Masterlist

Masterlist

이미 vs 벌써

Counters 

Progressive tense 

조금,정말,진짜,아주

-만

좋다 VS 좋아하다

Who,What,When,Where,Why

Vocabulary 

Seasons 

Languages/Nationalities

Days of the week 

Countries 

Animals 

Family

Sports 

Space/Nature 

 Dates

Plants

Fall

Christmas

Valentine’s Day

Birthday   

Kpop Vocabulary 

BTS - Boy With Luv 

Monsta X- Alligator 

(G)I-dle - LATATA 

Twice - Fancy 

Resources/Tips

Ways to stay motivated  

Weekly study plan

My Korean notebook

Apps 

Youtubers 

Apps/youtubers/websites

Get better at reading

Fuck it

*get distracted by the productivity app*

when i pass people on the duolingo leaderboards i hope they know i'm doing it with gleeful malice in my heart. i'm not doing it on accident and i'm not thinking haha yay i'm thinking everybody get fucked this is call of duty to me

A complete guide to self-studying a language 🌍

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Self-studying a language is an amazing way to learn, if you’re careful to avoid the pitfalls! Here are the steps I go through when making a study plan:

Step 01: Decide what you want to do and what you can offer (what language(s), how much time/money/energy/etc)

Step 02: Gather resources (decide what type you like best and then research and test)

Step 03: Make S.M.A.R.T goals (follow the guidelines and make good goals that will encourage you)

Step 04: Create your plan (using the 3 steps above and some prompting questions on the guide, form a schedule. Be organized, but stay loose and adaptable)

Step 05: Add some back-up or pressure (find an accountability or tandem partner, add the pressure of a scheduled exam, etc)

Check out the link for more Info on each step + tons of tips and links to resources and other guides!! 💪

Good luck!!! Self-studying a language is not easy, but it’s so rewarding and fun!!!

how to self teach a new language 

have contact with this language by hearing it on movies, tv shows and music. this will help you with your pronunciation skills and with your vocabulary

learn vocabulary and grammar at the same time

read kids books and translate what you don’t know. it might be hard at the beginning, but keep trying 

speak to yourself will help you like crazy. I like to pretend that I’m acting or that someone is interviewing me hahah see the magic happens 

READ AND WRITE. this is as important as speaking. It used to be so hard for me to write in English and I felt awful because I could actually speak very well. But my writing skills were just a lower level than my speaking level. Thankfully it’s getting better with practice. 

try to study a little everyday. if you don’t have time to do so, watch a movie or something, but have this contact with the new language at least once a day

be persistent because the processes of learning a new language can really piss you off. sometimes you will understand nothing and that will drag you down. the difference is to keep pushing until it doesn’t bother you anymore! 

Lesson 4: Consonants

Basic Consonants:

ㄱ - 기역 (Giyuk) = G 

ㄴ - 니은 (Nieun) = N 

ㄷ - 디귿 (Digeut) = D 

ㄹ - 리을 (Rieul) = R 

When ‘ㄹ’ is the first consonant, it sounds somewhere between ‘r’ & ‘L’ 

When ‘ㄹ’ is the final consonant, it sounds similar to ‘L’ as in bell. 

There are few Korean words starting with ‘ㄹ’ you will mostly likely see the foreign/borrowed words starting with ‘ㄹ’ because of the ㄹ initial sound rule. 

ㄹ initial sound rule: words starting with ㄹ should be converted to ㄴ or ㅇ ex. 로동 (x) → 노동 (0).

ㅁ - 미음 (Mieum) = M 

ㅂ - 비음 (Bieup) = B

ㅅ - 시읏 (Siot) = S 

Somewhere between ‘s’ and ‘sh’ sound in English. 

When paired with ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅣ, the pronunciation of ㅅ is closer to ‘sh’. 

When paired with ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅔ, ㅐ, the pronunciation of ㅅ is closer to ‘s’. 

When ㅅ is used as a final consonant, the pronunciation of ㅅ is closer to ‘t’. 

ㅇ - 이응 (ieung) = Ng

As the first consonant: No sound.

As the final consonant: Ng sound. 

ㅈ - 지읒 (Jieut) = J 

As the first consonant: J sound.

As the final consonant & not followed by a vowel: T sound. 

ㅊ - 치읓 (Chieut) = Ch

As the first consonant: Ch sound. 

As the final consonant & not followed by a vowel: T sound. 

ㅋ - 키읔 (Kieuk) = K 

ㅌ - 티읕 (Tieut) = T 

ㅍ - 피읖 (Pieup) = P  

ㅎ - 히읗 (Hieut) = H 

Double Consonants: 

ㄲ - 쌍기역 (ssang-gi-yeok) = kk 

As the first consonant: kk sound. 

As the final consonant: k sound. 

ㄸ - 쌍디귿 (ssang-di-geut) = tt 

As the first consonant: tt sound. 

Not used as a final consonant. 

ㅃ - 쌍비읍 (ssang-be-eup) = bb 

As the first consonant: pp sound.

Not used as a final consonant. 

ㅆ - 쌍시옷 (ssang-si-ot) = ss

As the first consonant: ss sound.

As the final consonant: t sound.

ㅉ - 쌍지읒 (ssang-ji-eut) = jj

As the first consonant: jj sound.

Not used as a final consonant.

Congrats on learning the whole 한글 consonants. You guys will have an upcoming quiz about 한글. Be sure to study the 한글. The quiz will be posted on Wednesday.