-> These are some free resources I used or heard about a lot to learn Korean and what they include, there's probably way more! I'll make more parts in the future. There's also ratings and pesonal notes about each one, but again they're 'personal' so it might not be the same for everyone! That's why you should always try it yourself first.
-> These resources are or were fully free when I used them, if anything changed and they're no longer free I do not take any responsibility for possible accidental purchases, I recommend to always check first before processing with it.
Here we go:
GoodJobKorean — Full free Hangul Course, 12 Lessons, Videos (with pronunciation, etc) + Pdf Practice sheets (with some vocabulary) + Quizes to see if you understood each lesson.
Rating: 100/10 I tried and loved it, easy to understand and explained nicely. Really useful for beginners learning hangul!
A/N: You may have to rebuy it after a month (not sure because I finished it in less then a month and never logged back in) but It's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again)
GoldenKeyKorean: Free Hangul course, pronunciation + 2H long master course (advanced and basic levels) with 2 pdf books
Rating: I personally did not try this one, but I'm pretty sure it's fully free (at least that's what I've seen), but he often does limited editions/limited time special free courses so it's better to check if the offer is still active and follow his instagram for future updates and courses.
Now Korean Class: Fully free 9 Korean courses with different levels (1-9) with multiple videos for each, explains sentence structures, grammar, counters, numbers, and way more.
Rating: 100/10, It really is free, multiple levels, sooo many different things to learn I absolutely loved it!!
A/N: You just have to rebuy it after a month but I'm pretty sure it's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again). I recently lost acess to it, idk why I think my phone is lagging... It tells me something went wrong to try again later, lol, just in case some content changed etc I wouldn't know.
Koldoristudy: 3 different Free Korean PDF study sheets, 1 Hangul, 1 Vocabulary and 1 winter study, includes Grammar, stroke order guides and syllable blocks,
Rating: 10/10 Loved it, I thought it would be just some pdf files to boringly write hangul/words but It's actually way more! it explains grammar and some useful language rules!
Talk to me in korean: Multiple free podcasts on different platforms + PDF with grammar and vocabulary explained for different levels of learners, 7 days free trial with possible cancelation
Rating: 9/10 It's really good, I'm just not a big fan of podcasts as I have a short attention spawn LOL. I personally didn't try the 7-days free trial but they do have LOTS of different lessons and videos that seem to be amazing and useful.
A/N: personally I find their website really confusing, to make things easier you can try things like just typing "Talk To me In korean (Pdf level _)" on google and the first link should be the free pdf file, etc etc.
Loescen Learn Korean Website: Free Interactive web-based learning, important vocabulary, pronunciation beginner to intermediate level, basic conversation courses and dialogues
Rating: 8/10, so good!! It surprised me, I just wish it went more in deep about things like sentence structures and grammar instead of blindly learning dialogue lines or words without breaking them into steps for deeper understanding of the language.
A/N: works for other languages too!!
Live Lingua: Multiple free ebooks and audio files lessons, grammar, vocabulary, hangul, etc, beginner to advanced,
Rating: 9/10 Covers up a lot of different things like I said, grammar, vocabulary, etc etc, but AGAIN each course covers many subjects and it quickly feels heavy and too long/complicated/takes too much time (personally for me, as an individual with ADHD)
How to study korean: LOTS of grammar and vocabulary, beginners to advanced, multiple lessons, linked YT videos to reinforce lessons, PDFs, etc
Rating: 100/10 explains really well, SO MUCH STUFF, different levels, it's really awesome! Lessons are available in multiple languages and not just English!! However again I find it a bit intimidating as it really has LOTS of things to learn which make it seem hard and heavy...
A/N: Personally I find the website complicated to navigate 😭 just type "how to study korean lesson _" for easier access if you want and It should be the top results
Udemy TOPIK grammar through 100 patters: TOPIK vocabulary, grammar and conversations, 100 grammatical patters koreans use a lot
Rating: 8/10 really good, well explained, but again personally it feels pretty heavy and long, videos in Korean with English subtitles, however there are no English subtitles for "example sentences" which sucks, you need to know some basic vocabulary to really understand the example sentences used there.
Tomi Korean: Free PDF with 430 basic korean vocabulary (words, verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc) with audio files, free PDF Worksheet for hangul learning
Rating: 8/0 Love it, really nice for useful vocabulary but you'll have to willingly study the words cause the pdf only makes you write it once and it's really just Korean-English translations, but it has images so its good for visual learners too! Personally I also found it takes a lot of storage to download everything lol.
A/N: I did not check the hangul worksheet as I can already write and read hangul but little personal opinion/tip; I think GoodJobKorean is the best option to learn Hangul here, specially compared to this one. Yes I did not try this Hangul Worksheet but I believe GoodJobKorean offers more variated content and help (videos, quizes, etc) than what a PDF sheet has to offer, that's my opinion.
That's all so far!
Many of these courses have social media accounts where they post different content and tricks to learn, I'll be making a post about those in the future too!!
If anything changed since I first used these resources or if there's any misinformation in this post, please let me know!
The rare hangul, or Kashmir stag, is critically endangered. So it’s extraordinary to realize Wildlife SOS photographer Akash Dolas captured an image of roughly 2% of the world’s remaining population in just one shot.
Ok, so I've sent a lot of people headcanon the idea that Rumi was named by Celine as a direct homage to Mi-Yeong.
And no shade to that take or anything like that, but I personally find it to be incredibly violating in a very specific way that I just don't vibe with, especially when it comes to how it affects Celine's characterization, especially when the theory involves Celine stripping Rumi of her original name.
So, I shall submit my personal take on Rumi's name.
The name 'Rumi' (루미 in Hangul) is Japanese in origin and means something like 'lapis lazuli'. Personally, I'm convinced that this is a reference to her hair.
We know from concept art and the child Rumi flashback in the movie that Rumi's hair has been consistently, completely purple since she was an infant. And although lapis lazuli is more famous for coming in blue shades, it also comes in purple and, appropiately enough, gold lines.
Lapis lazuli itself has a shit ton of magical symbolism in numerous mystical traditions throughout the world and Korea is no different. Sadly I couldn't find anything about lapis lazuli symbolism in muism. However, there is loads of lapis lazuli symbolism in the specific Buddhist sect practiced in Korea specifically, so it's entirely possible Mi-Yeong and Rumi's father may have heard about it.
But anyway, that's my final take, Rumi's name is specifically a reference to her bright purple hair that she's had since birth.
Always remember what the colonisers did to your country. Do not fall for the white saviour rhetoric. No matter how much people call me bitter, crazy and anti white for acknowledging it I will never cease to feel angry for everything they have taken. America did not save Korea. I will never grovel before them like people think we should. They continue to cover up their crimes, they cease to address the lives they ended. Never forget No Gun Ri. Never forget jeju sasam.
What’s up stayville since SKZ just dropped an album tracklist (I wrote it out for you here since that graphic was hard to read), I wanted to give a quick guide on each member’s names written in Hangul for the new Stay so you can see who’s writing what on their albums.
Stray Kids - 스트라이 키즈
their abbreviation, SKZ, is 스키즈
STAY - 스테이
Bang Chan - 방찬
his full name, Bahng Christopher Chahn, is 방크리스토퍼찬
you may also see 크리스, this is Chris (his English name)
