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Recently I made 8 Korean cheat sheets and I’m releasing one for free each week. So far I’ve already posted two others (on my Patreon page), and today is the third, which is all about Korean Future Tense forms. There are 8 forms on this cheat sheet and you can download it right now for free on my Patreon page. Or if you’re one of my paid Patreon members you can download all 8 of my new cheat sheets at once, right now.

Korean Double Consonants (ㅃㅉㄸㄲㅆ) require a bit of time and practice in order to be able to correctly pronounce them as well as understand them, and I’ve assembled all of my tips together into one video to make it easier. Here’s everything you need to know about these.

I made EIGHT new Korean cheat sheets and I’m uploading one for FREE every week. Here’s the second cheat sheet which is all about Korean sentence structure. There are still six more to come, so make sure to check back again next week for the third one. Or if you’re a paid Patreon member you can download all eight of them right now.

I’ve made eight new Korean cheat sheets and will be posting one each week for the next eight weeks. This first one includes some of the most commonly used Korean sentence endings. You can download it right now from my Patreon page for FREE (links in the video description). Or if you’re one of my paid Patreon supporters you can download all eight of them right now in advance.

The words 무슨, 어느, and 어떤 can all be used to ask more information about something – “what,” “which,” and “what kind.” But there’s a bit more to it. Also these three words aren’t only used in questions – they can also be used in regular statements. But their meaning changes when they’re not used in questions. I break down their differences in this lesson.

You can learn a lot about Korean culture just by reading about it online, hearing stories from people, and through studying and practicing the Korean language. But there are a lot of social norms in Korea that aren’t widely spoken, and that are simply assumed that everyone knows. I share some of them, and bring in a couple of guests (Mallo Academy) to talk about a few others in detail.

Next Saturday (May 30th) I’ll hold my sixth fan meetup in Seoul! You’ll get to meet up with other Korean language learners, as well as hang out with me. I’ll also be handing out some of my new stickers, taking photos, and signing autographs (if you want).

You can RSVP and find out more information in the link below. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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There are plenty of marketplaces both indoors and outdoors to explore in Korea. But when locals need to buy lots of fish in Seoul, one of the best spots is Garak Market. It’s a GIGANTIC marketplace that sells not only fish, but produce and so much more. And it’s definitely not made for tourists – the floors are covered with water and you’ll have to do a lot of walking to get here – but it’s definitely worth stopping by for a unique fish market experience. I went together with my bilingual son to check it out, and we also ordered our lunch here and had it prepared right there.

I got to talk with Dave (World of Dave) about a problem I’ve heard some people express who visit Korea or who live in Korea – “I live in Korea but I can’t find opportunities to practice Korean.” First I share some of my own experiences and tips, and then I asked Dave what he felt about this and what are the ways that he was able to learn Korean while in Korea.

I do a lot of Korean reading… in the dictionary, and grammar lessons. But I don’t read enough regular books (I’m trying!), so when my subscribers started asking me for tips to read faster I wasn’t sure the best books to recommend or the best methods for that.

Fortunately one of my friends is Gillian 쌤, a Korean teacher who absolutely loves reading, and also prepared several recommendations – books to read as a Korean learner to improve your reading speed, as well as practical tips for how to read Korean faster and how to study from Korean books.