Wow, I just came across your channel. I’ve been learning Korean for a few months too, and hearing someone else’s story is so inspirational. Thanks so much for sharing! I started with a podcast (Talk To Me In Korean) and a language learning app (LingoDeer). After I finished the app’s beginner course, I started to taking private lessons with a native teacher. I recently started playing videogames and trying to read easier books in Korean. I’m having so much fun. It’s been about four years and I’m still having so much fun learning the language. I can’t wait to dive more into your channel. Hearing language explanations from a non native sounds like it’ll be so interesting too. 😄
Sounds great and I think the way you approach the language study is fantastic, get some fundamentals then find a teacher too and focus on practice, great job 👏 Learning from a non native huh? I thought it is a bad idea but you know, usually the natives can not explain why some things are the way they are. For example I’m from Czech and I have no idea about Czech grammar even though I use it daily 😆
@@koreanwithsperyyy 🤣 I’m an American and can’t explain English either hahaha. I saw your TH-cam shorts where you converse in Korean. It was so cool hearing a learner speak at such a level. Every other source I’ve used mainly only involved Korean natives, so hearing someone else speak past a beginner stage is so encouraging. 그런 영상 계속 만들어 주시면 좋겠어요 :) 사실 한국어 하는 외국인을 만난 적이 없는데, 스페리 씨의 실력을 보자마자 너무 기뻤어요. 수고 많으셨습니다! 😊
i started regularly to learn korean since 2 years ago, i never go to South Korea yet. I want to go there, yes if you go there to study, you improve faster. First, i began to learn alone but i gave up because i didn't understand korean grammar then 2 years ago i have took a korean teacher who explained me better and we practiced speaking and i improved so much that i'm at intermediate level now but if i didn't give up, i would have a better level now because i have watched kdramas for 15 years ago and i learned so much through kdrama and if i didn't give up to learn + learn with kdrama too, i will have advanced level now. I'm not fluent yet but i can understand well, i can speak too but i have to practice more and improve my pronunciation but i'm not at beginning level for speaking too, i can make a full conversation in korean. I read a webtoon now full in korean but at my level intermediate level not too easy not too hard and i can read and understand 90% that's so great
That’s great to hear :) I am not a big fan of learning through k drama because from what I watched I felt like they are commonly over exaggerating expressions and the conversations just felt very robot-ish. But hey, if that works for someone then that’s great and they should definitely do that :)
@koreanwithsperyyy I don't think it's "exagerate" and i learned so much through kdrama, i memorized vocabulary more by listening than writing, i don't write vocabulary at all, i don't write a list of vocabulary, i don't memorize at all, even flashcard memory don't work for me, i forget them but by listening i memorized so much
Hi thank you 🙏 I think I started with pen pal after 1 and half units or so. I also have to say that I did not finish the whole htsk curriculum. I went up until like unit 4 and then focused on practice.
Do you think each person learns differently with different teachers. I have been with a Korean teacher for 1 year and I feel I am not improving. Although we are going into intermediate class - I still can string a long sentences together or understand 는 것을/ 것이 usage. I don't know when I should move to another teacher or just carry on
Hi, I am certain that different students and teachers have better or worse synergies, but it is hard to say because there are a lot of factors. If you should change the teacher is unluckily up to you. Depends what you want to improve. Let's say that you want to go for more practice, then you should probably switch to someone who is going to talk with you for hours straight. But again, you should first think about what you want 😊
How am I going... in the beginning, I absorbed everything, studied 2 hours a day, everyday, hot advanced beginner/beginner intermediate and just suddenly lost the will to study in any capacity D: Have you hit that wall? How did you overcome it? I started 2 years ago and feel like I should be so much further along than I am D:
Hi there, I did not have that because I went all out as you did for few months and then just took it light and breezy by chatting with Koreans, no big deal. However what I feel for several past years is that learning the "polite" "official" vocabulary is a big NO for me. To put it in example, I can have a conversation about anything for a week straight, but I would not understand even 5 minutes of news on the TV, because it is too formal 😆
잘 봤습니다!! 유용한 정보가 찐 좋네요, 좋은 채널이 될 것 같아요!
구독했슴다! 함께 화이팅하시죠!!
Wow, I just came across your channel. I’ve been learning Korean for a few months too, and hearing someone else’s story is so inspirational. Thanks so much for sharing!
I started with a podcast (Talk To Me In Korean) and a language learning app (LingoDeer). After I finished the app’s beginner course, I started to taking private lessons with a native teacher. I recently started playing videogames and trying to read easier books in Korean. I’m having so much fun. It’s been about four years and I’m still having so much fun learning the language.
I can’t wait to dive more into your channel. Hearing language explanations from a non native sounds like it’ll be so interesting too. 😄
Sounds great and I think the way you approach the language study is fantastic, get some fundamentals then find a teacher too and focus on practice, great job 👏
Learning from a non native huh? I thought it is a bad idea but you know, usually the natives can not explain why some things are the way they are. For example I’m from Czech and I have no idea about Czech grammar even though I use it daily 😆
@@koreanwithsperyyy 🤣 I’m an American and can’t explain English either hahaha.
I saw your TH-cam shorts where you converse in Korean. It was so cool hearing a learner speak at such a level. Every other source I’ve used mainly only involved Korean natives, so hearing someone else speak past a beginner stage is so encouraging.
그런 영상 계속 만들어 주시면 좋겠어요 :) 사실 한국어 하는 외국인을 만난 적이 없는데, 스페리 씨의 실력을 보자마자 너무 기뻤어요.
수고 많으셨습니다! 😊
@@브랜브랜 오 감사합니다 ~ 그런 영상 앞으로 못 찍을 것 같은데 어떻게든 노력 해볼게요 !
i started regularly to learn korean since 2 years ago, i never go to South Korea yet. I want to go there, yes if you go there to study, you improve faster. First, i began to learn alone but i gave up because i didn't understand korean grammar then 2 years ago i have took a korean teacher who explained me better and we practiced speaking and i improved so much that i'm at intermediate level now but if i didn't give up, i would have a better level now because i have watched kdramas for 15 years ago and i learned so much through kdrama and if i didn't give up to learn + learn with kdrama too, i will have advanced level now.
I'm not fluent yet but i can understand well, i can speak too but i have to practice more and improve my pronunciation but i'm not at beginning level for speaking too, i can make a full conversation in korean. I read a webtoon now full in korean but at my level intermediate level not too easy not too hard and i can read and understand 90% that's so great
That’s great to hear :) I am not a big fan of learning through k drama because from what I watched I felt like they are commonly over exaggerating expressions and the conversations just felt very robot-ish. But hey, if that works for someone then that’s great and they should definitely do that :)
@koreanwithsperyyy I don't think it's "exagerate" and i learned so much through kdrama, i memorized vocabulary more by listening than writing, i don't write vocabulary at all, i don't write a list of vocabulary, i don't memorize at all, even flashcard memory don't work for me, i forget them but by listening i memorized so much
@@newjeansfan238 I am actually envious, I can not remember vocabulary through listening like that ever 😃
@koreanwithsperyyy ah great haha 😀 i'm lucky to memorize more by listening haha
Nice video! Did you complete the entire HTSK curriculum before the pen pal experience?
Hi thank you 🙏 I think I started with pen pal after 1 and half units or so. I also have to say that I did not finish the whole htsk curriculum. I went up until like unit 4 and then focused on practice.
Do you think each person learns differently with different teachers. I have been with a Korean teacher for 1 year and I feel I am not improving. Although we are going into intermediate class - I still can string a long sentences together or understand 는 것을/ 것이 usage. I don't know when I should move to another teacher or just carry on
Hi, I am certain that different students and teachers have better or worse synergies, but it is hard to say because there are a lot of factors.
If you should change the teacher is unluckily up to you. Depends what you want to improve. Let's say that you want to go for more practice, then you should probably switch to someone who is going to talk with you for hours straight. But again, you should first think about what you want 😊
How am I going... in the beginning, I absorbed everything, studied 2 hours a day, everyday, hot advanced beginner/beginner intermediate and just suddenly lost the will to study in any capacity D: Have you hit that wall? How did you overcome it? I started 2 years ago and feel like I should be so much further along than I am D:
Hi there, I did not have that because I went all out as you did for few months and then just took it light and breezy by chatting with Koreans, no big deal. However what I feel for several past years is that learning the "polite" "official" vocabulary is a big NO for me. To put it in example, I can have a conversation about anything for a week straight, but I would not understand even 5 minutes of news on the TV, because it is too formal 😆