Questions/concerns/suggestions are welcome! Also, comment with topics that you would like me to go over!
FAQs
Q: What do the symbols mean?
A: I have divided the rooms into four different categories.
♫ = Beginners
♚ = Intermediate
♛ = Advanced
∞ = All
Q: I don't have a Korean keyboard. What should I do?
A: Two ways. One, you can go to settings on your computer and set the language up.
The second way is simpler. It's a virtual Korean Keyboard. You can click or just type, then copy paste!
Q: Why is there two ways to count in Korean?
A: Great question! The concept is similar to Latin-based English vocabularies. Even though Latin and English have very different grammar structures, English borrowed a lot of words from Latin. The same applies to Korean. China is a country with vast lands and long history. Korea spent its entire history right next to China. You'll see a lot of elements of Chinese influence in Korean culture. (This is where the whole filial piety and respect for the elder concept came from).
I mention in the introduction that before the invention of hangul, Koreans wrote in Chinese although they spoke in Korean. This influences survive in Korean languge today as Sino-Korean vocabularies.
So, to get to the actual question, there are two different ways to count in Korean because one way is the Sino-Korean way and the other is the Native Korean way.
To count up to five in Sino-Korean: 일, 이, 삼, 사, 오 (il, ee, sam, sah, oh)
To count up to five in Native Korean: 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷, 다섯 (hana, dul, set, net, dasut)
Thank you for your question!
Wishlist
- Difference between 를 and 을
- Introducing oneself, directions, school etc
- Test or quizzes after each week/lesson