3 tips for learning FLUENT korean

Hey guys! I'm realizing that I meant to add "and use this opportunity to either ask the native speaker what a more natural word/phrasing would be or make a mental note to go back and review how to use certain words/grammar structures" to tip number 2!! 🤡🤡

Congratulations! And thank you for your advices because I want to learn to read and speak in Korean.

Can you make another free resource vid?? Some of the courses and apps you mentioned seem different than how u described them

My biggest problems are speaking and consistency haha. Ive been learning for 2 years already, im sure in a few more years ill be able to understand alot of what i hear but i just cant form sentences properly. The things i can say, i say with a good accent. Ive been told by many koreans my accent sounds fluent, its the actual speaking im not good at lol. I could learn 500 new words and remember and understand them but i just couldnt use them myself

Thanks for you tips ❤

I just started learning Korean recently alongside Japanese. I'm really young, and I'm not even 16 yet, so this is very helpful for understanding the language better

I have a teacher but she is like…she teaches not very natural Korean yknow like Book Korean :/// and I don’t feel the language

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I’m from the US. My 1st language is English, and my 2nd language is Spanish. My dream languages to learn are
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Swedish 🇸🇪. I wish to learn languages separately because so I don’t get them all mixed up together. I took Mandarin Chinese back in high school, that was a lovely time! The very first language I ever learnt was Russian when I was either 6, 7, or 8 years old around 10 years ago. Now I’m 18.

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so helpful!! thank you :)

Probably the best video one learning Korean language i have seen till know amazing plz make more such content waiting for more such content..❤😊

I finished Kiip level5 studied for about 1 yr and half, and still lacks on Conversation. I dont know what to do😭

Bro I was like “when did Natalia release this? How haven’t I seen it?” Only to realize it’s very recent 😭😭 thank you for the tips as always nati!

This is super helpful🫶🏻

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You're a Hobi stan?! What are the chances that I'd stumble upon this video! I love that!

PS I just see that you showed as an example a clip from 'A Love So Beautiful' I was SO sad to finish that series! I loved this show so much. Let's say I only have 1 hour to study, how could I make the most of that hour because there is just so much to choose from when studying and learning a new language. It can be so overwhelming >.<

Hi Natalia, love your videos! I'd like your advice, when trying to speak more fluently but you don't have the words or the grammar. Korean seems especially difficult because its spoken quite fast and I could be wrong on this - but IS the grammar very difficult? I had no problem with Chinese and Vietnamese because despite tones, the grammar is quite easy for sure, in comparison. I feel sad because I try and study, but I feel I get nowhere. Could I be over-complicating it?

Hopefully when I’m able to get story learning I’ll find someone I can speak the language with. I’ve been learning off and on for 6 yrs and no where near where I feel like I should be hopefully I can get to intermediate soon

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I'm an exchange student in South Korea right now and I find myself rephrasing and asking back the statement to Koreans that have told me they want to improve their English as well haha

Where do you find transcripts? I would love to try this out!!

I know Korean, and I'm good at taking exams. Got topik 5 twice. If you talk to me, I'll sound like i just started learning yesterday. I'm frustrated!!!!!!

16 years in Seoul and I still can barely order a sandwich. I've done apps, books, classes (my last teacher fired me as a student), and I've just given up.

There are other things I can learn quickly, so I focus on those. Korean just doesn't stick. I get these big lists of words and after the 3rd one my eyes just slide off the page. Don't even get me started on grammar.

If you don't mind, can you talk a bit more about your job and your college degree? Like, how was the job interview, what they look for on a foreigner to hire them, how to apply for a korean university, these sort of things?

Thank you so much for making this! I also use BTS' lives and content to learn. I get so invested in the context and helps it stick, like you said!

Hii Nat where’s a good site to find transcripts in resources?

Useful tips! Just starting out and it really can get lonely

Kid: I want wawa
Me, some1 from new jersey: do you want a hoagie?

I'm sorry I had to say this bc I genuinely thought you meant the place Wawa when you said it and was initially very confused why a parent would ask if the kid wanted water lol I mean you could get water there but you wouldn't go there just for that.

You showed J-hope's goodbye live. 😢 That's the EXACT reason I'm trying to learn Korean. An instant 10000+ points for you! 😂 I hope my Korean is functional enough when he's done with his military service and doing lives again. 🙏 However, I can't make out a single word he says. He speaks too fast and doesn't use the structures I'm familiar with. 😅

I don't even know why I'm here as a Japanese learner but this video was fun and interesting to watch!

For me the last tip works the best, I always notice a big difference when I watch a content while reading transcript my listening and reading improved a lot 💪🏽
No we need a video about Korean resources with transcripts 😂

And Thank you so much for being an inspiration for all of us Natalia❤

Hi natalia!😊 You inspired me a lot, i followed all your instructions and my progress in korean is very fast!!!❤ Its only 15 days and i can write simple sentences and understand a simple conversation and can read with only some minor pauses,just i am not good at vocab through😅
Thnx a lot❤
Pls post more video or suggest which book would be the best to learn korean?????

Thank you for those trips i was watching kdrama almost 4 year's i can understand Korea not well i Start learn Korean how to read last year now i can but i can't speak so this video help me lot thank you

I use Teuida for learning Korean.

actually both perspectives are correct in a way. When you "actively" learn, you should strive to understand each word, really dig into it on a deeper level, but when you are learning ''passively' it is okay to learn it in a more superficial way, just covering the tip of the iceberg, or have about 50-70 percent comprehension.

The tip about to watch idol's live really help. I watch the Bang Chan's lives (Chan's room) and for me it's better 'cause I'm brazilian and I can learn korean and English. Bang Chan (Stray Kids) is korean but he lived in Australia then he speaks in both languages during lives.

im binge watching ur videos

So informative video😊😊😊

I have a more I guess advanced problem. After learning for 5 to almost 6 years i have a difficult time talking and finding natives that are willing to speak. I try my best with apps but too often do I only get greetings and some knowledge about how old and how tall etc some basic questions and although those are great I don't see myself really thinking too far beyond basic simple 1 sentence responses and not giving my full advice or description about what I want to say. I tell people oh I can speak confidently but when I want to describe my thoughts I often come up short and I think I mean more description and longer topics but I don't think I see any practice for that I'm using chat gtp to give me paragraphs and 5 questions to answer so I can think about the question more in depth but I feel like a great way is to get a natives perspective on it because they can answer the way they were taught (in korean) that's my biggest problem right now

i'm not very advanced but kor cc and transcripts are so helpful for me! i also like to turn on cc for the korean vloggers and content creators i watch :)) unfortunately the cc aren't always provided but that where transcripts and subtitles for tv shows and movies come in! my listening is very weak so i use this method a lot. it's not too new for me since i use cc for the english content (english is my native language) i consume anyway. happy to see that i'm already on the right track! i will definitely try your other two tips as they're also helpful! i need to find native speakers to talk to though heh ^^;

Thank you so much for this! I got one of those memory pop ups on FB yesterday and made me realize that I have wanted to learn Korean at some capacity for 5 years and I haven’t. I needed these tips and a reminder to study lol.

I'm definitely checking out story learning, sounds perfect for what I need, I need things in context or I will just forget words/grammar alot of the time, flashcards do nothing for me with vocab. This plus my Itaiko lessons I feel will make a big difference for me! Ah! Thank you so much for this video!!

This is why I use Korean subtitles when I watch dramas. I 100% agree with paying attention to how people react to what you say. If someone says "heh?" I always think that I didn't say it properly or loud enough. Until my iTalki tutor corrected me, I always used to say ㅎ+ㄱ, ㄱ+ㅎ, and ㄹ+려 (like 흔들리다 → 흔들려요) wrong and that's why people couldn't understand what I was saying.

I'm intermediate and I forgot a lot during a few months of not studying, but I realised that when I see certain words/grammar structures I know them and I remember them - I got a bit lazy with my efforts.
Being an introvert doesn't help with the speaking, but a big trap of language learning is when you know enough to go through your daily life so you don't have to really focus because you have a general understanding and can express yourself in a basic way and that's enough. Paying attention to how natives reacts and/or rephrase what you say is sooo important and helps so much!

Totally agree with all three, especially using transcripts to take your Korean (or whatever language) to the next level. Do you need to understand every single word to understand content? No, but when you deep dive into content like that and really dig into understanding each word and each sentence structure, especially when you listen to it or read through it several times, it's SO great for reinforcing your learning of both vocab and grammar.

I used to go through TTMIK's Iyagi series by breaking down the transcripts of their conversations and listening several times, and to this day, just like your experience with BTS livestreams, I can still remember where I learned different vocab related to different topics, and even certain phrases or sentences people said about certain topics. The focus on understanding each word + repetition just makes it all stick better in the brain!

your videos are so helpful!
i want to learn korean for my crush bcuz im delulu so thanks

I don't need learning tips korean... I need how to learn english/spanish....