Korean Teachers Give Tips On How To Learn Korean Faster

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[@Squidmoto3]

One thing to remember if you feel embarrassed about talking in Korean is that when you hear people trying to speak English (or anything language), you think it's cute and you respect their effort. It's not embarrassing to try and improve at something

[@Ipromiseyounobodyismad]

I definitely don’t think its cute when people try to speak English..

[@JB-kr3xz]

This is true, I always feel like I’m just excited that they can even do what they can. It’s inspired me to try to learn Korean

[@zephyr7484]

Unless you're talking to French people, they don't value your efforts at all lmao

[@cherrysIushie]

Good point

[@Marcusultimate]

Yes

[@koreanmorning]

It’s Morning from the interview! I had so much fun during the interview. 한국어 공부 힘내세요🇰🇷💪

[@agent5k]

awesome! can’t wait to start my journey!

[@KExplorer]

Thanks morning for helping out :) I’m sure your input will help a lot of Korean learners

[@Ima_Virgin_69]

​@@KExploreryou look like a teenage Michael Jackson

[@albandary6935]

Girl I recognized you from the first glance❤

[@DianaLee-l2n]

@@KExploreryou hypocrite!! Show your true self

[@cake.learnkorean]

00:25 03:32 Hey it's Cake! Thank you, Jerry, for this fun interview! We are proceeding a lot of enjoyable contents for Korean learners so keep an eye on us! 👍

[@Meena-g1b]

Hi, please what app do u teach Korean on?

[@tulipplays4482]

@@Meena-g1bits called cake

[@Ranee9719]

The teacher that said to record yourself and listen to it. That's exactly what I tell my students/ friends who ask me how to learn English / Korean. It's what I did to get natural pronunciation. I hate listening to my voice, but it's the thing that helped me the most. Writing a diary also helped a lot.

[@9y2bgy]

As a retired teacher I can see specifically the two ladies who taught Korean for 5 years and 13 years respectively come across as teachers through and through. It is in a way a kind of performance when you teach. The 5 year teacher especially seemed to deliberately use complete sentences with consistent endings without a lot of conjunctions to make the content easier to understand for non-Korean speakers. She would most likely speak that way in her class. I thought she made it a point to conduct her interview with foreigners learning Korean in mind. The 13 year teacher made an excellent point about input-output dynamics. Focusing on grammar and vocab does not make a person speak the language well. Those are just inputs. Ironically this is also why Koreans aren't fluent in English even though they take it throughout their school life.

[@hannasizemore8028]

I did find the 5-year teacher particularly easy to understand. I'm still so slow. 😂

[@anawatl28]

Definitely agree with the woman who said people tend to dissect every word. It’s exactly what I use to do and sometimes still do. It’s a hard habit to break.

[@girlgeneration2571]

Omg all my fav Korean Teachers in one video ❤ They are really good at teaching and their content are helpful 🎉

[@Sotanath86q]

The notion that moving to Korea helps you learn Korean is a bit of a myth tbh. It's easy to end up in an English bubble and barely learn how to talk. If your Korean is weak then Koreans will just speak English to you (they also want to practice, and have usually studied a lot more), or they just give up trying to talk to you if they have no English, then you don't get good practice. Without consistent study and a good tutor I think it's very difficult to learn simply by living here. The grammar patterns don't directly match too, so learning by absorption through dramas/RL interactions doesn't work well either without lots of study and memorization.

[@joeboxerrr]

meh, obviously booking a one way flight to Incheon isn't gonna teach you the language. but it goes for any country. immersion and real effort is the best way. the video goes over other methods

[@vipkonic8693]

I started off with TTMIK like the first 3 series. From there, I listen to common phrases in KZbin on my 1 hour commute to work. Once i master that I move on to another. I also watch a lot of variety show because to one of the points made, you hear natural conversational korean. I will now start taking a Korean class. Each class is 10 weeks and theres like 12 of them. My hope is to dramatically improve on my conversational Korean by the time I return in two years

[@Chrislw35]

As someone who is just starting out, I really appreciate the information provided here. Thank you!

[@B.ELLAMusic]

I am so thankful that I bought books from TTMIK. I have been studying for 2 years and even tho I’m still slow in learning… I remember what Felix from SKZ mentioned that not everyone learns a new language in the same pace! I’m also excited to say I’m moving to SK so I’ll get opportunities to listen to Korean often! ❤

[@epicexplorations-q1e]

You're moving,I also wish I could buy their books

[@juranotes]

so lucky ㅠㅠ

[@665Iron]

Very insightful video man!

[@solidsnake2085]

I've been studying Korean for 90 days now. I'm using a mix of Rocket Korean, TTMIK books, anki flashcards, and Kpop. I live in the Denver area and in the city of Aurora we have a large Korean population. I try to use as much as I can, sometimes it's a little bit stressful but as long as you keep trying it gets easier!

[@morethan_Korean]

I love Korean ❤ let's learn Korean together 😊 🇰🇷

[@ggarzagarcia]

모닝선생님 !❤😊 Good job to interview her, bro. She’s really a gem 💎 in learning Korean

[@Camilles_pov]

thanks for making this video! super helpful. also hey its the guy from TTMIK!

[@JB-kr3xz]

I love these tips because I was literally saying to myself that I should start a dairy and record myself 😓. Though I hate hearing myself

[@vipkonic8693]

When I was just in Korea a few weeks ago, I went into with the mentality of “look I have the same knowledge of Korean that maybe 2-3 year olds have- enough to communicate my needs and understand some basic things. My grammar may not be perfect but they understood me and maybe appreciate my effort”

[@Kikamim7]

Thank you all k- teachers

[@noneed8468]

the teacher of 5 years is so beautiful and seems really cheerful

[@lia_choiiii]

8:02 Learn what’s the CHUNK expression (like the example -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요) and what comes separate! It was so fun interviewing! I hope it helps 인터뷰 재미있었어요! 도움이 되었으면 좋겠네요 🤍

[@KExplorer]

Thanks for helping out. I’m sure it’ll really help a lot of Korean learners including myself

[@paolapaynee]

Really cute how Morning recommended another wbsite besides her own KZbin channel hehe. I watch all the teachers and I love them all! Thank you, Jerry, for the content you upload to your channel!

[@sweetsoldier5]

I'm swedish and have been watching korean tv shows over 15 years and I know a few phrases but not alot 😅 this year I decided I'm gonna try to learn the language by repeating what they say and not just read the subtitles but it gets difficult when I get bored about repeating what they say and I just want to focus on what is happening in the show..but I will keep trying, I want to learn so I don't have to use subtitles

[@MadeleineMedia16]

Lär du dig bara genom att titta på kdramas eller pluggar du grammatik/ord o har lektioner också? 🤗

[@sweetsoldier5]

@@MadeleineMedia16 bara genom att titta på serier för tillfället, men när jag har motivationen till ska jag lära mig ord osv via språkapp då det är gratis 🙏👍😊

[@sweetsoldier5]

@@MadeleineMedia16 just nu tittar jag bara på serier och filmer men när jag känner mig mera motiverad så är planen att lära mig genom att använda språkapp också 🙏👍😊

[@miraeja]

1:15 reminds me of my favorite teachers in high school. perfect personality and very kind. grew up in sk

[@Angel12-mm3vw]

This is very helpful thank you so much. It'll definitely help speed up my learning process

[@bsxtbsxt2350]

많이 도와줬어요!!!

[@mrsvanessahicks]

These were great questions

[@annakateSD]

Ohhh 승완! He's my favorite!!! How do you always get the best people on your channel?

[@akolakol1]

3:32 This girl has a valid point, I’ve been learning Korean for about 2 months and I’ve been watching kdramas recently. Watching these shows in Korean has really helped with my listening skills and vocabulary overall.

[@ethansalgado5382]

How’s your progress after another 2 months. I’m on day 6 and my vocab recognition is off. I added listening practice on day 4

[@akolakol1]

@@ethansalgado5382 An update on learning. It’s been about 5 months about to hit 6 months and I’ve really improved with reading, listening, and speaking. Currently I really need to practice more on my writing and grammar.

[@akolakol1]

@@ethansalgado5382It’s been about 5 months about to hit 6 months. I’ve really improved with my listening, reading, and speaking skills, but my writing and grammar is wonky, but I’m still studying. I plan on ordering books to help me as well.

[@monickdbpad]

So helpful!!! 감사합니다 ✨

[@josezucchi2344]

See this funny "Talk to me in Korean" 's teacher shy, is just amazing ㅎㅎㅎ

[@TOMANDJERRYRAN2GETHE]

I tried the language exchange apps, but I found more people wanting to speak English with me instead of Korean. I may get a tutor in the fall.

[@laterlater8348]

from hip hop to formal wear . nice going Jerry

[@felicity7841]

I really hope this comment isn’t taken negatively because that’s not my intention, but I do have to say that it is quite hard to learn a language when you don’t really have an opportunity to practice. Even when you learn with a tutor, there’s only so much that you and that tutor can do together because at the end of the day they’re only your teacher and are being paid for that service of teaching you, and afterwards you can’t really have any interactions with them or really practice outside of that environment. it’s also very hard to practice with others because usually they just want to practice English and don’t really practice Korean with you, and I’m speaking out of experience unfortunately. I started studying and worked really hard for two years, and during that whole time I couldn’t find one single person that would practice with me besides my teacher no matter how much I tried, and so it was very discouraging. Unfortunately dramas are not the answer, because yes they do help you learn but if you don’t actively practice with someone there’s no way to really advance especially with such a difficult language where you need so much interaction with people. I’m not discouraging anyone from learning, I believe that Korean is a beautiful language. My advice is though before you jump into this, make sure that you’re going to have a support system and that you’ll be able to use it and have people who can help you to practice. Because if not it’s going to be very difficult!

[@steverogers9453]

You and me both lol. As a Korean language learner, I'm going through this same issue as you're going with. I've been studying for 2 years and I feel like I haven't gone anywhere which feels very discouraging. I also have a Korean teacher, too. I think a lot of it is because of my studying wasn't effective enough. One of the major issues I had when learning this language is that I only focused on a single book as a main resource. And I realized you can't progress that way. Another issue is that I worry too much of my pronunciation habits and try to sound perfect. All of that is wasting time. So it's better to focus on the language first and work on intonations later after you get comfortable in speaking Korean. But I would say this: I learned WAY more this year than I did last year. And this is because I changed my study habits. I started getting better by just translating things what I do in my daily life and not relying on a book to do it for me. Looking up grammar for my daily life. The problem with beginner books is that they don't teach enough grammar. The book I'm reading is only like 2 grammar for each chapter. And I don't think that's effective. I would also study phrases from podcasts and other resources so my ears get used to the input. And when I do that, I would ask each question on each sentence and pretend that the Korean person is speaking to mejust so I can learn to converse naturally with Korean natives. I've done this and my conversation with my teacher improved tremendously to where even she noticed. Lastly since it's hard to find a native Korean person to practice with, I highly recommend HelloTalk. I started using it for a week and I'm chatting with Korean English learners and I learned so much from them. I'm also noticing some common grammatical patterns they're using that the book I used to use doesn't have it covered. It's amazing. Not only this, but I've been writing notes on what they're saying and adding the grammar and vocabs to my list so I can use it with them. Today, I've been writing out some Korean sentences from what I learned from chatting with Korean natives

[@BlissfulForever888]

I’ve been using ChatGPT as a Korean tutor and conversation partner

[@BlissfulForever888]

Pimsleur method is what I also use now to help me with speaking Korean

[@Sach7171]

@@steverogers9453 Can you tell in briefly like what you learn and how much time a day you spend in korean study. It will surely give me idea how i can improve it because my korean is really bad and i ve been studying for almost 2 years and my sentence making is not improving .So can you tell me more about it please.

[@felicity7841]

@@steverogers9453 I think it’s great everything that you are doing and all the effort that you are putting into learning this language, especially with the limited opportunities to practice with natives. The thing is, it’s very hard to find language exchange partners in general, because usually the exchange never really turns out being fair. Usually just one side helping and the other doesn’t really want to, and the few times I’ve tried doing that on HelloTalk or any other apps with Korean, I’m usually just helping with English but when I ask them to exchange Korean for a few minutes that’s when it gets very difficult. Usually if it’s just about asking them for a few words or grammar rules you can get an answer, but when you want to get more conversational and just keep the conversation for a little while in Korean, they want to go back to English and it’s really difficult that way because it limits you from practicing. I understand that everybody wants to practice their language, and I’m happy they want to practice English, but the reason why it’s a language exchange it’s because it has to go both ways. But I’m happy you’ve been able to have some success on those apps and I really wish you the best on your language learning journey.

[@ledgerunner]

LOL just nonchalantly having 승환 from TTMIK that’s wild

[@levonlee2520]

Learning a language is like beating a video game. You progress at your level of commitment. As you defeat the mini-bosses after many respawns you progress. Stop on your journey to enjoy the moment, the beauty around you, and the side missions. It is a long game and a short game at the same time. Either single player or team is just fine. Appreciate the knowledge shared by NPCs. : )

[@ritchieb1612]

really informative!!

[@CaptCanuck4444]

This guy is the most stylish man in Korea.

[@1sharryb]

I have been learning Korean language for 3 yrs, just DNT have any one here to talk with.

[@Dionysus999]

There is korean people online on apps who probably wouldn't mind a conversation, they usually want to practice English so it can be an exchange of learning

[@annakateSD]

I've had good luck with HelloTalk (just be prepared to ignore all the people treating it like a dating app), I made a good friend and found several people to practice with

[@NupeAtl]

That lack of eye contact gives me the ick.

[@CustomCooperOnEtsy]

Zero eye contact 😅

[@JR-ju3kj]

I noticed that, too.

[@1sharryb]

I love Korean language. Hangul

[@melty2]

I am so bad at listening because Korean speakers speak too fast! (I’m just a beginner). Are there any platforms/apps where I can slow down the playback speed so I can listen?

[@dape7714]

Which camera do you use?

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

0:39 Had no idea Jihyo is teaching Korean. 😂

[@Kokoa3921]

TTMIK❤

[@Argenlovecorea]

En el minuto 1:12 aparece mi Morning 모닝 - Korean Teacher favorita!! 귀여워!!!

[@kmwilliam186]

❤❤❤❤

[@AngeloLuces]

Is it Seungwan? the guy wearing grey polo

[@LilyAlcee]

Isn't that first guy the TTMIK guy?

[@LaGantoise]

What's left for learning a language if you shouldn't focus too much on grammar and vocabulary? 😅 Apps and selfstudying don't work for me. I need to sit in a classroom for several hours where I DO have to learn and pay attention. I envy the k-pop idols who are from a different country and get to learn Hangeul realy fast.

[@MadeleineMedia16]

The thingnis, of course you should focus on grammar and vocabulary, but they mean that some people only focus on that and don't try to speak. So when they do speak might sound unnatural. A tip is to try iTalki, that helped me a lot before I went to Korea to study. Think you can take group classes there too

[@hassansalihi5045]

When you want to learn a new language, you should not ask native speakers how to learn that language. They learned that language naturally. You should ask those language learners who already passed this difficult path and got fluent in that language. Only they understand the difficulties of passing this path and they know how to overcome these difficulties. So there is no point in making and watching this kind of clips

[@Cxs1a3]

But usually the people that you're talking about are not fluent enough to have the authority to tell others how it's done.

[@hassansalihi5045]

@@Cxs1a3 you didn't get my point. Native speakers learn their language naturally from their childhood without being worried about vocabularies and grammar rules. The way they are learning their language is totally different than other people who come from another country. This is not my opinion. This is what linguistics say about learning a new language.

[@Cxs1a3]

I got your point, you didn't get my point, if you're not a native speaker, people usually don't see you as a credible source of advice.

[@hassansalihi5045]

@@Cxs1a3 that's why linguistics mentioned this point. Your point is a common sense that everyone feels.

[@rillago5705]

​@@hassansalihi5045 i definitely agree that that's i wanted to say that

[@MagiePolyn-ro2sk]

I'm learning korean, can i get a friend here. please.

[@noneed8468]

Can you make a video asking koreans who have travelled abroad if they have suffered racism themselves, how they felt, did it impact their views on the country or people and did they then have empathy for others who suffer racism please?

[@NikkaPleeease]

I’d marry that intro girl in a heartbeat!! Nahhh… Less! 💍

[@JustaNobody-j8x]

Learning another language would be my latest way to distract myself from this meaningless existence. But then again, if I’m going to be misunderstood, it might as well be in a different language.

[@beast_o4201]

Yikes, find a purpose.

[@kateharrison3513]

Don't say that, your existence is not meaningless! Don’t be too hard on yourself. Learning a new language is a great way to meet new people and find new opportunities.

[@samalazh]

😍😍😍❤

[@craigiefconcert6493]

You need to have a good base fluency to be able to follow dramas or movies or tv shows. I just watch them with subtitles. You can’t follow both subtitles and what’s being said in Korean. It’s not helpful for learning, other than just passively hearing some Korean. Also, just being in Korea isn’t helpful. I’m in Korea now and when I go out I don’t have enough Korean to talk much to anyone. I will say though that at least this year I can read Hangul very slowly whereas last year not at all. I have been married to a Korean lady for ten years and speak very little. I just haven’t made the effort. Now I’m trying but I need to build a structured discipline. Kudos to the teachers who mentioned that. 감사합니다 선생님들이!

[@ayeshadances5908]

What is the name of the teacher who was teaching for 13 years?

[@Kellergo]

I think finding some confidence in reading and listening is quite important before worrying much about speaking and writting. Something that helped me a lot (everyone works different) was: - Find a korean beginner podcast that has a pdf transcript - (optional step) Print out the pdf transcript, so you can stand up and walk around while reading it and also make some notes on difficult words (try to avoid using english on it) - Listen to the podcast here to get a grasp of the pronounciation (while reading along) - Read out loud this transcript for multiple days. The first time, try to do some research regarding vocabs and grammar, but afterwards just focus on reading and understanding. - After some days listen to the podcast without reading the text and focus on listening. You will notice that you will struggle understanding it in the beginning (fast pace and pronounciation) but over time you get used to the speaking patterns It is also kinda important that you don't do this on one single podcast episode. Do this with multiple episodes and iterate over them a bit. You will feel more comfortable listening over time, learn about different topics and I guess it will give you some motivation to continue working on it. You will be fine :)

[@hannasizemore8028]

Do you have specific podcast recommendations? I've mostly used Spounge Mind and some of the TTMIK podcasts, but I've had some trouble matching content to my level and I haven't been very systematic. I'm trying to improve that now.

[@Kellergo]

@@hannasizemore8028 I really like 최수수's podcast, she also has a downloadable written version of the podcast you can download and print out: www.youtube.com/@choisusu

[@hannasizemore8028]

@@Kellergo Thank you!!

[@manman9812]

Bro habit is mewing fosho😹🙏

[@theGuyYouKnow007]

I think can learn speaking 👌 but the writing aspect 😢😂

[@scyibp07107]

저는 한국어 공부있어요 한국 사람 있어요? 친구 해도돼요?

[@jl909-nr5vx]

Yo cuh how it ills?

[@luxhairaffairriches2373]

I listen to KPop music since 2015 look at K Dramas daily and tried self study courses all since 2015 and all I can say comfortable is hello and Thank You!!😢

[@SD-zn6uy]

How are they all 10/10s??

[@Johanneslol11]

This is so sad to see. I save most of my money. My wife does not work but we don’t have children, animals or plants to. I am busy paying off my student loans while also saving as much as I can. I am trying to make as much investing as I can just for being able to keep my head above the water for the rest of my life. The best tip I can give is look at your expensives and also try to lower for example your gas bills and so by buying a small Solar panel and isolating the house.

[@ubu7571]

is this comment video related?

[@celesteaible-fi5dc]

why learn korean? what's the point?

[@MadeleineMedia16]

A lot. But if you don't have any interest in Korea then sure.

[@JR-ju3kj]

If you live in Korea or if you are planning on moving there, I would imagine that it would be helpful. Even if you have an interest in learning about different cultures, it could be a good idea.

[@xenonmob]

absolute smokeshow 0:01