Why Korean Should be Your Next Language: 10 Reasons to Start

(Maybe) you should start learning Korean. I made this video as an introductory guide to the Korean language for people who are still on the fence. You can find links to everything I mention in the description below.
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00:00 Intro
00:36 #1 - Easy to Start
02:07 #2 - Korean is Difficult
03:14 #3 - Korean Media
04:12 #4 - Korean Culture
05:07 #5 - Korean Food
06:08 #6 - Meeting People
07:41 #7 - Business
08:28 #8 - Living in Korea
09:28 #9 - So Many Resources
10:39 #10 - Korean is Cool
12:05 Conclusion
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[@kimp6149]

Reason number #11: Billy is an amazing teacher, and he has been (even if just virtually) somehow a friend for me. I spent a lot of afternoons studying korean with him, and I always had good time. So, if you chose to study korean, you will get to know an amazing person, teacher and friend.

[@GenHornhead]

I've been married to a Korean woman nearly 16 years. When visiting Korea, I always have her or my brother-in-law with me as a translator, so I've been a bit lazy in learning the language. However, I want to follow along when listening to music and watching TV even though I already enjoy both with my limited knowledge. Also, I just recently surprised my wife by learning a Korean song that made her cry. Seeing how much that meant to her motivated me to pick up on my studies. I'm counting on your help!

[@thines01a]

Thank you, Billy! I have been studying Korean for a couple of years, and have stalled. This video has re-energized me to continue.

[@Brolly813]

Thank you for this video! I started learning Korean on and off about 9 months ago, and it has been a struggle, but watching this video I feel more energy to throw myself into it again. Learning languages have always been hard for me, I could barely speak English at the end of 4th grade at a passing level due to how I hear sounds. Seeing a positive videos like this, helps kick me back in gear.

[@nclark5720]

Korean is like a dream come true for a logical-minded person like me. even after just learning a little bit, i have a newfound appreciation for just how ridiculous english is. now, i find myself thinking "that doesn't actually make much sense, does it?" allllll the time with english, even though it's my native tongue. korean seems like a language that keeps the speaker's sanity in mind. english just..well, it does english things. i can't imagine what it's like to learn it as a total stranger to it. edit---to anyone out there about to start learning like i did recently, don't treat it like a category 4 language. it's not a task or a chore or an assignment, but a hobby! have fun. relax. don't stress.

[@rensvh98]

I learned beginning / low intermediate level Korean to survive my exchange semester in Seoul, and I'm going to keep learning and improving for when I inevitably go back some day!

[@Emily-dc3ut]

Only been studying for a few weeks and I've already experienced some high highs and low lows. I currently live in south korea and will be here for at least another year and a half. I really want to get basic conversation down. My goal is to study an hour daily and take classes. We'll see how it goes 😅

[@magdalena2113]

Thank you for the work you do. I just found your channel not long ago because I would like to talk to my mother in law in her native language. She’s amazing so I’m trying to learn and get my kiddos to learn with me. I do wish I had an actual class near me though. 😅

[@R3RS2024]

I started learning korean after an interesting business exchange with Samsung. My company sells Industrial storage shelves in Hungary and we specialise in custom orders and Samsung recently relocated to a bigger warehouse and My company supplied them. The experience was interesting and frustrating, everyone kept second guessing and not paying money on time and the back and forth BS. They needed the shelves by September 2022 and they only got them in December 2023. It was all in their control on how fast or slow we go but after having long chats with Koreans I got interested in their culture and gives me more business opportunities. I would recommend for all of you who want to run some kind of business to do some stuff for Korean companies. They pay well 2x more then Domestic.

[@lalaking7974]

This video was perfect timing for me. - Not that I was going to give up my year-long Korean studies BUT I was feeling a little discouraged (because the grammar can be SO extra! lol) . Thanks for the encouragement!! And GREAT reasons to continue!

[@rehtea4]

I started teaching myself Korean two years ago and finally took the plunge this year and took up lessons with Kim Inae, which I've been really enjoying! She actually shared your learning toolkit and so I've started watching your videos and I'm trying out some of the resources you recommend, so thank you! (Also, Worcestershire is Wuss-ter-sher 😂).

[@gianlucacetraro1724]

I can easily spend a whole day watching your free Korean lessons. Thank you Billy!

[@auricia201]

My reasons were: 1- 한글 looks so cute, that's the reason I started I just wanted to understand the alphabet, but then 9- with so many learning resources, it's easy to get caught up in the learning process 2- the politeness levels, sentence structure, etc, is so interesting and different that made me curious and keeps me going Later, while learning came the 5- The food is really good, if I hadn't started learning the language, I might not have found it

[@shuz_linwinchester3328]

You help me with i, ga, eun and neun. I have been struggling with them for some time. I am forever gratefulp. Kamsahamnida

[@evelyncarrasco7743]

Hi, I really like your videos and learning korean, I don't speak English very well 😅 and I don't know how this happened, but I feel that my English it's improving a little too haha, now I can learn about two languages at the same time, gracias Billy! 😊✨️

[@salmaahmed8598]

Actually I have seen many KZbin channels but no one explains the grammar better that you. Thank you always for your endeavour work.

[@pallorf]

1 thing I recently realized after studying korean for a while now is that verb conjugation can be easier than other languages since you don't need to conjugate verbs for him/her they/them like other languages.

[@brenda8349]

I always look forward to your videos Billy. They are both entertaining and informative. The "rejected in Korean" part got me hahaha Currently at an intermediate level and reading several books about Korean history, so I am slowly but surely learning a lot and I can vouch for all those great reasons specially the delicious food ordered in Korean haha Thanks again Billy!

[@lissah.33]

I needed to hear this right now. Even though it's via the internet, thank you for being a great 선생님.

[@MamaFanBTS]

Thanks Billy. I needed this encouragement right now. I haven’t looked at my study books in about 3 weeks! Time to get back to it!

[@cloubyy]

thank god u do this man i love watching ur vids i feel so motivated even with school going on when i watch u😭

[@geoffbits6773]

Billy! I've started learning Korean seriously this year through your lessons! You always give me reasons to go on with my study. Hope to meet you in person when I decide to travel to Korea and practice with you what I've learned! :)

[@rhea-vdb]

Thank you so much for all the education 🙏🏻

[@anselimnida]

Great video! You are so right that Korean is amazing and Korean learners are super cool. Thanks for helping so many of us take on this exciting challenge!

[@JoAmethyst]

Been self studying Korean for the past year using GO! Billy and TTMIK because I wanted to be able to watch my favourite Kdramas without subtitles. Learning Hangeul was easy, grammar has been challenging but I realized, watching my programs, that I catch more words that I can understand. Nice. I recently started learning Japanese, and I think because I am working on Korean with the Hangeul, that it made it easier to learn Hiragana and Katana. Thoroughly enjoy learning new languages. 화이팅!

[@denafitzgerald]

My daughter got me hooked on BTS back in February 2023. Wanting to understand their songs more, I started my journey of learning Korean… I am now so in love with the entertainment, food, and culture. I want to move to Korea in about 5-10 years and teach English in Korean schools. The only time I listen to American music is if I am in someone else’s car. The only time I watch American tv is if I just need background noise while i am doing housework, or if it’s college football season. I’m half Mexican and half Portuguese but my parents weren’t taught so neither was I. Even though I live in California where learning Spanish would be the most beneficial to me, I am choosing to learn Korean first. And from what I have been learning, I am feeling like I was born into the wrong cultures. Because the Korean culture more aligns with my thoughts and beliefs. 💜

[@TravelEndleslie]

Thank you for the encouragement.

[@expmin1]

What I got from the video. I am cool. Thank you haha. I have been learning korean for 3 years, to an intermediate level where I can easily have conversations on a variety of subjects and read novels that are on the easier side, but I am still struggling with watching any drama that is not slice of life without at least korean subtitles. I totally agree that starting is the easy part. Past the early beginner level, I realized I was in for a ride. And improving keeps getting more challenging. But there's still just one reason for me that has gotten me started and that keeps me going: it's a lot of fun!

[@artpena72]

Thanks for all you do Billy, i have learned a lot through your videos, i understand a lot and i think i can actually visit Korea and speak to the people there without any problems, i really appreciate all you do.

[@daywil03]

I absolutely want to brush up my korean again, even it takes time. 할 수 있어요 !! 😊🔥🔥

[@jamesadewale1434]

I don't even know why I'm studying Korean. I just love it

[@PaxManagementCanada]

I'm in..love watching your vids and all the help you give us. KAHAMSAMIDA! 🥰

[@Deibi078]

"just imagine, you can be rejected in korean" always gets lmao

[@aryakm2474]

thank you

[@jamilaragus9389]

Thank you so much. This video really helps me to keep being motivated and not being too hard on myself for not seeing immediate progress. I am an intermediate learner now, and sometimes it feels like I am just stuck. However I have a question, You talk about how good Korean Food is, and I get it there are some dishes I really enjoy, but what do you do in Korea as a vegetarian who doesn't like spicy food?😅

[@keithng5249]

For me, as a Singaporean and being a country often labelled together with HK, TW and S. Korea as the '4 Asian Tigers', I feel that I know the least about them. I started studying the language in 2019 and is in my 4th year now. I put about 30minutes per day on average on it and recently after covid, visited there for the first time in 3 years. Many of what you said in this video is true and my experience there, after achieving an intermittent level, was unlike any of my previous pre-covid ones. Fun Fact: Your video on Hangul was the one that got me started on the language (in 2018).

[@user-uv1rz8oj1x]

Last part of point six was really funny " even if things don't work out,you can get rejected in Korean" 😅.

[@AntoST31]

The “you can get rejected in Korean” 😂 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@Shiraori999]

10:39 이 사람과 동의해요.

[@mennaahmed5657]

Can you make videos about Korean history? Or recommend for Us podcasts or youtube channels talking about Korean history And thank you so much.

[@GoBillyKorean]

Check out the video description :)

[@sebastianmemphis283]

Watching this video I'm getting better at English rather than Korean.😅😅

[@ninas8210]

the "you can get rejected IN KOREAN" was soo funny

[@paulwalther5237]

I haven't been rejected in Korean yet. I need to buckle down and study more.

[@columbita5627]

Man really said you can get rejected in Korean like it’s a good thing 😂

[@rossielynarguela9843]

I learn Korean Alphabet on this Channel ❤

[@rehanfakhir3385]

how much time it will take to be able to read Korean webtoon

[@leafycakee]

you can read after you learn the alphabet, but after you learn some of the language you will be able to understand them, and you can use it to study too!

[@pugilat123456]

Can someone help me. The phrase 화장실 어디 있어요? means where is the toilet paper ? Is this the expression to find the toilets ?

[@anistaru_]

화장실 is toilet 어디 있어요? Where it is? So 화장실 어디 있어요? Where is the toilet?

[@pugilat123456]

@@anistaru_ Oh thanks, I think I got mixed up with 화장지. And for an unknown reason toilets are not in my dictionary

[@anistaru_]

@@pugilat123456 yup 지 is related to paper 화장지, 한지, 휴지 and 실 is related to room 교실 class room, 대기실 waiting room~ when im in beginner level thats the way i remembering the words lol

[@TisDeKenny]

I'm cool :)

[@JungkookxEuphoria.770]

I just learning Korean for bts 💜💜💜💜💜

[@meowBlitz]

내가 이걸 왜 보는거지

[@Jadashobbies]

Learning Korean in 2024

[@MiuMiu_Wony]

First

[@raenter]

저는 멋있이에요? I'm still learning.

[@anistaru_]

멋있어요 👌 cool

[@raenter]

@@anistaru_ Thank you! I had a feeling I was putting too many syllables in there.

[@anistaru_]

@@raenter lol its okay keep it up with your study 화이팅 fighting💪 you can do it 할 수 있어요 😁

[@raenter]

@@anistaru_ 감사합니다!

[@paulwalther5237]

Way down the list: And if you are a masochist, you must learn Korean. 2200 hours = 2200 quality hours 😥