q&a || ~EmBaRraSSing~ korean mistakes? is korean hard? finding time to study?

[@orangejournal-8837]

Ah my most embarrassing language moment is sending a personalized friend request in Mandarin to some of my boyfriends friends but accidentally using the wrong character in his name so I basically just called him 'Learning King' and now his friends call him that as a joke so every time I hear that I get very embarrassed but slightly amused haha

[@NataliaGarza]

OMG ahahaha that's kinda cute though~

[@akane_-td3mq]

Bro that’s so cute 🤣

[@bridget4212]

"I know someone who became conversational after 3 months...rude" LMAO I just passed 1.5 years and I feel that. My listening is advanced but my other skills are much further behind and speaking is the worst. Because my priority has been understanding Korean media, particularly KPOP content so I have invested the most time in my listening skills.

[@NataliaGarza]

LOL He's really good at learning languages... again rude HAHA but I think he tends to put more emphasis on speaking than other skills. But same~ I'm more concerned about learning to read and understand academic Korean for grad school than learning how to speak about random things haha I'm having to play catch up now, but that's okay haha

[@bridget4212]

@@NataliaGarza haha exactly! I have gotten to the point where I can understand a lot of media without subs (like RUN BTS LOL) so now I need to catch my other skills up. I have been learning Korean as a hobby but I am starting to look at it in terms of professional use so I definitely need to start catching everything up. But I am likely still looking at a timeframe in years so I have time haha

[@mochibam]

Omg I told my teacher “쉬하고 싶어요” (I want to pee) instead of “쉬고 싶어요” (I want to rest) and have used 쉬하다 (to pee) instead of 쉬다 (to rest) many times... ㅜ

[@NataliaGarza]

OMG THATS HILARIOUS! 😂😂 I say that I need to pee all the time in English when I’m with friends or family, so you just taught me something valuable 😂😂

[@dorapetrovic]

Regarding the whole "do you believe you'll reach the level of fluency you want and are you worried how long it'll take" topic, I'm surprisingly chill when it comes to that. Maybe it's the fact that Korean is the first language that I started to learn entirely of my own volition (rather than it being dictated by the school curriculum), so I don't see it as a skill that needs to be mastered in an x amount of time. It's first and foremost a hobby that's supposed to make me happy, and since I have the freedom to set my own pace and expectations (and there's no one grading me), I don't see the point in putting a lot of pressure on myself. I didn't go through 16 years of formal education just to make learning stressful on my own hahaha no thank you.

[@KochijaLanguageDiary]

I think while practicing Korean the most embarrassing thing so far wasn't something I said but probably just all the 30 second long "어ㅓㅓㅓ... 음ㅁㅁㅁㅁㅁ ummmm"-filled breaks when I just can't think of how to say something 😂

[@SofiInspired]

You are an inspiration! Ugh I wish you offered tutoring sessions cause I would so pay for you to be my teacher! hahaha sending support xoxo

[@NataliaGarza]

Maybe one day! haha

[@TiyaMak718]

@@NataliaGarza waiting

[@adriannamartin5992]

The pink lenses don’t look bad. Your eyes just look like a light brown. I already watched this video. Watching again because it’s great background noise when I work. Your voice is very soothing. 😌

[@calmontes651]

In Korean pronunciation there are many adjustments. The Korean pronunciation book “The Sounds of Korean” mentions in page 95, the adjustment “Weakening of ㅌ and ㅊ” In this specific case when flower is followed by the suffix 을, this happens: 꽃을 which we might think is pronounced [꼬츨] becomes [꼬슬]. This book catapulted my listening and comprehension. It has a link to download the mp3 audios. I totally recommend this book. I’m surprised people are not recommending this book all over the internet. My textbook teaches 3 adjustments, but I kept missing my pronunciation of various words, so I bought a paper dictionary that mentioned 8, that’s when I said wait a minute, let me figure out what I should be trying to identify when I listen. this book has 15 adjustments + tons of practice exercises. Love it!!!

[@alrightisabelle]

I miss actively studying and this is just what I needed tbh. Just affirmations and answers from questions I never rlly asked myself. You're my favourite Korean studygram/KZbin you were also the first person in the language community i became friends with! I still treasure the gifts from 2 years ago and I rlly wish I could meet u to thank u for everything just the initial push to make me START learning, the constant motivation, and now you're rekindling my drive hahaha. Will ALWAYS be your fan and friend !!!! 💜💜💜

[@alrightisabelle]

Also the lenses look great on you !!

[@psychoticdolphin4461]

Thank you for posting love your videos!💜 also you look very good in pink contacts!

[@NataliaGarza]

LOL thanks~ I don't think I'll wear them again ahaha

[@psychoticdolphin4461]

@@NataliaGarza you should!!!😄😁

[@psychoticdolphin4461]

@@NataliaGarza thank you for the heart!!💜💜💜

[@froggybobaa4449]

안 녕 ! Thank you for helping me I’m going to Korea soon after covid slows down so you helped me a lot with learning

[@SofiInspired]

Oh my gosh congrats!!! 🎉 can’t wait for my trip 👏🏼👏🏼

[@froggybobaa4449]

@@SofiInspired to you too !

[@ylvagothe4618]

You are so right about hellotalk.. normally you just meet some short term friends there but let me tell you you an be lucky some times.. I actually met my husband through hellotalk and also one of my best friends! To anyone I recommend choosing profiles that look a little less out there.. this way I met some awesome people.. :)

[@yalou0933]

thank you so muuuch for your videos I want to learn korean like you, it's been 3 years I started korean and I have a looot of things that I don't stutied yes ( soory fo my english I'm french) I have 17 years old and I want to go to korea I'm so excited do be fluent like you !!!!

[@izzabellemanuel8543]

I only use hello talk to ask people about a particle i'm confused with i got tired messaging people there and ending up not being able to talk to them bacause of the passive convos.

[@evacoutinho3022]

Very helpful video and the comments about prioritizing was on point!!!! It really helps me to keep a balanced perspective about language learning while juggling other life responsibilities!

[@hithere207]

i actually have 3 friends from hellotalk who are my best friends now :0 we call every day and i have met one of them. with the others we send letters and packages to each other and its really awesome!!!! but i agree there are some weird people on language exchange apps and most conversations end up going nowhere lol

[@skypie2083]

I wanna make some language learning friends but I get so scared to use those apps 😭

[@hithere207]

@@skypie2083 ohh dont be scared!! most people are so nice and everyone says 한국말 잘 하시네요! when you type 안녕하세요 😂

[@corgisrule21]

If you’re into instant gratification, maybe learning a language will be very trying for you 😂 Also, when people say they don’t have t8me for something (and I’m talking to myself here as well😂), that’s usually a crock. 99% of the time we make time for what we actually care about: a half hour long show, a trip to Starbucks, a long phone call, working out, etc. I used to say i didn’t have time to work out, but i could tell you what was on the last episode of whatever show i liked. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 I wanted to give up all the time, but i won’t learn it that way so here we are 😂

[@maddie7068]

I think you're awesome and you should be proud of yourself

[@anannawajiha7263]

Where can I learn new words and phrases or even grammar points from?? (Learning korean). I usually pick up words from k-drama, songs, google or from Pinterest..so any good option? Please let me know..🥺

[@rainypanda8775]

Lol I never even noticed the contact lenses Omg thanks for the QNA Your intro is so cute and lively 💗💖

[@mo.mwasongwe]

The contacts look fine, I didn't really notice until you mentioned it 😅😂

[@NataliaGarza]

Late, but thank you ahaha

[@magen-4553]

watching your videos is always the highlight of my week😭🤎 p.s. your contacts are so cute !! don’t worry !

[@NataliaGarza]

Late, but thank you haha

[@izzabellemanuel8543]

I could relate with what you said where i don't get difficulties understanding how a specific particle is used but kinda felt that i don't have get some progreas cause my vocabulary is limited.

[@lumin9422]

Duda the Contacts look so cute! Also I’m kinda scared that people will think I’m a koreaboo for learning Korean etc, but I find it kinda cringe when I say small sentences that are like the basic kdrama words, how do I kinda get over that part?

[@greicyl5757]

Why is KZbin notifying me a day late?!?

[@skypie2083]

I just started Studying Korean (Hunguel) and Spanish and it’d be so cool to have some motivation buddies when learning a new language 😌 I don’t think I’m ready to talk to native speakers lol .

[@aalizahkendricks2354]

I’m learning Korean and I tried to learn Spanish but I could find anything to learn with so I just stuck with Korean and Chinese

[@skypie2083]

@@aalizahkendricks2354Okay so for the Spanish I got you , Theres not as much resource like Korean so you have to really look , so far I don’t have any specific websites I use but there are a ton a free online sites that I use to get help with my questions concerning Spanish ( some Reddit forums are good , bussu and Duolingo are great apps ) okay now as far as Spanish KZbinrs there’s..(Butterfly Spanish, Lingo learner , teacher Catalina Spanish teacher , ) those are the main Spanish KZbinrs I watch , they are really helpful and well explained . Hope this helped and if you have any other questions just lemme know :)

[@aalizahkendricks2354]

@@skypie2083 thank you

[@itsafrikah2594]

I'm learning Korean and Spanish too! Although I'm embarrassed whenever I speak Spanish because my mom is Spanish and like what if I say something wrong.

[@skypie2083]

@@itsafrikah2594 Ahh i totally felt that , my mom isn’t fluent tho so it’s not to much pressure 😂 Would you like to be study buddies lol ?

[@prarthanasamuel8658]

You look the best with your bangs!

[@NataliaGarza]

thanks~

[@PumpkinMozie]

The beheading at the Han River omg 😂😂😂

[@claire653]

you inspire me!💗

[@kimguti7735]

ㅎㅅㅎ 잘 보고가욤! 나탈리아가 언어 고수인 것 같아여..

[@FarzanasLaw]

REALLY GOOD VIDEO!!!!

[@NataliaGarza]

Glad you enjoyed it~!

[@_wuzzlwuzzlhowler_4887]

The contacts look totally cute!

[@NataliaGarza]

Late, but thank you ahaha

[@elinaerke4209]

I think that you look good with Pink contacts. 😊😊

[@NataliaGarza]

Awww thank you~ I'll consider wearing them or other pink lenses again haha

[@elinaerke4209]

Yessss😍😍haha

[@AestheticTimer]

안녕하세요, 안녕하세유, 안녕하세용,

[@yurisenglishdiary]

꽃 을..^^ 꼬츨^^ 훌륭하십니다.

[@SushiSisters]

Early~....I think I'm first.😲

[@NataliaGarza]

Yes, you are! lol

[@SushiSisters]

@@NataliaGarza ahhh tysm! I actually started learning Korean several months ago and your videos are just so funny and motivating so tysm!🥺💕

[@farawaylog2969]

I find my issue to be vocabulary too. I could conjugate verbs easily but finishing up the sentence with the words I actually want to say....nope

[@P.Sangrit]

0:44 what do you think? I think you're beautiful. >

[@Alena-cq1ze]

Wait, what was the correct and incorrect way of saying 꽃을 then? I need to know lol

[@kalafiorowazziemniakamiika6757]

me too! now I'm scared I pronounce it incorrectly ㅠㅠ

[@sm00re2]

@@kalafiorowazziemniakamiika6757 I don't actually know but I'm assuming 꼬츨 sounds alot like 고추 which is a chili pepper ( but also slang for the male peepee ) I'm actually wondering myself if that's what he heard, or it's something else lol so I came to the comments to see if anyone asked... also, it's 꼬츨 like she assumed but koreans often pronounce it as 꼬슬 (which is maybe what he told her?) same for 꽃이 (꼬치) often being pronounced as 꼬시 instead :)

[@lilyraimey3499]

Okaayyy, but what the CORRECT WAY of saying 돛을???

[@yugelmydelacruzalmonte123]

Your contacts look brown