#why korean

[utopianvoices]

i’m curious pt 4419

what do you think your parents will say if you introduced your bias from skz to them??

[living-louder]

Why Korean?

I would like to first state that I love Korean music and dramas as much as any enthusiast, however that had little to do with my want to learn the language itself. How I was led to Korean; Essentially long story short in high school one of my Chinese friends showed me a Taiwanese boyband called Feilunhai, Fahrenheit. As usually happens, YouTube started suggesting videos and that's how I found Korean. Why I started to learn it; A lot of people tend to focus on K-pop and dramas and want to learn Korean due to their interest in those two things. As much as I love both, my reasons are different. I genuinely love the culture and the language; everything from the way elders are treated to the way the language flows. Ever since I first heard Korean spoken I have loved the way it sounds and the way I can reconcile my Polish sounds such as cz with the Korean ㅊ. I also have a deep respect for the rich history and the way of life, for the most part, as no one is perfect. This stems largely from the fact that I'm a history nerd and I find Korean history interesting and generally cultures that are 'other' tend to be fascinating, however I have always been particularly drawn to Korean culture specifically. Not to mention the food is amazing and I could eat it every day of the week. I think the best way to describe it is that sometimes a person is introduced to a new culture and everything about it just clicks with them. How I learned what I know now, and where I learned it from. In the beginning I self taught myself quite a bit. It's actually how I realized that I have a slightly higher than average aptitude for learning languages. I used a book called 'Beginner's Korean' by Lee & Lee which is actually quite good for building a solid foundation. Later when I took Korean as an elective in University I used the 'Integrated Korean' textbooks and workbooks by Klear textbooks. They have different levels and are very easy to follow and I would recommend them to people over any language program or other book. My level of Korean right now is probably closer to intermediate. I have a better comprehension of grammar at the moment than of vocabulary, but if I was to be dropped in Seoul right now I'm confident that I would be fine and I would very quickly pick up on things I dont already know.