Tag Archives: 한글

When giving feedback, never forget to make them laugh

Posted on October 24, 2014 by jreidy17

Feedback from Chulmoon on my attempt at making a Korean sentence.   “Do you know verb conjugations in Korean?” That face.  Kills me!  Chulmoon always makes me laugh. He also threw in a discussion about adjectives: (밥을) 먹다 and (밥을) … Continue reading →

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Chatting with a Korean – Korean mentor on Kakaotalk

Posted on October 11, 2014 by jreidy17

What is it like chatting with a Korean? Let me tell you about today’s chat, to give you an idea. One language exchange mentor will contact me on Kakaotalk when he has some free time. He is giving me a … Continue reading →

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Hangul Day – Everybody gives it a try

Posted on October 9, 2014 by jreidy17

I am so very happy to see so many people showing their Hangul writing on Hangul Day. (sniff)  I think I might break into tears.  You are so brave and wonderful students!  I am proud of all of you. To … Continue reading →

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Beginners practice Korean on Mindpasta

Posted on September 10, 2014 by jreidy17

When you are a complete novice learning a language, one of the first things they teach you is greetings.  If you are in a class, you might greet your classmates, but what if you are a self-learner?  You might not … Continue reading →

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Hella Easy Korean

Posted on May 14, 2014 by jreidy17

Stumbled across 5 videos that a young Korean man made.  So full of zesty youthful attitude.  You won’t be bored watching “Hella Easy Korean”. Funny. Korean Greetings Goodbyes Animals Numbers Numbers/Age

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Pronunciation and Integrated Korean Introduction

Posted on April 23, 2014 by jreidy17

A ramble about learning to pronounce Korean correctly.

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Korean Multimedia Dictionary

Posted on April 23, 2014 by jreidy17

 Made a happy discovery today when I found the Korean Multimedia Dictionary.  By the same folks who brought us the great Korean alphabet page.  Enjoy!

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Having Fun with Dictionaries, Scrabble, and Game Theory

Posted on April 18, 2014 by jreidy17

A rambling post about dictionaries, Scrabble, and game theory as I learn Korean.  A peek into my hobbies and friends.

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Learning a Language: Real World Pop Quiz

Posted on April 16, 2014 by jreidy17

I worked myself up to commit that I AM learning the Korean language about 6 weeks ago. I knew it would be self-study.  So far, I haven’t actually come up with much of a plan.  I’m brain-storming, gathering research, trying … Continue reading →

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Fifty word short story about Language Exchange Partners

Posted on April 16, 2014 by jreidy17

Writing Challenge from The Daily Post Write a short story that is exactly 50 words long.     In the airport, at last.  Korea. 공항에서, 마침내, 드디어. 한국. 이럴수가. A journey that started with a Korean drama watched on Netflix. … Continue reading →

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Happy in Seoul #HAPPYDAY

Posted on April 16, 2014 by jreidy17

I’m dancing and singing with the rest of the world to Pharrell Williams’ Happy song.  #HAPPYDAY.  Love this Seoul version of the video.  If you haven’t visited the We Are Happy site yet, do it today!

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Cheongju: A Foreigner’s Guide

Posted on April 11, 2014 by jreidy17

Anna from Open Thread told me that she is traveling next to Cheongju, Korea. I was curious, so of course I went googling. I discovered Cheongju: A Foreigner’s Guide with some interesting resources.  Why can’t I pay $50 for a … Continue reading →

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Learning Hangul

Posted on April 11, 2014 by jreidy17

Quite honestly, I learned Hangul from GenkiKorean’s Hangul Rap. I would try to form my hands to the shape of the letters while singing along to the 40 second video. It matched the sound with my hands shaping the letter … Continue reading →

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FTIsland Korean lessons

Posted on April 11, 2014 by jreidy17

Owl told us about FTIsland Hangul Live Korean Lessons.  Five Treasure Island, is a South Korean band.  “At first I said I can’t be a teacher, but the company told me that’s not what this is about. It’s problem solving in a … Continue reading →

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A little poem to mistakes

Posted on April 11, 2014 by jreidy17

Mistake 실수 is one of the first Korean words 한국말 I looked up in the dictionary 사전.  So it inspired me to write a poem 시.  A little poem to Mistakes  실수에 대한 짧은 시 by Julia I want to make … Continue reading →

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