May 19, 2013
21 question tag - Korean Learner Version!

Hi all! Sometimes the best way of overcoming a standstill / bottleneck/ slump in language learning is to remind yourself why you love the language and why you started learning in the first place! ^^ Here’s a 21 question tag that I came up with randomly while eating lunch. Here’s my answers!

1. Why Korean?

I happened to be watching a Korean drama (궁) when I first had the thought of picking up a foreign language.

2 . Daum or Naver (dictionary I mean)?

Daum! oops.. yeah I switched.

3. First website that you visit everyday?

After Hangukdrama you mean? ㅋㅋ Dramabeans

4. Best thing that happened to you? (related to learning Korean)

Being able to actually go to Korea and meeting so many new friends there!

5. Ever regretted learning Korean?

NEVER. I only regretted not learning it earlier!

6. Most common feedback/question you get when you say you are learning Korean?

So .. can you watched Korean dramas unsubbed? (I get this everytime)

ahh.. kpop crazy eh?

7. First Korean food that comes to your mind?

천원김밥 1,000won kimbab in the convenience stores

8. Most overrated Korean drama?

Full House

9. Most underrated Korean drama?

TEN

10.Latest milestone in learning Korean?

Finishing a Korean novel

11. Favorite Korean word / phrase?

꺼져. (get lost)

12. Name 3 people (fictional / real) who motivate / influence your Korean learning journey

King Sejong (he’s my idol lol), Hyunwoo Sun and Equinox

King Sejong - One of my favorite things to do in Seoul is to sit in front of his monument at Gwanghwamun at night. Seeing the monument in real life is incredibly amazing (for me at least) 설레임 ❤

Hyunwoo Sun - he’s amazing as a language teacher and incredibly inspirational as a fellow language learner. His passion for languages is infectious ^^

Equinox - one of the first k-blogs that I read (around 2008).  At that time I couldn’t imagine that I’ll ever have the chance to go to Korea, so I found the posts to be really amazing, informative and incredibly inspirational. Learned a lot about Korea from the blog and it made me motivated to study more to reach Equinox’s standard. Happy to have met the blogger in person a few years ago!

13. Secret ambition / goal (relating to Korean)

Interpret for Kang Dong Won ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ or somehow being able to work with him!

14. I want to sound like _____ when I speak Korean

Han Ye Seul / Im Soo Jung

15. Best compliment received (for Korean)

Oh.. so you aren’t actually Korean?!

16. When is the last time you sat down and study Korean?

A …. few weeks ago? ㅋㅋㅋ

17. Favorite textbook?

Yonsei Level 6. It has special meaning to me because it’s the textbook that I used for my first Korean lessons in Korea

18. Special people you met (online or otherwise) through Korean?

my best friends ❤ Happy that they share similar interests with me and accept my (sometimes bordering ridiculous) obsession with Korea/Korean

Online - all of you?

Special mentions go to Jeannie, Archana, Gillian, Amber ^^

19. How has learning Korean changed you / your life? 

Definitely changed for the better. Learned to become less judgmental cos I experienced first hand how shitty it is to be judged ><

All my electronic devices are set to the Korean language

Changed my homepage from Google to Google Korea

Swear in Korean

20. Ever dreamt in Korean?

Yes. I’m more fluent in my dreams lol

21. Single best thing about learning Korean?

The joy of reading/listening/writing/speaking in a foreign language ❤

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hehe now it’s your turn!! :D Feel free to do the tag on your blog (a link back will be appreciated - and so that I can read your posts too!) and tag other fellow k-learners!! If you do not have a blog, feel free to copy and paste the questions in the comment section, complete it and post it as a comment!

Not sure if it’s a fun tag or not, but hopefully it got you to reflect a little on your learning journey and find some motivation to continue loving Korean! ❤

p.s. I blog about learning Korean at www.hangukdrama.com

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May 6, 2013
10 ways of walking in Korean

저벅저벅: with heavy footsteps and taking big strikes ( 발을 크고 묵직하게 내디디며 잇따라 걷는 소리. 또는 그 모양)

성큼성큼: taking big strides (다리를 잇따라 높이 들어 크게 떼어 놓는 모양)

느릿느릿: slowly, sluggishly

어슬렁어슬렁: walk slowly, sluggishly

사뿐사뿐: with soft, muffled steps (lightly)

살금살금: stealthily, walk on tip toes

가만가만: walk with soft steps

타박타박/터벅터벅: plod, walk with difficulty

아장아장: toddling - kids

저벅저벅: sound of walking heavily

뚜벅뚜벅: sound of plodding

check out my blog on learning Korean at www.hangukdrama.com

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May 4, 2013
기와지붕 안국역 / 삼청동 

기와지붕

안국역 / 삼청동 

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May 2, 2013
Amused.

Someone sent me a message presumably a few months before June 2012. Replied in late June 2012. Said person replied in Mar 2013. And I just sent a reply in May 2013. 

Let’s see when the next reply will be. ^^

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April 30, 2013
한강공원 

한강공원 

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April 30, 2013
선유도공원. Seoul, South Korea

선유도공원. Seoul, South Korea

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April 27, 2013
너무 멀어

To be honest, I feel quite far from Korea at the moment, both literally and figuratively. Time really dilutes memories. I can no longer picture most of the places I’ve been to, I don’t even remember where some of those places are located. ):

Used to have quite a number of friends over there and know quite alot of people, but we have mostly drifted apart. The past year has been busy and difficult. That’s not much of an excuse, since I’m always horrible at maintaining friendship and keeping up with contacting people. Not that I’m being nasty, more like lazy. And most of the time I cant be bothered with so called “networking”. So nowdays, I feel like I barely know anyone there. D:

마음은 점점 멀어진다.

Have no concrete plans to go back there anytime soon. I used to miss Korea everyday, but nowadays I mostly stopped thinking about it. I’ve been away for such a long time, I have missed that place for so long that Im pretty numb about the whole feeling. Sometimes I dont even miss it anymore. ><;;

Yeah, I think the next time I ever go back, it will feel like I’m rediscovering Korea. Everything will feel brand new again.

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March 29, 2013
Spiraling staircase. Seoul, South Korea.

Spiraling staircase. Seoul, South Korea.

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March 27, 2013

How I take notes for Korean! <3 Hope you guys enjoy this! If you are learning Korean too, take a look at my blog at www.hangukdrama.com too!

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March 26, 2013

The blog is (hopefully was by the time you see this) down so I’m kinda annoyed. hehe recorded this a few days ago. Trying to improve my intonation but don’t think it’s working. 

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