому +1

    저는 2년 동안 한국어를 공부하겠습니다🤗🤗

  • @myownaccount123
    @myownaccount123 Рік тому

    I don't think you'd ever guess how long ive been studying i know the most randomest koorean words lol

    • @myownaccount123
      @myownaccount123 Рік тому

      I really think you'd say 2-3 years if you heard me speak but im only 14months in

  • @BBubblegum-ou5wq
    @BBubblegum-ou5wq Рік тому +1

    Hahaha so fun haha

  • @dAPERize
    @dAPERize Рік тому

    2 years! I wish I was as good as the other people studying for 2 years!

  • @esmarimostert7668
    @esmarimostert7668 Рік тому

    This discouraged the heck out of me😅

  • @asiyehimnida6641
    @asiyehimnida6641 Рік тому

    와 어떻게 아셨나요 !?

  • @linos4thcat745
    @linos4thcat745 Рік тому

    Hyunwoo cracked me 😂

  • @Possible.sjsjsj
    @Possible.sjsjsj Рік тому +1

    I've learned korean for 30 years.

  • @l0rdgreenwood
    @l0rdgreenwood Рік тому

    와… 현우 씨처럼 한국어를 말하고 싶어요 😳 제가 43년 후 한국어를 잘할 거예요 ㅋㅋ

  • @ENtrovert0906
    @ENtrovert0906 Рік тому

    I've been learning Korean almost 2 yrs but i feel like im still a beginner 😢

  • @axelaindirt
    @axelaindirt Рік тому

    HE’S 43??? I assumed Hyunwoo was like 30 something😮

  • @kassielizirosei
    @kassielizirosei Рік тому

    If Billy hears me he will guess 2 weeks instead of 2 years, the embarrassment

  • @Minminminminmin-oq3pq
    @Minminminminmin-oq3pq Рік тому

    안녕하세요 선생님
    can you please explain the difference between 이/가 and 는/은?
    (If anyone also can explaine it in persian It would be very great)

  • @sohailsohail5494
    @sohailsohail5494 Рік тому

    First one I guess exactly 2 years 😅

  • @meCatH
    @meCatH Рік тому

    What the heck is Griffins Korean?

  • @JungkookxEuphoria.770
    @JungkookxEuphoria.770 Рік тому

    I learning Korean for bts ....

  • @fransmith3255
    @fransmith3255 Рік тому

    ㅋㅋㅋ...합천 가야 되요! 사투리...😢

  • @nurnr8436
    @nurnr8436 5 місяців тому

    l liked the end 😂

  • @dzieckoziemi
    @dzieckoziemi Рік тому +1

    한국으로 말하는 것 너므 어려워요 😢