Kimbap Noona's Korean Lessons :)

Hi there! I'm Emma. I'm English and i’m 23 and i'm attempting to teach myself korean ~ i am in no way anywhere near fluent. I know a few people will find this helpful so i made this blog just for the Korean stuff. Enjoy :) **credit to Pia at kaeminyoo.tumblr for the adorable drawing above** :D

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*korean slang* 

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E.g 기분이 좋아 ~ gibuni joha (my mood is good/i'm in a good mood) 

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As in ~ "yeah that's right" or "you're right" :)

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Pronun: chon-chon-ee

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Pronun: nan han-goog-eo jal-ha-go ship-eo-yo

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Pronun: jol-lyeo-yo (joll-yeo-yo is much easier to explain than how to pronounce 'lyeo/ryeo') 

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Hello, I've got a question. When do you speak "ㄹ" R and when L? I can fluent read and write korean but "ㄹ" is my only problem. Pleas help me! Thank You for all the things you taught us on this site. 감사함니다.

okay so this is pretty awkward because just like in english and other languages theres words that just don't apply BUT as a general rule:

at the start of a word ㄹ is pronounced more like an R e.g: 라디오 (radio) 

at the end of a word ㄹ is pronounced more like an L e.g: 정말 (jeongmal) 

when there are two ㄹs together it's also pronounced like an L e.g: 빨리 (bballi) 

if the ㄹ comes just before a vowel or a filler & a vowel like this: 하루 (haru) or 돌아와 (dorawa) then it's pronounced more like an R 

and if it comes before a consonant e.g: 말해봐 (malhaebwa) then it's pronounced more like an L 

that's all i've got :) hope it helps anon & thanks for the question~

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Please start posting again! Your blog is my lifeline!

alright, i know i haven't posted in a long time. i've just had a lot of stressy stuff going on but i shouldn't neglect the blog.  i know this thing actually helps some of you so i shall be posting again soon. i promise *holds up pinky* 

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Could you please tell me the name of the pretty font you use on lesson time? :3

sure, actually i used to use a different one which there is a link to in the drop down box on my page but now i've changed to '365warmhearts' :) 

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Ugly - 2NE1 (English cover) 

So the bestie Teena just wrote and recorded another English cover <3 

Need to work on my writing skills and try to keep up with this (y)

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Hi lovelies :) i would really appreciate it if you checked this out 

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*again requested by pullthetriggerandricochet

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Happy New Year everybody :D 

Hope you all have an awesome year to come~

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*as requested by pullthetriggerandricochet

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OMG thank you anon that just requested this because i only just realised that i have never posted this before :| i forgot one of the most basic phrases.

pronoun: mi-an-hae-yo

informal: mianhae ~ 미안해

very informal: mian ~ 미안

other ways of saying it: (but these can't always be used to say sorry and can be used like 'excuse me' e.g to get somebody's attention

joesonghamnida ~ 죄송합니다 (formal)

joesongiyo ~ 죄송이요 

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do you know what is the difference between 나는 and 난? don't they both mean i?

yeah right :) they both mean i/i'm/i am but i think 나는 sounds a teeny bit more polite/formal, same with 넌 & 너는