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내 로봇 엄마 

@studykorean101 ; hjusch

읽어줘서 미리 고마워요~ Thanks in advance for reading!

~ SK101 

내 로봇 엄마 - my robot mom

야옹 - meow

엥? - hmm?

어 - oh

만두아 - dumpling (my cat’s name)

굿모닝 - good morning (Konglish)

잘 - well

자다 - to sleep

잘 잤어(요)? - did you sleep well?

크으쉬이 - *coffee machine sounds* lol

야 - hey

왜 그래? - what are you doing

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2 questions: 1, in english ppl text yaa/gurll/yessss/ so is that possible with korean? like 네. would you say 네ㅔ or 네에에? 2, my book teaches the basics of 받침 and at the back of the book it teaches a lot of more rules for 받침. as a beginner would it be too much to learn all the rules first?

Alright! Hopefully, I can give 2 answers!

1. So, when I’m texting someone, I do drag it out by adding extra vowels (I’ll use Jiyeon as an example first):

It can be seen as ‘ahhhh’. I know that in order to drag vowels or small phrases you also add ~ to the end of the word. Like “안녕~” to be ‘heyy’ or “이뻐양~” to be ‘prettyy’. Jiyeon’s mom does it a lot, it’s really cute:

You can really do it anyway. You can add ~ or just add extra vowels, it’s up to you. 

2. I would recommend learning the rules. You can go here for some batchim rules. I didn’t learn it right away. I learned some vocab first so I had something to reference when I was learning batchim. Of course, there are more rules to know when you get more advanced in your studies but start with the basics right now. 

~ SK101

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"내가 한국말로 음식주문할 때" - 2020.01.26 [pt. 1]

안녕하세요 여러분! 요즘 한국말을 많이 공부하고 있는데 부끄러워서 연습을 못해요. 연습할 때 .... 자... 그냥 이해하기 위해서 만화를 (첫 파트) 보야 돼요. 

읽어줘서 고마워요 ~~

Hello Everyone! I have recently been studying Korean a lot ... but I’m really shy when it comes to practicing. Because .. well when I do practice...this happens. Part two will be out hopefully next week! Stay tuned ~ 

Click the read more button to get the vocab if you need help reading! 

Happy Learning :)

~ SK101

P.S. can anyone else relate to my struggle....??? Also, I’m still trying to find my comic style - and I think I’m getting somewhere! 

내가 한국말로 음식주문할 때 - when I order food in Korean

Vocab - 어휘:  ♥ 딩동댕 - door bell ♥ 모락 모락 - ♥ 오서 오세요 - welcome // come in! ♥ 희주야 - hey Heeju! ♥ 네 // 넹 - yes (second one is more of a cute way to say it) ♥ 감자탕 - pork bone soup ♥ 냄새 - smell // fragrance // odour ♥ 엄청 - extremely! ♥ 좋다 - to be good ♥ 주문하다 - to order ♥ 그래 - “okay!” (only use this with friends) ♥ -야 되다 / 하다 - must / have to ♥ -라고 불러요 - please call me ‘x’ ♥ 주문하시불래요 - similar to “are you ready to order?” ♥ 'X'와/과 'X' 일인분 주세요 - I would like ‘x’ and ‘x’ ♥ 어머 - oh my ♥ 뭐라고 - what? ♥ 외국인 - foreigner ♥ 계속 - still (keep doing something) ♥ 괜찮다 - to be okay ♥ 사실 - actually ♥ 왜 - why ♥ 몰라 - “I don’t know” ♥ 아마도 - maybe ♥ 연습하다 - to practice ♥ -고 싶다 - to want (to do something) ♥ 다 - all ♥ 밤 - night ♥ 후에 - after ♥ 침묵 - silence ♥ 푸후 - *sigh*

This comic is based on true events that have happened to me - however, this comic is for entertainment purposes only as these are my experiences. Please do not repost or claim as your own. Thank you <3

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코피 주세요 - Please give me a- What?!

Hello everyone! I’ve had a lot of time to make lesson posts and work on my Korean pdf’s for you all, so that’s why there’s an influx of posts this week. I hope you all don’t mind as it gives you all something for when I’m not here! But for today, I wanted to talk about the

5 Big Mistakes that Korean Language Learners Make

I want to say before I start that mistakes are only natural. And of course EVERYONE will make them at some point in their Korean language journey – it has to happen in order for you to get better. Of course, you’re embarrassed for a while after and if you’re like me you think about it at night for hours. But if anything, it makes you understand that it takes time to learn a language. So keep your head up and don’t be discouraged. You’re doing amazing :)

1. 한글 VS 한국어

This is a really big one. Often times I will see beginners saying ‘한글 배우자’. Which would be fine if it was ‘Let’s learn Hangul; the Korean Alphabet’. However, more often than not, the translation they use is ALWAYS ‘Let’s learn Korean’. I will say it here and NOW:

한글 does NOT mean ‘Korean Language’!

I will also often get people asking me to teach them 한글, and I always direct them to my Hangul Cheat Sheet. But then they come back saying ‘I already know this’. Then after trying to figure out what they meant, they finally tell me they mean Korean. As in the WHOLE language.

2. NOT Learning 한글

This is a big one for me. Often times, I will see language learners only using romanization. If you’ve followed me for a long time, you will know that I absolutely HATE romanization. I said it then and I will say it again: it is EXTREMELY detrimental to your Korean language journey. If you rely on romanization, then you are making yourself illiterate in the Korean Language. They will not have romanization in Korea.

And for those who say ‘it’s too hard’, 세종대왕 (King Sejong, the 4th King and arguably their greatest King, even to this day) made Hangul in the 조선 (Joseon) Dynasty in order for his people to be more literate. It is considered the most efficient writing system in all of Asia. Korean was a language before it’s alphabet; they were using Chinese symbols and characters, which 세종대왕 said couldn’t express Korean thought and words.

Once you learn it, not only will your Korean get 100x better, you will sound more natural when you speak. Here are some sites you can use to learn:

How to Study Korean

Korean Class 101

Learn Korean Language

Talk to Me in Korean

Ryan Nestrada’s ‘Learn Hangul in 15 Minutes’ Comic

My Hangul Cheat Sheet

Hangul Practice

Take the time to learn the alphabet. You won’t regret it!

3. Switching Formalities TOOOOOOO Much: 저 VS 나

I understand that grasping the concept of formalities is difficult, especially if your native language doesn’t have them. But a Korean language learner should be, at least, familiar with formalities if they are ready to talk to a native speaker. I’ve even fallen hopeless to switching formalities early on in my blog! Like I said, it’s okay to make mistakes, just as long as we learn from it.

In Korean, you have 반말 (casual speech) and 존댓말 (polite speech). If you switch too often between the two, your Korean can sound unnatural and lazy. Not to mention rude if you use 반말 to the wrong person. A big mistake I see is people using 저 with 반말 and 나 with 존댓말. Here’s an example:

안녕! 저 희주야

안녕하세요. 나는 희주입니다.

Like I said, it’s really common to make these mistakes. But if you make the quick switch, you will sound more natural.

On that note, I see a lot of people using 당신 and 너 incorrectly. Please check out my post here.

4. Not taking the time to do the boring stuff AND pushing yourself out of your comfort zone

If you are serious about learning Korean, then you will do the stuff that makes you bored and makes you step out of your comfort zone. Speaking to a native used to TERRIFY me, and every time a native speaker would find out I’m learning, I would always feel my heart in my throat. But after speaking to my tutors or my language exchange partners, it became easier and easier.

Here’s what I mean by boring stuff. GRAMMAR. I’ve said it before, but if you find that your Korean isn’t going anywhere and you’re stuck in this plateau, then you probably aren’t focusing enough time on the important stuff. Of course, you learn at your own pace and there’s no rush, but one way to seriously get better is to sit down and learn grammar. On top of that, there’s more to studying Korean than just learning it’s most common phrases. There are good to know! But they won’t carry your Korean to an advanced level.

5. Some Common Spelling Mistakes 

코피 =/= 커피

Understanding how vowels are pronounced is crucial, because you don’t want to ask for a nose bleed in the wrong situation.

어떻게 =/= 어떡해

어떻게 = how?

어떡해 = what do I do?

되다 =/= 돼다

되다 -> 되어요 -> 돼요

가야 되요 (X)

가야 돼요 (O)

And try to pronounce it more like ‘대요’, it sounds more natural

제발 =/= 주세요

주세요 = please give me

제발 = please (kind of begging)

These are just a few that I’ve come across in my Korean language journey! I hope it helped and I hope that you all become more fluent in Korean! If you know any more mistakes, please add them below so other learners can know!

Happy Learning :)

~ SK101

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2017 - 첫만남 “혼자 되고 싶지 않아” [pt.1]

[2017 - first meeting “I don’t want to be alone”]

vocab // 어휘:

첫 - first

만남 - meeting

보기 - seeing

말 - word(s)

누나 - older sister (m.)

옆에 - beside

앉다 - to sit

되다 - to become

“X” 될까요? - may I “X”?

같이 - together

괜찮다 - to be okay

여사친 - [여자 사람 친구] slang. female friend

반갑다 - to be nice to meet

한국어 - Korean language

한국어 + 말 = 한국말 [spoken Korean]

(잘) 하다 - to do (well)

고맙다 - to be thankful

나랑 - with me

친구 - friend

“X” 할래(요)? - do you want to do “X”

오케이 - okay [ㅇㅋ]

많다 - to be many

없다 - to not have

항상 - always

혼자 - alone

외롭다 - to be lonely

-지 않다 - to not be

-고 싶다 - to want

-고 싶지 않다 - to not want

A/N: hey everyone! It’s been a while since I posted a comic! This one took longer than my other ones just because I wanted to keep the colour palette and theme. This is part one of the series - I plan to make 3 parts if people like it a lot - so give me feedback but please no hate! Happy Learning :)

~ SK101

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스티븐 유니버스 어휘 ☆  Steven Universe Vocabulary

Hey all! So in the midst of my exams, I have turned to this show for my short breaks! As of right now, I’m only on the first season, but it’s better than I expected! I don’t know if any of you guys like it, but here’s some Steven Universe vocabulary! Enjoy :)

테마 노래 (여기 들기)

젬 우린 크리스탈 젬! 빛나는 마법힘 세상을 지키지! 갈 길 멀고 멀지만 신비한 젬파워로 싸우는 우리는 가넷, 에머시스트, 그리고 펄, 스티븐 유니버스

Vocabulary - 어휘      ☆ 젬 - gem      ☆ 우리 - we      ☆ 크리스탈 - crystal       ☆ 빛나 - shinning      ☆ 마법 - magical      ☆ 힘 - strength // power      ☆ 세상 - world      ☆ 지키다 - to protect      ☆ 가다 - to go      ☆ 길 - street // road // path      ☆ 멀다 - far (from) // distant      ☆ 신비 - mysterious      ☆ -한 (하나) - one (used as a counter)      ☆ 젬파워 - gem power      ☆ 싸우다 - to fight      ☆ 가넷 - garnet      ☆ 에머시스트 - amethyst        ☆ (그리고) 펄 - (and) pearl      ☆ 스티븐 유니버스 - steven universe

Theme Song (Translation)

Jem, we are the Crystal Jems! With shining magical powers To protect the world! It's a long way and a long way to go, Fighting with mysterious Gempower. We are: Garnett, Amethyst, and Pearl, Steven Universe

more vocabulary ☆ 더 어휘      ☆ 그렉 - greg      ☆ 코니 - connie      ☆ 사자 - lion       ☆ 워프 패드 - warp pad      ☆ 텔레비전 - television           ~ 나는 텔레비전을 봐요 - I watch television      ☆ 채널 - channel      ☆ 만화 - comic      ☆ 희극 - comedy      ☆ 시즌 // 에피 - season // episode

I know I haven’t done a post in a while - I have a bit of a break before my last exam on Monday, so I thought this short vocabulary list would be interesting. It’s really just for fun, but either way, I hope you enjoy ~~ Happy Learning :)

~ SK101