Learning Korean

 Excuse my face (I’m really tired) but I’m back!      Okay, so how to tell time. Hoesntly it’s more complicated in Korean than in English in my opinion but it’s okay, it’s not that hard. If I practice more and more I can get the hang of it. I will explain why it’s a little complicated and different from English. First Korean has two distinct number systems: the Chinese numbers     and  the    Traditional Korean numbers. Here is a list of the Chinese numbers: - 영 or 공 = zero - 일 = one - 이 = two - 삼 = three - 사 = four - 오 = five - 육 = six - 칠 = seven - 팔 = eight - 구 = nine - 십 = ten Now these are the Traditinal Korean numbers: - 하나 = one - 둘 = two - 셋 = three - 넷 = four - 다섯 = five - 여섯 = six - 일곱 = seven - 여덟 = eight - 아홉 = nine - 열 = ten Hours are said in the traditional Korean numbers while the minutes are said in the Chinese numbers. You have to add “시” after the name of each Kor...

I posted two pictures so that you guys could see it better (and yes it is the same picture as my last blog, but this time you can see things more clearly.) Anyways, here are some key vocab: “반가워요!” - Nice to meet you! “고마워요” - Thank you! Another way to say “Thank you” is “감사합니다” Either one is fine but “고마워요” is mostly used between friends or someone you know really well.  Now,   “대단히 감사합니다” means, “Thank                                                                                              you very much!”     Korean doesn’t really have a “You are welcome” unlike English, so most people would respond to ‘thank you’ or “고마워요” by saying “아니에요” meaning “No! It’s alright!” the same as ‘no problem.’ People can also sa...

OMG, it is already the 6th week! Time literally flies by whenever I get projects like this. But it is okay. I have been keeping up with my things and I have learned some really key vocab words, that can be used in a basic conversation!! I decided I was going to keep a time log to help keep track of my progress, that way it is more organized. This is my time log from Thursday till Sunday: Thursday: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Friday : 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Saturday: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sunday: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm I know I was supposed to study for 2 hours, but I couldn't because my brain was getting overworked. I can't study a subject for that long, without messing up and forgetting things. On Sunday for example, I started at 3:00 pm and ended at 5:00 pm, but I noticed that after a while, I couldn't concentrate as much and kept making mistakes. So I decided to stop and take a break. This is why I put 4:30 instead of 5 because I think the last 30 minutes, I didn't know what I wa...

Poppy the penguin says hi :) (They are my favorite animals.) So, we are halfway through the project!! I am not as ahead as I would like to be. I can read and understand some things, but I still need more practice. Honestly, studying for the SATs has taken up more time than I expected but I finished!!! It feels like the weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Thank the Lord!! I hope I did well because I need it to get into dual enrollment. Anyways, since I am done with testing, I can finally concentrate and spend more time learning Korean. Wohoo!! I need to bring my A game because I need to in order to reach my goals. Also, I went to Hmart again, (when am I not there lol) with my friend and we were at a cosmetic shop, and the lady there was so nice!! I greeted her in Korean, and she literally was so shocked. Then after that, she started speaking in Korean so fast, and I was just kind of like umm... And then my friend told her that I was practicing Korean and that I am not fl...

Let's practice!   Here are the words:                 먹었어요   사과   를         먹었어요 - ate    사과  - apple      를  - direct object marker Try putting the words in order before watching the video, and reading the rest of the blog! Okay, so now that you tried to do it by yourself, let's do it together! The object comes first, which is apple , so " 사과."  Next is the direct object marker , so   " 를." Last but not least the verb , which is ate , so " 먹었어요" The result:  사과  를  먹었어요.  Good job!

2.   택시를 타고 돌아왔어요 Here  " 택시를"  means  taxi,  and  " 타고 돌아왔어요"  means  "by returned home." Therefore, the sentence means,  "I returned home by taxi." The literal translation in English is,  "I taxi by returned home." As you can see now, the object always comes before the verb but after the subject. This is definitely different because the literal translation in English sounds incorrect. I hope helps explain the "Subject Object Verb,"  better!

I have two more examples that I learned: 1. 선 물을 싰어요 Here  " 산물을"  means  "present"  and  " 싰어요"  means  "bought." Therefore, the sentence means,  " I bought the present." The literal translation in English would be,  "I present bought."

The word structure in English is based on Subject Verb   Object. However, in Korean it is different. It is more like Subject   Object  Verb The first example I used was : I saw a movie. In Korean, the object goes before the verb. So, it would look something like this: 나는 영화를 봤어요.  Here "나는"  means I which is the subject . "영화를" means movie, which is the object and "봤어요" means saw which is the verb.  So, the literal translation of   " 나는 영화를 봤어요" in English would be, "I a movie saw," which sounds very weird, but that's how it is Korean and many other languages, including my own, which is Bangla.

This project has been going well so far, but I think it could be better. To be honest, I have been procrastinating, since I was really busy studying for my SATs, which is this Saturday. I am kind of nervous, but I don't have as much pressure because it is only for dual enrollment. Anyways, I haven't had major setbacks yet. I learned some of the grammar elements of Korean, for example, the sentence structure. I understand it very well, which makes me happy. I even did the last example by myself! Sometimes, I get discouraged because I feel like I took more than I could handle. I also haven't been sticking to my schedule as much as I intended to. But when I understand some things and make use of it, it encourages me to not give up. So, if you are also learning a new language, remember that though there will be setbacks, in the end, it will pay off because you will learn something that you truly wanted to learn. Also knowing multiple languages is a talent itself ;). I will po...