🇰🇷 advanced korean study vlog + mini q&a (resources, progress)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2023
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Hi, friends! Long time no Korean study vlog~!
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안녕하세,유~! 안녕하세요~! Hey, you! It's Natalia and I'm here to encourage you to believe in your ability to learn Korean~!
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Where do you live?
↳ Seoul, South Korea
What do you do in Korea?
↳ I work in marketing
How old are you?
↳ 27 years old
When did you start learning Korean?
↳ January 2016
What level of Korean do you know?
↳ Advanced
When did you study abroad in Korea?
↳ Spring and fall semesters of 2016 (exchange student)
↳ Fall 2021 - Summer 2022 (Korean language student)
Where did you study in Korea?
↳ Soonchunhyang University ( 2016 exchange/internship program)
↳ Korea University (2021-2022 Korean language school)
What level are you in at KLC?
↳ Fall Semester 2021 - Level 5
↳ Winter Semester 2021/2022 - Level 6
↳ Spring/Summer Semesters 2022 - Research Class
Can you teach me Korean?
↳ No, I don't teach or tutor Korean.
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What a coincidence I was just getting back into studying Korean again after taking a solid 6 month break
Welcome back to studying Korean aha
Me too. 😩
A beginner recommendation: Storytime in Korean on youtube. I enjoy it a lot!
Thanks for the rec!
12:15 For that resource with "dialogues" for beginners and then teaching based on what's in that dialogue I can HIGHLY recommend "Real-Life Korean Conversations for Beginners" by Talk To Me in Korean. Once you've learned how to read and write hangul you could easily get into this book and use not much else for a while. One chapter covers 2 grammar points, 1 or 2 pronunciation rules, a cultural tip and vocabulary. Of course, you're also practicing your reading and listening skills in each dialogue. You can also practice your speaking by following the dialogue yourself. The greatest part is it uses conversations you would actually use in real-life situations.
The book has an Intermediate level too so I always recommend this series to people who don't know where to start or who can't afford to subscribe/buy several, individual resources. This book has everything you need to get started in one single place without feeling too "textbook-y".
Thank you for sharing and for the mini review~~!! haha
I've been studying Korean for 8 years now and recently achieved TOPIK level 6. It's so nice too see how real you are with language learning advice :) Also the part about reading books in Korean, I absolutely agree. Books are a completely different thing than being able to hold a conversation. It still takes me FOREVER to read even a single chapter of book, not even considering the fact that I can't understand half the words I'm reading lol.
9:40 So relatable. I would almost say that 80% of the enjoyment of learning Korean for is around learning how to express myself properly. and 80% of my frustration comes from not knowing how to hahaha. Your speaking sounds really good too! Good luck with your studies
You inspire me so much to continue learning Korean. It's such a difficult language to learn from English, especially since nobody around me speaks it, but I hope one day I'll be able to confidently visit Korea and converse with native Korean speakers!!
Ah, when you got to the question about whether Korean gets easier, I shouted NO at the same time you said it haha. The further you go into the language (and any other language I would guess), the more complicated it is. So it just never gets easier, but we keep going because we love it!
Ahahahaha yesss we just put up with the hardships because we love the language~ 🇰🇷🇰🇷
I love how you are so focused on native comprehensible input these days and iTalki and also giving that same advice. I agree a good jump in any language to native content is preschool through second grade. And then just keep climbing up grade level by grade level until you get comfortable with young adult or adult level materials.
Hi Natalia! Would you consider sharing a template of your Korean studies notion? Specifically the 공부해야 할 거 page, I would really love something like that.
I'd have to figure out how to, but sure~!
The 공부해야 할 거 page is nice because I'm able to keep track of all the terms that I rarely use but want to learn -- ex idioms 😓
@@NataliaGarzaYeah that page looks super helpful! I have so many random sticky notes lying about with random stuff I want to remember on them hahaha. Also, I believe you press the share button top right and publish a version of it. And then it can be shared and used by other people.
Learning a completely different foreign language is not easy. You are doing very well. 화이팅! 👍😊
been getting back into studying korean again recently and got back into your videos recently taking it as a sign to keep going. we’ve been studying for around the same amount of time and it’s inspiring seeing you’ve improved so much to being able to work while using the language! i’m so excited and getting my inspiration back feels so refreshing. thank you
and thank you gor this video, it’s not so easy to finds advanced learners talking about their studies. you are definitely motivating me. also it was fun to get a glimpse into hearing you speak. i know that shows some vulnerability as people are quick to judge, but also helpful to understand your level more. thank you,
thank you as always natalia!
Thank you 💜 I always love how real you are when it comes to Korean language learning 👏🏻👏🏻
I try to be~~ Over romanticizing it or fostering unrealistic expectations doesn't help anyone 😓😓😓
언니왔따!!!!!
I love Notion, it really is versatile to fit whatever you're working on. Very cool to see you with a sponsorship from them. :)
It really is! It's helping me keep my studies organized that's for sure~
I'm Korean! I think Korean is a really difficult language. Especially for foreigners...!! But you're really good at Korean😮 I'm so proud of you🥰 I'll cheer for you!
As someone who has read a Harry Potter book in Korean... yeah, I wouldn't recommend it. 😅 In my experience, translated books have a very different sentence structure and vibe compared to native Korean content, so I would avoid translated works for any beginning readers who want to get used to more natural-sounding Korean prose.
For the fiction vs nonfiction, I'd say it's really dependent on 1) personal preferences and 2) your vocabulary strengths.
For me, nonfiction is often harder than fiction because they're usually focused on one specific topic, so there's a lot of niche vocabulary. If it's a topic I know well, then great, but otherwise, it's easy to be overwhelmed by all of the unknown words. Fiction, on the other hand, has a wider range. Yes, some fiction is really description-heavy, which can be a giant mess of new adjectives, but when books are action- and/or dialogue-heavy rather than description-heavy, I find them much easier to follow than nonfiction, because I can usually pick up the nuance of unknown adjectives much more easily from context. Plus fiction is often focused on daily-life happenings, which usually have a foundation of very-familiar vocabulary, at least for me.
I would recommend that people read the types of content they enjoy most in their native language.There's ways that you can make it easier, like maybe picking up a collection of short stories instead of a long description-heavy novel, or a thin non-fiction book in your favorite topic rather than a huge chunky one. At the end of the day, if you're not interested in the book, regardless of fiction vs non-fiction, it's going to be really difficult to scrounge up motivation to read it.
I started with Harry Potter because it’s the only book I know that’s translated into Korean that I had read. Any other options you would recommend?
@@paulwalther5237 That was also the reason I read it initially -- the familiar plot.
I'm not sure what genres you typically enjoy, but if you can find that genre in a YA book originally written in Korean, that can be a way to get a shorter, easier entry into reading in Korean. I've found that YA books are typically engaging enough for my adult brain but are usually a bit more linguistically simple.
In the beginning, I would also try to stick to non-fantasy genres, just because that's going to add that whole extra element of vocabulary that's necessary to understand the book but not really helpful in any other Korean contexts.
That being said, if you're enjoying the Harry Potter books in Korean, then stick with what's motivating you. Just be aware that it's a translated work, so many of the sentences will have a bit of a translated "feel" as they are converting different cultural ideas and writing conventions into a language with entirely different culture/conventions baked into it's language.
@@SomedayKorean unfortunately my ability to absorb grammar/language isn’t so powerful that reading Harry Potter will make my Korean sound unnatural. It’s mostly helping with my ability to understand passively and pickup words like 빗자루. I wish I were in Korea so I could head down to the local bookstore and browse the YA section 😂. I’m stuck with GooglePlay Books which isn’t bad at all but I don’t know how to browse it.
Agreed~ After reading books from Korean authors, I couldn't read translated books without noticing all the awkward phrasing ㅠㅠ
Hmmm interesting~ I hadn't considered that some fiction books are more dialogue heavy than others. That's a good point in considering how difficult a book can be
@@NataliaGarza I have a theory that reading a book written in the first person throughout will be easier and better than regular third person. I asked Chat GPT to recommend a first person novel in Korean. It recommended 아몬드. I have it scanned into LingQ but haven’t started yet 😅.
Reading is a **** but doing anything in a foreign language for real is a **** until you've done it over and over and over. I like reading because it's solo so if I feel stupid because I don't understand anything at least I'm not humiliated (maybe dramatic but when I feel dumb in a group setting it stinks). I was talking to a HelloTalk language partner and he asked me if I read books and how it was. I answered that until I have read lots and lots of books in a language, more often than not, I will reach the end of a book and think man.. there was so much I missed and didn't understand that it's kind of a joke to say I read this book. But I still think I increased my vocabulary at least. And then I move onto the next book. He said his experience was much the same but that he found tremendous benefit in then re-reading the same book again because (shocking I know) he would understand more the second time. Whereas I just crave novelty and I get excited about reading a book (usually one with a good cover) and I use this to motivate me to struggle through. But he convinced me to give re-reading a try. I am also someone who really enjoyed reading in my native language before I ever thought about studying a foreign language. To be honest, I can't imagine people who don't like reading books reading books already in their native language suddenly reading novels in a foreign language because of the alleged benefits. Maybe reading subtitles would be good though.
Thank you for your realistic kind advice about studying korean. I really wished to have proper classes with a teacher in an actual class but unfortunately its not a popular language where I currently live.
Mmm you may be able to find some online group classes available~ The Sejong Institute has centers all over the world, so it may be worth it to see if they have any centers in your country offering classes online~
Thanks for the video, Natalia 🩷 I always enjoy it whenever you give us a glimpse into your italki classes -- I also think it's one of my best investments while learning Korean!
As for the person who asked question #2 (content to learn in context for beginners), I hope it's okay to leave this in the comment but I would like to recommend podcasts, especially those that are level-specific. It's SUCH a good way to train multiple skills using just one resource! Obviously listening, but you also get vocabulary that is level-appropriate. Best if the podcasts come with transcripts, then you can also hone your reading skills (by reading the transcripts), comprehension (by first reading along while listening, and then just listening on its own) and pronounciation (by reading aloud, and also shadowing). My favourites are Choisusu, Tayoni and 몰입한국어 Immersion in Korean, which are all available right here on UA-cam 😊 Hope that helps!
You're always welcome to leave resource recommendations~~ Are you listening to these podcasts on apple podcasts or??
Dang Memrise! I am addicted to it. I just started using it and love it.
Are you using an official Memrise course or a user made one?
@paulwalther5237 I downloaded the app. On Google play app. So not sure about different options I just selected the korean language and got started with the basics.
안녕하세요~ 한국어 가르치고 있는데 학생의 입장에서 어떤점이 어려운지 어떻게 공부하는지 보는 것이 참 재미있었습니다. 한국에 정착해 나가는 모습이 참 좋아요! 화이팅
Que te vaya Muy Bien...👍👋 Saludos...... Sigue adelante, no te desanimes.....🎉
I think when it comes to topics people have a hard time talking about, despite having studied all the vocab, reading articles/books on it, and understanding it fully, it might be that you’re not passionate about it.
First ❤
I appreciate the honesty! I feel like learning a language with not only a different grammar structure than english, but also a completely different writing system is never a walk in the park. I took a year of italian in College and retained a lot, but that uses the same writing system.
Have you tried pimsleur? Im trying to find the right thing to listen to on the drive to work.
Surprisingly I haven't!! I feel like it's one of the OG language learning resources but unfortunately it's not one that I've tried~
Hi, Natalia. I'm just wondering, do you think korean advanced level are just for when you're staying in Korea or going to university?
Where do you look for the articles good for learning vocabulary and grammar? On naver?
In this video you use linq, can I use any Korean article from the web and learn new words through linq?
Hi ! I have a quick question after watching your video. I've been self studying for a while ..frankly a bit all over the place. I would says I'm upper begginer in writting but I'm a bit struggling when it come to speaking.. I'm like a 4 year old? I'm leaving for korea and would like to improve my speaking skills but i'm overwhelmed by the amount of content. I'm curious to know if you have any recommendations on where to start? Do you learn specific conversation like at the bus, at a café etc...or discussions like drama,vacations etc?
please not harry potter - haha i love it!! you are so correct though, non fic versus novels, whole different world. im back to studying german and very quickly noticed that reading articles is way better than novels. the vocab is just so different.
I see you also using LingQ. Do you like the color coding? I saw when you loaded your article SO many words were blue but I'm sure you knew a lot of them already. I haven't disciplined myself to re-read a book/article in years and never on LingQ. I'm wondering if the only use for color coding the words you know is if you re-read material. With all the conjugations in Korean it seems like I will never be able to truly mark a word known because it just resurfaces again a million times but conjugated differently.
Ahhhhh yes~ If I've never read an article on LingQ on that topic, then so many words appear as "new" when they aren't. I think if I had started using LingQ when I was a beginner, this wouldn't happen but unfortunately I started using it when I was already at an advanced level so I always end up having to label words as "known"
For someone just beginning lessons, would Talk to me Korean be a good course? I suffer from OCD and it really interferes with my learning. Any advice? Please and thank you. Love your videos! 💕
If you get distracted easily you may want to get a few different resources to spice it up. Anything free would be good for that. Or cheap at least.
@@paulwalther5237 I hear Talk to me in Korean have good course textbooks and such. I just don't know where to start. I have actually started with learning Hangul. But when am I supposed to know how to translate Hangul to English? That's what I'm struggling with the most. I bought Korean Unnie's book but that was no help. I'm just lost and struggling. I need a curriculum. Thanks for your help. 😊
@@Jay.swizzle unfortunately a lot of the TTMIK content got stuck behind a paywall. Some of it is still available and worth checking out. I subscribed to their website years ago for an annual subscription (I was lots of money on my favorite hobby 😂) but found I didn’t get access to all their ebooks and frankly I wasn’t even sure what I was getting for my money. That was when their podcasts were free. Now they’re not so obviously you get that. I think they redesigned the website and maybe it feels more like a structured now but I don’t know. I didn’t like it personally. I am quite curious about Story Learning. I asked someone else who was using it if it were just an expensive graded reader and their reply was NO. It’s more like you’re in a virtual classroom because they have recorded videos of teachers explaining the lessons and grammar etc like you’re in a classroom. That really appeals to me because grammar is so boring to self study I can’t maintain focus and keep it up unless I’m in a class or if I am scheduled to take a test. But I’m past the beginner levels so I’m waiting for the intermediate course to come out.
I would absolutely recommend taking a structured in person Korean class if that’s an option.
Your thoughts on Hangul are really confusing to me lol. It’s just an alphabet. You just need to learn to pronounce the letters. I would look for UA-cam videos explaining it. There is no direct corresponde like ㅏ is “A” because “A” has a few pronunciations. Per Chat GPT: The Korean character "ㅏ" is pronounced as "a", similar to the "a" in the English word "car."
I learned Hangul (and Japanese hiragana) using electric vocabulary flash cards (Memrise might work well). The flash cards had the sound so I could always listen and match the sounds to the letters and slowly over time I remembered.
@@paulwalther5237 thank you again for the advice. I will steer clear of TTMIK. I have a lot of PDF and videos from many different people, like You Korean Friend Hailey and Korean Unnie. I'm even following a guy named Billy that has a live class tomorrow. Because of my OCD I just struggle on where to start and being organized. I get what you mean about Hangul. I am currently working on the complex part of vowels. I have plans on vocabulary. Flash cards sounds like a good idea. I know it's going to be a long hard battle. Average 2200 hrs I'm told. When I was stationed in Japan I picked up a lot of Japanese. Can't read it but I used to be able to have a decent conversation. Maybe I should go back to learning Japanese 🤣 all I watch is Kdrama and all I listen to is Kpop because I hear it helps. All I find myself able to do it sing Blackpink and Itzy songs in Korean and not know what it means. Hilarious.
I'm not too sure how TTMIK content is structured now given they have become a subscription platform, but before the change, their lessons really required you to study with several of their resources in order to learn the same amount of content as you would when studying with a textbook or other paid platform. To me, their content is more for casual learners.
I think if you're someone like me who really benefits from having a structured curriculum, then the website How to Study Korean would be worth looking into. Last I checked, it was free and IMO better than TTMIK.
I made a video about free Korean learning resources a few years ago that you may want to check out before investing any money into your studies!
ua-cam.com/video/mPV4PnC1uok/v-deo.htmlsi=uRmOZdvYfSYlL_Wf
훌륭해요. 영어강사 말고 다른 직업 가진 외국인 잘 못봤는데 똑똑한것 같아요
Excellent. I barely see foreigners with jobs other than English teacher, you must be smart. I do the same thing, when trying to learn English I pick up topics that I feel intersested and read articles, and sometimes look up to dictionary
I found I'm more likely to study if I find the topics interesting~ Even if they can be a bit difficult to understand or talk about at first
@NataliaGarza 사자성어도 공부하신다니
1.선남선녀-예쁘고 잘생긴 젊은 사람들
2.장삼이사-장씨 3명 이씨4명
(Random ordinary people that doesn't have any special insight than ordinary people)
3.일석이조-one stone two bird
(achieving two things at the same time)
4.명약관화
(Obvious like you are watching fire)
보통 안 좋은 상황에 쓰여요.
그냥 가르쳐주고 싶었어요. 아시는거면 죄송합니다 해피추석