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LEARN KOREAN

For all you international kpop fans out there who’d like to learn Korean (for multiple reason I guess?), I have collected a large collection of online textbooks, websites, resources, and blogs that can help you achieve your goal!

online textbooks: [ all the downloads are pdfs, no .rar files! ] 

My Korean – book one

My Korean – book two

Dirty Korean

Using Korean

Basic Korean

Korean from Zero! – book one

Korean Grammar for International Learners

Using Korean: a Contemporary Use

Intermediate College Korean

Living Language Korean Course

Continuing Korean

Handbook of Korean Vocabulary

Korean Grammar in Use

Korean for Dummies

Korean Made Simple (not a download)

websites:

how to study korean

Sogang Korean Program

learn korean

talk to me in korean

lets learn korean

free korean lessons

korean for dummies cheat sheet

korean class 101

korean class 101 (youtube)

talktomeinkorean (youtube)

sweetandtasty (youtube)

seemile (youtube)

common vocabulary

useful korean phrases

grammar + vocab reference

vocab games

quizlet

Apps: [ some may only be available for iphone or android and not both so bear with me ]

pop-popping korean (iOS + android)

tengugo hangul (iOS + android)

kdrama talk (iOS only) 

Neme Korean (iOS + android)

KORLINK by Talk to Me in Korean (iOS + android)

Learn Korean by Bravo Language (iOS + android)

Korean Flashcards (free on android only, $4.99 on iOS)

Learn Korean 6000 words (android only)

TOPIK One (iOS + android)

Dongsa (iOS + android)

POPYA animals & fruits + vegetables (iOS + android)

misc. resources:

korean keyboard

culture notes

text slang

crash course on honorifics

children’s books

the chosun (news in korean)

korean class 101 podcast

talk to me in korean podcast

blogs: [ most of these seem pretty active as far as i can tell ]

unyounglearnskorean

study-korean

translating korean

letstteok-korean

onestopkorean

learnkoreanwithmusic

hangeulit

learninghangukeo

way-to-fluency

snubiwriteskorean

easykorean

cassarilla

teachmykorean

HAPPY STUDYING EVERYONE!!!

[iamlearningkorean]

Thank you!!

[babyanimalgifs]

I am morally opposed to there being glass between me and these puppies (Underlook.org)

[thorffour-deactivated20190920]

Before vs After Adoption

[source]

[monkeysaysficus]

[sheilikhal]

Truthfully the most precious thing I have ever had the privilege to repost.

[amateur7373]

What’s the mood after seeing Infinity War

[patrickthanos]

Who are you calling? 🤔

[childhoodruiner]

“Thanos abuses animals John”

[childhoodruiner]

[mandyyy20]

Hahahahahhahhaha. This is the greatest thing ever!

[ultrafacts]

Source 

[hellkatsally]

These dudes are fucking legit.  They don’t just show up one day in court, either, they actually make friends with the kids and let them know they have a support system and that there are people in the world who care about them and will always have their back.  And less important, but also cool, is that the few times a couple of them have come into my cafe, they’ve been super friendly and polite and when I told one of the guys that I noticed his Bikers Against Child Abuse patch and wanted him to know how awesome I thought he was because of it, he got kind of shy and blushed and said, “The kids are the awesome ones, we just let them know they’re allowed to be brave.”

[bebinn]

The source is long, but so, so good. These men and women are available in 36 states, 24 hours a day to stand guard at home, in court, at school, even if the child has a nightmare. Many of them are survivors of childhood abuse as well, and know what it’s like to feel scared and alone.

In court that day, the judge asked the boy, “Are you afraid?” No, the boy said.

Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, “Why not?”

The boy glanced at Pipes and the other bikers sitting in the front row, two more standing on each side of the courtroom door, and told the judge, “Because my friends are scarier than he is.”

[lesbian-moon-gf]

Actual tears.. hnngh

[bee-whistler]

Show me more of people like this, world. I give up on humans too easily.

[groovypirate]

where do i sign up for this,i want to be in this gang

[ultrafacts]

[haydengisearchive-deactivated20]

This is fucking amazing. It may be out of character for me to say this but rock on

[clatterbane]

Bikers Against Child Abuse was founded in 1995 by a Native American child psychologist whose ride name is Chief, when he came across a young boy who had been subjected to extreme abuse and was too afraid to leave his house. He called the boy to reach out to him, but the only thing that seemed to interest the child was Chief’s bike. Soon, some 20 bikers went to the boy’s neighborhood and were able to draw him out of his house for the first time in weeks.

Chief’s thesis was that a child who has been abused by an adult can benefit psychologically from the presence of even more intimidating adults that they know are on their side. “When we tell a child they don’t have to be afraid, they believe us,” Arizona biker Pipes told azcentral.com. “When we tell them we will be there for them, they believe us.” ( Article)

More about BACA, from their site

[uriesays]

My parents are a part of this organization and they are metal af

They go on runs to protect the child if they feel even the slightest threatened no matter where. If the child needs them to go on vacation with them, they do. Bikers come from across the nation to watch over and take shifts for these kids. And the best part is once you’re adopted into this family as a BACA kid, you’re always one. Even when you’re 40 and the perp gets released from jail, they’ll come meet with you and find your best options for avoiding the person and maintaining the life you’ve built for yourself. Once a BACA child, always a BACA child. In Florida, there’s 100% rate for identifying the perp based on the child’s testimony. Why? Because BACA stands with the child and supports the child so they feel comfortable enough to point out their attacker.

What’s better than a badass biker gang being on your side???

[kikithegirl]

NATIVE AMERICAN CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS A BIKER AND NAMED HIMSELF CHIEF HELL YES I’M HERE FOR THAT AND BIKERS BEING BAD ASS TO PROTECT KIDS. HELL YEAH.

[birdungehrl]

it’s back! I will always reblog BACA

[your-uncle-dave]

Damn good people.

[rowsdower-saves-us]

I know they wouldn’t consider themselves such, but these people are freaking heroes and the world is a better place because of them. 

[racethewind10]

Hey folks, it talks about this in the article but its not mentioned in this post, BACA is a 501 © (3) charity that depends in part on donations to help pay for stuff like gas for their bikes. If you want to help, consider donating. 

[drgaellon]

@copperbadge You like posting about heroes, Sam. Seems like this would be up your alley.

[copperbadge]

I love these folks! I’ve reblogged them before but it’s wonderful to see the donation information has been added. 

[back-to-five]

Visit Original Link

[mandyyy20]

Welp.. I'm done.

[mandyyy20]

If you are taking art classes or just like crafting in general, then Alpha Stationery Mall in Namdaemun is the best place to go. Be prepared to be spend a lot of money because this entire area has tons of shopping and it is all reasonably priced.

Alpha has four floors and is built like a labyrinth. The first floor is stationery and , second is office/school supplies and kid crafts, third is painting/drawing and scrapbooking, and the fourth is home and contruction type stuff. There are also multiple stairways so pay attention to where you are because you don’t always go out where you came in.

The way the store works is you go to each floor, pick out the things you want, take them to the register and you will be given a receipt. You will do this for each floor. If you pick something from each floor then you will have four receipts to take with you. Head down to the first floor registers and that is where you will pay for everything all together.

Hours: Mon - Fri from 8:30am - 8:00pm Sat, Sun from 10:30am - 7:00pm

6-2, Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul 서울특별시 중구 남대문로(4)가 6-2

[phone]

Directions: Hoehyeon Exit 5 Take the first right Walk straight and at the 4th “road” you will make a left Walk until you are almost at the highway and look up You will see a yellow and orange sign with Alpha in blue.

[mandyyy20]

Tongin Market 통인시장

The neat thing about Seoul is that you don’t have to travel very far to experience traditional Korea. While visiting Gwanghwamun Square last weekend, there was a protest going on and there were hundreds of police officers with shields.  The protests in Korea are sometimes like they are in the US, where protesters are assaulted by police officers so if you come across this type of situation it is best to walk away and not get involved.  Since the officers were taking up all the space in the Square we decided to head to this really cool place called Tongin Market (통인시장) that was about a 10 minute walk straight out from Exit 2 at Gyeongbokgung Station (경복궁역) on Line 3. (The orange line.)

Tongin Market was started in 1941 while Korea was still ruled by Japan for Japanese residents, but after liberation, Koreans used the area to set up shops of their own.  The market is mostly full of restaurants serving many traditional/modern dishes as well as some grocery stores.  The coolest thing about this place is that you purchase traditional brass coins called yeopjeon (엽전) that you exchange for food to go in your lunchbox, or dosirak (도시락).  This is called the Tongin Market Lunch Café.  The market is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11a.m. to 5p.m, but they stop selling the coins at 4p.m.  Also, they are always closed every Monday and third Sunday so make sure to check the date before you go.

At the opening of the market, there will be someone selling the coins and the lunchbox for you to put your food in.  The sign posted explains about the Lunchbox Café and cost. (You can also scan the barcode on the sign to get more information in English, Chinese and Japanese.)  You get 10 coins and the lunchbox for 5,000won. Take your coins and check out all the yummy food you can buy.  Some places give you more food for your coins so it might be helpful to bring a Korean friend with you to ask how much you get if you do not speak enough Korean already. Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend going alone because the fun of this place is buying a bunch of yummy food and sharing together with your friends.  Some places in the market don’t accept the coins so if you don’t see a bucket with coins nearby or see people using their coins it’s safe to assume that you have to pay cash instead.

After you get your food, there is a three story seating area called Gogaekmanjok Center (고객만족센터) by the bathrooms with tables and chairs where you can sit down and enjoy your meal.  Sometimes you may have to wait for someone to get up in order to sit down so snack on your food while waiting.

This is probably one of my favorite places I’ve been so I would definitely recommend checking it out.

[learninghangukeo]

Grammar Masterpost

받침 pronunciation rules

Korean sentence structure (SOV)

particles

multiple particles

은/는 vs. 이/가

~(으)로 – with/by means of

~(이)나 – good enough

more examples of 은/는, 이/가, and 을/를

저는 vs. 제가

~의 – possessive

present tense forms

future tense forms

imperative form

past tense forms

past tense of 이다

이다 vs. 있다

안 vs. ~지 않다 – negatives

irregulars

age

존댓말 vs. 반말

(스)ㅂ니다 – high formal conjugation

~(으)세요 – polite requests/questions

좋다 vs. 좋아하다

~다 vs. ~아/어하다

보다 (더) – more than

~에 비해(서) – compared to

emphasis (very, a lot, a bit, etc.)

일단/만약/처음 – once/first

any / every / some / none

처음/다음/지난/마지막 – first, next, last

~(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 – can do, can’t do

~야 되다/~면 되다 – have to/should do, allowed to, shouldn’t do

~는다면 – if

위해(서) – in order to

~(으)려고/~(으)러 – in order to

워해(서) vs. (으)러

~지 말다 – to not do

말고/아니고 – instead of

~을 때 – when

~지(요) – right, you know

제일/가장 – best/most

~(으)ㅁ – adj/verbs into nouns

~는 것 – verbs into nouns

~기 – verbs into nouns

~잖다 – you know

~잖다 vs. ~지(요)

~지만/~는데 – however

~ㄴ/은/는데 – giving context

~고 vs. ~서 – and (then)

좋겠다 – it’d be nice if

빨리 vs. 빠르게 – adverbs

알다/모르다 – to know (how to)

~ㄴ지 – since

~에 대해(서) – about

때문에 – because of

~(으)니까 – because

~거든요 – because

때문에 vs. (으)니까

덕분에 – thanks to

~서 – because, so

같은 vs. 처럼

것 같다 – seems like/I think

~(으)ㄴ가 보다 – seems like

~아/어보다 – to try to do

~(으)ㄴ 적이 있다 – have done/experienced

가져가다 vs. 가져오다 – take with/bring with

편이다 – rather/sort of

만큼 – as much as

~적 vs. ~적이다

얼마 vs. 얼마나 – how much

~아/어 드리다 – to do for

~에 따라서 – according to

~네요 – new info; mild surprise

~네 vs. ~군요

~나 – older men asking questions

~던 vs. ~는

~니 & ~냐 – asking questions

~(으)ㄹ수록 – the more __, the more

conjugating and using colors

~다고요 – referring to something someone said

~라고/~다고 – quoting

~대요 – conveying what you’ve heard

~자니(까)/~(으)려고 하니(까) – intended to, but

~더라(고요) – discovered from experience

~아/어 버리다 – been done

~(으)ㄴ/는 데다가 – as well as

특징이 있다 – to have the characteristic of

수학 – basic math

[midnighttrain247]

Breakfast Across the Globe

[supgina]

BY FAR THE SEXIEST POST ON THIS SITE

[eatjin-blog]

maknae can finally drink!

[eatjin-blog]

[mandyyy20]

Banana milk is the shit. I'm counting down the days til I get to have it in that adorable little milk jug again.

[kurakika]

PLEASE REBLOG, PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WATER CANNONED IN SOUTH KOREA (14/11/15)

The citizens of South Korea are currently being oppressed with brute force by the government, Please reblog and help spread the word and bring awareness to the current situation

The recap:

Korea’s current PM, Park Geun hye has proposed to make complete alterations to the nation-wide textbook, consiting of heavily biased views about past events in order to manipulate and warp both history and it’s citizens. The new textbook condemns the Korean independence movement as well as glazing over the dictatorship of her father, erasing the history of thousands who were abused over his leadership.

A group of protestors, consisting mainly of uni and young high school students has decided to gather at Gwanghwamun for a PEACEFUL PROTEST (met all regulations, has been reported/notified to the police PRIOR the protest) when all areas leading to the area was cut off by police.

They have since fired WATERCANNONS (WATCH VIDEO) laced with capsaicin/tear gas (X) and oil, blasting at random at protestors AS WELL as ambulances and other volunteers trying to give first aid. A man has been blased in the face and is in critical condition while many others are injured or currently are being brutally mishandled by police. The tear gas used by the government has been notified to consist dangerous levels of capsaicin and  465.75 LITRES has already been spent already in close proximity of the protestors in just few hours. (Korea is also undergoing the worst drought in 40 years. Yay) BUT MOST OF ALL, THE GOVERNMENT IS HEAVILY CENSORING ALL THIS. They have censored the most popular website naver.com, erased all of the news headlines and refused to broadcast the current situation in all national TV news channels. We have no way of communicating without the censorship of the Government without depending on SNS.

Please share and help us from being silenced by this dictatorship.

#Fucking_korea

(tag used by Koreans)  

#PrayforKorea

[ultrafacts]

Source/more info: [x]

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[ultrafacts]

Lonnie G. Johnson

(Fact Source) Follow Ultrafacts for more facts

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[mandyyy20]

OMGGGGGGGG

[babyanimalposts]

[mandyyy20]

@chcouture

[mess-of-a-dreamerrr]

I had to.

[mx-bones-deactivated20160831]

ARIEL

[mandyyy20]

chcouture hahahahah