11 Ways to Practice Speaking Korean by Yourself (All levels covered!)

[@talktomeinkorean]

To those wondering, it's a fake tattoo sticker on Yeji's hand! (done by one of her cute little nieces 🤣)

[@fairyred2674]

😂I thought it's real 😂

[@SaFaa_s]

I thought It's legit I got so happy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@somyasingh9708]

아 귀엽당 ㅋㅋ

[@mysticmagic_116]

I was literally thinking about commenting how cute it looked!

[@clint_webster]

I'm not sure I've ever seen Yeji씨 move her hands so much. 어지러웠어요 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@peanutbutter9831]

If you don't have Korean friends to talk to, PRETEND THAT YOU HAVE THEM AND TALK TO THEM 🤌✨

[@kmgyzz]

I always do like that 😂

[@peanutbutter9831]

@@kmgyzz Same haha

[@peanutbutter9831]

@@ArieChan98 I prefer Lingbe more, it's based on phone calls with natives and other learners

[@Ash-qm2xl]

Mirror

[@peanutbutter9831]

@@firecracker2544 Haha every way to practice is good 👌

[@itzmaddymoney]

Another tip that I learned for podcast listening and drama watching, is finding a speaker who’s voice you like or your voice matches with and copying them and it will make you a bit more conscious in how you want to pronounce things and a comparison.

[@eundongpark1672]

Yeah I just started trying that last week. Actually I'm using sound files from TTMIK lessons. They're not exactly natural speach, but they'll get me started and I've already noticed some problems with my pronunciation, plus easier flow in saying the stuff I've been working with. Later I'll find more people in the "wild" to shadow

[@RadioGirLF]

Another tip: Imagine having a conversation with your bias or favorite actor/actress. Ask them questions and try to imagine what their responses would be. Or try telling them how and why you became a fan, what do you like most about their work etc.

[@cookiejar.mp3]

this is a banger tip I'd never thought of this

[@codyloy9955]

Or our favorite TTMIK hosts??

[@chloe8387]

yup, when i first starting learning korean i would practice by pretending to be at a fansign every time i hung the washing out lmao

[@blinkarmyyy]

Wow nice idea

[@elliotg25]

For all levels 00:39 1 - Describe what you see in the moment 01:12 2 - Interview yourself 02:00 3 - Use voice chats on social media 02:18 4 - Talk to Siri in Korean 03:06 5 - Describe your actions in Korean Intermediate 03:45 6 - Practice composing your answers 04:06 7 - Explain various events in Korean 04:37 8 - Become an imaginary KZbinr 05:05 9 - Summarise longer narratives (ex. KZbin videos or novels) 05:36 10 - Make your own arguments Advanced 05:57 11 - Translation practice Yeji's Tip 06:14 Record yourself and give yourself feedback

[@elif.1618]

Thank youu

[@derpderp9281]

TTMIK more like Talking To Myself In Korean But I guess for most of us this is the easiest way to get any practice (I've also been dreaming in Korean, quite an interesting way to practice my speaking)

[@teresagyllenhaal3452]

They say if you dream in the language you're learning it means you've actually learned quite a lot and are close, if not already, to fluency!

[@derpderp9281]

@@teresagyllenhaal3452 wow really? that makes me really happy :D

[@teresagyllenhaal3452]

These are great tips! I think one of my most favorite things about being a Korean language learner is that even the minimal amount of Korean you speak to a native speaker gets them excited! I went to my first Korean restaurant the other day and ordered in Korean and said things like "thank you" and "goodbye" to the staff. And while I maybe spoke a total of 8 Korean words to them, all of them got huge smiles and said "Oh! You speak Korean!?" or chuckled happily when I would say something to them. Same experience when I went to the Korean grocery store! I only said "hello" "thank you" "good bye" and "sorry I have a lot" in Korean to them, but they were quite impressed and excited. This is a language I don't think I'll ever be nervous to speak because anytime I have spoken it, I have gotten such warm and kind reception for it

[@victoriamendez8273]

This comment is so encouraging!

[@ashleygwynn516]

I love this!!! I have received a similarly warm reception, too :). I even got a coupon from a Korean shop owner just for speaking Korean to one of her employees! I am a total beginner, but the Korean shop employees were so kind. It felt amazing to be praised for my very limited vocabulary! 💜🇺🇲🇰🇷 It made me so excited to go back and talk to them again.

[@he7156]

I was feeling hopeless. Thank you so much for making this 🙏🙏😭

[@SimbiAni]

here's hoping you get ~more pleasant feelings of success 🌸

[@misakizyranierazote1833]

I badly need this since next week I'll be back at doing modules again and i can't practice that much 😩 thank you always, TTMIK! 💞

[@caledonia1517]

Great tips, especially about recording yourself. The good idea is also to keep some of the recordings to help you track your progress as well, especially when you feel like you are not improving. Could you please make a similar video on reading practice in Korean for beginners/low-intermediate level, like what resources are the most useful (children books vs webtoons vs books you have read previously in your mother tongue etc) and what approaches work best to make reading practice the most effective. Thanks!

[@yoonicestay]

I’m always thinking and talking to myself in Korean, quite helpful!

[@tanayai6884]

The fact that I already do this makes me so happy

[@misakizyranierazote1833]

I think it's already a progress even when I'm pausing every time i say a sentence in Korean, right? 😅 i always talk to myself using my phone's voice recorder ㅋㅋ

[@icebear3917]

😄I on the other hand use Talking Angela since my voice sounds really weird 😶

[@misakizyranierazote1833]

@@icebear3917 just feel yourself while speaking 😂 i guess it's part of enhancing your confidence too hahaha

[@icebear3917]

@@misakizyranierazote1833 😅😅

[@hrt_ravi_cweet]

감사합니다:) 선생님 저는 한국어 매일 공부해요.

[@Annn424]

I really hope that one day i could speak Korean like Yeji speaks English 🥺 Btw isn't her English soo good

[@jang_2626]

TBH it became a habit to me that everytime i watch i always pause it and then copy that korean word or sentence and then if i dont know i will translate it and then memorize it and then recond my self then then i pretend to speak to someone and its so fun like its so long to finish one video ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@eundongpark1672]

same. I have two insanely large flashcard sets on Quizlet. When I come across a new word in a simple-but-useful sentence, I add the new word to my vocab flashcard set and also add the sentence to my sentence flashcard set. First I learn the vocab and once I've pretty much got it, I practice the sentence flashcard set to learn it in context. The lists slowly get really large but I'm studying them in many spare moments so most of the set is getting easier (occasionally I drop super-easy stuff out of the set)

[@estefmarambo]

yeah right!!?? I was like WHY CAN'T I finish a 10 min video in less than 30 minutes? I feel way better now

[@leeladedhe7443]

The MOST NEEDED video. Thank you so much!🙏🏻

[@kiarafernando13]

Thank you so much for these amazing videos TTMIK! One of the best decisions I've made in my life is to become a member of TTMIK🤩 You guys are the best Korean teachers ever!❤

[@talktomeinkorean]

Our pleasure, Kiara!

[@meenu_933]

Hi Kiara

[@meenu_933]

Where are u from?

[@minnie_cup7672]

U all are doing a great work! Thank you so much 감사합니다

[@rensvh98]

This video is so helpful omg… embedding this in my Notion right away

[@pawankumar-uc4yd]

I always imagine a friend sitting beside me or a situation at a place where I'm speaking in korean😂😂but it's really effective

[@suzy5008]

예지 선생님 정말 감사합니다. 그리고 승완 선생님의 춤 추는 거 너무 좋아해요 ㅋㅋ 🤭

[@manasavedantham3841]

Thank you Talk To Me In Korean team for these ways. Actually this Is the question I asked when you took live class with Billy. Now I got the answer. 감사합니다. I'm a beginner who is learning Korean by myself with your videos ---- thank you for your help.

[@he7156]

Thank you so much for this. 🙏

[@jazsimone26]

I swear TTMK reads minds

[@akshay.s6827]

Ttmik makes me learning korean Easy.........💜💜💜 감사합니다......😍😍😍😍💜😘

[@HellO-jr7nf]

도움 많이 됐어요. 전에 모르는 빙법을 알려줘서 감사합니다.

[@zahragholami2046]

Thanks for such a useful video! 👍 In addition to the video, although siri or other virtual assistants can't listen to you for long, here's what I like to do to see how accurate my speaking pronunciation is: I try to read a text or speak to the voice function of papago app. It will listen to you for much longer until you stop talking and I check how much of the text written is the same as what I was saying. Then I can find out which words I didn't have a good pronunciation on and papago didn't write the same word and practice those. It also helps you find the correct flow of saying sentences naturally

[@RadioactiveGamin]

It would be cool and very helpful if you recorded these lessons in Korean and added English subtitles

[@umairakhan7699]

Thank u so much teacher for this video😇😇😇😇😇😇 I will try my best 😍

[@zoe4521]

taking Talk To ME In Korean to a whole other level

[@hobi-sunshine.197]

1:03 책 있어요.

[@its_caraina]

honestly one thing I tried out is this random writing prompt generator because I struggle just making up stories, I'm probably not advanced enough to do it, but it gives me an idea of what words and expressions I want to learn.

[@ana1977x]

I always feel productive watching your guys' videos lol

[@niyasadhoo5051]

So, I just switched my Siri over to Korean ……and yeah, I completely feel like I don’t even understand Korean 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I totally love the idea and it also helps me to focus on my listening and comprehension.

[@StudioLindsay]

Great advice, thank you! 😊

[@fumedia-Language]

You could be a great English teacher for Korean. Your pronunciation is perfect both English and Korean.

[@suzettepokie6862]

너무 너무 고마워요! GREAT TIPS!

[@natcbranco]

these tips are very very useful!!! I'll put it into practice

[@suvitha2122]

감사드립니다😊나는 파이팅 👍

[@ekundayotaiwo4591]

Thank you so much... Sometimes i talk to myself like I'm having a conversation with someone😄😄 I do this with my sister It's really helpful

[@DiyArtistsubscribe]

yes our brain is talkative

[@ekundayotaiwo4591]

@@DiyArtistsubscribe Exactly 👍

[@mandsikka1125]

I really needed this❤️🌹

[@duaaa.rehman480]

I felt bad for pausing the video and looking up for words after every sentence this video makes me feel better. I'll try to implement these ways

[@Rita_Arya]

I have thought about doing all these things or i do them too sometimes, but I don't do it consistently! That's my biggest issue!

[@icebear3917]

We can always record ourselves speaking Korean and then listen to it and then compare it with a native speaker. It's a great way to improve our speaking. But some of us (me for example 😜) has a really low pitched voice and it sounds really awkward after recording. That's why I've installed Talking Angela and I think it's really helpful since it copies everything I say and replies right away.

[@aia2743]

When I'm washing the dishes, I always talk to myself in Korean......

[@satur9e]

same then my family members walk in on me during in and laugh

[@aia2743]

@@satur9e haha they don't mind me at all. They're used to it ㅋ ㅋ but it's fun right?

[@swagingexo_osh8487]

Good use of time for practice

[@manasavedantham3841]

Yeji - 선생님 감사합니다! I'll definitely try to do everything that you told. I'm still a beginner so I don't know more vocabulary to thank you completely in Korean. But someday I'll do it. 약숙해요!

[@nabdurakhmonova888]

I am so happy watching your videos it really inspires me.thx

[@ergosumadrieyl2927]

Siri is a good idea. I’ve been using Papago to see if my accent is on point or not because if it can’t understand me than that means I’m saying it wrong. It’s also taught me to talk faster because things will be spaced out that shouldn’t be spaced out because I’m not putting things together when I speak!

[@Gems_of_JEM]

Also guys! I highly recommend to download audiobook! I have listened to many stories and it helps me with listening and comprehending the stories. I was surprised at how much I understood when I explaining the plot to my sister! So give audiobook a try~ plus the stories are good 😌

[@unanimouslyanonymous]

정말 감사합니다!!!!

[@chloe8387]

i do all of these

[@missborja]

Thanks for the tips!

[@jesuscantumauricio3887]

I like your smile, Yeji teacher ✨

[@ghosted-coder]

I'm sure we have all talked to Siri or our Google assistant once or more in Korean😂😂...

[@polyglotfriend5783]

Not me, not yet

[@learnkoreanimproveyourkorean]

I think that those tips are very helpful to learn Korean. I love it. The most important thing is is to practice steadily with what you like.

[@jinmyluv]

I talk to my walls pretending it's my Korean friend, because I don't have one😂 Thanks for the advice 😚😚😚(let's not mention that I actually talk to Google Assistant😆)

[@melired398]

Do you have Ideas what you can say to Google Assistant? 😊It's such a great Idea and I want to try it, but I really have no Idea what to ask or say besides the weather question mentioned in the Video.

[@jinmyluv]

@@melired398 I'm actually trying to say things like "I'm hungry, what should I eat?" or "what's your name? How old are you? Do you speak ____?" You can also do something to yoyr Google Assistant. Try saying: Be my Korean interpreter" and it will translate whatever you say in Korean in English and the opposite. It really helps you improve your pronunciation ☺️☺️☺️ Hope I helped 💜💜💜💜

[@melired398]

@@jinmyluv Thank you these are great Ideas 😊

[@jinmyluv]

@@melired398 it's nothing, I hope they're useful 💜💜☺️

[@Purplanne]

I have a doubt! @2:49 does 오늘 비 와? Mean is rain coming today?? In my native language, which is apparently very similar to Korean, we also use a phrase that means so. 그리고, 승완 선생님이 너무 귀여워요~ ㅋㅋ

[@sujinahh]

can you guys start doing comprehensible input videos 😁

[@Avani-ei6uu]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@alanawinarta9887]

Thank you!

[@masayumii4550]

Could I ask a question, please? I'm on the level 5 of the TTMIK website. So I've learned the structure "Verb + (ㄴ/는)다고 + Verb" and "Verb + (으)라고 + Verb" and I understood the difference between them is that we use "Verb + (으)라고 + Verb" with imperative statements. However, there's this example in the "Verb + (ㄴ/는)다고 + Verb" lesson : "저도 간다고 말해 주세요", which is making me confused 🤔. Shouldn't be used (으)라고 in this case? Or it's an exception when I'm taking about myself? Thank you so much for the attention!

[@재-k7k]

감사드립니다 예지쌤 ^^ 굉장히 도움이 있는 영상이었어요~

[@rizkinovianti7615]

정말 감사합니다!^^

[@thinthinmya9730]

진짜 너무 신기해요!전 지금 선생님이 말해줬던 방법들을 사용하고 연습했습니다.전 한국말을 배운 지 반년 됐고 upper intermidiate (토픽 레벨 4)인데요 !

[@Yo_momma8]

감사합니다 ☺️

[@mysticmagic_116]

THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. If it wasn't for your efforts, I would've been stuck on annyeonghaseyo

[@cherylschaeffer7832]

Excellent video! I've been doing a lot of these. The only one I can't do is Siri...I don't have that.

[@garima5451]

Ohh you know I had started talking to myself in korean and I thought that i might have gone crazy but yeah now that i know that I’m actually improving is really surprising……

[@jiro357]

So effective methods💜

[@Srae17]

칠문이 있습니다. 저는 매일 쌍쌍으로 어떤 드라마과 그 드라마의 장면들을 만들고 그 드라마의 모든 이야기과 문장이 한국말입니다. 그게 제 취미예요. 그렇게 연습하는 게 어떻게 생각하세요? 티티믹 늘 도와 주셔서 감사합니다. :)

[@ChickFilB]

드라마 속 상황을 듣고, 따라하는 것은 어떤 언어를 배우건 좋은 방법인 것 같습니다^^ 구어체를 배우기도 좋고, 최신 경향이 반영된 말투를 배울 수 있으니깐요.

[@moonskorean]

영어도 공부하고 한국어도 공부하고 일석이조네요.

[@aleedo7387]

Thank you~!!

[@troyrowe7670]

As am advanced learner of Spanish, and whole learning other languages, these methods work regardless of the language. I can't tell you how many conversations I have had with myself in Spanish 😂

[@eeelizabethh95]

Speaking into Papago (translation) app helps well~

[@itzashley4024]

감사합니다 선생님😄진짜 기쁘당!!

[@SherryOsborne]

I immediately paused the video and tried describing three things. I have my empty coffee cup from this morning so I not only described things I did see, I was able to remember how to say "I do NOT have a coffee" so that was fun! (At least I think I said it right!)

[@talktomeinkorean]

That's awesome, Sherry!

[@mariah.noelll]

I used to translate a lot of things I hear into Korean before I saw this video 😭 I was already using a advanced way 😳

[@beloveskoo]

예지쌤 넘 귀여우신데 어떡해 ㅠㅠ

[@belovedDane]

여지 성생님 정말 감사합니다 :) 한국어는 어렵지만 더 열심히 공부하겠습니다.

[@dashavershinina5631]

감사합니다 ~ 그렇게 해 보겠습니다 ^^

[@Jaspreet18]

LOVE FROM INDIA🇮🇳💜

[@joudy_73.29]

예지 선생님! What's the difference between 화이팅 and 파이팅?✨️

[@jasi2338]

나는 문을 보 . I don’t remember what comes after the end wort😅🥲 but did I write it a little bit correct??😊

[@뿅기]

혹시 전자책도 파나요? 지금 해외에 있는데 ㅠㅠ

[@Avani-ei6uu]

Please make a video on how yo study regularly!! My routine is changed because of exams, and now my exams are over but still i am able to be in discipline😩 By the way thank you so much for amazing video lectures they are so helpful and glad to be all student❤️🥰

[@lanarazborsek2041]

Never been this early..anyways I love your videos they really help me a lot ❤️

[@秋奈っち]

Who else confidently asked Siri a bunch of questions in Korean and didn't understand the answer at all😂😂

[@annamarieradoc7375]

승완 선생님보다 예지쌤 많이 좋아해요^^ 제가 제일 좋아하는 선생님인데요. 왜냐면 한국 발음이 진짜 좋아요. 그런 발음이 되고 싶어요^^ 예지쌤의 발음이 착하고 감미로운 목소리가 있어요^^

[@RealMariNova]

Omg the siri tip helped!

[@ibittaesfinger8230]

Before you quit, think of why you started Me: kpopppppppp

[@somyasingh9708]

제가 둘다 좋아해요 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@codyloy9955]

I used to pretend to be a news anchor in middle school (I ended up majoring in journalism). Guess I was ahead of my time with tip 8!

[@flipevent]

동의합니다. 한국 친구가 없어서 개인 얘길때 한국말 이용할 수 있어거든요? ㅋㅋ 슬프네 XD 아니 솔직히 이거는 효고적인 방법이 것 같아요. 발음, 문법, 문장 만들기를 다 연습 할 수 있어요. 그리고 이렇게 연습하면 자신감이 도 점점 나올 것 같아요. --- Can confirm. I don't have Korean friends I can speak with so the only time I can use it is speaking with myself. Sad isn't it? XD No but really, this is an effective method I think. You can practice your pronunciation, grammar and sentence making when you do this. Also, your confidence will gradually increase.

[@ghosted-coder]

ANY DISCORD LINKS FOR KOREAN LEARNERS!?!?!😩🤚🤚🤚🤚🤚

[@greyleetiamant1063]

지금 유투부를 보고 있어요 그리고 예기님 표정들 너무 재미있은 것 같아요. I don't know if is correct this phrase i use google translate for check it and seem is correct but i haven't self confidence but i learn a new word 표정 i think i'll remember

[@popscent]

I've made the decision to learn korean. I am an absolute beginner & so I would really appreciate if you all could help me out 😭

[@studywithquan7471]

이 영상을 도움이 많이 있어요

[@mocotmarohom]

Why your TTMIK apps is no longer can use the offline lesson?thank you

[@anggitalintang7943]

6:49 제일 인정한 부분입니다 😂