How Hard Is It to Learn Korean? | 한국어가 배우기 어려운 이유
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Korean is considered to be one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn as an English speaker. But I wanted to know what Koreans thought about learning their own language. The two questions that I asked them specifically were these: “한국어가 배우기 어려운 언어라고 생각하세요?” (“Is Korean a difficult language to learn?”), and “한국어를 배우는 사람들에게 응원의 말 부탁 드릴게요.” (“Any words of encouragement for people who are learning Korean?”).
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"So i flew to korea to ask them" lol
Indie I laughed at that part too 😂
Lmao
Yeah, so funny
Lol your profile pic and ur comment though😂😂
I wish I could do that xD
For me, learning Korean is difficult only because my study habits haven't been very consistent and I overthink a lot when an opportunity to use Korean comes up.
laXrockera691 this is so me 😂
Me too... I hate messing up, N I think I speak it using an Apache accent, like how I would speak Apache... lol... I just have a door that I can't pass...
laXrockera691 same. Korean is actually pretty easy
tiffany mcdonald I agree! It's only as hard as you make it out to be. 😊
That's me. Then I get anxiety when I want to use it, and forget everything. ㅠㅠ
for me the alphabet itself is easy to learn but the actual words are hard to learn the meaning behind
ManSAE mANsae MaNsae yeh true
Same for me :)
I learnt the alphabet in 30 minutes. Can easily recall all of the symbols.
베우다 한국아!!!
youractualhope j freaking hope I learnt the alphabets in less than a day. Then I moved on to adjectives and I'm like *nope*
To me the hardest part BY FAR is thinking in another language. If you keep thinking in your language & then try to translate all of that, expressing yourself takes way much longer, but if you think directly in korean then you're pretty much already there.
daegvboy Right. English is my second language and now I'm mostly thinking English and talking to myself in English. When I noticed it, I knew I've learned well and that I'm good at it
yes! just forget your language as much as you can when you start translating things or finding the meaning of that things.. it's more like learn like a baby
ah yes the joy of being bilingual- i can't speak my 2nd language fluently enough and i'm also forgetting my native language in the process of learning the 2nd one ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
But I'm like how do I think in a language I don't even know. Haha I gotta learn some more vocabulary.
daegvboy I'm only a month or so in but I'm studying very hard and doing a lot of immersion through films and music. I probably hear more words in Korean per day some days than English. I almost said hello in Korean to a bus driver the other day and my brain feels a bit confused some days!
The most frustrating part for me is when I understand every word but the sentence doesn't make a sense to me because the grammar and the sentence structure makes me feel dizzy seriously 😂
I have this problem too
Same.
Yes yes yes
Mrs Black yeah right its so annoying when you read the translation and think:
Well... I could have figured that out as well but why brain wont u use all the stufd u learned
_Jxsmin_ Exactly ahah 😄
Learning how to read Korean is easy. Knowing the suffixes is easy. But with any language, it's just getting a larger vocabulary and learning to think fast enough to use the things you know.
Really?
i though it was easy until a korean spoke to me. i could say stuff but did not have any idea what they was saying
words are short, but hard to remember, because there're no associations with european words (it's much easier to learn french or german if you already know english, because many words are either similar or easy to guess)
Helga Seele some Korean words sound similar to Chinese or the Chinese dialect so sometimes I can guess but it's not always right tho hahahha(not that my Chinese is that good tho...)
The words are short and also very similar too each other, it's too difficult to remember them to me
but there are some associations with english words, im not sure if it's correct by my korean friend often says like "sexci" when she speaks korean and says sexy, idk they sound quite similar! in k-dramas i often hear very very similar words to english words but i definitely agree as an english speaker it would be easier to speak something that has a lot more english (:
It all depends on your background
Helga Seele Well, I am studying Korean, and I'm Mexican. So I think is easier if you know English and Spanish, 'cause the word structure is similar to english but the sounds of the letters is the same as spanish, and some korean words sound like english or spanish words.... It becomes easier if you know another similar lenguage
To me personally, the hardest part about learning korean is being stucked about the formal and informal words. i am afraid that ill get misunderstood as rude if i use informal words unintentionally
Always use formal and you can’t go wrong better safe than sorry
Koakoa45. Better safe than sorry? If you're using formal all the time, you will sound unnatural and petulant.
It's not that difficult.
Omg yes, that's really hard for me to remember
formal>informal
감사합니다>감사해요
진지>밥
주무시다>자다
잡수시다>드시다>먹다
I'm korean... and I think formal words could be hard to english. I recommend to use formal words to everyone when you come to korea. It is not so unnatural when you use formal language to everyone.
It's hell of a language, but at least it looks easier than Japanese ehehe
Elisa Risconti it does look easier but actually Korean grammar is more difficult. The only difficult part about Japanese is the kanji.
Miahi Untu I self-studied hiragana and katakana a couple of years ago and I learnt it well, but I started with Kanji I was like "uh no". I find Korean easier in that aspect cause I have no good memory lol
Mihai Untu that's not true. japanese grammar can be a little easier but it does have a lot of particles and verbs endings that other languages don't have. the grammar difficulty levels are almost the same.
oi compared to Korean its easier. Here's an example. To modify nouns with a preceding verb, in Korean you have to make special conjugations (고기 먹는 친구) but in Japanese its just the plain conjugations, no new ones (肉を食べる友達). Its like 고기 먹어 친구.
it might be easier but i don´t think it´s fair to say the only difficult part ofjapanese is kanji. A language can be diffcult to some people and easy to others. it also depends on the languages you already now.
Hangeul=easy
Korean=difficult
That’s right.
Agreed
Well said.
Exactly
I think it's difficult because I don't live in Korea n I have no Korean friends so I have no one to correct or talk to in Korean so it's hard to learn in that sense. Also there r exams so I have to concentrate ln that more so it's harder to find time for Korean n also I'm already flunking my Chinese(I'm Chinese) but my English is ok(I speak English more than I speak Chinese)
Elle Goh same
Elle Goh that's exactly what I'm going through no Korean friends or Korean connection and it's a lot harder
Elle Goh download an app called HelloTalk. It connects you with native speakers.
Try going to korea for a language program or staying there for a couple of months. It may be expensive but its the fastest way to master the language. You should learn the basics as much as possible before going.
Its defficult because im still study korean until now around 9 months but not totally every day,,,how to do?
It's quite easy because it's something really logical with rare exceptions but it's also quite difficult because we have too learn a lot of vocabulary (cause there's no common roots with any language) and there are all lot of particules even if, when we know each of them, they are quite easy to use
???no common roots with any language??? There are a lot of common roots with eastern Asian languages.
Even though there are some similarities between korean and english I am totally with you the vocab is the hardest part
Learning Korean is kind of mixed for me. It can be difficult or at times easy. I think it really depends with how someone studies and what they do to practice it. I'd say it's an easy language compared to others.
Korean is one of the hardest languages compared to others. Korean Japanese Chinese Arabic are considered the hardest languages. So try learning Spanish after learning Korean and see how easy it is.
@@anamira2908 Spanish is one of the most harderst language. Lol xd (sorry for my English :v)
@@reynaweekend896 Spanish is one of the easiest languages for native English speakers
I agree. It's much easier than Chinese or Arabic for example. In terms of reading and writing, it's easier than Japanese although learning to speak and comprehend Japanese is easier imo.
Ana Mira I speak Arabic , Korean is easier than Arabic tbh :)
As a foreigner who has been learning Korean for 2 years with dedication, I believe it is easy if you are dedicated and keep studying consecutively and use it in every opportunity you can, like reading a lot of children's books, the newspaper, putting up post-it notes of words you find difficult around the house and even label your furniture, food etc. In Korean till you get so used to seeing it. You will find that you've remembered those words a lot faster by seeing it visually till it's stuck in your brain. And for those who are also learning, do not doubt yourself and don't be afraid to start forming sentences of your own, if you feel like you are wrong, get a native friend from maybe a language exchange to correct you and help you progress. Have fun with it, be confident
your comment gave me more confidence and I became more interested in learning Korean now :D thank you 💙
you are an army right?😂💛
Park Jimin yes ofc XD if you have the amino app (ARA), we can chat and exchange knowledge
Foxy are you fluent or are you still learning?
Did you become proffetional in those 2 years?
Thank you
Korean is a sweetest language in the world even I don't understand it! but whenever i listen kpop songs it goes to my heart and I try to sing along.. i really want to learn Korean..
s t you can do it! Have you tried yet? 화이팅!!
the grammar is very logical and interesting.
Hangul(the alphabet) was easy to learn. But learning the language for me is a bit difficult because I am a quite busy person and don’t get to study every day, but it’s definitely fun! I encourage everyone who’s learning korean like me to not give up! Fighting!
Thanks for making this video.
From a perspective of self-educating person, who learned Japanese and is now learning Korean.. I have to divide it into two categories. First one, which is talking and understanding - I have to say korean language is very difficult, for sounds that does not natively appear in english or my native language. I had to spend hours of listening to grasp how and how are the sounds formed. Once your mind gets that it's like you got on a highway. Other part is writing system, which in comparision with jp is so easy to learn, write and use. Thank you king 세종. If we talk about grammar, it can get very hard - they have differente endings and suffixes which on one side are hard to learn (onebyone) but on the other hand i can express everything without using extra words(sentences). Honorifics are a breeze if you understand basic grammar. (but still needs to be pracitsed). Anyhow.. I think we learn language forever, it doesn't have an end ~
Roztopasnik Which language do you think is better to leaen first? Japanese or Korean? And which one do you think takes longer? XD
I just have this doubts for ages!!
@Mary, la ragazza felice! I would say.. it depends.. haha ~~I think you should learn the one you should learn one, that is closer to your heart. Get to know the culture of both, set a goal. Go and spend a month in Korea and Japan. Thing that I paused Jpn and learn Korean doesn't mean I don't like it. I still love anime and a lot of things about J. It's just that people and culture of Korea somehow feels closer. Just to answer your question fully - I !think although Japanese -- grammar is easier and pronunciation is much clearer -I think it's harder then Korean ^^a . M-maybe one of the factors were also... the idol culture? I mean I might not like how someof them are treated, but after a long day of work it's nice to turn on your fav program and whatch f.e. Running man, with all members you knew for 7 years and take them basically as your ..family. ㅋ Of course that's just me, it took me half the time of learning jpn to learn krn, but jpns was a big help, similar grammar and small percentage of similar words. Also knowledge of kanji, or a least principle helped a lot too ㅋㅋ So again. You need to spend a lot of time actually learning it, reading (if possible h) and best thing would be to have an online buddy or--go to a korea. Good luck!
@Neah Honestly, it depends on a person. For me it was quite difficult to learn more languages at the same time especially if they are similar. You'd have to try. How I start learning language is this. I start with basic grammar and basic words. I study this and try to immerse myself in it, with this I do a lot of listening, just to grasp the sounds. This goes well with movies songs or podcasts. After that goes advanced grammar and vocab. Actually best thing you can do is to combine this all with conversation with someone who can speak the language. If you can do it live even better. At the end it's all about motivation, at least that is what keeps me on my learning journey.
Neah Nyman I’m still learning it : ) and only watching dramas will not really help. It’s the combination of everything I guess
As someone who is english and was really bad at grammar i found myself learning more english as i was learning korean... That made it so much more difficult for me
For me, I think Korean is easy to learn. Everything is logical and follow a set of rules. Even the exceptions follow a rule as well. And upon studying Korean I realized that English is actually a hard language to learn, together with Filipino (my native language).
What kinds of websites/books/apps did you use to learn Korean? And for how long have you been studying? ☺️ I'm going to start learning it myself, would be really helpful! ✨
Geff Aguirre you mean Tagalo
Deqa Ali howtostudykorean.com, talktomeinkorean.com, Go Billy Korean in RUclips, Margarita in RUclips, Korean From Zero books, Memrise App
Arine Mboma Well the language is formally called Filipino, Tagalog is, you can say, a dialect. But they're actually almost the same
Geff Aguirre but for me, learning Tagalog is easy 😂
인터뷰에서 한국어와 한글을 혼동하시는 분들이 많네요. 세종대왕님께서는 한글을 창제하신거지 한국어를 만드신게 아니죠...한국어는 한글이 없던 훨씬 이전부터 한반도에서 쓰이던 언어이고...한글은 배우기 쉬울 수 있지만 한국어를 배우는 것과 한글만을 배우는 것은 다른 문제이니까요
doslrnt 한글이 과학적이고 쉬워서 그 한글을 이용해 한국어를 배우는 것이 쉽다고 하는 것이 아닐까요? 일본어처럼 세가지 문자를 혼용하는 것도 아니고 중국어 일본어처럼 새로운 단어를 배울 때마다 새로운 글자를 익혀야 하는 것도 아니니까요.
그러니까요. 세종대왕 동상앞이라 본인이 한국어라고 말하면서 은연중에 한글로 생각하고 말하게 되는것같음. 세종대왕동상의 위엄때문인지
아 그러니까요... 하 진짜... 답답해 죽는 줄. 세종대왕 이전에 우리가 중국어 썼던 것처럼 말하는 사람들 보면 좀 답답.
what?
@@Ashley-nm9ec am as confused as you
For me it's easy to get to a beginner reading level but to breaking into fluency has been difficult. Kind of like English, I find Korean has many ways of expressing VERY similar ideas but with small differences in tone. Very confusing @_@. Also as an English speaker, it's been difficult to think such a different sentence structure but I hope I can improve this by practicing more at making sentences.
Also, I will always concede to the fact that English is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Just look at how awful even some NATIVE speakers are at English.
deecakes yeah, but even if it's your native language, you'll never get to know it entirely, besides native speakers usually will never (unless in a formal occasion) speak 100% properly, it sounds a bit mechanical, odd, straight from a language book, don't you think? 😅
* except for the people who actually speak/write awfully, that's a huge NO
I'm not even talking about conversational vs formal/academic settings. I'm talking about BASIC mistakes like you're/your or there/their/they're or less/fewer/much/many or even not knowing when to include a comma in a sentence. Or how about using the correct prepositions (compared with vs compared to). There are even people that use double negatives (I didn't do nothing). Don't even get me started on spelling, though I myself am a horrible speller. Korean pronunciation has been a challenge for me but there is all but NO consistency in the pronunciation of English words. Not to mention the subtle differences in verb conjugations! I'm willing to bet very few even native English speakers could tell me the difference between "He went to the store" and "He has gone to the store".
In fact, I can say with relative certainty that I made a number of mistakes in my English in this comment alone xD . Not hating on people, just saying English is objectively difficult no matter where you're from!
deecakes English is not my native language (Spanish is) but I studied it for 16 years, and I'm amazed how some English speakers suck at grammar 🤦🏻♀️ yet, you're right. My spanish isn't great either! You have to be careful with "ó ü á s/c" .. and many more.
Us English speakers don’t even be speaking English correctly half of the damn time 💀
I just started studying Korean not too long ago, and I thought it would be a lot harder. For me, the beginning stages have been really easy and rewarding as I understand more and more in dramas, shows, and comments. It feels like I'm learning a secret code, lol. I have a feeling that as I continue to study, especially when I become more strict with grammar, I'll find it a lot harder. Still, I think it's a beautiful language, and I've never been more passionate about learning languages until now. 😊
Molly Pop have you learnt a lot?
how are u doing now
I think if a language is difficult also depends if you enjoy learning it or not. For example I am italian and I have french at school, but I don't like the teacher and the way she is teaching, so I don't enjoy learning.
I also study korean by myself and I noticed that often I remember words even better than french words (even though french should be easier for me). Even if something is difficult in korean I am happy while learning it and stay motivated. So if you like the language, you will have more motivation and it will be a bit easier
I completely agree with you
I would have wanted to learn italian at school in France, but the languages are spanish german and english...
Can anyone suggest 5he materials (good ones) to learn korean
I believe no language is harder that one another. Some just take a much longer time to learn
Max Steffl agreed!
I totally disagree bro, have you ever tried to learn Japanese?
There are languages that are 1000 times more complicated than others. English and Spanish are super easy. But try to learn Chinese or Finnish..
Korean is definitely easier to me than english or even my native language polish (one of the most difficult language) because the grammar is based mostly on endings and single particles so you just have to learn it. In polish we have lot of variations of every single word depends of conjugations and different situations.
Rap2Rhyme not only polish but the whole group of Slavic languages I guess
林枫松 that's right
All slavic languages are like that you have 100 endings for each noun and verb depending on timeand situation youre in and sometimes even sentence structure changes and even natives ask themselves wtf
only idiots think slavic languages are difficult. I learned Russian - no problem. I tried Korean and it was really hard, including pronounciation, grammar, and specially because many words even basic ones have no reasembling to english or spanish. In Russian Hotel is "otel", flag is "flag" in korean flag is " gugga"
URSS-CEI honestly it varies maybe vocabulary is easy but when it comes to grammar even i whose native is Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian mess up about a million times in a day
Korean in the best language to me....it sounds so pleasant
서양권 사람들에겐 상당히 어려움.
1. 문법이 다르다.
2. 어미가 너무 많다.
이 두 문제가 외국인친구에게 한국어를 한번이라도 가르쳐본 입장에선 상당히 공감될거임. 먼저 1번 관해서 어순이 마냥다른거면 그려러니 하겠지만, 이에 더해서 주어위치 조사에 '이/가' 혹은 '은/는'을 언제 사용해야하는지 설명해준다고 해봅시다. 이거 쉽게 이해가게 설명 가능하신가요? 그리고 2번관해서 외국인 친구가 xx 어미는 어느경우에 사용가능하냐고 많이 물어보는데, 이런 질문 한번 들으면 설명하기 상당히 난처합니다 ^^;;
영상에선 인터뷰이들이 세종대왕 세종대왕하는데, 그건 한글이 쓰고 읽기 쉽다는거지 한국어가 쉬운거랑 관계가 없어요 ^^;;
For me, korean is only medium difficulty. I am a native english speaker and the second language I learned (or half-learned) was Spanish. What's especially difficult when learning other languages is verb endings and pronunciation, but my tongue has found it relatively easy to adjust to korean pronunciation. I just can't speak as quickly as I can with Spanish or English.
I love the fact that there aren't different verb conjugations based on the pronoun (1st, 2nd, 3rd person). Also, there aren't feminine and masculine objects. I can only understand seoul dialect, some dialects sound like another language. Spanish is spoken a little bit too fast for me to understand immediately, but my comprehension is very good.
I think it's also hard for some people to learn because there aren't as many resources as there are for romance languages. It is not a language that you encounter very often in the western world.
The writing structure is really nice. It has rules that are easy to follow. There is one writing system, which makes it easier for me than Japanese. Chinese is a whole nother ball park (too tonal and too many characters).
Also, I don't study Korean everyday. I'm self-studying which makes it a lot more difficult. No one to give me assignments or readily check my work. No native speakers to talk to :( However, I won't let that hinder my language learning journey :)
Edit: The sentence structure gets me sometimes as well.
Hi, how has your progress been so far?
I'm a dominican 🇩🇴 18yr old man, exactly 13 days ago I decided to challenge myself and learn korean, only took me about 3 days to be able to read and write(my writing still isn't perfect tho) I'm trying to see how long it takes me to learn korean fluently, I think in just a couple of months I'll be able to make it!
If after a couple of months you're able to make very basic sentences, give yourself a pat on the back. Don't expect to be fluent in a few months though - I'd say it's impossible. But a few months is a great amount of time to get your feet wet. Good luck in your studies~!
When I first started learning Korean I thought it was difficult but I was really interested in becoming fluent and I really wanted to learn the language so I kept on studying Korean and as time went by it felt a lot easier than when i first started. It doesnt feel hard anymore and although I'm not fluent yet but I am confident one day I will be
I'm a Spanish native speaker and I use your channel to upgrade my English and learn korean at the same time. Korean is hard just at the beginning but then I realized it's very interesting (재미있어요) I love it!
한국어 어렵냐고 물어보는데 세종대왕이 왜 나오냐
머리가 텅 비었다는 증거지요.
@@bbangkkoo 외국인 입장에서 맹겄냐 is WHAT?이네. 외국인이 댓글까지 이해하려면 사투리까지 알아야 되겠다ㅋㅋ ?도 없고 난감하네~
@@user-cp6jh5ox3v 꼭 그렇게 말해야겠냐; 당신 머리가 더 비어보여;;
@@bbangkkoo 맹그다가 아니라 맹글다예요
I already can speak 4 languages aside from Korean but they are all european languages.
I think the korean vocabulary is pretty easy (as they are a lot of english words 😆) but, as the grammar is totally different from all the languages I know, I think it's what makes it difficult to learn. So it must be difficult to learn at the beginning, but once you know all the grammar basis, it becomes easier ☺
I can speak 4 asian languages but cant even master a single european language lol
Which european languages do you know...maybe dutch :)
Colombe Bzz I know 5 lol
I disagree, I think vocabulary is the most difficult part. *To me konglish does not count as vocabulary as it is not useful in a business or academic setting
Thank you for the positive energy!
i enjoyed the video thank you!
for me learning korean has been pretty easy (even though i'm only intermediate level at best, i have a feeling it'll get harder). i feel like most of the grammar is really logical and consistent with very few exceptions. also hangul is such a convenient and simple writing system.
pronounciation has been somewhat hard to improve at for me, because i live in a country where not a lot of people study korean and ever fewer people are actually korean. therefore i am confident in written korean but not so much with conversations and listening comprehension.
vera julia Hey, it’s been a year but I just wanted to ask how it’s going with learning Korean? I just started a week ago and I want to keep continuing
I've been working on it for about 3 weeks now, using Billy's beginner Korean Course Playlist (currently at lesson 65), the FSI Korean Basic Course (currently lesson 7), and "Crash Landing on You". From a baseline of being a high-B1-or-low-B2 in Japanese and a B1 in Mandarin (and noting that I learn languages to have more interesting interactions when I travel - not for fluency by any stretch) I'm not having too hard of a time in Korean so far. Thanks to my knowledge of Japanese, the honorifics and word order are a cinch, and I find that a lot of the sino-Korean words are fairly similar to how they're pronounced in at least one of either Mandarin or Japanese.
Where Korean wins, hands-down, is the writing system, which Billy's first 10 videos taught me in an evening. The fact that I can watch a segment of a TV show with English subtitles, and then replay it with Hangul CC's and play a game of "match the words to their meanings" as I read along with ease, makes picking up vocab way more fun, and easier, than it ever was for Mandarin or Japanese.
All told, I wish I had learned Korean before Japanese because of the writing system - in hindsight, I would have rather wrapped my head around honorifics and particles first in a language with a phonetic script and spaces between words, and then used the familiar vocab and grammar as a crutch as I learned Kanji.
All told, IMHO, Korean is not an 'easy' language, but I think it's the easiest of the 'hard' languages in that 2200-hour list.
i think learning Korean just like learning guitar..basically it's a very simple at beginner, everything is pretty easy. Yet, when you entering the 2nd level to think of you can have the conversation with Native Korean, you'll face the "bottle neck". It just like playing Final Fantasy 8....1st level Korean is so easy like fight with small monster, and 2nd level Korean is fight with Ultima Weapon..the JUMP of the difficulties is drastically.
Where do we know the levels?
I feel like the basics are very easy to master. The early chapters of your books where you teach Hangul and all the pronunciations is simple, and straightforward. You could put almost anything in front of me and I could read it to you (had a friend's parent do that to me. Good times). Couldn't tell you what it meant, though.
The grammar and vocab is a nightmare, but no more so than any language that English doesn't share commonalities with. I really enjoy it, though. Despite the steep learning curve, it does make sense eventually.
Korean, as any language, depends on what your mother language is! Of course from a native English speaker point of view, Korean is one of hardest to master, but so is Japanese, Chinese, other languages with different writing system and grammar structure. As a native Portuguese speaker myself, I also have the same difficulties that an English speaker does when learning Korean, however if you take in consideration a native Japanese speaker, it's suddenly the easiest language for them to learn.
As someone who is also struggling a little with Korean right now, I personally don't think it's a hard language by itself, but since it's so different from what we're used to, people tend to believe it's super hard.
The writing system is possibly easier than the one we use, and the words are most of the time pronounced as they are written, something that English sort of lacks.
Koreans conjugations are easy to understand, and the pattern is ALWAYS the same, after you get used to it, every conjugation is possible. Also, it's not hard to get used to it!
There is one main positive point that I found while learning Korean that makes it easier for me, since Korean is SO DIFFERENT from the languages I speak, I can easily turn those languages off and think in Korean, doing the same with English took me years of reading and getting used with the language. Being able to think in the language is a huge step for proficiency, and doing that earlier speeds up a lot the process.
Well, these were some considerations, don't be afraid of learning new languages, they may be different, hard even, but they're rewarding!!!
You're right about the depends on native language thing. Like as for example turkish, other uralic languages, mongolian, korean and japanese said to be the easiest languages to learn for hungarian speakers (if we only count the grammar and pronunciation). And i guess there is some truth in that based on my own experience with learning japanese as a hungarian speaker and nowadays also starting to get into korean too.
I love that you put the Korean subtitles too Billy! It’s so helpful as I’m learning to understand grammar and sentence structure and see it in action!!
한국어는 확실히 배우기 쉬운 언어는 결코 아님. 쉽다고 하는 외국인들은 배우고자 하는 확고한 의지가 있고, 열정이 있고 노력을 했기에 쉽다고 말하는거지..
색깔이나 감정에 대한 표현도 매우 세분화되어있고 어미도 수없이 다양한 경우의 수가 있고, 서양권 언어에는 잘 없는 두음법칙이나 연음법칙이라던지, ㅅ받침이나 거센소리 된소리 같은 건 배우기 힘들 텐데...
이게 한국인이 외국어를 배운다는 생각을 하면서 빗대면 안 되고, 내가 외국인이라면 한국어가 배우기 쉬울지를 생각해야지. 한국어는 배우기 어려운 게 팩트.
Although I'm Korean, Korean is too difficult to me😂 Actually My Korean grade was always low in high school. But I think its more easier in conversation. It is more convenient language than you expected! HOPE KEEP LEARNING KOREAN❣❣
You should now ask the same thing to foreigners that are fluent in the language ^^
I learned Spanish as a child and Japanese as a young adult and I also grew up hearing Arabic and Italian spoken (if not shouted lol) frequently around the house. Now I am attempting Korean and I have to say that it is the most difficult of all the languages I have studied. I am a visual learner and after that I rely on sounds. Korean, from the outset, tends to look and sound the same so I am having a hard time coming up with mnemonic devices to help me keep my grammar, vocab, pronunciation, etc...straight. It's really tricky! It's a good thing K-pop is such a big deal lately because at least there are some catchy songs to help with some of these issues lol
Korean is slightly difficult initially because of how it looks. I'm learning Mandarin so that initial climb of "what the heck do these symbols mean" is the hard part. Other than that, I think the language is beautiful and rather logical in its meaning (also quite close to Mandarin at times!) Loved the video and definitely felt more encouraged to keep going. Thanks! 😊😁💪❤️
M R I think is just easier for Chinese people to remember what the word mean but not to understand it cuz the grammar of the two language is different
Even though i studied only 1 month with TTMIK lessons (finished Level 2), the biggest challenge is speaking correctly (specially the double consonants), it's just so hard to get it right. I wanted to keep studying, but the pronounciation discourages me everytime i read any lesson.
Watch dramas or listen to music, that will help you form the correct sounds.
Yes, i know, i listen to k-pop since 2010-11 and i'm constantly watching a movie, drama or a variety program (i'm currently watching 아는형님 on netflix), and sometimes i can hear the difference between 가 and 까 in a word, but when i try to say that word i stumble everytime.
Take for example "안녕하십니까", if i hear someone saying, i know it's written with 까 and not 가, but when i try to repeat after them, i can't speak normally like they do, i mean, in the same speed and entonation, and that's what frustrates me.
cheer up! though I'm korean sometimes it is unintelligible to me when I listen to some songs and shows. so as a beginner, if you'd like to improve your pronounciation, I recommend you to listen and repeat korean child songs. the songs have very clear pronounciaition and easy to follow so, it can be helpful.
홍성희 As a Korean (I'm going to guess your fluent) do you ever mix up/ confuse words when you speak? I'm curious as I do this all the time with English.
Song HyeIn absolutely do I when I speak korean. it is very often that I'd like to say something but I can't bring the word out because I forget the right word temporarily. Sometimes I speak wrong words because of temporarily confusing. and it is also common between korean not only me~
Definitely difficult for an English speaker. We just got back from 3+ weeks in Korea with our two kids, and I got to use my Korean a lot. Good brain exercise. :) My daughter (12) knew just a few words before we went, and while we were there picked up 휴지, 휴지통, and 쓰레기통. (Super important stuff!)
At first, Korean is really easy because of the alphabet. But then you have to study like thousands of grammar structures so it becomes more and more complicated... As in any other language there a lot of words so learning them maybe also a little bit difficult. The hardest part for me is that I don't know what to do first xd like what topics should I go through, what new vocab should I learn and stuff like that
The young lady at 4:29 mark touched me with her words : "Even if its difficult, don't give up ... then if you go back to your home country, tell everyone how great Korea is".
Such a beautiful encouragement and thought. Thank you for making this video Billy! I'm still a beginner and I'm learning from you a lot. 감사합니다.
It's easier than Japanese. I speak 4 languages fluently (Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and English) I am now learning Korean. As far as writing Korean has the most sophisticated alphabet and writing method for sure. Pronunciation is where it gets me sometimes. As far as honorifics, it's very similar to Japanese so that was easy for me.
Camile Warren sophisticated??!! Try Arabic (Im Arabic)
Did you become fluent? :)
한국어 배우기 쉽다고 생각하는 사람들은 근거가 좀 이상한듯. 외국인의 입장에서 배우기 어려운지를 생각해야되는데 뭐 지가 영어배울때랑 비교해서 쉽다 이런식으로 말하는게 말이되나?
I found the comment about 'just being confident' very interesting. I think native English speakers have a weird obsession with having to learn languages perfectly which stems from the belief that if they don't speak perfectly then they will look foolish or even that no one will understand them whilst people learning English as a foreign language don't worry about perfection as they know that as long as what they say communicates the desired meaning then that's enough. Even if your second language is no where near perfect, speak it anyway!
Yes it is difficult because they do not use the romanized alphabet. I took French in high school and college, then I visited Italy. I didn't think my French would help me but it really did because I was able to understand signs even if it was pronounced differently, it looked similar. Korean is completely different but I am enjoying the challenge! 파이팅!
If you are sinosphere people, it is easy to remember. Korean has many chinese character words
부끄럽구나, 아직도 언어와 문자를 구분 못 하는 한국인들이 많구나. ㅠㅠ 한국어가 영어권에서 어려운 이유는 문법적 형식이 다르기 때문이지.
인도 유럽어, 심지어 중국어까지 모두 비슷한 문법 체계를 갖고 있는데 반해 알타이 계 언어는 문법적으로 다르기 때문에 어려운 거지.
알타이 어계 또는 알타이어계 라고 표기하는 것이 맞아요.
I just started learning Korean yesterday, I've got the alphabet down for the most part but it's really difficult to remember entire words that are made up of signs that are still fairly unfamiliar.
It's more difficult to get started with than I imagined, but then again I didn't expect to learn Korean in just two days, so I'm sure it'll get easier as I go.
I'm doing korean self-study now and it's getting harder. It's very confusing because there are lots of sentences structure that made me confuse. But i'll see to it that I get it well. I need to study and comprehend it more. Fighting!!
한국어를 배우는 외국인들 모여요!~ 제가 한국어를 배운지 1년 반 밖에 안 됐으니까 아직 잘 못 하는데 계속 노력하겠습니다! 문법이 너무 다르긴 한데 아주 신기해요. 한글도 재미있어요. 그런데 제 생각에는 한국어는 쉽지 않아요. 특히 혼자 공부하면 너무 어려운 것 같아요. 저는 한국 친구들이 있으니까 도움을 많이 받았어요. 저는 그 친구들에게 문법을 어떻게 쓸 수 있는지 항상 물어보는 거예요ㅋㅋ 영상에서 출연하는 분들에게 감사합니다! 좋은 말을 해주셔서 앞으로 계속 열심히 할게요~
지금 너무 잘하시는데요 혹시 어디분이신지 물어봐도 되나요?
HOSH 감사합니다~ 네, 당연하죠. 저는 독일 사람이에요
아 그렇군요 ㅎㅎ 저도 한국친구 있었으면 좋겠어요 흑흑
HOSH 한국 사람인 줄 알았는데 한국 사람이 아니네요ㅋㅋ한국어를 어떻게 배웠어요? HelloTalk이라는 앱을 해봤어요? 그 앱으로 아마 한국 친구를 사귈 수 있을 것 같아요. 화이팅~
하나 고쳐드리면 도움이(x) 받다. 도움을 받다.와~~~그런데 엄청나네요.한국사람이 쓴 줄 알았어요.일년만에 이렇게 잘하다니... 놀랍네요.그리고 밑에 댓글 단 분도 잘하시네요.한국친구가 없어도 무척 정확합니다.두분 모두 놀라울뿐
No, my grandma taught me when i was 8 due to the fact she didn’t want me losing my culture since my parents made no effort to teach me Korean at a young age. Maybe it was due to young age i adapted to it so well but it’s truly not hard and if you learn it you can communicate with sooooo many people even in america. Fighting!
I just started learning a few hours ago and I'm having trouble with the vowels. I figured I should learn to read and write before diving in on how to hold a conversation
Aww these people are so nice.
For me I think Korean is only as hard as you make it. I still don't know too many vocabularies, but I know almost every Korean grammar now. I think it just gets easier as you go. I'm always hopeful that the next turning point is around the the corner!
ALSO BILLY! I just ordered your 3rd book. I only read the first chapter so far, but I really like your style. Legit while reading I thought of what grammar points you were going to introduce before you introduce them. It's because it builds up so nicely. I also appreciate the extremely natural conversations and sentences. They're some of the best I've seen.
Before I started studying Korean, I thought that Russian was difficult. Having married a Russian - whose English was, perhaps, challenged - I had to learn Russian, however difficult it was. But there are several parts of the language that escaped me for a long time.
Korean made learning Russian look easy to me. I can detail some of the reasons.
1. Agglutination. At first, I tried to treat all those particles as if they were endings. And then as optional endings. It doesn't work like that, especially for verbs.
2. Adapting my thinking so that the word order seems natural. This is coming, but no matter how reasonable the word can seem to be, it is hell to construct the sentences, so that they are understandable.
3. I have gotten used to the honorific system, but I cannot say that I can use it easily.
4. I think that it was a mistake to allow two numbering systems.
5. If I study Indo-european languages, the common vocabulary really helps. If I study any of the Romance languages, my Latin and the other languages that I use help. There was nothing like that for Korean. I should have studied Chinese, if I wanted that kind of help.
These are just a few of the reasons.
I might note that I began study of Korean because I wanted to find songs of a particular singer on the Internet more easily. As I picked up more and more, I got sucked into going beyond looking for songs. I like Korea. My wife and I have been there three times already, and we are already planning our fourth trip. She was surprised - and gratified - that there seem to be a lot of Russian speakers among Koreans.
One last thing. Your language videos does make learning Koreans somewhat easier. I think you have a gift for explanation that I have found quite helpful.
Even if it's very hard I gotta do it for BTS😋
Sarangi s Nilu YAS SAME
Watch a bunch of their shows and videos. First with subtitles then without. So you’re learning while watching the people you love. It helps tons. Fighting! 💜💜
Rayn white sure💜💜
ARMY !!!
Sarangi s Nilu Same here
It is really hard to learn but I've made more friends and have helped people who dont speak Korean. I feel like it's really rewarding when you put in the effort! 😊
As a speaker of English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka, It helps me to learn Korean faster. I can relate many Korean words to one of the Chinese dialects or 普通话。
아마 어렵다고 제일 크게 느낄때가 동사의 변화 때문일 것 같아요. 잠깐 검색해서 찾아봤는데 '하다'의 변형을 보면 하-, 해-,
해요, 한다, 합니다, 했-, 했어, 했어요, 했다, 했습니다, 할- , 할 거야, 할 거예요, 할 거다, 할 겁니다, 하겠어, 하겠어요, 하겠다, 하겠습니다, 해?, 해요?, 하니?, 합니까?, 했어?, 했어요?, 했니?, 했습니까?, 해, 하세요, 해라, 하십시오, 해, 해요, 하자, 합시다, 하면, 하고, 함 등.. do - did - done과는 엄청난 차이가 느껴지네요. 하하하 @_@
타마도라 맞앜ㅋ
네.맞아요.문법이 젤 어려워요.비슷한거 너무 많아서요.
전혀 못하는 바름도 몇 개 있구요
Korean is much easier than Elven... and that's all I'll say about that.
Korean is a difficult language, yes. And also every languages are difficult. But the way that the Korean people inspired in this video, I'm so happy. When they were saying "hwaiting" I felt so confident on myself. So I think everyone can learn Korean. It just needs a lot of efforts, practices. And also it needs patients. I'm not a Native English speaker. English is my second language. I tried hard to learn English and now I earned success. And I'll also say, yeoreobun, don't worry. We can do it. Hwaiting!
한국어 사투리 찰지고 재미있어요. 딱 제 스타일!!
그나저나 글자와 문자를 헷갈리는 사람이 많네
Someone answers my EXACT reasoning for why the language is difficult for me... ALL OF THE ENDINGS , PARTICLES , and what not. Honorifics i am okay with. But once i learn a word it becomes many more words with other words depending on who you are talking to, where, the mood... it all changes. No book , or self help , or even video is totally the same... everyone speaks differently it seems.
I'd say that learning Korean is difficult because as some people said there are many endings to certain words. I'm not fluent, but am working hard on learning. I hope that others who are learning will be successful with their studies as well be able to speak Korean fluently one day. One tip I would give is try to connect yourself with people who are fluent or also learning as it will make it more fun and easy. Good luck!!
I think the hardest thing is remembering all that I have learnt since I don't live in SK nor do I have Korean speaking friends so I'm not using the language enough for it to stick. But now I'm trying a new exercise when I say a quick sentence to someone or say/ hear something that isn't too long I try and think to myself what that phrase would be in korean
Reading the comments makes me not feel confident about learning Korean. People are saying it’s harder than Japanese man 😔 I’ve learned most of the alphabet like every other person and they’re struggling like me.
And like I bet they’re way smarter than me so the fact that they’re struggling is just 😔lol
Nah, you don't need to be extra "smart" to learn Korean. It's a myth that you have to be really smart to learn more than one language. What you do have to be is hard working and exposed to the language a lot. If you're working hard to learn it, you'll learn it. If you're really smart, it can help you to learn it much faster than others, but that's not a requirement so don't let it bother you. I don't consider myself extra smart either but I learned it pretty well. I'm pretty normal IMO.
한글은 쉽지.. 한국어가 어렵지 특히 문법 맞춤법ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Everyone's encouragement words were so sweet! We shall try our best to learn this beautiful language :)
Thanks for making this video, Billy
I think where most people get stuck after learning basic grammar and vocab is making sentences by translating from their native language. Sometimes it just doesn't work like that. You gotta start thinking in the language ur trying to learn, its hard to do at first but you just gotta grind...Grind HARD.
I think Korean is really hard to learn. :/ I think learning Hangul is easy, how to read is easy, however when it comes to learning Grammer and vocabulary....etc. I think that part is hard. I'm currently a Senior in college learning Korean, and I'm in intermediate. I don't know how. hahahaha XD I still feel like I'm speaking at a beginners level, even though I think I can read well. I'm starting to lose my motivation because we are going through chapters too quickly (1 every week) and it makes me sad. :(
I learned english without studying hard, just by reading or watching movies. I studied hard korean for 2 years, in Korea!.. didnt work that much XD. In conclusion, Korean is super difficult but i guess that if I dont give up, one day Ill be great! 'Fighting!' to everyone who is learning this beautiful (and complicated) language.
analiso 05 what is your native language?
Me too I didn’t even had to put any efforts to learn English.I had to put a little effort in order to learn French but it isn’t that hard because I know Spanish but learning Korean is at a whole different level😖
I think learning any language can be difficult. And even though I struggle with my Korean language learning currently, I still thank my lucky stars that my native language is English because having to learn English as a second language would be almost impossible for me lol! English is so difficult! I feel everything else is easy in comparison 😂. Mad respect to those multilingual peeps who have English as a second (or third) language!!
Dude, you have no idea how grateful I´m, for you, having korean subtitles! it makes learning korean much easier!
Korean is difficult to learn.. I just remember a lot of words, how to write, how to say.. Yeah Korean a lot of endings, I don't understand when I changed the endings 😭
Reading Hangul for me is easy as pie but the grammar is something that I’m clueless about
Came here after a year or so of studying and I'm so happy to have understood everything!!
This was a really cool video and very uplifting. I like how these wonderful Korean people were so encouraging people to learn Korean! Such wonderful people! It makes me that more determined to learn now than before! I have been trying, to no avail, to learn Hangul and I gave up a few months back, so now I have a zillion Korean books, programs, etc. just gathering dust in my closet. Now, I want to start again!
4:00 LIES! ALL LIES!!!!
the guy's satoori at 4:02 is so cute haha
i feel like the writing system has made korean seem easier than i thought, so far. i still read pretty slow, but i can write from memory and know how to pronounce most of the letters pretty well. hangul is amazing and writing with it is fun. i think that because of hangul, korean is probably much easier overall than japanese and mandarin. once you know hangul, you can dive right in to actually learning korean itself. i'm amazed at how far i've already come in only a few weeks of gentle study, learning it has genuinely improved my mood and my self confidence, i can't imagine how awesome it will feel to be able to really, truly use it.
I personally think that dedication, consistency or basically yourself is the true hardest aspect that you should consider rather than perceiving a particular language as hard
인터뷰 한 우리나라 분들 중에 "한국어"랑 "한글"을 구분 못 하시는 분들이 보여서 답답..
Korean 한 골 is easy and reading too but the pronunciation is hard.
I gotta do it for BlackPink 🌹❤️❣️
Korean was hard for me during my previous attempts only because I was easily discouraged when I began attempting to learn the alphabet. But once I started looking for resources that matched my learning skills, then it became a bit easier for me. I'm still at a beginner level and I know there's still a long way to go, nonetheless learning Korean (or other languages for that matter) helps you become globally diverse... which is awesome.
한국인들 한국어랑 한글이랑 구분 참 못하는듯..
한글은 쉬운게 맞고 한국어는 어려운게 맞다
I speak korean but cant understand it
Shweta Khemka i can read hangul but idk the meaning of it
i know hangul but i dont know hangul using-ok im not jungkook lol
Hello!😊 thank you so much for uploading these videos. I am 13 years old and i started to get interest in the Korean culture and language through kpop. I've been learning korean for 6 months....the wrong way, i guess..? At first, i was NOT happy with my Korean skills AT ALL. Then, i watched some vids where some people recommend to use HelloTalk to practice Korean. Somehow, it didn't worked for me. Maybe bcuz i am toooo young for that...? But anyways, i've been practicing Korean through these apps called drops and eggbun. It's really great! And now that i am binge watching your videos, i think they are helpful. So thank you once again for uploading such videos and helping a potato like me. Also, i am self-taught 😃
Once again, 대단히 감사합니다!
Because I have been interested in Korean Culture, Art, Music, History, Food, much longer than Ive been learning the language. So for me learning Korean has been a way to understand better what Ive already been exposed to. So my goal was about understanding real conversations vs vocabulary memorization. I really like to repeat lines from dramas while I watch. Rewatch good Dramas without the subtitles pick up a korean news paper or magazine. It makes learning more fun for me along with book sudy. Now I want to start looking for langage exchanges in my area.
한글은 쉽지만 한국어는 어렵다.
I am S.Korean. I think Korean is difficult and English too. lol
i’m finding it difficult to grasp all of the particles in korean, but the 한글 was really easy to learn! i tried learning japanese hiragana, i still don’t know some of the symbols.. and then there’s katakana! and kanji! the symbols sounding consonants really helps, it’s just like english really! while with japanese you need to lean a different symbol for each pair of consonants and vowels. billy always amazes me with how confidently and fluently he can speak korean to koreans! i strive to be like him one day!
I'm learning Mandarin, Norwegian and Spanish at the minute and am trying to keep up with Polish (I'm Polish but moved to the North of Ireland when I was six so my Polish is terrible lol), but I really want to start Korean because Korean culture has been influencing me quite alot lately but I think that if I start now, especially since I'm still a beginner at Mandarin and Norwegian but like an intermediate in Spanish, I'll find it really confusing and hard.