Advice for learning Korean from a native speaker (How to learn Korean grammar, particles, & accent)

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  • Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
  • The hardest parts about learning Korean, as stated by you all on Twitter - pronunciation, grammar, similar words and particles. How do we overcome these difficulties?
    I had a great time talking to Jonson from Spongemind about the difficulties about learning Korean and what his expert advice for Korean learners is. Jonson is a language learner himself and we had some good discussions comparing language learning to relationships, and focusing on the importance of learning in CONTEXT.
    Check out Spongemind here @SpongeMind TV and be sure to watch our videos on his channel too!
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    00:00 Intro
    00:47 Let's meet Jonson!
    00:20 Hardest parts about learning Korean
    02:14 KOREAN PRONUNCIATION
    06:14 How to say an aspirated "D" sound
    07:02 Too many similar words in Korean
    09:00 How to learn nuances of words
    10:00 Differences between KOREAN SENTENCE PARTICLES
    11:27 Monkey see, monkey do
    12:41 Exposure and immersion
    14:40 WHEN TO USE ADVANCED GRAMMAR
    17:04 Filters in your head & learning metaphors
    18:45 Ending
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Комментарии • 220

  • @LindieBotes
    @LindieBotes  Год назад +1

    Want to improve your Korean grammar more? Check out this blog post I wrote: lindiebotes.com/2020/05/26/how-to-study-korean-grammar/

  • @sean5039
    @sean5039 3 года назад +408

    "Language learning is exactly like a relationship"
    I think I need couples counseling....

  • @ValeriaTiourina
    @ValeriaTiourina 3 года назад +205

    I don’t even study korean, but still love watching these

    • @kaidenshin5251
      @kaidenshin5251 3 года назад +20

      im a Korean, and why am I watching this

    • @cndcpwll
      @cndcpwll 3 года назад +7

      Me, too!
      Such a great discussion.

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 3 года назад +9

      That's the effect Lindie got on us haha.

  • @TheIndependentLanguageLearner
    @TheIndependentLanguageLearner 3 года назад +55

    “Language learning is nothing more than being a copycat” that’s so true!! I feel like talent and logic are extremely overrated, while exposure and comprehension are way underrated.
    I love how Jonson explains the mechanics of language acquisition.
    Thank you Lindie for such an amazing interview!!! ☺️

  • @theresnomap
    @theresnomap 3 года назад +230

    Thank you so much for uploading this. Each point that Jonson made was full of insight and real consideration of how to communicate his experience and share the tips with Korean learners. It was very comforting to hear some of the things you covered in this short interview and his comparison of learning a language to developing a personal relationship with another human being was spot on.

  • @SomedayKorean
    @SomedayKorean 3 года назад +168

    So true that context and the "feeling" of a word is more important than the definition. By exposing yourself to a ton of the language, you'll naturally realize when certain words are used over others. WAY back in the day, I used to try to use the "1000 most common Korean words" lists to learn vocab... what a waste of time. Learning through context is 1) a more effective way to learn and 2) way more interesting than a list of words.

    • @Neville031
      @Neville031 3 года назад +2

      That’s interesting! 😊 How did u expose urself to your target language?
      I’m currently learning Spanish and the ‘top 1000 words’ is one of my methods too and tbh I don’t like it (despite some ppl highly suggesting it). I really want to learn effectively as I can

    • @SomedayKorean
      @SomedayKorean 3 года назад +5

      @@Neville031 I honestly stopped trying to memorize words for the sake of memorizing words. I watched a lot of TV shows and would listen to grammar podcasts where they would introduce different sentence structures and stuff (didn't do practice exercises or anything - just listened to them and then started noticing them everywhere in the TV shows I was watching). I would take note of new words when they were introduced but I wouldn't then go and actively study them, I would just eventually pick them up from them being used so much, if that makes sense.

  • @orin6330
    @orin6330 3 года назад +157

    The timing couldn’t be more perfect! I’ve been in a Korean slump for some time now

    • @michellehenriques9164
      @michellehenriques9164 3 года назад +2

      OMG, same!

    • @diananoureddine6875
      @diananoureddine6875 3 года назад +1

      We need a korean group on insta to motivate each other!

    • @orin6330
      @orin6330 3 года назад +2

      Diana N ohhh I love this idea count me in!

    • @piyalisr3526
      @piyalisr3526 3 года назад

      @@diananoureddine6875 yes right! Why not in discord? ,🤩

    • @paulwalther5237
      @paulwalther5237 3 года назад +2

      I’ll be in a korean slump for years to come so I’m sure there will be more nicely timed videos down the road.

  • @kaidenshin5251
    @kaidenshin5251 3 года назад +70

    I'm a Korean, and you're Korean is phenomenal Lindie. Keep up the good work!

  • @oumi1224
    @oumi1224 3 года назад +35

    As someone who speaks 3 languages and learned 2 others, Korean grammar is hard in a sense that whatever you're learning, there's ton other way to say it. Even for the present tense! Which is one of the most basic and used tense. In the other languages ( English, French, Arab Dutch and Spanish), there is one way to conjuguate a tense and that's how you gonna use it no matter the context. Korean language is really tricky. Good luck to everyone learning it!!

  • @mapbernardo
    @mapbernardo 3 года назад +94

    That last advice was the best!! I'll start thinking that learning languages is like exploring an entire village (the language) with different people (words) and different personalities (grammars). I'd be open to a lot of them to be able to learn quickly! Thank you so much for this. ❤️❤️

  • @rensvh98
    @rensvh98 3 года назад +26

    16:27 - end is so insightful! Personifying a language as a person you want to befriend / fall in love with / get to know better. Or a village whose inhabitants you all want to meet. I really like that concept. Some words / grammar structures you will only encounter occasionally (like the doctor or your favorite local band), but you still know that they exist and that you have to use (see) them sometimes. And that it's very worth doing so. Great video as always, Lindie! You're an inspiration

  • @choosenottodecide
    @choosenottodecide 3 года назад +21

    Just started learning Korean this week. Your Korean learning videos have been so inspirational. Looking forward to this one!

  • @Yumyummy8312
    @Yumyummy8312 3 года назад +3

    I shared this video with my American husband, and I'm(native Korean) watching and listening to you guys very carefully. The video is running towards to the end now. But I just wanted to say I'm really appreciated for making this video, and I love it!! This will be greatly helpful for him. Not just him, but also for me to help him learning Korean. So, THANK YOU!!!

  • @Riot076
    @Riot076 3 года назад +19

    "Language learning is exactly like a relationship". Well,that would explain my stagnation with French XD

  • @kartoffeln6806
    @kartoffeln6806 3 года назад +16

    I've been hyped since I came to know through twitter that there's gonna be video about learning Korean!!!
    I can't wait !!!
    린디씨 화이팅 💪
    고마워요 ❤️

  • @janna7843
    @janna7843 3 года назад +7

    This video was very helpful and something that i needed right now, i'm on the phase of a "not a beginner anymore but yet to be in intermediate level" phase. Learning korean is getting harder as you go through with it, but i'm trying to keep up and be consistent.
    Thank you for this video, very much needed right now.

  • @harisankarunni1088
    @harisankarunni1088 3 года назад +40

    I am gonna start Korean soon , so betting it will be really useful ... Fingers crossed !

    • @kaidenshin5251
      @kaidenshin5251 3 года назад +6

      Mhm! Good luck! One thing to remember is that Korean is pronounced the way it sounds. For example, Knife in English will sound like nife, but it Korean it will sound like K-Nife

    • @harisankarunni1088
      @harisankarunni1088 3 года назад +1

      @@kaidenshin5251 Thank you so much ! I will definitely keep it in mind ☺☺☺☺

    • @bbbsmith2644
      @bbbsmith2644 3 года назад +1

      Why...learn Chinese, Japanese, korean is not one of th top languages

    • @harisankarunni1088
      @harisankarunni1088 3 года назад +4

      @@bbbsmith2644 Well , yes ... but it is still a very interesting language . I feel drawwn to it and I don't really know how to explain it ... go figure :)

    • @samihaaraisa
      @samihaaraisa 3 года назад +4

      @@harisankarunni1088 yess pls don't give up for someone saying "why korean?" trust me, It'll be worth it :)

  • @lijae3900
    @lijae3900 3 года назад +49

    Funny, I’m German but struggle to pronounce the Korean letter ‘r’

    • @SpongeMindTV
      @SpongeMindTV 3 года назад +3

      Ich glaube, das deutsches R ist schwieriger ;-)

    • @alexfullmetal
      @alexfullmetal 3 года назад +3

      @@SpongeMindTV das deutsche R kommt aus dem Rachen, für das koreanische ㄹ muss man die Zunge benutzen

    • @SpongeMindTV
      @SpongeMindTV 3 года назад +2

      @@alexfullmetal Ja, das stimmt. Ich erinnere mich daran, dass am Anfang hat mein Rachen ein bisschen Schmerzen gehabt nach Shadowing. Jetzt, night mehr, zum Glück!

    • @user-hq1yx3sw4n
      @user-hq1yx3sw4n 3 года назад +5

      I still struggle with ㄹ too lol. try using a voice to text translator like google translate or papago, and try many times to say the word with ㄹ. I tried about 20 times yesterday to get it to recognize 얼굴 (my least favorite word) and I eventually got it. it also sounds different depending where it is in a word. (protip: if you can say "all good" in english, 얼굴 sounds similar to that, it helped me at least). good luck!

    • @lijae3900
      @lijae3900 3 года назад +2

      Ashley thank you!!!

  • @alwayssquareone
    @alwayssquareone 3 года назад +4

    This video was so helpful and I appreciate you sharing with us. I have been learning Korean for about 6 months and still feel like everything is so hard to absorb and remember. This gives me hope that with time and more exposure to relative content, I will continue to learn and improve.

  • @MrJason300
    @MrJason300 3 года назад

    Thanks for much for posting this! Very helpful questions and answers. I struggle to listen/watch various Korean content since I tend to get more discouraged about misunderstanding the content more than really enjoying it. Learning a language really takes a lot of work.

  • @LoveKeepsGoing11
    @LoveKeepsGoing11 3 года назад

    This was so much fun and helpful!!! Really liked his approach to language learning.

  • @ojc8902
    @ojc8902 3 года назад +9

    Apart from your great work, thanks for introducing this man's channel :) I've never had these things explained to me this naturally and understandably as he did

  • @jess0219
    @jess0219 3 года назад

    Thank you for this video! It was incredibly encouraging! I've been studying Korean for a few years now, and had been feeling some frustration and discouragement lately. The way that you both explained things, actually your whole perspective and approach to language learning, renewed my confidence and passion. 😊

  • @Armoaty
    @Armoaty 3 года назад

    너무너무 감사합니다! Ive been really confused about context of words and similar meanings. Thanks for doing this!💝

  • @ASmallBig
    @ASmallBig 3 года назад

    Great interview, and love how you made the color in the frame change based on the theme of the question 👌

  • @topnotchqueen09
    @topnotchqueen09 3 года назад

    Thank youuuu so much for this!!! I really needed to hear this

  • @carolalilo
    @carolalilo 3 года назад +2

    thank you for all the hard work you put into helping others learning korean

  • @jamelalr5246
    @jamelalr5246 3 года назад

    This was such a great video! I’m not learning Korean at the moment but this was so informative for any language learner.

  • @jssmedialangs
    @jssmedialangs 3 года назад +7

    I'm gonna remember this guy in the future when I do actually start learning Korean. #Noted
    I'm gaining so much information for my own Spanish and Japanese studies! This is awesome! Thanks for doing this Lindie. 🤗❤

  • @flipevent
    @flipevent 3 года назад +1

    This is very helpful. :) Even if some of it may go without saying, it definitely does help to be reaffirmed of the right things to do. Learning a language, especially during a pandemic, is inherently lonely at times. It's like going through a dark tunnel with no end. This short talk serves as a way to say "it's okay to think this is difficult, as is any relationship".
    I'm glad to have listened to this. Thank you very much, Lindie and Jonson! 감사함니다!

  • @Kstyleyo
    @Kstyleyo 3 года назад

    Great interview here! Thanks 😊👌

  • @weave_girl325
    @weave_girl325 3 года назад

    This was a joy to watch and learn! Only been learning Korean for 3 months now, I'm so thankful for your channel with so many amazing language tips!
    Language learning is definitely a journey ❤❤

  • @randal2670
    @randal2670 3 года назад

    wow i love how he explains and gives advice to these questions it made me feel better about my language learning

  • @micah385
    @micah385 3 года назад

    Thank you Lindie for uploading this video!!!!!!!

  • @ceciliadecaris2487
    @ceciliadecaris2487 3 года назад +15

    와, 진짜 대박 !! 안녕하세요! 저는 새실입니다 그리고 저는 브라질사람입니다. 제가 포르투갈어하고 영어를 말해요, 그리고 제가 한국어를 배워요. 이 비디오는 매우 좋아요, 전말 감사합니다. ^^ 📚

    • @doublemoon7720
      @doublemoon7720 3 года назад +1

      quanto tempo faz que vc estuda?

    • @ceciliadecaris2487
      @ceciliadecaris2487 3 года назад

      @@doublemoon7720 Fez um ano mês passado =)

    • @doublemoon7720
      @doublemoon7720 3 года назад

      @@ceciliadecaris2487 오오 1년 동안만으로 이렇게 잘하시는 것 혹시 대단하다 세실 씨는 홧팅

    • @graapee5733
      @graapee5733 3 года назад

      I'm a newbie in studying Korean and I'm so proud to understand everything you said. ㅋ ㅋ 😆

    • @ceciliadecaris2487
      @ceciliadecaris2487 3 года назад

      @@doublemoon7720 율리 씨 정말 감사합니다!!

  • @-uyu-
    @-uyu- 3 года назад

    Omg he's the best! Thank you so much Jonson!!

  • @jwkoreatv
    @jwkoreatv 3 года назад

    So useful video!!!! This will help Korean learners so much!!

  • @cupofmilk5901
    @cupofmilk5901 3 года назад

    THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES INTERVIEWS OF ALL TIMES GURL ✨✨✨

  • @jaemuse5678
    @jaemuse5678 2 года назад +1

    Hey Lindie, I've been learning Korean for a year and couple months, I've been improving, which showed I was working, but over time I went into this never ending abyss, because I started to loose motivation, everytime something motivates me, I would tell myself, "yes, back on track!", But by the next day, it is as if that motivation never existed, ya know, back at square one, but today, I decided to go back to my Faves when it came to language learning, you are one of them, from morning to noon, I've been on Korean, and I feel great, I felt like that first time I was learning Korean, and watching this video, helped me break down certain walls, Thank you so much Lindie, you have inspired me, I'll definitely check Sponge mind, and Jonson was great, I enjoyed the tips, 린디씨 감사합다!!

  • @piyalisr3526
    @piyalisr3526 3 года назад

    Exactly what I needed in life. Thanks!

  • @Paloview
    @Paloview 3 года назад +2

    this was very useful

  • @seoul_mate
    @seoul_mate 3 года назад

    Have been learning Korean for over 3 years and still find these videos helpful. Thanks Lindie.

  • @glorifyenjoy
    @glorifyenjoy 2 года назад

    Such an edifying exchange. God bless both of you.

  • @ispeakyorubatoo
    @ispeakyorubatoo 3 года назад +5

    This is so incredible. I apparently didn't have problem with pronunciation because surprisingly about 14 of Korean characters sound exactly like my native language alphabets (Yoruba language)
    I have been learning for 3 years on and off.
    My biggest problem is communication, my brain tend to freeze when am about to talk to someone in Korean but then immediately the person leaves, I remember everything I wanted to say....
    Although I still have a lot to learn because I still see myself as a beginner. I will checkout Josong channel. And definitely sub to you. Thanks for the tips

    • @darkalligraph
      @darkalligraph 3 года назад +1

      That's so true! As soon as I try to speak German, I just forget everything. I find I speak best when I am just speaking to myself or my family. I guess that just gets better as you familiarise yourself with speaking and listening more..

  • @offensiveburrito9941
    @offensiveburrito9941 3 года назад +1

    This interview was very helpful, it reminded me that I should focus more on the context of vocab and grammar, and it gave me more motivation❤

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  3 года назад +2

      I think the advice given by Jonson is really useful to me too! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @iiree1764
    @iiree1764 3 года назад +8

    I am learning Korean and i'mso happy with it! its so soft can't wait to speak and write korean 😭😭 I'm studying so hard

    • @kimzahosh3687
      @kimzahosh3687 3 года назад +1

      Same

    • @Madegda
      @Madegda 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, this language is so beautiful and soft, I love every single sound of the Korean language 🌹🇰🇷

  • @renzoo1733
    @renzoo1733 3 года назад

    A good video and tips. Thank you

  • @FrillShiranui1426
    @FrillShiranui1426 3 года назад +2

    I find it easier to understand when Lindey speaks-
    I do need more exclusive exposure though
    Thank you so much!

  • @voiceofreason5893
    @voiceofreason5893 3 года назад

    Wow. This was awesome! I love the analogy at the end of befriending the language. Korean isn't even a priority for me but I will definitely apply the principles mentioned to my study of French and Arabic, as well as potentially Korean down the line if I do take it up in future.

  • @bamtolenglish
    @bamtolenglish 3 года назад

    오늘에서야 이 채널을 알게 됐네요. 반가워요.^^ 자주 놀러 올게요!
    This might be my favorite channel ever! Thank you.

  • @hollypearson6064
    @hollypearson6064 3 года назад

    honestly these have helped me so much, when i first started learning korean and i didnt understand something i used to believe it was because i wasnt smart enough, but in fact its because i havent been exposed to it, the more i heard a certain rule etc the more i began to understand it and how to use it

  • @megons6782
    @megons6782 2 года назад

    Very good logical conversation.

  • @johns80schick
    @johns80schick 3 года назад

    I am so glad you mentioned the difference between "o" and "eo") I listen to Korean speakers everyday whether it be in music or on Kdrama's or TV shows and I still struggle with it. I am studying hangul and those sounds are so difficult to tell apart along with the complex "w" vowels

  • @baongocla8883
    @baongocla8883 3 года назад

    This video is the best one for everyone who is trying to learn a language. I'm learning Japanese and English for a long time, and i'm trying to start learning Korean now. I used to try learning Spanish and German. This vid just made me feel so motivated 'cause they have talked about what i have realized in my language learning process... Lol, my writing skill is not good enough to express the idea clearly, i'm practicing it now.
    So not only with learning Korean, i find this vid is useful for learning every new language

  • @byunTAEuP
    @byunTAEuP 3 года назад

    I HAD to write it down. When and where is more important than WHAT. The phrase went straight into one of my many Korean journals. Thank you teachers.

  • @ShelleyM007
    @ShelleyM007 2 года назад

    Kamsahamnida, to both of you. Jonson is interesting, and his insightfulness inspires optimism about Korean language learning!

  • @imnotbrian
    @imnotbrian 3 года назад

    All this advice is so relevant to my Japanese and French studies. Love it!

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  3 года назад +1

      I'm so glad it's helpful for you! Thanks for watching!

  • @paulwalther5237
    @paulwalther5237 3 года назад

    This was a great interview! I liked the length - it was longer than most of your other videos and you even made subtitles for us 😊. In general I’m pretty bad at pronunciation. Generally my pronunciation slowly improves like Jonson said and if people try to correct me it doesn’t do much right away but slowly over time it gets better. An exception was the German R. I was just embarrassed by it. I sat down in my room in Berlin one summer afternoon by myself and just started making R sounds over and over and over. I moved the sound back in my throat making my tongue and throat move muscles and it never had. I had a painful sore throat for three days after that. But I had a more German sounding (a bit on the harsh side though) R in my arsenal after and never ever said the American R again while speaking German. I’ve never had this kind of pronunciation success ever again when anything ever. I had to share. I too hate korean grammar although the beginner stuff like subject or topic markers is no problem but anything in the Intermediate Korean Grammar in Use book makes my head want to explode. Do you think it’d possible to learn intermediate and advanced korean grammar patterns from reading and listening without studying it at all? Please say yes.

  • @Madegda
    @Madegda 3 года назад

    I would like to see the transcript of this conversation because it would help me with my listening comprehension and also learning new words and expressions ♡

  • @joohopark3962
    @joohopark3962 3 года назад +1

    와 내가 좋아하는 두분이 콜라버를!!!!

  • @amarantisima
    @amarantisima 3 года назад +5

    De todo esto, creo que el problema que aún tengo es el uso de las partículas. Me confundo siempre. Tengo que prestar más atención a eso de “saber usar las palabras en su contexto y no estar tan pendiente de su significado”

  • @phoenixknight8837
    @phoenixknight8837 Год назад

    What an intelligent guest! God bless!

  • @boringajeossi2465
    @boringajeossi2465 3 года назад +1

    I always like Jonson (and his microphone)

  • @HellO-jr7nf
    @HellO-jr7nf 3 года назад

    The conversation was so immersing .

  • @natatapadron
    @natatapadron 3 года назад

    Wow I loved this vid! So useful! I think my relationship with Korean was getting bad and sloppy. But what you were talking about made click on my mind, i need to change the way I’ve been learning to one that is more mindful and loving with more exposure to the language 😆

  • @AfroLinguo
    @AfroLinguo 3 года назад

    Great Video Lindie. Love it

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 3 года назад

      Lindie Botes 😭😭😭Thanks so much. This is the first time I get a comment from you. Now I regret not writing more. Lindie I love your videos so much. You are my favorite language RUclipsr. You are such an inspiration. I hope all your dreams come true. 🙏🙏

  • @hayaart444
    @hayaart444 3 года назад

    That was really cool

  • @karinaddc6949
    @karinaddc6949 3 года назад

    17:24 Right! We all may like or others would try to sell us the 'native level'. Actually, when you start this deeper connection and immersion in language learning, you open your mind and this relation becomes intimate and individual. It depends on the contexts or people that surround you, culture, ideologies, etc to express this way or that way. We don't have to express as others will do. I think that the highest level is when we start to understand all those nuances and manipulate them as natives will do.

  • @ICanSpeakArabic
    @ICanSpeakArabic 3 года назад

    谢谢分享

  • @andredebruyn9560
    @andredebruyn9560 3 года назад

    I watched you back In SA before I came to teach in Korea, I think this good advice to make me stress less about grammar

  • @adngbsn
    @adngbsn 3 года назад +2

    I love Johnson. Also, your Korean is fantastic, Lindie.

  • @rae.......
    @rae....... 3 года назад +1

    I remember having a lecture on German grammar and being like "this is a mountain I refuse to climb!!". Years went by, German faded out of my life and I am now learning Korean and I think that this perspective towards grammar is really useful. I think that I will use texts to learn grammar by reading something and then using my grammar books/notes as references. The more I see the grammar structures the less often I'll need to check for references - plus studying grammar is dead set boring and a huge roadblock! If this method works for me I think that I will eventually lose the mindset of thinking that something is not worth learning and progress in terms of having a greater variety of ways to express myself.

  • @fransmith3255
    @fransmith3255 3 года назад +2

    That's exactly how I see learning Korean. I feel like I have a relationship with every single word. Every single word I am very slowly acquiring at a unique and different rate, in different ways, with a different relationship for each and every word. Some words come immediately without any work (RARE), (eg , 약 for medicine, I immediately related to yuck! in English, and it's funny, so it was almost spontaneous acquisition in some way), some words I related to the English when I first started (and I think this is the WORST way). Although I also learned 비지 by relating it to English. I'm Australian, so 'budgie smugglers' are men's underpants in Australian English (for hilarious reasons - google it), so 바지 was also easy to learn. 화장실, also an early word I learned, I tried to find Korean meanings to, so I looked up the individual syllables, so I ended up with 화 angry, 장 intestines, 실 room, together 'angry intestine room'. Of course, that's not right, but it was a great foundation for remembering the word. I still do this syllable relationship with every word I learn - I look for what other words I know with similar syllables. These days words are getting more and more easy, because I can mostly relate Korean words directly to other Korean words. Some of my relating might be imaginary (possibly made up by me to make some sense), some of it is correct. Either way, words are a lot easier to remember.
    Acquisition is the hardest thing for me. I'm probably impatient. I live here in Korea and I want to learn so that I can understand the Korean people I work with (I'm an English teacher) and in the community, and it helps with teaching, I want to be able to join in the chat and understand the jokes. And I'm over 50 learning my first language, so acquisition might be slow for that reason. Also I'm living in an area where the dialect is apparently more difficult (upper GyeongSangNamDo) - lovely old ladies often want to chat, and sadly I just can't understand them a lot of the time. And it's frustrating because it's a 'keep on listening, practicing, participating in the language and WAIT for it to get better' thing, essentially. THIS is the most difficult aspect of learning Korean, I think. 2 years of self-teaching and I'm only just NOW at the top of beginner stage, almost intermediate, but not quite - very frustrating. Although my grammar learning is ahead - about halfway through intermediate, so I've slowed grammar learning down for quite some time now, hoping my listening will catch up somewhat (and 90% of my study time - 2-3 hours per day -is listening, darn it!). The grammar etc is probably not easy, but it's not a particular problem, and learning words is getting easier because I'm learning them in a better way (HOW you learn words, I think, is very, very important! Learn them the wrong way and they take a LOT, LOT longer to go through the acquisition process!!). And these days I generally get my words from my environment (the kids/teachers/friends), rather than grammar books, so that also makes it easier (I have always avoided word lists because I realised at the start that they would not be the best way). Before I started learning I thought the SOV aspect would be the most difficult thing, but that turns out pretty intuitive, actually. The continual working at it with very little/slow improvement to show for your efforts, and not a lot you can do to speed up this 'behind-the-scenes' mental process, is the hardest aspect, in my opinion.

  • @Ech0.x
    @Ech0.x 3 года назад +1

    This was so interesting, knowing Japanese definitely helped to understand as well!

  • @rk6483
    @rk6483 3 года назад +18

    I hate school. I feel so sad bc I can't study languages as much as I used to:(

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 3 года назад +3

      Me as well. I have exams now and I don't have enough time to practise Chinese.

    • @nlixcia
      @nlixcia 3 года назад +4

      same i have to do many school assignments just can’t find time to study Korean these days😣

    • @AfroLinguo
      @AfroLinguo 3 года назад +1

      Jasmine mul hope we will finally get the time

  • @user-px6uh5bj5e
    @user-px6uh5bj5e 3 года назад

    This is also helping me as studying different language. I am currently learning Spanish very slowly 😆

  • @nikkirosepalo5376
    @nikkirosepalo5376 3 года назад +6

    Perfect timing! Just started studying korean this week. Thank you so much! 💖

  • @Angelo-or3tt
    @Angelo-or3tt 3 года назад

    Hi Lindie.. you motivate me to continue studying korean..
    As a Filipino , I would love to hear you speak tagalog some day.. 😊
    New subscriber !! ☺️☺️

  • @mskhan436
    @mskhan436 3 года назад +7

    OMGG Lindie´s Korean is insanely good may it be pronunciation or articulation
    She is gonna catch up soon my German Gyopo Korean... hahaha
    Anyway keep up the good work, it´s great to see that you make such huge progress!

    • @SpongeMindTV
      @SpongeMindTV 3 года назад +1

      Ich bin ganz neugierig darauf, wie "German Gyopo Korean" klingt haha :)

    • @mskhan436
      @mskhan436 3 года назад +1

      @@SpongeMindTV Ich habe ehrlich gesagt, nicht so einen krassen Akzent :D
      Angeblich meinen aber viele Leute, dass ich einen leichten Akzent beim Reden habe

    • @SpongeMindTV
      @SpongeMindTV 3 года назад

      @@mskhan436 Ah ok. Würdest du sagen, dass das anders klingt als American 교포 Akzent?

    • @mskhan436
      @mskhan436 3 года назад +1

      @@SpongeMindTV Ich kann es natürlich nicht generalisieren, aber dadurch das Englisch-Deutsch verschiedene Sprachen sind und Deutsch von der Aussprache her viel kräftiger und kantiger klingt als Englisch würde ich auf alle Fälle sagen "Ja! ":)

    • @SpongeMindTV
      @SpongeMindTV 3 года назад

      @@mskhan436 Macht Sinn. Danke!

  • @monbae8698
    @monbae8698 3 года назад +1

    I been learning Japanese and Korean for almost 5 month now. I'm starting to get the hang of it :D

  • @stricknickland2282
    @stricknickland2282 3 года назад

    The part about "is it worth learning" really got to me. I feel like I skip past a lot of important key points in language learning because I feel it's not worth the time or effort. What a terrible mind set to have. Thanks for all the help and motivation Lindie! 수고하셨습니다!

  • @jktm7785
    @jktm7785 3 года назад

    The amount of words that have similar meanings or even pronunciation is also making it hard for me. When it comes to grammar, I never put this kind of filter in my head because I tell myself "I never know when I'll encounter this so it's better if I learn it." The biggest struggle for me is practising speaking. Hopefully I'll improve it at some point. I've been learning Korean for a few years now and I can also sense when something sounds awkward or not. Exposing yourself to the language is the best way. Despite everything, learning korean is really fun and I enjoy it a lot. I mainly do it for myself, I don't attend any classes so no rush and stress and I'm slowly improving.

  • @niakuws
    @niakuws 3 года назад

    just wanna say - you are amazing

  • @존쌤의언어습득법
    @존쌤의언어습득법 3 года назад

    존슨씨는 독일어룰 어떤 위주로 배우고 계시는 건가요?

  • @erika-yx6li
    @erika-yx6li 3 года назад

    고마워요.

  • @JamalDante3765
    @JamalDante3765 3 года назад +3

    “The context of a words or sentence is better than the meaning.” I heard this statement before. So, should I focus my studies more on sentence phrases and grammar?

  • @wujo7860
    @wujo7860 3 года назад

    너무너무 대단한 린디! 항상 응원합니다!

  • @rosie-posey7413
    @rosie-posey7413 3 года назад +4

    Monkey see monkey do
    Avoid setting filters in my head
    Treat language learning like people I'd like to befriend.
    Thanks great content

  • @morimori6251
    @morimori6251 3 года назад

    So... I've been trying to learn Korean for a month now, I guess? Or even more. It started even before I started learning Japanese normally (6-7 month ago..?). So, I wasn't much motivated before, and now, when I started reading a few manhwa, I couldn't find another chapter on Russian on English, so I started to learn Korean only because of this LOL. After 2-3 days I got lazy again... I was watching this video, and suddenly I heard a similar word-
    "Sanseongnim :O!!! OMG I KNOW WHAT DOES IT MEANS!"
    It kinda motivated me... Right now I already passed a few lessons after that XD, thanks for the video

  • @agustoha871
    @agustoha871 3 года назад

    At minute 10:52, just an observation: Spanish does use particles :). By the way, Lindie your korean is excellent, way better than mine haha even I am a korean descendent. You have inspired me to get to learn fully my "motherland tongue"!!

  • @l.dreamer3880
    @l.dreamer3880 3 года назад

    린다~ 한국말 하는거 보는데 반갑네요~ 잘 한다!

  • @learnkoreanwithprof.j6324
    @learnkoreanwithprof.j6324 3 года назад

    This is an awesome collaboration!!!
    은/는 & 이/가 has a lot to do with the speaker' intention yet, just like Mr. Johnson said, lots of example sentences in the book are given without enough context. Besides, 은/는 should not be called as topic marker in my humble opinion.

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  3 года назад

      Yeah, the words "topic marker" are ambiguous aren't they! Thanks for watching!

    • @learnkoreanwithprof.j6324
      @learnkoreanwithprof.j6324 3 года назад

      @@LindieBotes Contrast marker would work out better. : )

  • @doxhart4599
    @doxhart4599 3 года назад +1

    Thanks he was a cool guy

  • @kusy
    @kusy 2 года назад

    My personal struggle is the variety of untranslatable Korean adj/verb endings that differ only in nuance added to the root meaning of the word.

  • @rodentia1474
    @rodentia1474 3 года назад

    Any tips for learning languages that aren’t as widely spoken/ don’t have May recourses? I’m planning on learning Yiddish, Duolingo is coming out with a course but that can only get you so far, I do have family who speaks it though

  • @Themoment888
    @Themoment888 3 года назад

    정말 고마워요. 저는 4년동안 전부터 한국말 공부했어요. 하지만 아직 문법을 잘 못 해요. 존슨이 저에게 좋은 충고 했어요.

  • @Vulspen
    @Vulspen 3 года назад +1

    My struggles are motivation

  • @rainbug7
    @rainbug7 3 года назад +1

    The main difficulty I've recently discovered in Korean is that (as already covered), the same verb has many different words which have different nuances eg- different verb for washing clothes, washing dishes, washing the body, etc. 😅 And since verbs are more important in Korean than English, learning the differences becomes all the more important

    • @LindieBotes
      @LindieBotes  3 года назад +1

      Yeah! It takes a whole mindset shift to get used to these new kinds of words. But that's the beauty of Korean!

  • @koreanhjedu
    @koreanhjedu Месяц назад

    멋진한국어 강의 잘보고 갑니다~

  • @user-xd2qt7zp9k
    @user-xd2qt7zp9k 3 года назад

    보통 조사는 강조의 표현(주체나 객체를 정확히 가르키는 역할)입니다. '는' 주어임을 나타내는 조사입니다. '을'은 목적어(명사)를 나타내는 조사입니다.
    예1)*주어를 강조하여 쓸 때(문장적 표현=문어체)
    나는 신발을 샀어.
    *주어 강조 없이 가볍게 표현할 때(대화적 표현=구어체)
    나 신발 샀어.
    예2)*나는 공부를 하고 있어.
    * 나 공부 하고 있어.
    예3)*저기에 있는 꽃은 (너무) 아름다워.(문장적 표현은 문법적으로 정확한 표현이므로 시험 공부할 때는 문장적 표현으로 하세요.)
    *저기 있는 꽃 (너무)아름다워
    # 저는 영어 공부를 지금부터 시작하면서 유튜버를 자주 보고 있어요. 저는 평범한 직장인입니다.
    이번 코로나19를 모두 잘 극복하시기를 기원합니다.
    Lindie Botes 님의 마취상태에서 한국말 하는 것이 신기해서 여러번 봤습니다.
    늘 건강하고 행복한 하루를 보내는 유튜버가 되세요.