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Episode 52Download worksheetHello Guys Today we will listen Korean weather forecast then we will pick a part of it then study together. You will be freaked out as soon as you listen to Korean weather forecast, just I worn you however I do not aim for you to listen every bits of words. Have a glimpse of it and pick up useful words with me. Ha Ha Ha ~~ Enjoy~Ah,,,two teams below are coming to our uni. Festival.I put their videos on here .

Episode51Worksheet Hey~ How's your Korean going on? Is everything all right? This is the episode telling you why I don't like May and why May is called " The month of Family". There are loads of days in May like Kid's day, parent's day and teacher's day. Sounds good isn't it? But If you were me who is going to do something special for the days You wouldn't like that days tooYou will revise how to use " when " ( 언제) in Korean with practical exercises and how to read and pronounce month and date.I hope you guys enjoy this episode Cheers!

Episode 50Worksheet A clever guy sang " 다행이다" with guitar background in Korean then he's videoed what he's done.So I decided to put on here original one with rough translation. You will find it interesting I hope so. Apart from his music his Korean is really good of course you can do it too!

Episode49worksheetHello guys how have you been? You've been good? Finally I'd finished the mid term exam so I have been able to make new one and put it on here. Sorry I've recorded it in Korean again but I will definitely make new one in English ha ha ha. I've already tasted it how sweat recording in Korean is.This episode is about how to ask and answer " How was or how is your exam?" in Korean or it could be " how did your exam go?" I know it would be hard so far for you who have studied Korean for couple of months. However learning Korean in Korean would be better than in English so please be patient ( Do not throw things away even you feel really frustrated) and try to pick up the rhythm of Korean.Thank you

I went to the Jamsil Baseball stadium to see the game a week ago. Me and my friends sat in the side of Home team, LG Twins. It was the match of Samsung Lions against LG Twins. The game was so annoying that I was nearly fed up with watching it. The score was five nil. Samsung was far ahead of LG and LG seemed they gave up this match. Lots of mistakes had been sucking them into the humiliating defeat. People who cheered LG looked like they were at funeral.However! My little angels came in front of us.Cheerleader is 치어리더 in Korean.Baseball, we call it " 야구"야구장 is baseball stadium, foot ball is 축구 so you can make football stadium in your own.축구 장 is football stadium. Basket ball is 농구.what is basket ball stadium? 농구장!

Episode49Worksheet Hello everyone. 지원 again. Today we'll learn how to ask " Are you free tomorrow?" in Korean. Before you plan to meet up your friend you probably ask his or her free time of your friend.I recorded this episode in Korean. it has nothing to do with I feel procrastinated to record in English at all. I believe English has to be learnt in English it's vise and versa. Get all hassle away from you. You don't need to think twice to use Korean. Try to think everything in Korean and speak in Korean in the first place as you speak Korean.Please download the worksheet and try to speak every Korean with me during you listen to this episode. It doesn't matter you don't understand. If you want to step up your Korean skill, the first thing you must do is getting a skill that you can read and pronounce every words and letter in your own. So reading through the script while you are listening this episode will be helpful.If you have any question, drop me an email or just shout out in here.Thanks a lot.

사물놀이(Samulnori) is a genre of traditional percussion music originating in Korea. The word 사물 means "four objects" and 놀이 means "play" 사물놀이 is always performed with four traditional Korean musical instruments. (Wikipedia) Let's get straightforward. I'd say "사물놀이" is "haveing fun, rock'n roll" with four instruments. You got it? If you see the video below you mgiht see how much they enjoy themselves during whole performance.

Episode 48WorksheetHello How are you doing? How's weather over there? Here, South Korea weather's turned into spring it's so nice. Sometime the temperature drops down so quick but it gets warmer again. I love spring, autumn rather than summer, winter. Just not good for hanging out. Summer is horrible. High humidity, monsoon, high temperature are where you get annoyed without any reason.One of my friend 진선 helped me to record. So you will hear proper conversation between two people.....Relax and have fun! Reminds you do not push you up so fast unless you are so desperate for learning Korean. Just have fun with Korean and Korea do not make you get bored while you study Korean. Cheers!

Episode 45WorksheetHello It's been a long time since I put on the last episode here. I am really sorry about I didn't make recent episode quickly. I already recorded my excuses on the episode so It doesn't necessary to say again. Ha Ha HaToday we will learn how to read and ask the time in Korean. I hope you find fun while you listen.Thanks. See you next weekend! I hope so.^^

Episode 44Worksheet Here안녕 Listeners! 안녕하세요 Listeners! What's the difference between two? Yeah the first one is 반말 and second one is 높임말. I bet one of the crazy things to learn Korean is studying 반말 and 높임말. Because Korean is one of the most weird languages which has got different style of language you should choose regarding to a situation in which you are. I can't come up with any other words for explaining existence of 반말 and 높임말. Korean grows up with it but you are not that's why you feel hard to study it. Does mean there are no way to know how random our 반말 and 높임말 rule is.Anyway to sort out the problem of you've got about 반말 and 높임말, we'll start with the question from Japan asking us difference between 나 and 저. It's so important that I decided to share her question with you. then We'll study how read and say Korean numbers and which words should be used to say month and date.If you successfully finish this episode you can read it Good luck to you guys

Episode 43I got this photo at Korean class at S University. Of course it shouldn't be disseminated on the internet because the author of this writing doesn't know I took his work. As I saw this first time I felt kind of frustration. It seemed done by intermediate student though he wrote it very clearly,sincerely. Jesus Christ so I decided to show you this one in order to let you know what good writing is in Korean. I got a picture slightly out of focus so I copied it down on the web again and corrected its grammatical problem. 좋은 학생은 ......... 해야 해요 Good student should ..............공부 많이 해야 해요 study hardThat's right. If you want to be called a good student you must study hard. If you use ~야 해요 at the end of the sentence you can make it having meaning of " should, or ought " kind of things. Let's look at the other one.술 많이 마셔야 해요 drink a lotIt's actually half right half wrong. In fact if you study Korean and you want to improve your speaking skill drinking hell of 술 with Korean can be a perfect solution but it doesn't fit for all the situation. 일찍 일어나야 해요 get up early in the morningGreat He must be very good student. He seems study a lot and drink a lot to improve his language skill and furthermore he thinks waking up early in the morning to start up the day early than the other. Now he is perfectly ready to be a good student!주말에 나이트에 가야해요 go to club in the weekendRight! Good and clever student doesn't get stuck in the room all the time. Doing sports and dancing and singing can get student efficient for studying.많이 여자 친구하고 만나야 해요 meet many girl friendsThat's cool! I want to meet a girl friend too. hope many, anyway girl friend or boy friend can help student absorb the language. He knows how to learn language very well.그래서 자야 해요.. so sleep with her......................................................................................................................................................................매일 학교에서 배워야 해요. learn something at schoolYeah, Education is very important I agree. I think he's turned back to good student in this sentence항상 섹시 여자친구가 있어야 해요 . have sexy girl friend all the timeBentley 자동차가 있어야 해요. have a BentleyNow I am really wondering who is this guy and where he comes from.Putting your sincerity on your writing is always good however not this way and not in this context. You know what I mean.......

Episode 42"동대문에 있는 국보 숭례문에서 불이 났습니다"1숭례문( 남대문) 은 대한민국의 국보1호이다숭례문 ( 남대문 ) is a national treasure no1 in Korea21398년 부터 지금까지 600년을 대한민국의 역사와 함께한 우리나라 제1호 보물 Since 1398 it had been with Korean history for 600 years3조선시대부터 일제 강점기를 거쳐 현재까지 우리나라의 역사를 묵묵히 바라보던 우리 대한민국의 보물Korea's national treasure No1 have watched our history from Chosun dynasty, Japanese occupation period till now4천만금을 줘도 바꾸지 않을 우리의 보물이 단 5시간여만에 그 모습이 사라졌다숭례문,숭례문, we never swap it with tons of money, had disappeared in five hours time5그 모습을 바라보는 우리의 가슴도 함께 무너져 내리고We feel destroyed as we see 숭례문 in fire.6국가 홍보영상의 맨앞을 차지했던 대한민국의 상징 숭례문숭례문 stands for Korea showing itself up in the Korea national ads.7이처럼 아름다웠던 우리의 보물을 다시 찾을수 있을까?Could we find our beautiful treasure one more time?National Treasure No 1 숭례문 has been destroyed few days ago. It was more than shock and people you can say Korean are unleashing anger towards the government and arsonist. I feel like lot of feeling mixed up in mind so I had been hesitating whether I should put it on or not because of the shame. We are really ashamed of ourselves that we didn't protect 610 year-old 숭례문.There are people putting some flowers in front of the destroyed old No1 treasure. There were no people harmed but it left us incurable scar in heart.

Episode 38Worksheet HereHello Long time no see! Thank you guys waiting me for a long time. How's your Korean going on?I am really good these days in South Korea I set everything up I needed for recording for 2008. Also I got very handy small Camera as well so that I will try to put some pictures on here to show you.Visit here to see what's going on.Today we will talk about New Year's Day in South Korea. We call it 설 날 which is the most two important celebration days in Korea along with 추석.Look at this video first for warming upRain& Lee:"새해 복 많이 받으세요"Rain: "아 잠깐만! 이게 왼손이 윈가 오른손이 윈가?"Lee Na young: " 한복 사이로 숨겨 손 그냥 해 "Rain: "아니야 중요해. 아! Nate( mobile Internet service ) 에서 찾아보자"Lee Na young: "이게 검색이 되나?"Rain: " 그럼" " 이거봐 남자는 왼손! 여자는 오른손! 야 별게 다 찾아지네 "Lee: "근데 나 왜이렇게 늦게 찾아...ㅡ.,ㅡ"Rain: " 지금 찾았잖아"Rain: " 좋아 좋아"Rain & Lee: "새해 복 많이 받으세요"Rain& Lee:"Make lot of blessings New Year"Rain: " Hang on, Which hand is up? Left or Right? "Lee Na young:" Just hide your hands into your 한복( The clothing they wear ).Just carry on"Rain:" No, It's important! Let's find out in the Nate( The mobile Internet service)Lee Na young:" Is it searchable data?"Rain:"Absolutely, You see left is for men and right hand is for women. Wow Can find everything"Lee: (Murmuring) "Why it took so long time for me"ㅡ.,ㅡRain:"It's fine we got it"Rain: " Good Good"Rain & Lee: "새해 복 많이 받으세요"Here is another one. If you look at this video after Episode you will catch up what she saysNever mind the words popping up the video. All letters are the other way aroundEnjoy your Episode I will see you later here again!

I went to Korean National Tourism Organization to see their event showing Korean traditional games in Korea and letting volunteer take part in any activities yesterday. There were few tourists enjoying themselves but not many. One of volunteers working as a translator at the venue said sometime the venue is really packed by tourists who want to have an experience play Korean traditional games.For you, who can't come over here and see what's going on, I went there and made a short video clip.Enjoy! and join the survey.

Episode 41Worksheet hereNew episode have just arrived in February! This episode is about reading and listening Korean old story for kids. Try to pronounce Korean in your own as many as you can then play the episode and check your pronunciation.Good luck!

Episode 40Worksheet HereA: How are you doing?B: I am fine and You?A: I am fine too Thank youI do remember when I started to be taught English teacher in English class had me to remember that short conversation in a book first. Fortunately I realised that there were so many greetings in English after I left high school when I was 19. Put it another way I had thought people who live with English would be so bored to say " Hello " to their neighbours with one greeting till I graduated High school.New government published new policy to fix up English education problem which has been messing up whole Korean students since South Korea was appeared on the world map. It is really controversial issue in Korea. I just hope new government's ambitious education policymakes a difference. So What I wanted to say is ...Let's study Korean!

Episode39 Worksheet HereToday we'll learn a basic grammar " Noun 이다" " Noun 아니다" I think you wouldn't be so excited to learn about this but it is very important lesson for you to move over to the next level.Also I put SK survey sheet on the what's on board on the right side of the page so you can download and join the SK survey.I am going to make a off-line meeting in Seoul for SK listeners. So we can communicate each other face to face and I can hear some hardship which Korean users are going through.If you live in Seoul please email me if you are interested. I think we probably meet on this Sunday somewhere.Thanks