I Tried To Learn Korean In 60 Days

Inga documents her journey of trying to learn a new language, Korean, in 60 days. It’s a challenge that’s as fun as it is painful, with a lot of lessons, a lot of homework, and a lot of embarrassing herself in front of her friends.
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[@foojae]

Inga gets all the hard assignments while Steven just eats 3 delicious food at drastic different prices.

[@trinigamestv6538]

Lmfao

[@ushi4121]

What girls do before tests vs what guys actuallly do xD

[@PlacestobeVG]

loooool

[@kristynguyen8563]

i felt this 😭

[@potatoqueen10]

LOOOOOOOOL

[@charm1ng]

She’s learned more than Ollie in 2 months than his entirety of being on Jolly 😂

[@jadeblouissant]

london oil?

[@ChiZillaaa]

Lmfaooooo Give Ollie some credit! He did really well in one episode (where he had to navigate to a restaurant all by himself)!

[@jieqiiii]

Inga to Ollie: 어리씨는 바보예요!

[@James-gq7fx]

@@jieqiiii poor oliie

[@James-gq7fx]

@@jadeblouissant Jolly Ollie

[@cloudj0471]

I feel so proud when she started practicing talking in korean with her friends and they complimented her because i know how hard it is to learn koream especially for me, i am learning korean all by myself and i have no korean friends. *sending virtual hugs to everyone learning korean and other language* fighting! : ) Edit: OMG thank you for the likes i didn't expect this to blow up ㅋㅋ

[@meimei5773]

Same here!

[@yin1079]

Me too. I have no Korean friends, can’t go to lessons like her, so I’m learning on my own. A lot of times, I don’t know if I’m pronouncing things right. ;-;

[@cloudj0471]

Right... I sometimes talk to myself in korean and i dont actually know if i was saying the right things lol

[@caitlinyoon9006]

Tandem is a good app to meet Korean friends on!

[@arvindhg.2332]

Ty!

[@deeptiverma5780]

She's using all kinds of stuff like practice papers, proper notes, a tutor... And I am learning Korean alone with Duolingo 🤣

[@Pschokid]

I have drops and one ARMY made class 👀 thinking of downloaded duolingo aswell

[@lindavel43]

Try Anki! I downloaded a Korean vocab. It is like the most essential vocab you need. Good start. I still can't read Korean so I have my Hangul chart with me to help me read hahaha. I wish it had the vocab and a sentence as an example though...I am also studying Japanese and the Anki deck has that and I find it so helpful.

[@joejoe9299]

The best way to learn a language is to go to a region that speaks that language. Only need a year to two to learn the basics and the fundamentals of grammar/vocab/slangs.

[@Pschokid]

@@kanijtamanna2807 Thanks for the tip, at the moment I am a beginner tho :)

[@langoverload]

Not the best idea to use Duolingo

[@minarae2049]

Does this mean she met nct and jackson wang? Omygod. New dream: Be a buzzfeed producer.

[@hoepurbo3332]

Momo's Jokbal mine too lol 😂

[@minarae2049]

@@hoepurbo3332 glad im not alone

[@hoepurbo3332]

Momo's Jokbal like I wanna meet bts and blackpink 😆

[@meirolaendraws3015]

and seventeen ☺️

[@AmiAki]

Wow yeah so good how surprising

[@user-vv2ur6zl6e]

**shows a snippet of jackson wang** imagine inga & jackson not just speaking in english, cantonese & mandarin, but now also korean 🤯

[@k2120]

Sounds insane. I would want to see that.

[@EnglishSubOPMs]

it would be hella crazy if they switch in between all those and we'll never keep up edit: unless they switch to english 😅

[@parkchaelyn188]

Time stamp?

[@parkchaelyn188]

@Leia ah thanks :D

[@graciewebb2742]

MCNDreamBic 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wwinnn-mz6gg]

i just want to understand k dramas and bts without subtitles is that too much to ask.

[@jada7292]

me with stay kids the only thing I know is kiss hi bye and ㅋ is laughing

[@jada7292]

I probably know more but not from the top of my head

[@tomich5285]

same

[@ume.aishah-noor511]

Yes it is 😭😭😭 💜💜

[@nixhtha]

honestly, thats a pretty good motivation

[@mekiyahrose3031]

My tips for learning a different languange is to BUILD VOCABULARY... I feel like most of the time when you're taught a language in a class you learn phrases but you cant communicate without knowing any words so building vocab will significantly help you form grammatically correct sentences and become more fluent. You can build vocab fast by learning the words for everyday foods, items, people, animals, clothes essentially learning like a baby. Hope this helps!

[@lindavel43]

Same! Even if you don't know proper grammar and all. You can still figure out what's going on if you know lots of words in that language.

[@HmLys]

Everything wrong with this Comment. Learning like a baby - Learn lots of vocabulary" hold up. what? I didn't know babies sit down and learn vocabularies. The most important thing learning a language is not the vocabulary but how it sounds. Babies just listen and pick up the language by listening over and over again. They understand by time each words and give them a meaning they heard alot when that object is there or an action is done. If you never know how a word is pronounced and how it sounds like, you will end up saying e.g. "sink" instead of "think"

[@btstwitterupdates3790]

yeah... and basically to improve korean vocabulary; just watch kdramas

[@layanna8702]

@@HmLys I don’t believe that they meant to learn like a literally baby...that would be a bit slow and inefficient. Learning vocabulary as in, trying to build up on as much vocabulary as you can, your favorite foods, how to say common things you say in your native language, in that language. Stuff like that. Anything you know in your native language, is important for you to learn in the target language :) edit: When you learn vocabulary, you can watch videos or talk to people and use the vocabulary from that. From that, you can know the pronunciation. I think you thought they meant study lists and text books. I don’t believe that’s what they meant.

[@goggle2233]

Also draw out your objects you want to remember rather than write them out in English. It helps your brain to remember objects quickly without thinking it in English.

[@mopeadaz]

Inga: *takes all sorts of notes and has a proper tutor Me over here trying to learn Japanese through Duolingo alone: 😅😅

[@a25s1lvi]

Me too

[@mopeadaz]

@@pebble1181 ohh, thank you for the tip!

[@mopeadaz]

@@thestickcoder7218 Nice, I'll check it out! どうもありがとう!

[@tammyr7282]

I highly recommend the 'Genki' 1&2 books. They create a really great base!! They're perfect for a beginner I think

[@JustMaiyak]

Damn, same thing here my friend

[@iskuter]

Omg.. My aunt learned the whole korean language through kdramas! We went to korea for a vacation and she was conversing with the locals like a boss.. she can't write but she understands and speaks really good according to everyone we met.. lol

[@xav9159]

same lol

[@13din]

The alphabet is easier to learn, she should learn it! Then she will be a pro

[@campkira]

sure

[@iskuter]

@@13din her daughter is taking up korean classes now so they get to talk a whole lot now at home, but already speaks korean before my cousingot her classes. And when she needs to read something she just calls on my cousin to read something for her haha

[@TheChosenOne1_]

This sounds like one of those "r/thathappened" kinda stories

[@jean-kk5cy]

Inga: learning korean in 60 days me: trying to learn korean for a year and not improving

[@btstwitterupdates3790]

EASY. step 1: STAN A KPOP GROUP step 2: DEVELOP A HUGE DESIRE TO LEARN KOREAN step 3: START WATCHING KDRAMAS AND GET FAMILIAR WITH WORDS, PRONUNCIATIONS, EXPRESSIONS, CULTURE AND SOUNDS step 4: MASTER THE ALPHABET and you're good to go

[@btstwitterupdates3790]

@@h2345f_ you're welcome... believe me when i say this works... only problem: people started calling me a koreaboo for being able to master the alphabet.... when they were the people who started trying to do the same at about the same time as me but failed miserably- ahh they're such a nuisance.. they spread this rumor- well, good luck!

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Me with mandarin 😂

[@btstwitterupdates3790]

@@nicoleraheem1195 *thumbs up*

[@princesslia6574]

I have been studying korean for like2 months off and on but i know some words like Hello my name is ... And No, Yes. How are you... Thats all

[@AliKw1010]

I’m a korean adoptee to white parents and I LOVE this video. My parents never hid my culture from me and they even took me to various korean language schools in our area at a young age, but there was always this shame I felt about not being able to just innately pick it up or naturally speak it even though I was only really immersed in the language as an infant. Hearing conversational Korean brings up a lot of happy emotions for me and I am so proud of Inga for doing all this in 2 months!! I’m also learning Korean on duolingo but I somehow never thought about writing stuff down again and taking actual notes 😅😅 super inspired now

[@Departure-yz7ok]

I know that feeling... My parent used to live in Italy, and when I was a baby, I heard Italian all day and understood it, too. It influenced me a lot, even after my mother moved to another country. When I finally relearned Italian this year it felt like I was getting my culture back. But oh man, the first times I talked Italian, especially in front of my mom, I was so ashamed

[@ro-lk1qe]

Hi. A year later, if you’re still learning Korean, how is it?

[@raymundorobles6874]

That scene where she was ordering food in Korean gave me anxiety. I can only imagine how stressful that was for her. Lol.

[@iris7793]

I can’t even order properly in English I can’t imagine ordering in a new language 😭

[@jmo_on]

Literally, i was in Korea and got mcdonald's from the self-service kiosks because I was still embarrassed with speaking.... Even when I know i can speak it fine in my own home.

[@door3236]

Omg I was thinking the samee

[@James-gq7fx]

Me just wanting to know Korean to watch Kdrama without subtitles

[@evyvandepol2895]

I understand simple words and sentences by watching kdrama's but I want to learn korean but my motivation is nowhere😂

[@James-gq7fx]

@@evyvandepol2895 same

[@user-no9im9px6e]

i feel like i could learn german just by watching a lot of german movies without subtitles.. i’m dutch and i already know a little german... but i don’t think it will work with korean ㅠ.ㅠ

[@sumathys2623]

Im trying to see the bangtan bombs without substitles-

[@candyfloxxcotton]

@@user-no9im9px6e Ik leer nu ook koreaans !! als je er over na denkt. als je eenmaal koreaans kan dan ben je veel verder ook als je een taal leert is het makkelijker om een andere taal te leren

[@yin1079]

I feel like I would learn Korean so much faster if I could go to a place to learn it, and had native Korean people to talk to. ;-; I’m trying to learn it on my own, and sometimes I don’t know if I’m pronouncing things right.

[@valorzinski7423]

Download a pc game called vrchat and talk to koreans as well as polyglots

[@jocylinbinkier4607]

@@valorzinski7423 so true!! vrchat and just go to the Korea area! talk with natives all day lol

[@faithrotich9441]

The most important thing is that you stay consistent. Everyday learn a little bit. I believe in you.

[@Acro_LangLearn]

You could learn it in the comfort of your own home, and speaking to native speakers isn’t that necessary until you’ve immersed tons in the language and you want to start to output.

[@bakuwoe]

@@Acro_LangLearn yeah. i would love to speak to native speakers or fluent speakers but i fear embarrassment and being wrong. its okay though, many youtubers online who're fluent teach as well

[@eltonmoy6074]

Dang, Buzzfeed be really overworking their employees.

[@Acro_LangLearn]

Buzzmid

[@marisasabori1524]

She knows more in 2 months than I do in 8 months but then I remember that she has a Korean teacher, Korean friends, Korean restaurants, Korea town that all help her and converse with her in Korean. And I only have kpop and kdramas and myself😔😔. Good job inga keep practicing👏👏

[@valorzinski7423]

Download Discord and VRchat. You can speak to native speakers and polyglots on VRchat for free.

[@sorutoke]

@kutie Hey there! Theres' a Korean map on VRChat called "Hwabon Night" that is packed with Korean people and learners.

[@Acro_LangLearn]

Watch K-dramas with KR subs, and extract the transcript for the K-pop songs, you’ll be pretty much be better than the one in the video in like a year.

[@richardwidjaja5254]

Imagine if Inga responds the comments by using Korean language

[@generalhenrystickmin]

Lmao imagine.

[@melol9404]

They never even look at the comments

[@IngaLam]

안녕 😅

[@Whizkidd2025]

Inga Lam - 😆😁

[@alyssarose2818]

Inga Lam | I don’t know what that means...

[@bleepbloop2242]

finally, a "trying to learn a langguage" video where the person is actually commited and trying. props to u, keep it up

[@dandaelione]

I remember when this was posted I was just learning the alphabet, now I can easily understand (most) everyday conversations! Korean is such a beautiful language, I really want to continue my lessons and hopefully I'll be able to call myself fluent someday ☺️

[@luluowq9827]

Hi can you pls give some tips in learning korean

[@emmamellgren1661]

I'm curious, how's it going? :D

[@24680965]

I am also learning Korean and it is hard especially if you don't have someone to talk to in Korean Language you tend to forget phrases and terms 😓. You're lucky you have korean friends who can correct you if you're pronouncing it wrong. I wish I have korean friends.

[@ornelluh544]

Toni king if you have quizlet there so much stuff on vocab and sentences! it’s so useful and helped me more than ever haha

[@user-ex6wx6xb5d]

i've been learning for more than 1 year and lost motivation a lot but seeing other ppl also learning new languages is so encouraging!

[@vais0210]

Use the r/Korean thread on reddit!! So many helpful tips and people giving links to free resources or resources they've made themselves like pre-made quizlet card decks! Been so useful for me!

[@24680965]

@@vais0210 Hi. Is that an app? I'm also thinking about changing my phone language to Korean but I'm also afraid to mess things up 😅 Any app suggestions that could help practice hangul?

[@vais0210]

@@24680965 hi! Oh so a great app to learn Hangul is Scripts. It let's you match up the sounds and also practise drawing the letters with spaced repetition. To learn actual Korean words, a good app is Drops (partner app of Scripts). Reddit is a website/app where you can join different communities of people that share your interests. You can go to your app store and search for all the things mentioned. Let me know if you have any other questions, I can send you my reddit username too if you want more help!

[@haileyfaust5240]

KOREAN GRAMMAR IS THE HARDEST PART OH MY GOD!!!!! That’s where I am at right now and I’m failing haha.

[@sparksfly2752]

same

[@93aler]

매날에 2시간 동안에 한국어를 공부해보세용. 할수있어요 ^^ 제 믿을께요. 화이팅 !!!!!!!.

[@zaeah]

Same here!

[@audralatrice]

Allianna Enriquez I can read that but all I understood was “korean” “you can do it” && “fighting” lol

[@angelita_.__590]

@@93aler "try studying korean for 2 hours every day. you can do it ^^ i will believe you. fighting !!!!!!!"

[@user-vn5zb3li2i]

“I had this goal to mastering all of the east asian languages” China: *has 302 languages*

[@kamberine9566]

I feel like in China most of the languages are similar and there would be one language that everyone can understand.

[@user-vn5zb3li2i]

@@kamberine9566 i mean like yeah I guess mandarin is probably the common language of China. I only googled on how many languages China have so...

[@payalrathore6702]

India has more than 900 languages

[@sonusanakal9331]

@@payalrathore6702 exactly

[@TheMethrayilanu]

@@payalrathore6702 not literally 😆

[@gyusteddy5079]

why are there so many people pretending to be a korean when their sentences are very obviously translated using a google translate :/ edit: oh my god guys PLEASE understand my point and STOP coming at me. ITS TOTALLY FINE if you wanna learn korean. there's NOTHING wrong. it becomes wrong when YOU ARE CLAIMING IT YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE KOREAN. ugh UNDERSTAND THE POINT

[@MsFarhana82]

we just wanna learn Korean speaking Korean or know that language doesn't mean u are a Korean ok if u meant in that way we'll we don't actually wanna be korean! It's probably only some people who are too obsessed ! 안녕 ;-;

[@gyusteddy5079]

@@MsFarhana82 OH MY GOD can u PLEASE understand my point?????????????

[@gyusteddy5079]

@Archana Achu THANK YOU

[@naturallyunbothered8860]

@@gyusteddy5079 chillll

[@yuriyel4146]

Hyunjin's AmericanOoO Lmao

[@thehamtori3115]

some of these comments saying korean is so easy and bragging that it took them like 5 minutes to learn- *im 90% sure inga sounds better than you oml* edit: learning a new language depends on *each person-* their *ability+focus,* the *way* they learn, and their *environment.* its not like it takes exactly 1 year to learn korean- *it differs.* Im korean myself but at the start I was horrible at korean- my mom would put me in classes but I wouldn't understand. Then I started watching korean dramas and music. Every language has so many *branches* so no language is *"easy"* it matters on the person- how they learn and how interested they are it- like you could learn formal korean- but *slang- sayings* are an important part of every language. don't be discouraged if it takes you a long time- i was like *1* when I came to america and I didn't learn korean until I was *11.* I'm 14 rn currently and I still get confused sometimes- idk in conclusion: *learning korean differs from each person- and i can assure you it does not take 5 minutes to learn oml*

[@PrograError]

it's pretty easy in the sense you can "read" korean/ hangul like within a plane ride from korea to UK (see Korean Englishman episode)

[@reginesibug3008]

Learning hangul is pretty easy, but when it comes to pronunciation and grammar that's when the real deal starts. Learning the alphabet though is just like 5% of learning the language.

[@kylehudsons]

Learning the alphabet aka Hangeul is easy... I'm pretty sure anyone can do it in under an hour. The challenge is learning new vocab and grammar

[@Missjuly1830]

yes drag them

[@valec3653]

Also this people forget that Korean has an enormous amount of words compared to other languages, especially English

[@cee_el]

Honestly speaking, isn’t her accent not that bad for someone who’s new at korean?

[@i-am-bread4871]

Her dialect was really good and in only 2 months.

[@dd-rw8ey]

I even know a Korean who actually speaks like her

[@liannaxiao1651]

Yeah she sounds pretty good for a beginner?? I know 교포s who have a more Americanized accent than her lol

[@seanklausrivadulla7067]

Her intonation is still a little bit off though. But her diction of the words in korean is better than most people.

[@luxerae]

probably bc she works with a lot of kpop stars and also has korean friends, so she’s surrounded by it quite often.

[@odgykins]

Haha the 커피/코피 thing reminded me of when I first started learning and I accidentally said “똥물” instead of "동물” 동물 = animal 똥 물 = poop water The pronunciation difference is ever so slight and if you know Korean then you understand lol

[@seri.4876]

BAHAHAHA

[@user-wz8pq5qm3f]

Lol most Koreans will understand her don't stress too much on pronunciation first lol

[@gygy5700]

PLEASE😭😭😭

[@gygy5700]

Honestly I’m gonna try her challenge. I barely do anything at home anyway

[@anjanaagrawal468]

NOT POOP WATER 😭✋

[@elizabethmunshya6324]

All Im using for learning Korean is KZbin and Duolingo, I only use duolingo to get used to the characters and the sounds but I use youtube for vocabulary. I also recommend that you label your room with Korean words, For example, Labeling your door as door in Korean, Thats very helpful to memorize the vocabulary.

[@lilaclover1018]

Putting your whole phone in a different language can sometimes be confusing, so what I do is if you can change the language in just one or two apps (like Instagram) but keep your phone in your native language. 👍👍

[@vanessajabbour4659]

How would u do that?

[@ilovecandy183]

thanks for the tip!

[@sunflower-cv5vm]

@@vanessajabbour4659 go to settings in Instagram and change the language. it's really easy.

[@vanessajabbour4659]

@@sunflower-cv5vm Thank you!!!

[@beomkyutie1112]

thank you

[@michaelalewin2214]

I woke up randomly one Thursday and said I'm going to learn Korean in quarantine! So honestly this was super motivational! Thank you!

[@michaelalewin2214]

@@lsol-singteachkorean8513 Definitely! I will check your channel out!

[@mariapizzaa]

Ha, this happened to me too! I figured I might as well do something productive during quarantine. 화이팅!

[@katherinebrumwell710]

I loved this video! I just started trying to learn Korean a few weeks ago. So many of the “how to learn Korean” KZbin videos I’ve found since then have been so negative! It was great to see you be so positive and excited to engage with other people to learn. I hope you’ve been able to keep practicing since then. You’ve inspired me for my lesson today :)

[@Ash-gs3tp]

Are you still learning korean?

[@minyoongihasmyheart2396]

I’m also trying to study Korean I’m kinda motivated

[@stefumli]

I’ve been trying to learn for years and Inga is already better than me. Edit: Okay some people are misunderstanding me cause let’s be real it’s hard to convey emotions through comments or texts lmao. It’s true that I have been learning for years but I’ve only been self-studying (no lessons or anything) which is why my progress is kind of slow. My comment was directed towards expressing how amazed I was by Inga’s progress. Hopefully this clears it up ☺️

[@Dadauston]

Maybe u should try to change your method of learning a language

[@Limboinpinbo]

@TreyMusah Must've hit a sensitive topic idk

[@danielna7157]

Featherflew how well can u speak Korean? 좀 친절하게 살자

[@Nick-wp8qy]

ignore the people on the internet. they’re hella rude 🤦‍♂️

[@JoaoPMFerreira]

Yeah i feel the same, ive been self studying for 3 years now. i understood everything that they said in the video but the fact that she got that in 2 months is amazing.

[@ericagonzalez23]

Finally someone who actually shows the struggles of learning a different language. Tired of hearing people say it’s their first time speaking Korean then in another video they will say well I took Korean in college for 3 years. Like really lol 😆

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Hahahaha right me too

[@hayleybarbara1589]

Tbf she had already studied korean before and even shows the notes from when she studied. I havent studied french in a decade and went back recently and was suprised by how quickly i was able to catch up so even this video was a bit misleading tbh

[@alexlau4190]

Yaaaay I'm so happy for you!!! Learning a new language is one of the hardest things to do, but it's also one of the most rewarding. Especially considering that Korean is so different from English, you did an amazing job! I remember studying abroad in Japan for a semester in college and being completely thrown off by the language, but it was so fun and challenging that it really inspired me to study harder. Keep it up!

[@zurathejoi]

Oli London could NEVER-

[@MeMe-pj8ve]

This is soooooooo encouraging for me as I’m currently in the midst of learning a new language. I’m on the verge of tears at how much this helped my confidence and for me to keep on pushing forward.

[@alyssaharford98]

I've been learning french for three years and am almost fluent. A few tips always practice the language right before you go to sleep it helps with memorization and two never skip a lesson you will forget a lot. Repetition is key.

[@GoToMan]

Is there a specific course you followed?

[@kittyangelzzz6512]

@@GoToMan If you have access to it, use the Canadian curriculum for french ( Grades 6-8 is most useful) because we are a bilingual country, but we mostly speak English. France's curriculum is too hard!😂

[@GoToMan]

@@kittyangelzzz6512 I was told Canadian curriculum is hard, I'm using Cambridge university's curriculum lol

[@creationstudio8150]

Alyssa Harford merci ❤️🇳🇿

[@meloD30]

Before sleeping? My brain barely functions at that time. How do you make that work for you?

[@agathatiffany6488]

I also learn Korean (by myself) with my friends' help. I think watching K-dramas and a lot of variety shows can really help you study new words, slangs, and pronunciation. Now I can speak Korean and also write hangul, also sometimes I am able to watch variety or dramas without subtitle (not the whole sentence). I hope this helps you improving your skills! I think your Korean is already great, especially when you study for only 2 months.

[@glassjawx10]

I started learning a few years ago, but life got busy and my lessons fell by the wayside. Seeing your journey definitely has reignited my desire to become fluent in Korean once again. Your hard work was truly inspiring, and I hope to catch up to you at some point! Thank you!!

[@kaylikuk4771]

Wow. I’m Korean and have been doing Korean school since I was four. Her handwriting is waaayyy better than me.

[@byunjou9763]

@@MegumiHayashida its not based on chinese. Hanja is based on chinese and hangul is made by the king of korea

[@user-fp8wh3gf2j]

Megumi Hayashida Korean alphabet is completely different from hanja(chinese alphabet)!! Korean language and vocabulary are influenced by china but Korean alphabet is based on completely different system.

[@byunjou9763]

@@user-fp8wh3gf2j ar u korean ?? I am but i cant write korean that well

[@user-fp8wh3gf2j]

Gamer NL yes im Korean🤗

[@byunjou9763]

@@user-fp8wh3gf2j it annoys me when someone says that all Asian languages sounds the same and looks same.

[@fdlwkdaw]

As a Korean who is trying to learn German and French, I can see how much effort you put on Korean. The methods you tried are actually what I consider the best methods( trying talking with native speakers, changing the phones language etc) . I'd suggest watching Korean dramas too! It would help you get used to the sound of Korean and even help you catch some word or phrases( personally I recommend watching without the subtitles) I'm glad to hear that you like learning Korean! Keep up the good work :) 언니 멋져요. 응원할께요

[@cree_VI]

i find one drama where speaks quite slowly and soon will try to watch, i hope that will help to improve my listening

[@Meike-ol6qi]

As a German who is trying to learn Spanish and wants to try to learn Korean I totally agree. I almost picked up all of my English by watching TV shows or KZbin videos in english. What I think is important , if you can't talk to a native speaker, is that you try to get away from not being sure how the language actually sounds by hearing a native speaker speak. Even though speaking to a native improves your communication skills even more, doing something is better than doing nothing.

[@ayemange]

I'm German and I started to learn Korean a few weeks ago. I watch a lot of kdramas. Hopefully one day I can watch them without subtitles 😂

[@valorzinski7423]

Download Discord and VRchat. You can speak to native speakers and polyglots on VRchat for free.

[@AllycatlovesAG]

J'espère que la français va bien! (I hope the french is going well). English is my first language but I've been speaking French in school since kindergarten. I want to learn Korean, but it's a completely different language then French and English

[@MARISHKALIS]

I was fangirling so hard when she talked to Amber in Korean, I felt so proud. Inga is AWESOME!

[@kathyl770]

Me , a 13 year old asian which speaks fluently Spanish , Cantonese and English . And also knows / understands Mandarin and French . Now wants to try Korean , yikes . Next thing on my bucket list after Korean is Japanese and after that is Dutch . Damn I really love languages , wish me luck

[@rayeray5439]

Well if you want a dutchie to talk with or if you need any help hit me up!!! Willing to help

[@airfryer9031]

Hey im 13 too! I can speak german , bosnish and english:D rn im also trying to learn korean and dutch!

[@venkatasaravanan4942]

Welcome to the comment section, where everyone is a comedy expert.

[@itsliterallyme9160]

You too

[@MrFrog-sz5hv]

I ruined the 440 to 441

[@seoheelee1796]

The way she speaks Korean is soooo cute🥰🥰 I love people from other countries speaking Korean😊

[@btstwitterupdates3790]

how do you feel about somebody from Bangladesh learning korean? accomplishments: -the alphabet -grasp on the culture -stans bts -understands what people say -can read, write, type -watched 80 kdramas

[@flipevent]

Oh my goodness haha. THIS is the video I needed to see, and where I personally hope to be as well in 60 days. I empathized with everything--the struggle, the "mental blocks" and finding the needed dedication to keep going. I felt just as rewarded when I saw you make those breakthroughs in weeks 5-7! Amazing, and thank you for sharing this experiment!

[@Maijulie69]

This gives me motivation to get back into learning korean. I fell off the wagon for a bit but now especially during this time I need to hop back on it. Thank Inga!!!💕🙏🏼

[@liahansen8291]

I've been trying to learn Korean for around 7 years, got to about Inga's level in 5 years. So any tips on how to speed up the process? I try to practice 30 minutes a day.

[@graemep7729]

Find a video series/grammar book and learn 1-3 lessons daily- Whatever you can do and review those grammar structures. Find podcasts for natives or kdramas/ other media for natives to watch and listen to, turn on Korean subtitles and off English if you can do you avoid reading English instead of listening to Korean. Immerse yourself, practice writing, and use a dictionary app on your phone to search up new words. Learn verb conjugations and more, maybe use TOPIK exams prep or practice courses. Find other vids of people and how they learned to find your path, good luck!!

[@graemep7729]

Learn through translating and understanding as well as singing songs!

[@sunstarxx]

If you don't mind how long it takes, but really want to get to a high level, this is my advice: Try to find a book (series), website or app that teaches everything (from a beginner to an advanced level) that you like and stick with it. (If it's a book, make sure it has audio). With every new lesson, you'll know that you're improving. Regularly revise the words that you learn through it (perhaps through memrise, I recommend using English as the word that is already given so that you have to write the Korean word). Say the Korean word out loud when you revise it. For books, book series of a Korean university would probably be good. For example Yonsei (can be quite academic), Sogang (focuses more on speaking) or Ewha (I feel like this one is somewhere between Yonsei and Sogang when it comes to the reading-speaking ratio). And while studying, keep watching some Korean programs, in the beginning preferably those about daily life stuff.

[@JoLimMusic]

1. Fluently learn the Korean alphabet first and all the basic pronunciations before reading sentences or doing any other stuff, like: ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ etc. 2. Listen to Korean podcasts or talk shows with English subs

[@joneschyna]

I think its better to actually have a korean teacher, i just recently got one from this language app called Preply it has many language teachers on it however you do have to pay. My teacher costs $20 an hour so I just schedule 1 hr twice a week and I've already gotten alot better. But the best way to get better is to make friends with someone who speaks Korean cause alot of the time koreans don't say the things that are in textbooks. it helps you learn the slang and pronunciation. Also watching reality TV or korean KZbinrs also help with learning new vocabulary, pronunciation and listening skills

[@deepthadinesh8096]

If you guys know jolly (josh+ollie) I recommend him to watch this xD

[@m.p.4515]

Omg.. yes that's a great idea 👍

[@tara8668]

yeah!

[@ayoayo1044]

They should video collab

[@mariannaf4535]

Thank you for this!!! very inspiring while also demonstrating that it takes a lot of VERY dedicated work to learn a new language quickly!

[@520mil]

I've been learning Korean by myself for more than 2 years and until now I'm still picking up words by little from watching kdramas/korean youtube content with subtitles so I can feel your struggle! You did amazing keep going!😂👍🏼

[@WildSkyGalaxy]

Inga’s approach is similar to mine: duolingo, get textbooks, change phone language to korean. Differences: I cant afford to take actual lessons yet :’) hoping someday I’ll get there. Also.. changing phone language to korean is really frustrating so I ended up changing it back to english😂

[@valorzinski7423]

Download Discord and VRchat. You can speak to native speakers and polyglots on VRchat for free.

[@97GoalieGirl]

My goal is to be fluent in Spanish, my fiancés family is from Mexico and most of his family does not speak English. I’m Portuguese and the language is frustratingly similar but also very different with pronounciation. It’ll take me a while to get there but I’m positive I can do it! ♥️

[@TheAngelita255]

It's very confusing!! I totally get you, I speak Spanish but I'm studying Brazilian Portuguese and is soooo hard, I keep mixing the words because they are so similar

[@shellheadmel8938]

¡buena suerte! :-)

[@hey_romy652]

I’ve been juggling french, japanese and korean and honestly i learnt most korean from watching kpop content 😂 Also french for me is manageable since I’ve been learning it from a young age. Japanese on the other hand is really confusing for me...I’ve memorised the hiragana and katakana and i am learning new kanji everyday. I’m also thinking about picking up sign language. And i also want to add that I have true respect for those who are multilangual. 💕

[@soannetv4902]

Thank you, thank you, and thank you! It is very rare I see videos where they actually showcase the struggles and hard work it takes to learn a new language. So odd how I stumbled upon this video after my Korean lesson today. I felt so defeated 😩 However, your positive attitude just made me not want to give up! 화이팅!

[@kristygregg6167]

Hi, I’m a Tennessee lady, that wants to learn other cultures and Korean is one that has always stood out to me. I’ve wanted to learn Hangul for many many years. I tried in my free time during college and a few times over the past decade since. I was very anxious about teaching myself wrong and didn’t get very far. Thank you for allowing us to see your experience learning a language.

[@imparliamoparlaitaliano6084]

As an Italian online teacher this video makes me so happy, I love seeing language students reaching their goals!! Well done It also shows how learning a language with a teacher will make everything easier.

[@justjanine]

Awesome! Cant believe this video does not have so much views? Such a great video! I've been learning Korean for like 2 years now so I can relate so much. Lol. This is exactly how I started. This video also made me so motivated to study Korean today! Watching this at 7am in the Philippines. Looking forward to more vids from you, Inga! Hwaitinggggg!

[@ily-ob9dp]

As a Korean I really enjoyed this video! Good job Inga!

[@tianyisun5716]

This gives me motivation to learn Korean while quarantine ~

[@kgal1298]

When I was learning Japanese they teach you that if you get the grammar down it becomes way easier...with that said I'm apparently awful with understanding grammar. LMAO.

[@cree_VI]

me too

[@chrisxay]

THANK THANK YOU REALLY. Ive been on and off learning korean, i really needed this video so much! thank you for the push! ❤️❤️

[@anushashaikh2225]

I've been trying to learn Korean for a few months but it's amazing to see your progress

[@sugandhas815]

She was just the little more encouragement I needed to learn a new language, you are supertalented 🙌🙌

[@Aintsugarfree]

OMG!! so proud of you inga!! I start to learn korean since 10 years ago but my korean doesn't as good as you at the begining. I need at least 3 years to understand what's people saying. I practice a lot by watching K-drama and it's really help a lot.

[@chieeeee3697]

Wow! This is so encouraging. I also studied Korean 5 years ago and now starting to review all my notes again. I agree this will be such a long way for us but let's keep fighting! You're also lucky to have Korean friends. I hope I have one too for me to practice my speaking skills. 파이팅!

[@javieraaspee8849]

I’m learning English and I understand everything in this video, I’m so excited😺

[@nancyannIawrence]

yay!

[@aSelgaProduction]

This have given me so much courage!! I’ve started learning korean when quarantine started, and I’m hoping to come out of this quarantine with a new language!! 화이팅!!!!

[@kccny5281]

안녕하세요 Inga, 영상 잘 봤어요. 감사합니다! It was so wonderful having you as a student and we so excited for you as you continue your journey learning Korean!

[@aeris786]

Watching this reminded me of my first Korean class, and how hard it was to tackle all of the new language rules. In two months, you did great, Inga!!! Keep immersing yourself in the culture, and have fun with it!

[@KoreanArah]

I'm impressed by your passion and efforts. Finally you spoke with Amber, too. This is amazing. Your video must be inspiring to all Korean language learners.

[@r.j3423]

I've been learning Korean for 2 years now because my boyfriend is Korean and I want to communicate well with his parents,,, it's impressive to see how far she came in only 60 days

[@Acro_LangLearn]

She had time

[@wissm127]

i started to learn korean during the quarantine since i had more time and i could understand a lot of the korean in this video!!! but also kudos to inga for learning it while working a full-time job

[@alizanster]

You're doing so well! I empathize with you so much. I moved from DC to Korea 3 years ago, and Korean is still a struggle for me. I teach English at a university, so I'm naturally in the foreign languages department with other English speakers. My job is to speak English all day, so I actually don't practice as often as I should, because I'm actually not immersed. I've reached a level where I can live comfortably, run errands, order at restaurants, etc. but I've plateaued at a level where I can't have deeper and more meaningful conversations with my Korean friends. I'm gonna level up my studying and practice this year while self-isolating! Good luck on your language journey. Fighting!

[@indigopriestess5139]

During my time at home, I have also been trying my hand at Korean. It began because my daughter is really into K-pop, hip-hop and R&B. We also watch a lot of the buzzfeed coverage of Korean artists. Since we are together day in and out, I’ve found myself liking the music and falling madly in love with K-dramas. I started by wanting to be able to understand the shows and zone out to the music if I wanted to, but now I too have fallen in love with the culture and want to move there and explore the culture with my children. I know I have a ways to go, but I’m picking up on things. Hopefully I’ll be able to acquire a tutor/teacher as well once I move to Seattle. I really enjoyed your video and you’ve given me great hope. Keep up the hard work! 화이팅!

[@genesisrodriguez5012]

I started to learn korean in july 31 of 2020 I know I have a long way to go. For those who are wanting or learning korean I'm going to tell you to keep going and dont let anyone let your self down! Keep going!!

[@emily_ylime]

I've been learning German and Korean off and on for a few years now. Consistency is so important. I really struggle and feel like vocabulary slips from my brain easily when I take long breaks. I'm back to taking regular lessons on italki and have a few apps to practice (Babbel and LingoDeer) with when I'm just sitting around away from home. At times all the media I consume will be in my target languages but during this time with covid I've taken steps back from that so I'm less overwhelmed. Goodluck to everyone kn their language learning journeys!

[@sherryolson9192]

This video was so inspiring to me! My mom is Korean, and I admire her strength and determination when she married my dad and moved to the United States. I can’t imagine what it was like moving to another country and learning a different language without the resources we have right now. During quarantine I definitely took advantage of my time off to learn Korean, but the pronunciation is very difficult. This video gave me the motivation I needed! It was very inspiring! My journey is an ongoing process, and I hope one day I will be able to have a full conversation with my mom! Great job!! 🙌🇰🇷🤗❤️

[@andrewjohnson6716]

Thank you for being so genuine and authentic about your experiences. Anyone learning a new language can really relate to what you are going through. You already know three of the languages that are anecdotally believed to be some of the most difficult (Hungarian being the only one you're missing from the list). You're dligent, you're patient, and most importantly, you're approaching this with humor and self-forgiveness. you'll get this!

[@Strawberry.sannie]

Here are some off the tips that worked for me (it’s been 30 days I stared pertaining and I can say a few sentences in Korean 😬) 1. learn Hangul be perfect with Hangul 2.pronounce everything you are learning ex: 감사 합니디 (it means thank u in Korean ) gamsahamida = gam-sa-hamida and try making a sentence with the word so you know how to use the word in sentences while speaking to someone in Korean 3.for easier writing and pronunciation separate the words like ex: ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅁ+ㅅ+ㅏ+ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅂ+ㄴ+ㅣ+ㄷ+ㅣ=감사 합니디 . 4.practice vocabulary in a book 📖,flowers in Korean ,names in Korean ,places in Korean , and many more and read them out loud and write 5.out a test for yourself every 2 weeks to see how much you have learned 6.never give up on your self 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@shamas_kitchen]

Whoever reading this comment I pray that you always stay blessed with your lovely family and may your all good wishes come true.. I work hard for my food channel but I'm sad because I don't get a good response, I don't want to be disappointed/// 😭

[@MegumiHayashida]

Keep it up 💪

[@ReactiveDogDiaries]

the part where you ordered in the restaurant I BALLED MY EYES OUT it just reminded me of when I had to do it but in czech in the Czech Republic, such a momumental moment although my czech was terrible getting out there and trying is progress and you only improve from here on out, please don't feel discouraged, holding youreself accountable through trial and errror is acceptable and therefore you cannot be mad at yourself if you know youre trying and trying again and again and practing active recall and study intervals is the best way to study! keep it up to anyone who is studying a new languge. P.S. I am still studying czech and have taken on spanish along with it, although my czech is more advanced than my spanish it makes it some what easier to not get overwhelemed by learning two languages at once aslo they are very different from eachother.

[@akuabaryeh5181]

this made me so happy watching this. I've been trying to learn twi but their arent many resources for African languages sadly. I'm trying my best and you've been a great motivater

[@kyliereep]

I like how she took time to learn Korean, watching this really motivates me to keep learning.

[@sweetlolitaChii]

I'm learning French, and am almost done with the first month of learning. It's difficult, but I know I can do it!

[@annamariereverie2920]

There's so many good apps to learn French. I love that language.

[@TheMethrayilanu]

I learnt in school for 3+ years. Verbs are hard 😅

[@Acro_LangLearn]

Tabernak

[@takirasharde2318]

Such a mental challenge!!!! It seems like you were so supported. Congrats on your hard work and supportive environment.

[@HaneenIAdam]

That was just awesome, the effort you put into this and the dedication you displayed! you encouraged me to keep moving forward with my Korean. Thank you very much!

[@iluvzurara2]

omgggg yesss!! i took a year of beginner korean in college and welll i graduated 7 years ago and i dont have any korean friends so that probably tells you how much ive retained lol but i reallyyyy want to learn again! all this was so familiar! and omg yea amber and other artists like lisa from blackpink must definitely empathize with this!!! good luck and i hope you post an update!

[@enoki_erebus769]

As a native Korean speaker, I find it fascinating when non native people try to learn the language. I think that Inga did incredibly well and I'm very impressed at her progress in only 2 months.

[@TifasaurusRex]

Very encouraging!! Thank you! 🙏🏿

[@AlexanderDiraviam]

That was so cool to watch! 자는 am trying to learn 한국 도 and this is giving me some direction!

[@Shadowcat107]

when I taught myself to sing in Korean in Smule. it wasn’t easy. learning Korean isn’t easy and all the different pronunciations. 💜😆✊🏼🖤

[@artpena72]

i am learning korean and go through the same things as you do, you can do it!!! it's harder than it seems but one day something in your brain will click and what you have been studying will flow so easily, it means you are ready for the next stage

[@christinakottmann]

Great progress Inga! I'm learning Brazilian Portuguese. Keep it up!

[@SherryOsborne]

I'm over a year late finding this video but I've been learning Korean since June (much less intensely than you, that was a LOT in 2 months!) and I want you to know that this gave me so much hope that I really can learn to converse in this new language some day! Thank you for this, 감사합니다!

[@mininameless]

I'm currently challenging myself to learn Korean as well so I do know the struggles! The grammar and sentence structure are really tough!

[@ninipz]

I got into kpop through Buzzfeed and because of Amber! I've been self-teaching Korean for almost 4 years but this video motivated me to keep at it and be more consistent! Inga did a great job!! 👍🏻👏🏻

[@monikamalinowski]

You did good! I think the beginning of learning a new language is so fun because you absorb it and it's crazy to start understanding. I live in Korea and I've been studying on and off for a couple years and I'm at the point where I can't get past basic conversation and it's frustrating (also lack of confidence...)

[@xTaika300]

Great job! I’m sure your future talent on buzzfeed will appreciate your efforts.