Daily Archives: January 17, 2015
Just relax and talk. There is no grammar.
I stumbled on to this video, which after a short titles segment, has a man practicing his Korean with some Korean shopkeepers in USA.
Clear vowel sounds
I’ve been thinking a lot about vowel sounds. When Idahosa Ness’ free course on How to tune your vowels popped into my inbox, it seemed perfectly timed. I do not have vowels figured out. You would think I would by … Continue reading
Don’t go it alone
Language Hero sent me an article today. The 7 Biggest Language Learning Blunders I’ve committed them all, of course, haha. I was particularly interested in how he described what most people think independent language learners do. Kevin wrote, “Just the … Continue reading
Let me google that for you
Ever used “Let me google that for you?” Here is Hanguk Babble. I still find it very odd that my little ramblings show up in a Google search.
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Korean is difficult language for English speaker, and vis versa
Go read Lingholic’s article What are the hardest languages to learn. I read it for comfort from time to time, when I am frustrated with the pace of my learning.
Jiri Mountain
My soul longs to hike Jiri National Park. See here for interesting article. My language exchange partner is going there, and I am so jealous.
Freaking out
I adore actor Takeru Satoh and the movie Rurouni Kenshin. Lyrics: “Don’t worry it’s safe right here in my arms. As the world falls apart around us. all we can do is hold on.” How is my first week of … Continue reading
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