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Personal experience and tip:

(This is mostly about my experience learning Korean, but some parts apply to other languages too!)

If you're scared to try and communicate online in Korean— DO IT!!

I've experienced it myself and many people said the same thing, the easiest way to become fluent is by being "forced" to use that language to communicate, such as living in a country that speaks that language.

Though not everyone can make such major life chances to learn a language lol? So the easiest alternative I found is online or with foreigners on your own country, but thats more rare to find!

I was personally really scared of typing and texting in Korean. I recently tried it a week ago and the results were awesome!! I thought people on social media were jokingly exaggerating when they said Koreans are really supportive and enthusiastics about people learning their language — ends up it's true!!! It's so cute and sweet! Also overwhelming at first I'm not going to lie 😭!!

But holding small conversations like theses really helped me improve my grammar, conjugation and vocabulary :) it's okay if you have to double check everything and look for translation for some verbs or words!! I did too, and that's exactly how you improve!

You can try it anywhere, personally I tried on a video game at first... This way it's anonymous and less stressful. Then I decided to give it a try and comment under Kpop content such as Weverse or other places where Kpop fandoms hang out and chat. The results were equally good!! I recommend to join Korean servers or group chats of your interests this way it can make learning funnier and you'll have a subject to talk about instead of shyly asking random awkward questions out of the blue!!

Give it a try, really, it's funny and really rewarding at the end! ^^

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Results: Korean!!

Though Spanish was close behind, I'll work on some Spanish content too :) this pool's results doesn't mean that I won't post about other languages too!!! This way I simply know what languages are more "demanded".

Quick pool!

I said I was thinking on focusing more in Korean because I think it's harder to learn and deserves more attention for that, but is anyone interested in any other language I should consider posting next??

Disclaimer: For the "other" option, I do not speak or study any other language other than the ones mentioned previously, but I can always try to find free resources for other languages if necessary.

PS: I FORGOT GERMAN!! I do speak german, I forgot to add it as an option 😅

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Little Announcement

I will be taking a break (not posting) for the following 2-4 days as I'm currently really sick, also I'm waiting for the results of the pool I created that ends in 2 days so I can start thinking about new content and what language to research more.

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Free Korean Learning Courses! : Part 1

-> These are some free resources I used or heard about a lot to learn Korean and what they include, there's probably way more! I'll make more parts in the future. There's also ratings and pesonal notes about each one, but again they're 'personal' so it might not be the same for everyone! That's why you should always try it yourself first.

-> These resources are or were fully free when I used them, if anything changed and they're no longer free I do not take any responsibility for possible accidental purchases, I recommend to always check first before processing with it.

Here we go:

GoodJobKorean — Full free Hangul Course, 12 Lessons, Videos (with pronunciation, etc) + Pdf Practice sheets (with some vocabulary) + Quizes to see if you understood each lesson.

Rating: 100/10 I tried and loved it, easy to understand and explained nicely. Really useful for beginners learning hangul!

A/N: You may have to rebuy it after a month (not sure because I finished it in less then a month and never logged back in) but It's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again)

GoldenKeyKorean: Free Hangul course, pronunciation + 2H long master course (advanced and basic levels) with 2 pdf books

Rating: I personally did not try this one, but I'm pretty sure it's fully free (at least that's what I've seen), but he often does limited editions/limited time special free courses so it's better to check if the offer is still active and follow his instagram for future updates and courses.

Now Korean Class: Fully free 9 Korean courses with different levels (1-9) with multiple videos for each, explains sentence structures, grammar, counters, numbers, and way more.

Rating: 100/10, It really is free, multiple levels, sooo many different things to learn I absolutely loved it!!

A/N: You just have to rebuy it after a month but I'm pretty sure it's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again). I recently lost acess to it, idk why I think my phone is lagging... It tells me something went wrong to try again later, lol, just in case some content changed etc I wouldn't know.

Koldoristudy: 3 different Free Korean PDF study sheets, 1 Hangul, 1 Vocabulary and 1 winter study, includes Grammar, stroke order guides and syllable blocks,

Rating: 10/10 Loved it, I thought it would be just some pdf files to boringly write hangul/words but It's actually way more! it explains grammar and some useful language rules!

Talk to me in korean: Multiple free podcasts on different platforms + PDF with grammar and vocabulary explained for different levels of learners, 7 days free trial with possible cancelation

Rating: 9/10 It's really good, I'm just not a big fan of podcasts as I have a short attention spawn LOL. I personally didn't try the 7-days free trial but they do have LOTS of different lessons and videos that seem to be amazing and useful.

A/N: personally I find their website really confusing, to make things easier you can try things like just typing "Talk To me In korean (Pdf level _)" on google and the first link should be the free pdf file, etc etc.

Loescen Learn Korean Website: Free Interactive web-based learning, important vocabulary, pronunciation beginner to intermediate level, basic conversation courses and dialogues

Rating: 8/10, so good!! It surprised me, I just wish it went more in deep about things like sentence structures and grammar instead of blindly learning dialogue lines or words without breaking them into steps for deeper understanding of the language.

A/N: works for other languages too!!

Live Lingua: Multiple free ebooks and audio files lessons, grammar, vocabulary, hangul, etc, beginner to advanced,

Rating: 9/10 Covers up a lot of different things like I said, grammar, vocabulary, etc etc, but AGAIN each course covers many subjects and it quickly feels heavy and too long/complicated/takes too much time (personally for me, as an individual with ADHD)

How to study korean: LOTS of grammar and vocabulary, beginners to advanced, multiple lessons, linked YT videos to reinforce lessons, PDFs, etc

Rating: 100/10 explains really well, SO MUCH STUFF, different levels, it's really awesome! Lessons are available in multiple languages and not just English!! However again I find it a bit intimidating as it really has LOTS of things to learn which make it seem hard and heavy...

A/N: Personally I find the website complicated to navigate 😭 just type "how to study korean lesson _" for easier access if you want and It should be the top results

Udemy TOPIK grammar through 100 patters: TOPIK vocabulary, grammar and conversations, 100 grammatical patters koreans use a lot

Rating: 8/10 really good, well explained, but again personally it feels pretty heavy and long, videos in Korean with English subtitles, however there are no English subtitles for "example sentences" which sucks, you need to know some basic vocabulary to really understand the example sentences used there.

Tomi Korean: Free PDF with 430 basic korean vocabulary (words, verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc) with audio files, free PDF Worksheet for hangul learning

Rating: 8/0 Love it, really nice for useful vocabulary but you'll have to willingly study the words cause the pdf only makes you write it once and it's really just Korean-English translations, but it has images so its good for visual learners too! Personally I also found it takes a lot of storage to download everything lol.

A/N: I did not check the hangul worksheet as I can already write and read hangul but little personal opinion/tip; I think GoodJobKorean is the best option to learn Hangul here, specially compared to this one. Yes I did not try this Hangul Worksheet but I believe GoodJobKorean offers more variated content and help (videos, quizes, etc) than what a PDF sheet has to offer, that's my opinion.

That's all so far!

Many of these courses have social media accounts where they post different content and tricks to learn, I'll be making a post about those in the future too!!

If anything changed since I first used these resources or if there's any misinformation in this post, please let me know!

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Quick pool!

I said I was thinking on focusing more in Korean because I think it's harder to learn and deserves more attention for that, but is anyone interested in any other language I should consider posting next??

Disclaimer: For the "other" option, I do not speak or study any other language other than the ones mentioned previously, but I can always try to find free resources for other languages if necessary.

PS: I FORGOT GERMAN!! I do speak german, I forgot to add it as an option 😅

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Quick Funfact & tip:

Did you ever realise that different languages use different parts of the mouth/throat to make sounds? Once you realise that and identify where the sound comes from, it gets easier to learn pronunciation!

For example, English is spoken using the back of the throat— while Korean is spoken using the front of the mouth. This might explain why Korean-speakers pout so much while talking ahahah! Give it a try!

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📢 Small announcement

Hi guys! I think you've noticed that I've been pretty much inactive here, and I'm so sorry for that!

I've been really busy, personal struggles and spring allergies aren't helping either! I have content prepared but all of these events along with my ADHD made me procrastinate a lot when it came to posting on this blog.

The early stages of a blog also aren't easy! It's kind of demotivating when you think about all the things you still have to do to help this blog grow– but I'll keep working on it and I'll try to be more active from now on!!

After all the main goal is being able to help other people learn languages on their own, it might not feel successful right now but I just have to wait and give it time! Things don't grow over night, neither does language learning.

I'll keep trying to give this project more love and attention!!

Bye bye!

— Sky

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I'm not really the type to do these posts but GoodJobKorean just posted this on their instagram!! (That's @GoodJobKorean )

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Quick tip: as silly as It sounds, watching kids show in the language you're learning helps a lot ! :D I mean, if they're meant to teach kids to speak their very first language, why wouldn't it help older people learn a new one?

If you want to get fluent you have to view it as starting from zero, the same way everyone started from zero when they learnt their mother/first language as kids! Good luck!

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Masterlist/List of all my posts!

-> Free resources/courses:

Free Korean resources: part 1

-> Study/Learning tips/tricks:

-> ADHD/Neurodivergent learning tips:

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Why I Started This Blog

Growing up, personal circumstances forced me to learn multiple languages at a very young age. But instead of feeling like a burden, I discovered how fun it was!! Over time I became really passionate about languages, but my parents never supported it. They wanted me to study “useful” subjects and saw language learning as a waste of time. Since I couldn’t rely on their help, I had to figure out how to self-teach everything on my own, and I refused to give up on my love for languages (even while constantly being told to just drop it.)

When I graduated, I finally decided to take language learning seriously, but since I still live under my parents' roof, I can’t spend money on “useless courses.” One day, while searching for free resources, I realized how frustrating it was—so much content is locked behind paywalls (capitalism hey!) and finding quality free material takes exhausting hours. I said to myself "How I wish there was a site for self teaching languages with a list of free resources!!" That’s when it hit me: why not create the blog I wish I had??

I started this blog because I know I’m not the only one in this situation. I wanted to create a space where self-taught learners, especially those who can’t afford expensive courses, can find free resources and study tips. Everything is still new, I haven't seen anyone do this yet... and I’m still learning how to manage this, but I hope this blog can be a helpful and supportive place for others who love languages as much as I do!!

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Free Korean Learning Courses! : Part 1

-> These are some free resources I used or heard about a lot to learn Korean and what they include, there's probably way more! I'll make more parts in the future. There's also ratings and pesonal notes about each one, but again they're 'personal' so it might not be the same for everyone! That's why you should always try it yourself first.

-> These resources are or were fully free when I used them, if anything changed and they're no longer free I do not take any responsibility for possible accidental purchases, I recommend to always check first before processing with it.

Here we go:

GoodJobKorean — Full free Hangul Course, 12 Lessons, Videos (with pronunciation, etc) + Pdf Practice sheets (with some vocabulary) + Quizes to see if you understood each lesson.

Rating: 100/10 I tried and loved it, easy to understand and explained nicely. Really useful for beginners learning hangul!

A/N: You may have to rebuy it after a month (not sure because I finished it in less then a month and never logged back in) but It's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again)

GoldenKeyKorean: Free Hangul course, pronunciation + 2H long master course (advanced and basic levels) with 2 pdf books

Rating: I personally did not try this one, but I'm pretty sure it's fully free (at least that's what I've seen), but he often does limited editions/limited time special free courses so it's better to check if the offer is still active and follow his instagram for future updates and courses.

Now Korean Class: Fully free 9 Korean courses with different levels (1-9) with multiple videos for each, explains sentence structures, grammar, counters, numbers, and way more.

Rating: 100/10, It really is free, multiple levels, sooo many different things to learn I absolutely loved it!!

A/N: You just have to rebuy it after a month but I'm pretty sure it's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again). I recently lost acess to it, idk why I think my phone is lagging... It tells me something went wrong to try again later, lol, just in case some content changed etc I wouldn't know.

Koldoristudy: 3 different Free Korean PDF study sheets, 1 Hangul, 1 Vocabulary and 1 winter study, includes Grammar, stroke order guides and syllable blocks,

Rating: 10/10 Loved it, I thought it would be just some pdf files to boringly write hangul/words but It's actually way more! it explains grammar and some useful language rules!

Talk to me in korean: Multiple free podcasts on different platforms + PDF with grammar and vocabulary explained for different levels of learners, 7 days free trial with possible cancelation

Rating: 9/10 It's really good, I'm just not a big fan of podcasts as I have a short attention spawn LOL. I personally didn't try the 7-days free trial but they do have LOTS of different lessons and videos that seem to be amazing and useful.

A/N: personally I find their website really confusing, to make things easier you can try things like just typing "Talk To me In korean (Pdf level _)" on google and the first link should be the free pdf file, etc etc.

Loescen Learn Korean Website: Free Interactive web-based learning, important vocabulary, pronunciation beginner to intermediate level, basic conversation courses and dialogues

Rating: 8/10, so good!! It surprised me, I just wish it went more in deep about things like sentence structures and grammar instead of blindly learning dialogue lines or words without breaking them into steps for deeper understanding of the language.

A/N: works for other languages too!!

Live Lingua: Multiple free ebooks and audio files lessons, grammar, vocabulary, hangul, etc, beginner to advanced,

Rating: 9/10 Covers up a lot of different things like I said, grammar, vocabulary, etc etc, but AGAIN each course covers many subjects and it quickly feels heavy and too long/complicated/takes too much time (personally for me, as an individual with ADHD)

How to study korean: LOTS of grammar and vocabulary, beginners to advanced, multiple lessons, linked YT videos to reinforce lessons, PDFs, etc

Rating: 100/10 explains really well, SO MUCH STUFF, different levels, it's really awesome! Lessons are available in multiple languages and not just English!! However again I find it a bit intimidating as it really has LOTS of things to learn which make it seem hard and heavy...

A/N: Personally I find the website complicated to navigate 😭 just type "how to study korean lesson _" for easier access if you want and It should be the top results

Udemy TOPIK grammar through 100 patters: TOPIK vocabulary, grammar and conversations, 100 grammatical patters koreans use a lot

Rating: 8/10 really good, well explained, but again personally it feels pretty heavy and long, videos in Korean with English subtitles, however there are no English subtitles for "example sentences" which sucks, you need to know some basic vocabulary to really understand the example sentences used there.

Tomi Korean: Free PDF with 430 basic korean vocabulary (words, verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc) with audio files, free PDF Worksheet for hangul learning

Rating: 8/0 Love it, really nice for useful vocabulary but you'll have to willingly study the words cause the pdf only makes you write it once and it's really just Korean-English translations, but it has images so its good for visual learners too! Personally I also found it takes a lot of storage to download everything lol.

A/N: I did not check the hangul worksheet as I can already write and read hangul but little personal opinion/tip; I think GoodJobKorean is the best option to learn Hangul here, specially compared to this one. Yes I did not try this Hangul Worksheet but I believe GoodJobKorean offers more variated content and help (videos, quizes, etc) than what a PDF sheet has to offer, that's my opinion.

That's all so far!

Many of these courses have social media accounts where they post different content and tricks to learn, I'll be making a post about those in the future too!!

If anything changed since I first used these resources or if there's any misinformation in this post, please let me know!

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Welcome to my language-learning blog! 📚

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Hey everyone! I’m Sky! 🌌

And I’m on a mission to make self-studying languages easier, free, & more fun for everyone! 🎓

I'm a self-taught language learner who loves sharing fully FREE resources, study tips, and hacks for learning languages on your own! ✨

(If you want to know more about this blog's purpose and why I'm doing this, I made a post about it here!)

-> 💬 What languages do I Speak/focus on?

Right now, I’m primarily focusing on Korean since it’s the language I’m actively studying and want to improve in. Korean is a bit trickier than some of the other languages I know, so I’m dedicating more time to it! But—I also speak Portuguese, French, English, and German and have experience with Spanish and Italian, though I'm still learning how to properly speak these two! So feel free to ask about any of those too! I'll try my best to provide content for other languages if demanded in comments/requests!

📌 What you’ll find here:

• Fully FREE language-learning resources & course found online + reviews

• Study hacks for self-taught learners

• Tips & tricks to make studying easier (even for neurodivergent like me)

• Language-learning motivation & discussions

• My personal experiences, my struggles, my hacks, study methods, etc!

(Organised list of all my posts here)

-> 📩 Want to exchange study tips? Found a cool free resource? Have a question? Want to share your experience?

Drop a comment, send an ask, or just reblog with the question! Let’s support each other & learn together! 💙✨