Anyone learning Korean?

Great to hear that you are learning korean.

Yes, I am. I've been living in Korea for a long time. I'll help you if I can.

I like the language. I'm actually going to transfer university so I can major in it.

Oh that's cool thanks but how?

Maybe pointing out resources, tips about difficulties and pitfalls? What are you doing now to learn it?

I'm using TalkToMeInKorean website and I watch some korean dramas.

That's a good source. I enjoy it. You can read 한글 then?

yeah, not really good at it tho and i dont understand what im reading because i don't know korean yet. I only know a few words.

I see. The good thing about 한글 is that it's pretty easy to memorize, and there aren't all that many exceptions to pronunciation, compared to English. I recall memorizing the entire alphabet in one night before I even got to Korea. The hard part is vocabulary. These days, there are a lot of loan words from English, but still the vast majority of the vocab has no resemblance to English. It takes a lot of memorization, but if you take your time and stick with it, it can be done.

Do you know the basic sentence structure? English is Subject-Verb-Object, but Korean is Subject (often omitted)-Object-Verb. In the beginning it was hard for me to get in the habit of putting verbs last.

Yeah I know the sentence structure but.... it's really hard to make sentences. For me anyway haha its confusing.

It's not easy in the beginning, but it becomes automatic after a while. I don't know how much you've already learned, but if you start with short phrases that have the verb at the end, that will go a long way.

이것은 얼마예요? How much is this?
그것은 " " that?

학교 다녀 와요 I go to school.

etc...

I haven't learned how to put sentences together yet. I just know about the order. I really don't much, im still a beginner.

Is there a university or community college in your area? Most have an ESL/EFL program where foreign students learn English. If so, you can probably arrange a language exchange with a Korean student. I did that before I came to Korea, and it was very, very helpful. I not only learned Korean language, but culture and manners, as well. It was a very rewarding experience.

Yes, I go to a university now but I have not seen one korean here haha. Mostly Germans, Swedish and British people.

If there's an English language center, maybe stop by there or give them a call and see if they can hook you up. It's worth a try. Having a native speaker to coach you would be extremely valuable.

I have not heard of a language center being on our campus but I will ask and give it a try.

I know about 500 words, and I'm able to make myself understood to my Korean mother-in-law.
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I am and struggling with it!