너 어디 가?! Place Nouns 16-30

너 어디 가?! I’ve always wanted to shout this at someone like I was in a hokey drama, lol, my poor Korean friends. Well, here are 16 more place nouns! 

16. 교회 Church 

(Kill Bill Volume II) 

Learn Korean While.....Sleeping?

I'm always on the lookout for new ways to learn foreign languages, and today I came across sleep learning. The theory is that while you sleep, you play your target language very softly in the background and your subconscious will absorb the information. You can buy special cds that have the language with a music track over it (subliminal learning), or you can just use the cds you get with any typical language course. One video I found on youtube was of a guy who just put his cds on in the background while he did other things and was otherwise distracted (like internet surfing, cleaning, etc.). He said when he went to study the lesson, he had all of these phrases in his head and that the words came to him very easily. So then he tried sleeping with the cd on repeat all night and found that the same thing had happened.

         

Now, I'm not saying that you'll wake up and speak a foreign language fluently, but this technique does make sense. It's almost the same as listening to Korean music over and over or watching dramas. Certain words and phrases are so common (like 오빠, 사랑해, 뭐, etc.) that you can't help but learn them subconsciously. But this theory takes that to a whole new level because you're not focusing on the words like you would if you were listening to music or watching a drama. At the very least, I'm going to try it out and see what happens. I'll get back to you! 

Common Korean Verbs 42-51

Alright, here are 10 more common Korean verbs! There are two verbs in this list,    쓰다 and 걸다, that have SO MANY MEANINGS, argghh. So, I've tried my best to group the meanings together into digestible pieces and have additional pictures. As always, verbs marked with an *** are irregular and I have written down three forms of the present tense. 

42.  쓰다:

a) To write, compose, describe/say, write down

-그 책에는 무엇이라 써 있느냐?  What does the book say/describe? 

(Super Junior, 너 같은 사람 또 없어, No Other) 

Korean Verbs 31-41

Another set of verbs! I think I'll do smaller sets from now on so that it's not so overwhelming. I've also been getting used to using tumblr so hopefully my posts will be more consistent and helpful. Verbs with ***** are irregular so I have also written 3 forms of the present tense. 

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31.  닦다

a)  to polish, rub up, shine (shoes, metal, etc.) 

b) to improve, cultivate, polish, practice, train 

- 기술를 닦아요 improve one's skill

- 덕을 닦아요 cultivate/improve upon one's virtue 

c) to wash, brush, clean, wipe, dry, mop up 

- 이를 닦아요 brush one's teeth 

- 자동차를 닦아요 wash a car 

- 엎지른 물을 닦아요 mop up spilt water 

(Coffee Prince,커피프린스 1호점) 

Nouns: Places 1-15

Here is my second set of images for Korean flashcards, 15 vocab words to say where you are going! If possible, I try to use Korean-related images but at times there simply isn't one or another image is more familiar. So, use what you can! 

1. Amusement Park   유원지, 놀이 공원 (놀이 think of 놀다 "to play" and 공원 is park)

(Super Junior on Roller Coasters, :D ) 

Common Korean Verbs 1-30

 Alright, so here is my first Korean language-related post. So basically I learn languages best when I associate images with them, but it's much more helpful if those images have some sort of significance or memory attached to them. For example, it's much easier for me to remember "Barbershop" 이발소  if I have this image:

Rather than this generic one:

Even though it's a movie, those images and emotions are also "my" memories. So because this is the Korean language, it would make sense to use images of my "experiences" via Korean popular culture. This first set of flashcards uses images from popular dramas and mvs (indicated below). You have no idea how many pictures of hugs, kisses, and piggy back rides I had to go through to find these, arrgggh. But I think it was worth it because I found some really good screen shots. The only one I couldn't find a decent one for was "to boil."
There's lots of Boys Over Flowers images because that's the drama I looked up first and it was really popular, so lots of images to choose from. Simply copy and paste them on your Korean flashcards for a much more entertaining way to learn Korean! :)
*Verbs with the asterisks are irregular verbs so I'll put the present tense conjugations up for those.
1. 태우다       To Burn

(Super Junior, A-Cha)