안녕하세요!

Quiz here: https://imgur.com/a/puns-with-noorung-p3vTHtd

1. 곰아워 >!곰 = bear, 고마워 = thank you!<
2. 벌벌.. >!벌 = bee, shivering sound!<
3. 당근! >!당근 = carrot, "of course"!<
4. 해해 >!해 = sun, laughing sound!<
5. 오케익! >!오케이 = okay, 케익 = cake!<
6. 머랭.. >!머랭 = meringue, 뭐래? = what are you talking about?!<
7. 덕분에 >!덕분에 = thanks to (you), 덕 = "duck"!<
8. 조아용 >!좋아요 = good/sounds good, 용 = dragon!<
9. 아님망고 >!망고 = mango, 아니면 말고 = If not then never mind!<
10. 아잉~슈페너 >!아잉 = cute bashful sound, 아인슈페너 = einspanner!<
11. 무어라?! >!무 = radish, 무어라? = what are you saying?!<
12. 못 말려 >!못 = nail (construction), 말려 = to dry, 못 말려 = I can't stop you!<
13. 파하하하 >!파 = green onion, 파하하 = laughing sound!<
14. 오.. 쏘리 >!오소리 = badger, 오 쏘리 = "oh sorry"!<
15. 별꼴이야 >!별 = star, 별꼴이야 = what nonsense!<
16. 코쓱모쓱 >!코스모스 = cosmos (flower), 코 = nose, 머쓱 = embarrassed!<
17. 개망.. >!개 = dog, 망 = net, 개망 = (I'm) doomed!<
18. 완벽 그 잡채 >!잡채 = noodle dish, 자체 = itself, 완벽 그 자체 = it's perfect as is!<
19. 사과할게.. >!사과 = apple, apology, 사과할게 = I'll apologize!<
20. 복어싶어 >!복어 = blowfish, 보고싶어 = I miss you!<
21. 고래? >!고래 = whale, 그래? = really?!<
22. 고로케만 해봐. >!고로케 = croquette, 그러게만 해봐 = just do it!<
23. 뜨아!! >!뜨아 (뜨거운 아메리카노) = common abbreviation for hot americano, shocked sound!<
24. 그만두고 싶다. >!만두 = dumpling, 그만두고 싶다 = I want to quit!<
25. 아임파인 >!파인에플 = pineapple, 아임파인 = "I'm fine"!<
26. 꼭이요! >!꼭이요 = certainly/it's certain, 꼬기오 = chicken sound!<
27. 포기.. >!포기 = give up, cabbage head!<
28. 나무서워.. >!나무 = tree, 나 무서워 = I'm scared!<
29. 김장된다.. >!김장 = making kimchi, 긴장된다 = (I'm) worried!<
30. 달달하구만 >!달 = moon, 달달하구만 = wow, so sweet (emotionally)!<
31. 콸라 >!코알라 = koala, drunk sound!<
32. 굿 밤 >!밤 = night, chestnut, 굿 밤 = good night!<

P.S. Let me know if I made a mistake anywhere. I'm not 100% sure about #31.

P.P.S. The emote pack on Kakao is called "Noorung Says the Funniest Puns" (this is not an ad)

Hello! I’m a Korean American but I can speak fluent Korean. On the other hand, my little brother who’s 10 is having some difficulty. I was thinking that having a penpal could be helpful for him but he said he would prefer an ai to start out. Does anyone know if there’s a free service like that?

hi there, I've been learning Korean for over 6 years now, and I managed to (barely) get TOPIK 5 in July. i want to work using Korean, and I'm using it pretty much everyday to talk to my friends, but i feel like new words don't stick at all. i'm watching lots of Korean content, and depending on the video, I can understand nearly all of it (psychology, lifestyle youtubers, self improvement). then again, since i watch a lot of it, there's constantly new vocabulary that i don't know. I struggle especially with vocabulary related to politics and law, and they are a source of great misery for me, because i know that i learned these words, and when i hear them again after some time I can only pinpoint that - well, I studied them, but no idea what do they mean. I'd say my Korean is decent, but there's still so many unknown words - that block my way to master the language, and sometimes make me confused about the entire sentence. it also frustrates me that at this point (and with this level of certification), there's still so many things that i cannot understand.

did anyone else struggle with this? i'm not sure if i should call this a vocabulary plateau? in any case, thank you so much for reading all of this.

So i have been learning korean for a while now and while I can understand most things, I still Suck at reading or speaking (lack of practice).

I don't like studying grammar hence I always end up watching shows in korean without English subtitles to understand things they are saying and I feel this method has helped me to catch up on a lot of things. I also like memorizing new vocabulary.

Has anyone ever tried learning korean through immersion or seen any success or do I have to focus on traditional routes to learn korean?

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I'm a chinese, and It is my hobby to learn a bunch of language to know the world people better. I've just learned English, Japanese to an ordinary level, and I plan to start another language studying. However, It is hard for me to decide which language to learn next. So I'm here to ask: If it is korean, any one give me some advice?

Thanks in advance.

Wanted to say in a way that someone did something well but it's obvious they would have done. Like it's natural that they did well.

When Korean people in the past received a written statement in Classical Chinese (한문), did they read it out loud with the hanja 음독 pronunciation, or did they read it in spoken Korean?

I often times see officials and kings in historical K-dramas read 한문 texts in spoken Korean, but never with the actual 음독 of the characters, and was wondering how true that was.

For those who just started learning Korean and want to try out a beginner Korean quiz. It has 5 questions.

Try the quiz here!

You can also try out another quiz here for those interested.

I'be been using flashcards for vocab memorization and retention, however, one small problem I've run into is that some verbs are rather short, like one syllable, so it's hard to immediately comprehend the meaning. So I had the idea of learning the verb with a generic subject/object such as 뭐. For example, the verb 세다, which I currently haㅍe simply in it's familiar and formal forms "세", and "셉니다" would be entered instead as "뭣이 세"/"뭣이 셉니다" (something is strong). Or 두다, which is currently entered as "둬" and "둡니다" would be entered as "뭣을 둬"/"뭣을 둡니다" (to put something down/ leave something). In your opinion, would this be a more effective way to review verbs? The problem is also that I'm not even sure if they even form a complete thought that way. It sounds awkward to me and even Google translate has trouble understanding what I mean by those phrases.

Here's what I have read: "~고 있다 is for continuing actions and ~아/어 있다 is for continual states"

That makes sense given some common examples

- 책을 읽고 있어

- 나는 앉아 있어

I need some clarification on some cases that don't follow this pattern. I'll give an example:

- 나는 모자를 쓰고 있어

This means I am in a continuous state of wearing a hat. According to how 앉다 is used, you would think this would mean 'I am in the state of putting a hat on right now' instead. What's the deal with this?

Hello! I understand the difference between 반말 and 존댓말 as well as when to use it.

I’m a complete beginner, and I’ve already learned about 요 as well as 니다 and a couple others. But this may sound like a dumb question but if I were to drop the formality and just speak casually with someone, could I just stop adding parts like 요, 니다, etc? Or is there more to it?

I’m just learning the language, so any advice or tips would be helpful!

I've been experimenting with the Korean Basic Dictionary Open API for studying, but the data in the API responses seems fairly limited compared to what's in NIKL's full dictionary. One of the big things I'm trying to access via the API is sentence structure, which isn't available in the responses. Has anyone else figured this out yet?

Hi, I genuinely want to learn Korean for a number of reasons such as being able to speak it, read it, and understand it. I don’t know where to start and how to read it, what I think i struggle with is reading it and trying to write/type it. I just started learning about 3 days ago I know it’s not long but I truly wanna learn it, i’ve seen a few people say lingo deer is good and so I downloaded it and I think it’s pretty good myself but other than that, I really don’t know HOW to learn it learn it if ykwim, help would be greatly appreciated please🙏🏾💗 !!!

Hi, I need help with good and solid advice on how to learn Korean quickly. I know how to read hangeul and can sight read well, but my vocabulary and conversational skills are very low.

I help run a big fanpage for an idol and no longer have help with translations so I'm trying to speed run my proficiency— I'm also trying to apply to a job and knowing Korean would give me an advantage on my resume. I'm not a complete beginner, I studied Korean as a middle schooler (taught by a family friend who spoke Korean natively) but it's been so long that I genunely don't remember much at all. I'm a very quick learner and I'd really appreciate it if someone could give me good advice. Thank you so much!!

So I’m going to see a Korean artist who I’ve been a fan of for at least 6+ years and I want to write a message on my hand for him to see during hi touch but I want to make sure it’s written properly. I think I want to write something like “I’m so proud of you. Thank you for coming we love you” would that be too long?

Hey Everyone I Am very new to Korean and was told to start learning Hangul before anything else....I took a couple classes but couldn't really grasp anything and I'm wanting to find a tutor or someone who doesn't mind explaining it to me cause I'm really trying my best to understand I know a couple letters but that's about it..

hey I've been studying Korean for a year now and I recently had trouble with Batchim so I collected all the grammar point in the first korean level book (41 points) and came up with a way to learn Batchim based on how it changes the word form, I think I did a good job, haven't seen this anywhere else, check it out and let me know what you think.

book used is called: 세종학당 한국어1

has 41 grammar points used to categorize how the word form changes depending on the Batchim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys4gn6fKiKI I made a video explaining in detail

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PAqVilCCQVd2TJSKBxl6H00evsRVTCWu/view?usp=sharing Here is the full pdf with all the grammar, I'm sharing using drive, if that's dangerous for me someone let me know please :)

Content:

1. Support based/Weight based Batchim:

Vowel support + Consonant support

2. Complex Form Batchim:

OH-AH-HAE + Five forms

3. Fixed Form Batchim:

Single charachter + Double charachter + Multipule charachter

In case you want an idea for an app, I have one ☝️

That would be an offline dictionary app with flashcards (or other review methods)! Shocking, I know. Just kidding, I know it’s not an innovation, but I think we desperately need an app like this that’s well done.

I’m thinking of something along the lines of VeryWord. I think it uses krdict for the dictionary, but the downsides for me are:

• the only review method is seeing the definition and writing the word;
• you can’t add a comment or note to a word to give it your own context or something like that;
• you can’t add your own words/expressions/sentences that can’t be found in krdict.

I’ve contacted the developer with suggestions like these and they even replied to me but it’s been a while and there hasn’t been any updates to the app so I don’t know if they’re actually going to add anything else to the app since it doesn’t seem like a lot of people even use it.

By the way, though I mentioned VeryWord, which is an iOS app, it’s totally fine if someone decides to make an app like this for Android, I have an Android tablet so it wouldn’t be a problem for me, and maybe there would be more people with Android devices willing to use the app than people with iOS devices (though I would appreciate it if there was an iOS app too).

So, this is pretty much it! I’m obviously not demanding anything, especially because I’m not even saying it directly to one person, but just in case someone is looking for an app idea or something, here’s my two cents about it. 😊

Edit: it should be offline too.

Hello everyone!

I’m Jaehyun from the KEDI team, working on a culture-based Korean language education service!
Our goal is to create an environment where learners can study Korean not only as a language but also as a way to understand the culture and life of Koreans. Language is not just a combination of words; it carries the forms of life and the shared thoughts of native speakers.

As we prepare this service, we’d love to hear about the challenges you’ve faced while learning Korean, so we can incorporate them into our educational service and help solve the difficulties you’ve encountered.
What has been the most difficult part of learning Korean for you?

We believe some challenges might include a lack of content for intermediate and advanced learners, limited opportunities to converse with native speakers, and difficult pronunciation. Were there any other challenges you’ve faced?

Feel free to share your thoughts freely!

Also, we plan to post free 1-2 minute educational videos about three times a week! Watching them and providing feedback would be very helpful.

Thank you :)

I've written a notice for an injured lost dog that I found in my neighborhood-- I'm desperately trying to find the owner or someone who could potentially foster. If anyone could correct my mistakes I would greatly appreciate it. I also wasn't sure how to ask if someone could potentially foster the dog.

Title: 강아지 잃어버리 신분

Location에서 다친 강아지를 발견했어요. 사람들을 좋아하고 엄청 순해요. 직음은 ______동물병원에 있어요. 마이크로칩이 없고 주인을 안 찾으면 다음주에 아마 안락사될 수 있어요.

Hi all, sharing a quiz link for anyone interested. It's mostly for those wanting to take the TOPIK 1. Hope this helps with everyone's journey in learning Korean :)

TOPIK 1 Quiz

So I was listening to Like It by Yoon Jong Shin, and in the song at 4:26, on the lyrics 예전 남자친구일 뿐, when he pronounces 뿐, it sounds exactly like he uses the ㅡ sound? Why is that, or is it that my ears are wonky and is hearing it wrong??

https://youtu.be/92Y-K0gZyRY?t=276
Thank You In Advance :)

What verbs/contexts should be used with 잘 (and don't go with just 안 to negate them naturally)? I have trouble figuring out natural ways to say things but I guess this is just developed with time and exposure?

Like 먹다. 김치 안 먹어요 (X); 김치 잘 안 먹어요 (ㅇ)

Or 말하다. 한국어 안 말해요 (X); 한국어 잘 안 말해요 (ㅇ)

I also once said 영어 알아요 instead of 영어 잘 해요 and got corrected by a native speaker.

pretty much just what the title says. figured i would ask here because i don’t trust google translate

For context I'm Korean-American, and I'm trying to fill a gap in my knowledge. I know that you say your age with ## 살 but I feel like I've also heard people say just the number ex. 저는 쉰셋입니다 or 마흔둘 etc. but is that correct?

Hi everyone! I am currently living in Seoul and am planning to apply for the 13-week program at the SNU LEI in Spring. My current Korean level is TOPIK Level 2 -- so I have finished TOPIK 1.

My goal is to take the TOPIK II exam next year, and I thought this program would be a good idea for extending my non TOPIK-specific learning. Has anyone here taken this course and can speak on the value of it as relates to TOPIK preparation? Obviously it is not a TOPIK-specific course, but I am curious about whether or not it is still a good choice for someone who, in the end, wants to find a job here.

Link to the program: https://lei.snu.ac.kr/mobile/en/klec/13Week/course.jsp

"I believe in you"

"나는 당신을 믿습니다 naneun dangsin-eul midseubnida"

Is this the correct translation to korean? I wanna Tell my girlfriend that I believe in her. We are both just starting to learn this language.

when i was in korea, i was told that 팍 either means beauty or passion (i don't remember). are there any instances where that is true?

Hi~~ recently I made the Topik II test and unfortunately I didn’t make it. I’m getting a bit frustrated because even though I get high results on the mock tests, my score is very low whenever I see my results on the real test.

I’m very diligent and I study almost everyday. I even took classes with a private tutor, came to the conclusion that I should probably change the methods I’m using or approach the language differently.

To those who have done the test and past ^^ can you please share the study methods you’ve used or any tips? I’d really appreciate it