What video do you guys want to see next week? How to memorize korean vocabulary faster or a video about my Japanese permanent hair straightening? Comment to let me know! ❤️
if u're a koreaboo for learning korean, all americans are spanishboos bc they learn spanish at school, and for consequence im a englishboo bc im learning english lmao
I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME DAMN THING FR FR HAHAHAHA, like fr I didn't even see your comment until I was gonna write mine and saw that yours says what I was going to write 🤣🤣🤣 I'm englishboo too 🤪
뭐?! What? She can speak it because she Learned it, I'm doing the same. I get what u mean, don't get me wrong but I've been distancing myself from certain things that come with having any interest in korea and it's culture so, I almost forgot how true this is
@@user-sx5ob9bm9t yeah exactly you’re a koreaboo if u are so obsessed with Korean culture so much that u denounce ur own culture and call urself korean, it’s not the same as taking the time to learn the language and culture, kpop can also be an inspiration to do so but not just you can call your fav idol oppar lmaoo
uhhh i am? i mean im lazy but..yeah i should be studying..even though i don't want to..and im not shaming her i just think its dumb to shame someone i don't know so i don't do it
I honestly do understand the koreaboo part. Everyone isn’t going to learn Korean just to get close to their idols and “become” Korean.Some people *ACTUALLY* wants to learn the language and think Korea is a wonderful place (aka Me). But I guess those haters are just mad that they can’t actually speak another language or they just aren’t capable of studying another language😌
soo... what is so wrong about the first ones? Any type of motivation, be it unrealistic, is good when learning a new language. You need a drive to keep going. That's how I lost my connection with German. I can't find anything enjoyable about the culture, the people, the music and I stopped learning it. I wish I had some german idols to keep me motivated.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH EXPANDING YOUR MIND AND TEACHING YOURSELF A NEW LANGUAGE. BE A KOREABOO IF THATS WHAT YOU HAVE TO BE - id rather be a koreaboo than a internet troll ANY DAY anyway haha
I've watched lots of series when I started learning English, and I remember CLEARLY the day I understood some basic stuff like "thank you so much" and "where are you going?". I swear to god, I thought that I was fluent and should move to England or something. lmao it's so funny how we're kinda dumb when we start to learn another languages
it stems from racist sentiments, no one says anything when you go learn a European language. But also people use the word koreaboo so much that anyone interested in the culture or language is automatically one. Let’s remember that koreaboo is someone that fetishizes.
Right it's so weird when people call anyone learning an Asian language having "a weird obsession" but they'd never say that about someone learning an European language? 🧐 Sounds pretty racist to me...
I’m almost 4 months in and these are some of the things I’m struggling with: 1. Native Korean numbers Sino-Korean numbers is easy math but native Korean numbers actually have separate words for 20, 30, etc. and some irregularities. 2. Formality (반말 / 존댓말) If I’m not mistaken, Korean has 6 (!) different levels of formal speech. There are strict rules for when to use which, but the language sometimes allows for varying formality levels which can also be confusing. 3. Grammar Don’t get me wrong, most of the grammar isn’t THAT difficult, but there is just SO. MUCH. OF IT. I’m almost done with Level 4 of TTMIK and I legit can’t remember half the things I’ve learned so far. 4. Listening I listen to lots of k-pop but I’ve never watched any k-drama. Even some “slowly spoken” practice videos for listening go too fast for me. Same thing with reading at (near) full speed. 5. Different words with the same meaning Lots of English words have a lot of different Korean translations, as in: “you can say this, but you can also say this, and in some situations you can say this, this also means that but has a slightly different nuance...” 6. Vocabulary My vocab sucks ass.
You're right! Learning the grammar is so difficult! I find it the most difficult about their language, maybe because korean sentence structure is different from English. Like English structure is Subject-Verb-Object but Koreans' is Subject-Object-Verb 👀 We used to say "I love you" in English but in Korean it'll be "I you love". I'm learning Korean since 2017 through youtube tutorials by native koreans who's second language is English thinking I would be fluent but I'm still not, I only knew korean words and it's still hard for me to create a sentence.
With regards to point number 5, what has helped me and still helps is to learn things in context instead of learning words per se. This is because when I learned new words I would not know when would be the most appropriate to use them - so now when I learn something new I will try to learn phrases using that word and then as I start to hear it being used more often through this I will have a better understanding of how it is used in daily conversation even if there are multiple translations from the English word.
@@KleeTheToppie The last writing system after Hiragana and Katakana is Kanji. There are over 50,000 kanji characters though, so you should probably learn the common ones and any other's people recommend.
Tobi NotToBe kanji is after! but i suggest learning some vocabulary first so that you don't get lost while making example sentences, and after you've learned the 2,000 most common kanji, learn the grammar structure and then boom you're literate
That's nice. Maybe because Korea is more popular right now. But back in the day people would say you're learning Japanese because you're a weeb. Glad things are different now.
Why are y’all so mean to her? She’s so kind and just wants to learn a very beautiful language :( Don’t listen to them girl, you’re amazing and I love your vids
ahahaha!!! yes i feel your pain. i remember when i first started learning korean, batchim gave me MIGRAINES. but if you practice it a lot, and just have it in your head that you are only supposed to say “that” when “this” looks like “that”, it will be super easy! ~
I wish I would’ve known not to use romanization 😭 I just found learning Hangul intimidating and wanted to use letters to make it easier, but trust me it doesn’t
The first one with the "YoUrE a KoReAbOo", they just don't know what a koreaboo actually is. Liking and learning the korean language, liking the culture, music, makeup style, fashion, food, doing kpop covers and what not, DOESNT MAKE YOU A KOREABOO. What DOES, however, is pretending to be korean, wanting to look korean, pretending to be fluent in Korean with "onionhaseyo" and "oppa", showing off your (very poor) korean skills to look "cool", eating abso-fucking-lutley everything with chopsticks, doing "aegyo" unironically/"acting korean" and last but not least "I will only date my oppa/ korean guys" (I'm not saying that guys cant be kboos, they can, but I've mostly seen girls) Keep doing what you love and stay true to yourself .... unless you're a koreaboo, then stop ❤
Hahahaaha I laughed hard as hell when I read, "eating absolutely everything with chopsticks." I always ask for chopsticks with my meals 😂😂 I like chopsticks Because it's less messy with certain dishes but I don't eat everything with it 😂 like pizza 😋 I'm learning mandarin now but Korean for a hobby. I'm going very slow with Korean though
@@nicoleraheem1195 with some meals it's fine, like sushi, you shouldn't be eating sushi with a fork, y'know 😂 but I mean like I saw a girl eat CHOCOLATE with CHOPSTICKS... AND A WHOLE FUCKING APPLE. And omg good luck with Mandarin 😁🍀
the first one. like we are "koreaboos" for seriously learning korean but when people learn Spanish or something everyone is silent. seriously though it is uplifting that native korean's are so grateful and love the fact you are dedicating time and energy to learning their language and even going beyond to learn about korean culture. like to those who say that i feel are the same ones who make fun of those who are learning English or have this entitlement when they travel that natives should learn and speak english to them instead of them learning the native language (if that makes sense). i'm at a point the koreaboo comment doesn't phase me. it's overused and has no weight to it anymore because anyone who is genuinely interested in korean language and culture is automatically a koreaboo. but if i went on to study Spanish and Spanish culture everyone is silent. make it make sense smfh
Wow! Many people have passion for learning Korean language here! :) If you wanna speak Korean, just start simple expressions that Koreans often use in coversation. That makes you interested and curious more and more. :D
The legit freaking difference of learning Korean and being a Koreaboo is that you are actually interested in the Korean culture and you are eager to learn the language but koreaboos wish they were Korean and sometimes think that they are Korean. But kali, our girlie, is not a koreaboo. She is just trying to learn the language. So y’all just leave her alone and stop calling her a koreaboo. I rest my case.
bro please dont listen or let those comments effect you, theyre clearly people who have anger/ hatred in something for god knows what reason, that or theyre kidding themselves its koreaboo cause theyre making themself feel better for not putting the effort into learning a language and culture, its a WONDERFUL thing to do its not weird in the slightest , also the profile picture talk?? they literally have an ariana picture themself. so yes anyway ur doing an amazing thing and dont let these kind of ppl get to u theyre just trying to make themselves feel better
One thing i wish i new is that i dont have to study korean only by books. I used to think studying was just reading textbooks and thats one of the main reasons i almost quit learning. If your going to study a language you should study in ways that are interesting to you ^^.
I think when people make fun of others for learning Korean or learning any new language and call you Koreaboo or insert stupid name here, they are just telling you really, that they are jealous that you are taking time to learn something new. Many people are too lazy to learn about others and their language or culture. So they become jealous and resentful when they see others doing what they know they should be doing. And then, yes, there are those that fetishize another's culture. Kali, you are not a Koreaboo, you are just an intelligent person that pursued an interest in another culture. Wish more people were like you in this world. Keep up the great work!
I also at one point stopped learning it because people would comment negatively on it but I dont care anymore! Its my 7th language and I dont see how it’s different from learning just another foreign language. ALSO anyone interested in helping or practicing together comment on this!!
heyy!! i love the video! its really helpful! so, i started learning korean in may of 2020. i wanted to learn it because i actually plan on studying abroad in South Korea, and I want to be able to speak the language!! So, one thing I wish i knew before I started learning korean is that you CANNOT take too long of breaks in between studying! what i mean by this, is that you cannot skip a day or two of studying. your brain needs constant practice. i made the mistake of going a day without practicing batchim and when the next day came, i had forgotten everything! so take maybe 10 or so minutes EVERY DAY studying korean. hope this helped~🤍
Speech levels are really difficult to me. I speak French so we don’t really have such a thing, so it’s pretty difficult to know when to « switch » the speech level 🤔
The numbers things gave me so much joy and laughter! Haha... it definitely just reminded me of the types things I would do! You're so sweet and ambitious for tackling the Korean language.
Hey love! Just wanted to let you know some of my thoughts. I don't think any right-minded Korean person would ever label someone trying to learn our language, and our culture -- something as derogatory as Koreaboo. Sure, they exist, but expressing empathy for another's culture is definitely not Koreaboo behavior. Thank you so much for dedicating your time to opening your horizons to new cultures, and moreover, thank you for choosing to learn ours.
i don´t like to tell people that i´m learning korean coz they thing that i´m a koreaboo but at some point i´ve stopped to worry about it don´t be upset when people say it to you, u know that you aren´t and keep going be fluent and show them
Hey, in your defense, using dramas and movies along with your general studies is SUPER helpful in getting a hang of pronunciation and natural-sounding inflections. I always recommend watching dramas in between study sessions and in your free time because it's such a fun way to get your ears used to the way the language sounds.
안녕 친구 😍 I'm also struggling...I enrolled in korean language last year and I'm still learning...for me its really achievement to learned another language and I didn't expect that I can be fluent because I'm filipino and I'm just happy that I was able to understand some of their words and I'm enjoying learning more about their language and culture...more power on your vlogs...❤
I had already been learning Japanese for a while when I started Korean and I knew the grammar shared similarities. What I wasn't prepared for was the fact that adjectives in Korean are actually "descriptive verbs" and conjugate as verbs with some minor differences, whereas in Japanese adjectives conjugate completely differently from verbs for the most part (and are easier imo). I also didn't expect verbs to be as challenging as they are, as I find them way more irregular than Japanese verbs. I also wasn't prepared for there to be like 3 or 4 future tenses. Another thing I wish I had known was how "n" and "d" consonants and "m" and "b/p" consonants sometimes sound similar to me when Korean is spoken, which is not something I have encountered in any other of the 6 or so languages I've tried to study. All these challenging aspects are really fascinating though from a linguistic perspective. I still find Korean more fun than tiresome to learn and Japanese still helps me learn it a lot faster.
*I would suggest every one to study Korean and translated to their own native language . You will get thousands of video where they teach Korean translated to your native language. Like I'm Bengali and Korean sentence and grammer structure are exact similar with Bengali . So it gets easier . Just saying tho*
honestly, the reason i learned hangul is because of the idols i like. they put in so much effort into learning english, chinese, japanese, and other languages to communicate with fans. so i thought i should put in some effort into understanding them too. i don’t want to be korean like a koreaboo, i’m very happy with my own ethnicity, but i want to stop always having to rely on others to sub/translate things :)
Kuddos for you. Learning a language and culture is ALWAYS a plus. Definitely ignore those who are in negative spaces; they just drain. Go with those who add to your positive mindset. Thanks for your video, positive mindset and guidance.
I was born in the US, but my family is from Portugal so I grew up speaking Portuguese. I LOVE when I find out other people are interested in learning about the language, culture, food and even go and visit. Keep doing you girl.👏🏻
The thing is you can call yourself koreaboo is when you are learning korean when watching just k drama and speaking it if youre not in korea if youre learning like a real student that aint koreaboo and you can call someone a koreaboo is when she wants to be asain or korean but shes not. And here in the ph they will going to teach the public students a korean language and its not KOREABOO.
your voice is soothing. your video was not over the top. wow. this is effective and it is necessary to not be so over the top excited to get a point across
I wish someone wouldve told me about the vocab being so annoyingly hard to learn since its not even close to german/ english/ french ahhhhh (Ofc i didnt expect it to be the same but short words are suddenly like 20 characters long)
Her voice is so calming,ya so the points she mentioned I relate to most of em , the numbers I was like what , why are they saying different numbers , and also the formal in formal dialect is so confusing at time. Great going girl👍
Nationality - Indian Called Angrez (Term for Englishboo) for listening to English songs and watching Hollywood movies in Eng and not dubbed ones And also having a slight British accent even if I never went out of my country yet Called Koreaboo for listening Kpop and watching Kdramas and learning Korean on my own and often practicing in my leisure time instead of wasting time with my idiotic so called friends Yeah and now I hv also also started learning Japanese in the quarantine... Wait till my friends find out and ta-da I will have a new name 👍🏼
@@ami9486 Yesss I just ignore those people in general nowadays. No negativity allowed in life 😌 And all the best for starting Korean👍🏼 You can definitely do it
@@banismitatripathy7721 awwww you seem like a very kind and good person😢. Thank you again. I am currently busy with Uni haha, I’ll study Hangul when I’m free.
Wow... I knew there were two sets of number system but had no idea that you needed to use both.. I've only been learning the native one and I'm still having trouble with it... !!!
Spanish has a respectable way to address people older or younger too. For example "you" to an an older person would be "usted" and younger "tu" but it also depends on how close you are to a person. But these types of analogies with Spanish have helped me in understanding certain rules when learning Korean, like sentence structures too. Goodluck, do you and ignore the haters! 💪
in portuguese we have lots of crazy conjugation rules, if you follow them straight line it makes you sound more polite (and we have some respectful terms too, but isn't that much), so since i grew up in a family that has this "tradition" (idk how to call it sorry) of talking with people with different words and more respectful vocabulary, it was kinda easy to understand the korean politeness levels and all that stuff
yeah it was easy to understand the politeness level and when to use it, but my problem was that the phrases were so different, ya know? it felt like i was learning 2 ways to say one word for everything
My mother tongue is Portuguese, i learned English when i was young, and now i am trying to learn Korean..... And in Portuguese you do have Formal and Informal speech.
the numbers drive me crazy since the beginning, sometimes i use the sino ones when i'm supposed to use the native ones and vice versa, it's a completely chaos in my head :''')))
My native language is Tamil(Southern India) which is REALLY similar to korean. Eg: We call our fathers Appa too. (아빠 )..And the formal, informal thing is in my language too.. The pronunciation difference is there too..(Eg: 애 , 에 ) so I guess it'd be easier for me to learn korean. Tnks for sharing us yr struggles too..
i mean dutch has formal and informal ways but mostly it's just the you that changes. informal: jij, je, jouw, jullie etc while formal uses u, uw, u allen etc. and some words are just informal and some are formal but at least 90% of the language can be spoken formally and informally (as in to older and younger people).
i just discovered your channel randomly and this is my first video and i fell in love with your voice! it’s so soothing and relaxing and i love your korean accent it almost sounds like a native but with a pinch of your style and i started on learning korean even before i knew anything about kpop, kdrama and the meaning of koreaboo and yes i was point out as a koreaboo by my own friends but i didn’t gave up and please you don’t give up either, it’s such a beautiful language to learn plus i subscribed! love ya 💛
Funny thing when I was 6 or 7 I went to a TeaKwonDo class and they were speaking a language I didn’t know so I thought it was Chinese so I started learning it and the thing is it was korean now I’m very good at speaking it yay mission accomplished 🇰🇷🇨🇳❤️
hi! i am like 2 weeks into my Korean language learning journey and just stumbled upon this video and i just want to say your voice is so soothing 😍 also thank you for this video!!
I am currently learning korean but I only have a little time to study because I have tons of workloads from school. I just get to study korean when I'm free but sometimes I give myself the time to rest, not doing nothing. Idk, I guess, I'm honestly lazy. But, this video really gives me motivation to study hard even if I can't put my time on it. That's why, thank you very much for this wonderful video! And I really learned a lot from your videos. ❤
I just started learning korean and I’m so thankful for this video! I’m 16 and I really love learning languages..last year i learned spanish and i loved it! This year I started watching k dramas and i just fail in love...i wish it would be easier to learn😅 I would like to visit there one day.
I'm so glad I got to understand the numbers , Jeondemal & Banmal. I didnt know it could be a challenge not knowing the difference. As for Korea boo? What are they talking about? We love you Kali......
Yeah the formal and informal speech is pretty hard, but it's cool that your husband is korean ❤️. I wish i would've had someone close to me who spoke it so i could practice more 😂
one thing i wish i had known was how hard and obscure the grammar can be. there are advanced grammar patterns i’ve learned that i’ve literally never used in a real conversation and only in papers 😂 and also i wish i had known that i’d never be able to have a conversation with a korean without having to explain how long i’ve been able to speak korean,, how i learned it,, if i’ve been to korea, blah blah. definitely would have memorized that script sooner!
Yes. In Spanish there’s a formal and informal like for adults when we’re saying something ab them like “are you going to the park?” For people like your age is “tu vas a ir al parque” and for an adult it would be “usted va ir al parque” and since I grew up speaking Spanish especially with Mexican parents it was obviously easy for me. But I really want to learn A new language just in case or to expand my brain a little. I’m barely starting but I’ll try to be consistent on how long I study and when I study bc sometimes I just get overwhelmed and unmotivated but I’ll just try to get around that. And I think since I’m young I’ll have Ig experience idk but ty for this video!
10:24 yesss hindi language (my native language ) has formal and informal forms😁 Just to give to example of "you" You informal is "tu"or "tum" in hindi "तृ्"and"तुम" respectively! And you in formal is "aap" in hindi "आप"😁😁 I don't know if you see this but this is how Hindi or most of the Asian languages work 😁😁 I m a beginner in Korea 😂 and I really want to learn it ❤️ love your efforts ! Thankyou ! ❤️❤️❤️
Yeah right we have formal and informal forms too... I recently started learning korean and so far it is going good because the letters sound alot like hindi alphabets but l haven't touched the main part of korean yet so can't conclude that fast. Hope it goes good cause i have a feeling that it might be easy for us indians in some way.❤️
I have been studying on and off for like 2 years and I’ve never gotten past Hangul until today. I found some very effective apps and I’m already introducing myself. If anyone would like to know the apps are called eggbun and teuida. Egg bun helps you with actually studying for stiff wills the other one is more of a simulator
I just started to learn how to speak in korean bc it is actually really interesting and I'm glad I found this video 😁🤩. Those who called you a koreaboo maybe they are a koreaboo themselves too or maybe they were just jealous or insecure because they were insecure in themselves too.🤔🤔🤔
spanish isn’t my first language, but learning that there were two forms of you quickly helped me to get used to the fact that there is informal vs formal.
as a native hindi/urdu speaker it was actually not as much of a shock seeing the konglish words, or the english words which were seemingly everywhere in songs etc. or even the formal/informal speech . it was helpful right down to learning sounds and final consonant assimilation. i honestly think people who speak only english would be at a disadvantage while learning a language like korean , but its so much fun.
I've been studying for over a year now, I've never made it public for this reason 😂 I'd prefer to keep it to myself and tell those closest to me! You're doing so so well! Keep it up 😄
the koreaboo comment is extremely true. if you want to live in Korea, speak Korean, do it. it doesn’t mean you are a koreaboo. you’re absolutely beautiful and hardworking!! keep up the good work kali 🥺💘
