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SELF-LEARNING KOREAN IN QUARANTINE - a thread to document my steady progress, slow as it may be
- links to useful videos, websites
- links to additional material that's easy, accessible and free
let's get productive while we practice social distancing!
general tips for learning a language - oral practice (imitation helps w/ pronunciation)
- written practice (esp. with a new script like korean)
- revision (making detailes notes & reviewing them after each lesson)
- cultural exposure (via music/films/kdramas)
important - language acquisition speed differs for everyone but don't let this discourage you
- learning a language is one of the best ways to be mentally active in quarantine. it's your brain's workout!
- have fun. if you're not enjoying the process, you're doing it wrong
DAY 1 learning the korean alphabet:the korean alphabet consists of 10 vowels and 14 consonants.
for my first day, i learned how to write and pronounce all of the vowels + 6 consonants.
i also learned some simple vocab by combining these vowels & consonants.
HANA HANA HANGUL i found their lessons to be very useful and easy to understand, especially for a complete beginner.
here's the first video from their lesson series, in case you're interested :)
(Learn Korean with http://KoreanClass101.com )
found this super useful collection of notes with some fun practice exercises as well! do check it out for a comprehensive revision of your korean "Korean Study with Salon
" https://twitter.com/i/events/1242643729149620225
this entire thread is so detailed and helpful! it also includes mini quizzes and fun activities which make the process a lot easier https://twitter.com/BTS_ARMY_INT/status/949837653578539008?s=19
PRACTICE WITH ME : KOREAN VOWELS the image below shows all the korean vowels that we know so far. try and associate each vowel with its proper pronunciation sound :D
DAY 2 learning the korean alphabeti finished learning the rest of the consonants and practiced writing all 24 characters till i got their pronunciation right. this part can be tricky so i recommend watching videos that emphasize on how each alphabet sounds.
ONLINE STUDY RESOURCES this is a compilation of websites, videos, audio lessons to help you learn korean at an absolute beginner's level. i also recommend watching the video included in the compilation for guidance to plan your korean studies.
https://www.margaritakorean.com/single-post/2016/02/18/How-Im-Learning-Korean-and-Korean-Study-Tips
VOCABULARY 
a list of some words that i know till now. don't focus on the rules of speaking just now. that will come later. practice the pronunciation and correct identification of all charactersalways take breaks between your study sessions for a better memory
DAY 3 revision day!
i practiced writing and pronouncing all characters + some combinations.
good revision = good organization of inforemember, it's still too early to delve into the rules of spoken korean. now is the time to revise and perfect our νκΈ basics.
PRACTICE WITH ME: νκΈ to make my revision a little more fun, i wrote some of my friends' and relatives' names in korean
it was moderately difficult and gave me loads of practice w.r.t. νκΈ characters and their correct pronunciation
can you guess my name?κ°μΌνΈλ¦¬
POP QUIZ can you correctly pronounce each νκΈ character? once you get that right, try writing each character from memory, without any reference.
don't rely on romanization to aid you. this will only slow down your learning. learn νκΈ in its true form, it's much easier
VOCABULARY updated vocab list with a couple of formal and informal phrases.
again, focus more on their sounds and writing than on the technical aspects of their usage :)
reference: HANA HANA HANGUL series by http://KoreanClass101.com on YouTube.
DAY 4 & 5 double consonants:there are 5 of these in νκΈ and they have heavier, more stressed sounds
slowing your pace of learning will help with their pronunciation
a great way to learn these double consonants is HANA HANA HANGUL series by http://KoreanClass101.com
DAY 6 
practicing double consonants:here's a printable practice sheet to revise writing and pronouncing all 5 double consonants!
avoid using romanizationfocus on the original νκΈ soundsimage credit: HANA HANA HANGUL series by http://KoreanClass101.com
DAY 7 it's time to advance our knowledge of νκΈ!let's learn about the 'Bat-chim'
it's the final consonant that goes at the bottom of a word.
can you identify it in the word 'νκΈ'?
here are some important pointers to remember:
(via http://KoreanClass101.com )
Bat-chim rulebook there are a few basic rules to understand this concept. i suggest taking lessons online in order to retain the information much better.
all links are free/offer a free trial for a week so check them out
romanization!via http://KoreanClass101.com
PRACTICE WITH ME: BAT-CHIM can you pronounce these words correctly?
add them to your vocab list as well!
reference: HANA HANA HANGUL series by http://KoreanClass101.com
DAY 8 Batchim rulesthere are 7 main rules required to understand this concept. i covered 4 of them today.
all of the rules are as follows:
β’ lenition
β’ fortis
β’ aspiration
β’ nasalization
β’ flowing
β’ palatalization
β’ special rules with γ http://KoreanClass101.com
these rules sound and appear a lot more difficult than they actually areset your own pace for learning them & take loads of help from various online resourcesmany of the links provided in this thread allow you to download PDF notes of each lesson. avail of this facility!
DAY 9 Batchim rules i covered the rest of the rules before moving on to the last bit of learning about this concept:
Batchim rules for double consonants this was a lil confusing initially but got better towards the end. i'll be revising it tmrw!
what about you?
practice with me: chill edition because my brain was absolutely fried after learning all these rules, i decided to take a break from such intense studying & guess what?
i created my own korean name!
it's κΉ μ¬λ¦
can you guess what it means?what's your korean name?
