#korean studyblr

[helenstudies]

Look, I knew five languages by age 19 and now I am learning like 3 more. I work as a language instructor and a consultant. If I can give language learners only one advice, this is it.

STOP LEARNING WORDS ON THEIR OWN.

You're doing yourself a disservice by learning lists of "30 words you must know!" "100 most common words!" like it literally means nothing if you cannot use those words in an appropriate context with proper grammar. So what you actually need to do is learn those words via example sentences.

Of course, sentences have more words so you may think you're learning less but you're actually learning the way to use it in context. That's what's important.

Language is about communication, which also means if you want to learn languages, you have to observe how people communicate with each other universally. Native speakers never have a list of words they know and they don't count every single new word they've learned. So why are you doing it to yourself? What native speakers do is listen to the new word, remember the context they're spoken in, and keep using that word in that context. And that's why people go "wait, you can use that word LIKE THAT?" all the time. So you, a language learner, are also allowed to do that. I'm not even saying those word lists are useless but they're the most useful AFTER you've known most of them and are trying to go over them for practice etc. Native speakers do click on those word lists to check out how many words they don't know or to remind themselves of those words or to learn some facts about each word. That should be your goal as well.

Learn sentences. Learn them in context. Do not fall into the "I must know xx amount of words or I'm a failure at language learning" trap perpetuated by bloggers or youtubers or whatever. Have fun with it!

[asyastudieskorean]

6.25.2026 — 처음 배웠을 때보다 오늘 갑자기 ”~게“ 문법이 정말 복잡해졌어요. 선생님이 “이거 그냥 안 써도 돼”라고 말씀하셨어요 ㅋㅋ. 그래도 오늘도 너무 재미있었어요. 모든 학생들 재미있고 좀 이상하고 열심히 공부하는 사람이에요. 많이 많이 한국어 선생님이 있었는데 아마도 효빈원 선생님이 저의 제일 한국어 선생님이에요. 정말 재미있고 열심히 가르치는 선생님이에요. 수업이 있을 때 저는 갑자기 행복해지고 웃어요. 진심으로 효빈원 선생님께 너무 감사해요. 궁금하면 효빈원 선생님은 KCCLA하고 University of Pennsylvania에 있어요.

[studykoreanwithasya]

~지다 Guide (To Become/Changes)

~지다 is added to adjective verbs to mean something became this way.

It is the difference between (1) the weather is nice and (2) the weather became nice.

It attaches to adjectives, not action verbs.

Conjugate the verb to the 요 form, remove 요, and add ~지다. Any tense or form changes need to be made to ~지다 only.

예:

재미있다 → 재미있 어지다 → “to become fun”

춥다 → 추 워지다 → “to become cold”

편하다 → 편해지다 → “to become comfortable”

Various tense/form examples (not comprehensive):

Present (change in progress or a change happening now)

따뜻하다 → 따뜻해져요 = becomes warm

조용하다 → 조용해져요 = becomes quiet

*In English, we wouldn’t say "it becomes quiet" in this sense. We would say something like "it is becoming quiet" or "it has become quiet (just now)." Really, the present tense direct English translation is a bit off. When in doubt, it is usually the past tense that makes the most sense if you are trying to talk about a change.

Past (Change is completed)

밝다 → 밝아졌어요 = became bright

많다 --> 많아졌어요 = increased

Future

예쁘다 --> 예뻐질 거예요 = will become pretty

부드럽다 → 부드러워질 거예요 = will become soft

Progressive

강하다 → 강해지고 있어요 = is becoming strong

많아지고 있어요 = is increasing

Intention / plan

예뻐지려고 해요 = trying to become prettier

빠르다 → 빨라지려고 해요 = trying to become fast

Probable / guess / "I think..."

예뻐질 것 같아요 = It seems like she’ll become prettier

많아질 것 같아요 = It seems like it will increase

Desire

예뻐지고 싶어요 = I want to become pretty

편해지고 싶어요 = I want to become comfortable (FYI 많다 is a bit odd in this form, that is why this is a different verb)

Formal Conjugation

Present: 예뻐집니다 / 많아집니다 Past: 예뻐졌습니다 / 많아졌습니다 Future: 예뻐질 것입니다 / 많아질 것입니다

Sentences~

방이 조용해져요. The room is becoming quiet.

길이 막혀서 도로가 복잡해졌어요. Because of traffic, the road became crowded.

하늘이 어두워지고 있어요. The sky is getting dark.

요즘 한국어가 조금 쉬워졌어요. These days, Korean has become a little easier.

친구들이 더 친절해졌어요. My friends became kinder.

*Sometimes ~지다 is added to active verbs to make them passive, but that is a different grammar point. 😭

Copy and paste into a document to save/annotate your own copy. Also, feel free to practice in the comments (or point out any inaccuracies)! We’re all learning here.

[learningkoreanlikeadumbasss]

Okay, so looking at this, I can tell that Juseok won by one point. But what the fuck is this tally system? Are these numbers? Each one looks to be about five strokes---but do they represent five votes?

[koreanling]

Different Types of Tea in Korea

Here are some of the local teas that are grown in Korea and a little about them!

녹차: Green tea

green tea is one of Korea’s most traditional and popular teas

보리차: Barley tea

made from roasted barley, it can be served hot or cold

옥수수차: Corn tea

brewed with roasted corn kernels, the tea is popular hot in winter. also served in restaurants alike barley tea

유자차: Citron tea

made from yuzu fruit, this tea is used to help fight colds during winter

대추차: Jujube tea

made from Korean dates, this tea is sweeter and soothing

생강차: Ginger tea

a classic often paired with honey to make it sweeter. I know I like it when I’m feeling a bit sick, also with a good amount of honey for my throat

쌍화차: Ssanghwa tea

traditional tea, made from a blend of medicinal herbs; drank for good health

오미자차: Five-Flavor tea

specialty tea, which has elements of sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and spicy flavors.

인삼차: Ginseng tea

a favorite of mine! Made directly with ginseng root (pictured above) or with a powdered form, this tea is touted as being a huge health benefit.

매실차: Plum tea

brewed from fermented plums, it has a slightly tangy and refreshing flavor

국화차: Chrysanthemum tea

floral tea made from chrysanthemum, often said to be calming

연잎차: Lotus leaf tea

focusses on detoxing, using the leaves of the lotus plant for this tea

감잎차: Persimmon leaf tea

known for its high vitamin C content, it’s made from dried persimmon leaves.

[tallchildthoughts]

280626ꨄ︎

I've already finished the semester and now I'm making a short course about korean contents and translation (shootout to my uni that got the course for free) so I'll be clearing my head from studying the same and getting into new perspectives<3

I'm staying at my girlfriend's house for the weekend so I got a study buddy

[hangukkie]

Joon’s weverse live vocab !

(‘yay’ - 251228) - Part 1

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자랑하다 - to brag

공개 - public / reveal

후임 - successor

공허하다 - to be empty / blank

용건 - business matter

정하다 - decide

거치대 - holder

화면 - screen

차단하다 - to block / cut off

진행 - progress

최악 - the worst

전역하다 - to be discharged (military)

요새 - recently / these days

적응하다 - to adapt

실제로 - in reality

평을하다 - to make a judgment

막 - just / right now

매치하다 - to match

침착하다 - to be composed / level-headed

전까지 - until/up to (a certain point)

예전 - before / in the past

감정 - feelings / emotions

공예 - craft

까맣다 - to be very dark / pitch black

덕질하다 - to be a fan of something / to fangirl/boy

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{Part 2}

[hrtsri]

korean learning resources !

hello, my name is ri (ree) and i've been learning korean for almost 2 years. when i started learning korean, i tried using almost every source i could find and watched a whole lot of youtube videos.

whether you have just started learning the language, or have been a learner for a couple of months, here's a list of resources you can use!

﹡﹡ ʳᵉˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ᵃʳᵉ ᵒⁿᵉˢ ⁱ ʰⁱᵍʰˡʸ ʳᵉᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵈ

HANGUL VIDEOS:

♡ miss vicky hangul in 30 minutes

♡ all about batchim (part 1)

♡ all about batchim (part 2)

♡ all about batchim (part 3)

learn hangul in 90 minutes (start to finish)

LEARNING SITES:

♡ talk to me in korean: provides a grammar course & other learning materials.

how to study korean: provides free grammar with vocab lists with pronounciation.

loecsen: phrases & vocabulary with pronounciation.

♡ learnkorean: provides a course, grammar lessons, flashcards, worksheets & more all for free!

YOUTUBE CHANNELS:

seemile korean: topik help

♡ choisusu: learn korean vlog, podcasts & more

♡ conversational korean: vocabulary videos, lessons, listening practice tests & more!

♡ banzi's secret diary: cute cartoon for listening practice! (no subs for a challenge)

learn korean with jadoo: another cute cartoon with english & korean subtitles.

READING PRACTICE:

brunch story: stories by users in korean. (for more advanced learners)

♡ korean comics: one comic in korean & english with small vocab list!

do you want to go eat?: a cute & simple webtoon comic

♡ story korean: stories with vocabulary & grammar tips.

APPS:

mirinae: korean sentence analyzer & more (android & ios)

audioclip: korean podcast app for listening practice (android & ios)

todaii easy korean: learn koran by reading & listening to news (android & ios)

vocat: create your own vocabulary lists (android & ios)

podo korean: grammar lessons, vocabulary, reading & listening (andoid & ios) ** for vocab only download podo words

eggbun korean: learn korean with a chatbot tutor names lanny! (android & ios)

drops: korean vocabulary apps (android & ios)

PODCASTS:

cozy story time in korean

♡ choisusu

♡ tayoni's korean podcast

korean story

hopefully this is useful to you and good luck with your learning journery! and let me know if any of the links aren't working!

you can follow me on my instagram: wrldwithri ✨ to follow me along my language learning journey.