How speaking Korean affects your English (feat. Forrest) 

At a recent eye exam, the eye chart was block letter format. So, when I saw “ㄹ” I said rieul”. Guess the correct answer was the number 2, lol

I once said 하지마 to my mum cause I needed to say it quick but completely forgot how to say it in my native tongue. 하지마 was literally the 1st thing that came to my mind

since learning more about korean culture and watching videos, i've noticed i started to cover my face or mouth when i'm shy and also noticed that different 'sound effects' or 'noises' come out of my mouth when i'm reacting now. it's so interesting how the brain picks up mannerisms subconsciously!

I have recently begun to unironically say "I'm gonna do a shower" instead of "take a shower" talking about the air quality to the point that my American friends think I have a new found passion for meteorology and also using "fine dust" instead of pollution. I asked the waiter at a restaurant what cream pastas they have, and he couldn't understand what I meant. Idk if that is a me thing or him thing though LOL I strictly say 월세 now because it's just easier. Same with 부동산 as saying "real estate agent" is just too 귀찮 I sometimes specify which mode of transportation when speaking with friends about going somewhere. "yeah, it'll take about an hour by car" I've also found myself saying "that's a relief" to trivial situations (다행이다) the biggest factor is constantly saying "어.. 응.. 아~~" in English when having a conversation. It's just so engrained on me at this point that I can't help myself. My Korean friends say that I sound like a Korean when speaking English because of this. These are a few that came off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many more that I haven't even considered lol.

These are some of the things I have noticed after 3 years of Korean learning: -I have noticed myself using Korean terms in certain contexts where there is no English equivalent or the English equivalent sounds awkward in the same context. -Sometimes even when there is an English equivalent, there are certain situations where a Korean word or phrase comes to me naturally before the English does. -When something frustrating, tiresome, annoying or irritating happens I find myself muttering things like 아이씨, 진짜, 지겨워, 힘들어, 짜증나 etc., under my breath. -I have acquired some Korean reactions, gestures and mannerisms. -I have noticed that if I have been speaking and listening to only Korean for a period of time then it will take a bit of time for my brain to transfer back to English properly. During this transfer time I will sometimes mix Korean and English together in a sentence, or I will say English words with Korean sounds. For example, my T sounds may sound more like ㄷ, L and R sounds more like ㄹ and S sounds more like ㅅ because my tongue needs to reposition from where it needs to be to make Korean sounds back to it's position to make English sounds. Also, my sentence structure will sometimes get muddled with words swapped around into unnatural places. After a short time however, my brain will flick the English switch back on completely. Perhaps as my Korean becomes more fluent, I will be able to switch between the languages with more grace. -Something else I have noticed, which is perhaps also influenced by cultural and social norms, is that there is a lot more silence in between people talking, less talking over one another and less butting in when conversing in Korean. I think it is because there are grammatical cues in Korean to indicate when one has more to say whereas in English you are relying almost entirely on intonation or a block of silence to figure out when the person has finished their thought. I find that when I am speaking to English speakers, I feel the need to already know everything I am going to say in advance and to say it without any pauses or insert some 'ums' in because otherwise someone will start talking over me. I don't seem to have this problem in Korean though. There are grammatical endings I can use to imply that I haven't finished my thought yet. In English I would have to say '"sorry, I wasn't finished yet" or just let the person talk before coming back to what I was going to say. I really just adore Korean. It is so incredibly well structured, logical and consistent - it's like stacking blocks on top of one another that just fit into place. I enjoy every second of learning it. I wonder if Koreans realise just how incredible their language is.

One of my students once remarked "why do you keep making that air-sucking sound through your teeth all the time?" I hadn't even noticed. I also still give and receive objects with the off hand tucked under my elbow without even thinking.

I've been learning Korean for almost 2 years now, and I was having a meeting with one of my University teachers in a meeting and I had to say something along the lines of "I really appreciate how you deliver the content and the layout of your slides" and I felt so rude saying 'you' to my teacher, even though English has no formal/informal "you". After learning Korean I feel so impolite in English!

what happens for me is i will commonly pronounce the english “L” as “ㄹ” and sometimes i’ll even pronounce Korean “ㄹ” as english “L”

i've noticed that after watching a lot of korean content (like variety shows from kpop groups and such) especially during the pandemic when i wasn't going out and seeing people (so watching those was kinda the main time i'd be seeing people interact) i picked up on the habit of clapping when i start laughing which is something i've noticed koreans do a lot. in terms of words, i've noticed myself being inclined to say 갑자기? and 역시... since there's not a really natural way to convey those words/feelings in english (it would be strange to be like "suddenly/all of the sudden?" or "as expected...")

I speak three languages and my friend also speaks those three languages, so when we have a conversation w each other we always mix in words and change languages without really even realizing it hahah

After learning Korean, I often say common responses to my family in Korean. I might say "아니요, 괜찮아요." or "네, 감사합니다." And they look at me like... "So, is that a yes or a no?" Lol. Great video, though. Thank you for uploading it.

I have just recently started learning “seriously” korean but I have watched so many k-dramas that I’ve acquired some mannerisms like head bowing when greeting someone, being Italian my first language Spanish my second thanks to my parents who are Latin American while studying English, Chinese French and Korean I can say that sometimes comes out a beautiful mix of languages in just one sentence that personally I will just stand and think about what I just said.

instead of saying "mhm" or "yeah" like i usually did before, I catch myself going "응" and sometimes "어" lol. i cover my mouth when i laugh a lot now, and i might even start clapping 😂 i also mutter 아이씨 under my breath if im annoyed or frustrated.

"Comical" is a good word. I think it's healthy to laugh while we learn. This is my third day of using Korean IRL and I keep slipping in Spanish out of habit. "한국어를 할 줄 아세요?" " 네, poquito." :/ Also, I love when Language Tubers who have obviously been immersed suddenly switch back to English and they forget how to do words. It's funny, but you know they've been in the zone, so ... respect.

One thing that definitely affected me is filler words: things like "uh/uhm" or "like" in English. Whenever I'm speaking in either language, English or Korean, I'll use "그", "어", and "뭔가" very often. I also have a habit of going "그게", or "그거는" when starting a sentence. I always feel bad for doing it because I have no Korean speaking friends

ive only been learning korean officially for a few months but it’s been about a year since i started really getting into korean media. so i’ve picked up on many habits and reactions with when it comes to the language. - i’ve caught myself saying a lot of common phrases under my breath like 어머, 진짜 or 배고파. - i reply with 네 and 아니 / 아니여 instead of yes and no. i also say 좋아, 그치, 지금 & 여기봐 often because they were amongst the first words i learned before leaning korean. - no matter what i’m eating, if it’s good i’m most definitely saying 맛있다 - i answer the phone with 여보세요 if i don’t know who it is. - say thank you or 고마워요 a lot. - i refer to my parents as 엄마 & 아버지 when i’m not around them, sometimes i’ll call my mom 엄마 and she won’t really notice because it doesn’t sound that far from ‘momma’ which is what i usually call her. & i say 맞을래 to my younger siblings so often that they understand what i mean by it now. - i’ll say stuff like 하지마, 자기야 그만해, or 빨리, to my friends. sometimes i’ll call them 바보야 to be funny😭. - i listen to a lot of koran music. it’s the main reason i began learning korean so i can understand what i’m hearing. so i’ll say random phrases i’ve heard in songs especially if i know what they mean. - i always count to up to 3 or 4> ‘하나둘셋 넷’ - when i play rock paper scissors i’ll say 가위바위보 instead. - i say 근데 instead of but in between sentences. - i find myself sucking air in between my teeth and smacking my tongue while doing that head tilt thing a lot when things are confusing or werid or whatever. i’ve picked up on that from watching people do it so much that i just kind of go with the flow 😂 - lately i even give a slight bow to people i don’t know now when i greet them. - when reading in my native language i accidentally pronounce things the way they would be pronounced if it was korean even tho they’re two different alphabets, i don’t know how it happens honestly - now one of my lesser moments is this really bad habit i got from my only korean friend of saying “아 씹할 새끼” under my breath when i’m frustrated at something. (tbh i’m not even sure if i know what it means exactly in english but i know it’s a curse word) basically i just substitute english words that i know in korean mainly because i know it’ll help me with getting comfortable speaking it. so a lot of these things i do no one ever notices because it’s more to myself or when i’m alone. if and when i do it around people they usually don’t pay attention to exactly what i’m saying so they don’t even notice i’m speaking in another language.

One of the ways it does for me is also saying things like "eat well!" or "don't forget to eat!" or some other phrases like "although" or "however", which isn't unusual for an English speaker but I do it because of my brain's association with "근데". If I've been watching a lot of stuff only in Korean I forget what language actually comes out of my mouth too; one time my mum called me from the living room and I replied "네~? I mean- 왜요? I mean, YES???" sdjgf it was surprising for me. Since I've been learning Korean for a lot of years (over 6) even in school (since I take Spanish as a modern language) I would sometimes do weird translations because I didn't remember the English but remembered the Korean sdjghs like a teacher would ask "what's the Spanish word for bathroom?" and my brain would go "화장실!!" even though that's not Spanish lol

As an over 50 yo woman, I've always used "nowadays," "shall," and "well" (e.g.- How are you? I'm well, thank you). You've made the consideration of learning Korean more approachable as it seems translate to "old-timey," perhaps more formal, American English. I thought it might be too difficult to learn, but maybe not! Thanks for this very enjoyable video!

Sometimes I forget how to say certain words in English. I'll end up having to Google the Korean word just to remember the English name 😂

If I see on my caller ID that my family or friends are calling me, I'll answer the phone with "Yobo seyo." I even had a bill collector call me one time, and I answered the phone with yobo seyo and started saying random Korean stuff because I had a lot going on that day, and I felt like avoiding responsibility. I did end up paying off the bill, but that day I couldn't take another thing on my plate. 🤣🤣 Also, I work in the city; and if a random man comes up to me and starts talking to me because he is crazy or whatever, I just start saying whatever sentences I'm learning and practicing from that week in my TTMIK studies. 🤣🤣 When you live or work in a big city, this actually happens a lot more than you might think it would.

Whenever I go to a restaurant or cafe, I have to actively remember not to say "감사합니다" and bow. It sounds kinda silly, but it is something is very engrained in me. Something ESPECIALLY that has happened a few times, if I go to a restaurant that has Korean food or is a Korean restaurant, but the servers are non-Asian. It's happened a couple times out of habit 😅

Ah. “눈치?” Last night, I watched a KDrama, reading subtitles, when one character complained “That’s your problem. You never can read the room.” Which is awkward in English, but kinda conveys 눈치 without saying 눈치.

I'm a beginner but I say "healing" all the time in English now. I can't even remember what I used to say in place of that word anymore. Language and culture are so fascinating! I love these laid back videos, thanks for sharing.

When I was in Korea my English speaking friends would insert Korean words into our English sentences like 눈치, 편의점, 역시, 갑자기. They are words that are easier to say in Korean than they are in English because there's not really an English word that has the same meaning. I've been back in the states for almost a year and a half and I still sometimes have a hard time thinking of English words but no one around me knows Korean. My English vocab has definitely suffered a bit 😅

I love the word 답답해 and in german there are several different words for it so especially in that case i feel a bit weird why korean is soooo much easier 🤭 Also since i speak 3 language i have the code switches in every language

Learning Korean, one of the first things that I've started to notice is the l/r differentiation. Because I know that for Koreans (and I know its the same for Japanese as well, please tell me if any others do it too!) there's no real distinction between the two, it's almost like an intermediary noise. "리" - somewhere between ree and lee. I've noticed that sometimes I'll slip that in between sound into English words, like leader, or reach. I don't have anybody to practice with, sadly! Even if I did, I want to get to a point where I feel confident enough in my ability to portray my thoughts well enough, or so I know more vocabulary. However, I work with animals - and I absolutely talk to them as my outlet all the time. One of the shelter cats responds to "가자!!!" now :'0

Hahahaha the “these days” thing hits hard. And thanks for the tip about being comfortable using Konglish or other loan words and rather trying to use “pure Korean” unnaturally

I remember a conversation between friends from a few years ago when someone wanted to say that something is "legit" but there is no equivalent word in polish(at least in this context) but there is a noun "legitymacja" which means a document similar to ID. So what he did is created a word "legitymacyjnie" (legitymacja + "iously" ending). It would have been way harder to come up with a polish word instead. I wonder what would be the reaction of someone who does not know english at all. Over time the word evolved into "legitnie" which is even shorter and more similar to the original. I am not sure if it is commonly used. Probably not

This is really interesting. In the U.K. we use ‘nowadays’ often as well as the word ‘well’ (‘I slept well’ is normal here) instead of good. We also use the word ‘proper’ as well as saying ‘Shall we…?’ I didn’t even notice these differences until you mentioned them here. I definitely use 갑자기, 하지마, 재발 and other short expressions in my daily life, even if it’s just in my head. Thank you, great video

I sometimes say stuff like 'oh my mom came' instead of my mom is here🤦‍♀️ Also, most of my close friends are also learning Korean so I sometimes forget how to answer the phone in English when I'm speaking to my friend who aren't.😅 Edit: I also say "yah!" Instead of 'hey' to my siblings.

I'm not far enough in my learning Korean to notice that my English is affected, but I'm sure that is coming. For me the hardship has been in pronunciation. As an English speaker, I tend to over-enunciate (like--Ross in the TV show Friends). I over-enunciate in Korean as well, which means a sentence takes 10 minutes to pronounce....not really, but yea, sort of. Watching Kdramas help me a lot.

Apparently when I get a little tipsy I speak Korean and so I developed a new drinking habit of asking if I’m speaking Korean 🤷‍♀️

Sometimes I see “2” and automatically think “ㄹ”. I started learning about a month ago and now I’m very used to the Korean alphabet, that I start to mix up some things accidentally.

i once couldnt think of the english word for 불안해 and literally had to translate korean to eng and was like oh righttt. i majored in english language 🤦🏻😂 also, i felt like 눈치 didnt have a proper term to express it in eng so i once had to do a super lengthy explanation with examples to express 눈치없어 😂 there was also a time when I was speaking chinese and accidentally said 우산 instead of the chinese word for umbrella and i find myself saying 아 깜짝이야! when something surprises me. of course, i also speak to myself a lot in korean and i find it so weird when i try to think of a way to express it in eng. it just didnt quite have the same feeling. also, some words are a bit similar in chinese and korean so sometimes i think of the korean word to rmbr the chinese word and vice versa lol

Ive started to say "Aissh" alot or "Hyah!" lol, Im not used to hearing sounds and being able to write the hangul yet but I hope you know what I mean, currently I can only read hangul I dont know meaning yet :) Its so cool and fun to learn new languages, and korean has some quirks that just wouldnt work in english that I really find interesting :)

This!! Almost studying 5yrs and i start to mix more and more korean into my daily speech. 눈치 is a big one or 편하다 rather 편하게.. it just slips out. If the person I'm talking to doesn't know any Korean I take my time and look for the second best word to fit in a language they understand.

Great subject. Languages influence the way we approach to people and tasks and I find this very fascinating!

Since I started writing my diary in English and then Korean I notice that I always say ‘In the afternoon…..’ or ‘At lunchtime…..’ at the beginning of my sentences instead of the end. My final assignment in linguistics was in relation to code-switching and lexical borrowing in K-pop fans so I found this video really interesting (and it would have been a useful reference 😆)

Wow, that was pretty useful. Not only i got to know English peculiarities of how to say simple phrases and which one would sound more natural, but also met people who i personally see eye to eye with. But Im Russian and i still have such issues as you too, guys. languages unite, for sure

Woww I could relate to everything in this video and I didn’t even know these things happened to other people too 😅 I could totally resonate with the part where you talked about 눈치, my sister and I are both Korean learners and we use this word a lot, in a situation we will be like “wow they have no 눈치” or something like this hahah. I also noticed that every since I started learning Korean, I speak a lot more formally in English. I used to speak and text with lots of slang, but now I use more formal words for some reason and write things out fully. Sometimes I forget who I’m taking to and a Korean word will slip out of my mouth because it’s the first thing that comes to mind, and then I realize that I’m with a non-Korean speaker and they are so confused as to what I just said 😅 My sister and I find some Korean words to express what we want to say in a better way so we will use Korean sometimes just do that. Sometimes it affects my English in negative ways too, and I’ll pronounce “f” as “p” or just simply have a hard time spitting out what I want to say in English

It’s funny that Billy didn’t grow up using the word shall very much in California. Because it is extremely common in the southern United States.

On the topic of "shall", I have a school grammar workbook from 1923 focusing on verbs, and the proper form of "to will" for both the first person singular and plural is "shall". I shall, you will, he/she/it will, we shall, you all will, they will. This is also the opinion held by the Oxford English Dictionary.

I enjoyed this!!! Forrest is so funny & you two have a great dynamic! I'm definitely still a Beginner, however, I have certainly noticed that there are times I just accidentally switch to Korean or even Spanish when I'm about to say Hi to someone, say thank you, say yes or no & other small phrases. Honestly, it happens a lot in my thoughts as well! Little scenarios can pass through my head regarding just about anything & in my thoughts, I may be speaking Korean or Spanish in accident when I meant to use English lol! I even accidentally bowed a few times & said '안녕하세요" lol. I've even said some Korean in my dreams! So it's encouraging to see how learning Korean has activated the language learning part of my brain in such a way that boundaries are beginning to thin instead of being compartmentalized. That didn't happen while I was learning Spanish (maybe because I hadn't taken it as seriously even though it was my minor 😩🙄 lol). Regardless, I'm so happy to be on a road to learning both the languages more! 😍😍 Thank you for all your help, Billy!!! 💙💙 Oh yeah, & for 눈치, if I'm understanding it correctly based on "No tact," we say (tell me if you've heard this one before)- "They've got no home training." 😂 or, "Some folks just don't know how to act." I can specifically say those are phrases I grew up in Pittsburgh with under a black family/community. So I'm not sure how popular at least the first one might be, but those are my 눈치 😂

This is fascinating as a chinese learner, there are a lot of things I've noticed throughout my learning- im new to learning the language and i keep using chinese while speaking english😅 It's weird.

I don't speak Korean on a daily basis (plus my vocab's kinda lacking) so I havent had the experience of just suddenly blurting out a Korean word instead of the perfectly fine English equivalent. But since I speak both English and Filipino (Tagalog), I have this very strong urge to say "po" every so often, even in an otherwise completely English sentence ("po" is kinda like "~요" in the sense that they both convey politeness). Like if I dont add that final "po" I'd feel bad about myself cause I feel like I sound rude and very direct without it, like I'd just crossed personal boundaries or smth 😅

This is so interesting because some of the expressions you discussed with Forrest as being unnatural in English for you ... are perfect in British English... shall we go etc

I am just learning Korean. I have been using Duolingo.. I know but limited resources at the moment. It was really interesting to hear about these things, as it can help me 1. not worry about using borrowed words, 2. be aware of how my English can be affected, and 3. have fun. I hope to be able to take a more formal class at some point, and maybe, just maybe, have someone to use it with. Thank you.

I say, 'aish' a lot. I also make the 'tch' sound. I'll find myself muttering things like 하지마, while at work when I get annoyed with people.

This is so interseting and relatable! As a korean who is learning English😃👍

I love to watch these types of videos. I always talk with my friends about these types of situations that have happened to us because of language learning. Specially Korean, because there are so many easy and more expressive ways to say things in Korean. And some Korean sounds like 응 and 아 are like things that I can't stop saying no matter how hard I try, and my friends and family are always asking me why are you making weird noises? And manners like bowing. My friends and family are already familiar with these habits of mine, and they don't care anymore XD

i really dont know much Korean yet but i love code switching in my head as a way to entertain myself throughout the day. it helps me realize what i do know when i try to form sentences in Korean and feeds my curiosity to learn more

In Cantonese we say “eat medicine” as well and in fact, a lot of Korean ways of saying things are similar to Cantonese (or Mandarin) but less the sentence structure. But what I find funny about myself is that while Cantonese is my mother tongue, I’m fluent in English as I came to Canada at a young age, I tend to translate Korean into English rather than Cantonese. So when I first learned “eat medicine” in Korean I found it weird, but then I realized that’s how we say it in Cantonese too 😅 Since a lot of Korean vocabularies and nuances are similar to Chinese, I’m thinking perhaps I should try to understand Korean through Cantonese rather than through English, but somehow I can’t for some reason, I always think in English instead. P.S. what’s wrong with saying “I’m finding my phone” or “I’m trying to find my phone”? Or using the word “proper” or say “shall we?” We say these things all the time in Canada so I don’t find it weird at all. Maybe a US/Canada or even British thing?

When I was married, my English was certainly effected. My then-husband is Vietnamese and living with him, I eventually couldn't pronounce my "Ls" and "Rs". I still have trouble saying, "Round". I say, "Wound". 😆He, of course, picked up on Spanish because my family spoke it all the time. Now I'm learning Korean but don't know any native speakers. I'll practice my Korean when I go to the Korean market. 😊

Commenting again but I notice I say words like “조심해” “떨린다” and “잊어버렸어” to myself a lot & each time I become increasingly more concerned for myself like what is going on in my life where I feel the need to say those things so often ☠️

once i was trying to think of “book” in spanish because i was texting my cousin and i could only think “책” and for a minute i thought it was right and almost typed it in the messages😭 i also tend to think in korean a lot more when i’m stressed or surprised or confused. sometimes i just immediately think “뭐야?” or “진짜” or even “아니야” when i see something wrong, just simple things have changed but the more i practice the more i think in korean than spanish or english

Just ordered your 3 study books and 3 workbooks based on the reviews people have left in the comments 😀. I'm excited to learn and the reviews on your books really make me hopeful and motivated. I was stationed in Korea for my first year in the US Army (1998-1999) and I regret not learning more of the language besides "Ajumma, Ajusshi, kamsahamnida, annyeonghaseo, ppalli ppalli and some of the food names like japchae bap and yaki mandu (2 of my favorite things to eat when I was there)". Recently I've been getting into kdramas and binge watch them all the time. I've learned several phrases and words that way but not enough to communicate. I like limited kpop (I like a few bands but I pretty much only love StrayKids bcuz they are just phenomenally talented 😉). Now I'm at a point where I want to learn the language because I always regretted not learning it when I had the chance in Korea. I'm looking forward to one day visiting Korea once again and maybe even exploring Uijeongbu (where I was stationed) again. I'm even teaching myself how to make kimchi and different banchan. I really love and respect Korean culture. I hope your books will help me learn the language as easily as your students/customers claim. I'm excited 😁. I will work hard.

I am from Brasil and I have been studying Korean since 2021 . This study improved my English ( I am not fluent) because most of books and videos are in English. - I noticed that my " listening hability" it´s good. - Konglish words are very interesting and easy to learn because here , we use a lot of english words as download, smartphone, travel, bus, etc . - I love oriental culture since I was a teenager and , with streaming services as Netflix, I could watch a lot of very nice Korean doramas and change some postures in my day as bow my body when greeting someone. Very nive video and thanks for sharing.

my english has improved loads due to learning korea. Its hard to explain but my english vocabulary and way speak has changed.

I always like.. self narrate? when learning a language, I think out loud and plug in the grammar and vocabulary I've learned where I can; this for Korean specifically has had the comical adverse effect of meaning that sometimes I just forget how to say something in English, or more often say it in Korean first then translate it. It is really useful though when considering situations or occupations where mixing languages would be necessary or could be done (eg. in making videos like these or writing music), it makes it much easier to do and in general makes speaking that language more fluid in my experience.

Thanks for a great video! Love the boba!

I visited my aunt in canada few years ago. I found it really funny to listen how she was talking to her daughter. It was a random combination of polish and english which sometimes lead to some hillarious exchanges like: A: przyjedz w poniedziałek (come on monday) B: what's poniedziałek? A: "monday"

I've started saying why instead of what. Why, why?

For me it’s more about writing than speaking. I use Hangeul a LOT…even to write my notes in English (I just write them in a heavy Korean accent 😂). At first it was to practice and get familiar with writing it, then because I loved being able to have my own little “code” that no one else in the office can read. My memos are always private, which is so nice! However, I do catch myself writing all SORTS of things with Hangeul by accident…even things other English speakers are supposed to be able to read. It’s almost more natural for me than writing in English. Writing labels for the files has been something I catch myself slipping up on a lot. Reading Hangeul is so natural to me now that it sometimes doesn’t occur to me that other English speakers can’t do it, and it has caused confusion a few times.

Fascinating stuff! Great video, lots to think about.

yea! That's basically me. 나는 폴란드 사람 입니다. (polish person) I'm currently learning German and Korean :> my fluency: Polish>English>German>Korean > Japanese (only some random stuff) My mom knows only 3 of them, so at home we commonly speak in those. I just think that there is more vocabulary in other languages.

sucking in air and accidentally saying 약간 is maybe one of the most embarrassing... or since i'm learning, when i get into the korean speaking headspace and have to switch back to english, i don't, like saying 감사합니다 to a server or employee accidentally. alternatively, i think it's positive that instead of thinking i just _say_ it. i'll say a phrase i didn't even know i knew because i've spent so much time studying and already understand before i even need to tell myself to translate if that makes sense.

Originally my native language is tatarian but I stopped it when I was probably 5,, I understand it still but every time I want to say something I am so afraid to accidentally to say something in Korean. Tatarian and Korean in my head are similar cos the grammar a bit, sentence construction and the melody of the speaking(I really can’t explain but my grandma who speaks Tatarian perfect said that and I agree) are all similar So usually I stay quiet

Not a Korean speaker here, but I am a native British English speaker.. sounds like a lot of the formal English you guys are weirded out by... is just regular British English XD Like in the UK, we say "Shall we go?" all the time lol. Edit: Also want to add.. my family's language is Cantonese (a Chinese language) which I speak fluently... and its so interesting that Konglish and real Korean words that come from English (e.g. Stress, Fast Food)... there's something exactly the same in Chinglish & Cantonese lol. Like for the convenience store, we have a real Canto word that phonetically sounds like "store" (you say it like See-dor), because the word "convenience store" doesn't exist in real Canto. The closest real Canto word for this would be "shop", but shop is too general and does not perfectly describe a convenience store.

I have gotten some habits. Keep in mind I’m still a beginner. Some things i do are: Bow to people to thank them or in a form of greeting Say 어,응,진짜?,하자마,네,그리고,우아,뭐 etc. Cover my mouth when my hand while laughing. Or covering my face with my hands while laughing. Clapping when feeling excited etc. There are a few other things that I’ve picked up. But another thing that just came to mind is that I’ve started to think and sort of talk to myself in korean? I use konglish and broken korean, but I’m quite suprised with the vocabulary I use while doing so. Also i daydream in korean? If that makes sense.

Thanks for explaining what 귀찮다 meant!! I knew this word but because I learned it through english I didn't really get what it meant but with your explaination it just clicked! I just realized is was really similar to the french expression "avoir la flemme" !! I was always so frustrasted that this expression didn't exist in English I am glad it exist in Korean

YT algorithm recommended your channel... not sure why (I am black and do not speak/read Korean). In HS my guidance counselor was shocked that I used the word "well" correctly as if I only speak ebonics....i learned ebonics in college. 🙂 I LOVE the jazz music in the background. One Love

Everything you mentioned is true for any language… l experience it with Tagalog/Filipino and English (“patayin ilaw” with “killing(turn off) the light”), Spanish and English (verbs “tener”(to have) but in english, you should use the verb “be”, and even Tagalog/Filipino with any other Filipino dialect. There are just a lot of words with no equivalent in another language and even other languages borrow or even adopt as their own, easier words to pronounce from english. Filipinos will never say “Dalawang mil at dalawampu’t-dalawa” for 2022.

I enthusiastically wave hello and goodbye now, which is not something I did before moving to Korea. I also refer to air conditioning as "air con" and legitimately forgot that's not how we say it in English. I was surprised when my family laughed at me. :) I also caught my friend saying, "I'll do it two hours later," instead of "I'll do it IN two hours," and "I'll have it done until tomorrow," instead of "BY tomorrow." When I pointed it out he questioned whether it was wrong in English!

It's the inflection for me. We have different inflection for sounds in English, and I've caught myself parroting the way my Korean teacher says things with her native inflection to sound more natural

Yes! Please normalize this. I hate when people get called Koreaboos just because we suddenly speak Korean. Randomly speaking the language you’re learning is normal!

I think it depends on how you study Korean. If you study Korean more literally instead of with context and implicitly you'll be memorizing the explicit definitions of words. For example, when I memorized the meaning of "시간을 가네요" I took note of the meaning of each word and grammar but I translate it in my head as "wow, time flies" same with "약을 먹다" I memorized it as "to take medicine" this helps a lot.

I keep finding myself adding “like this” to the end of my sentences, similarly to how Korean people say “이렇게” at the end of sentences sometimes

As an EFL learner, I have the same issue when learning English, and I know that people who learn Korean as a second language face similar problems. Now, I feel a sense of familiarity and novelty at the same time because it's almost the same phenomenon when I speak English in Korean, but it's different in specific words or situations. For example, when I speak English, I have to be careful not to use "nowadays" to mean "recently." Another example is "elaboration." Korean doesn't have a word that explains something well and easily, making it understandable using logic and examples.

I've also started saying "아이씨-" when I'm irritated and "어...어" when I'm actively listening to someone...which y'know isn't great in English because it sounds like I'm groaning at someone when I'm just agreeing.

here's my two cents: i am an autistic korean learner and as a lot of people know, we tend to socialize differently. i tend to pick up other people's habits without realizing it, so this leads to me using a lot of korean filler words in conversation like "응". i also started covering my mouth a lot and slightly bowing. my korean friends think its super funny

Learning or speaking more than one language affects the way you think because you'd either think longer for the right word or just mix languages and hope the other person understands.

since talking with my korean friends i’ve noticed myself going “어” a lot.. i must have heard it so many times from her that i’ve picked it up

안녕하세요 I'm South African still in University here in Pretoria...learning some Korean and other several languages (self study) Hopefully move to Asia (Cambodia)

PS, Shall, Is such a Beautiful and Unassuming Stance to Have when In a Group to Find consensus.. Very Nice Job Guyz!!!! I just Love you All so very Much!!

The Korean I've learned already keeps popping into my head as I speak English. There are even times when a Korean response would be more efficient, except that no one but I would understand it. Especially once I understood the concept of particle markers, which are cleaner and more flexible. I'm even having to remember English syntax.

I’m a Korean who studied in America from the 10th grade on. I took a calculus test, where the question had an “e(2.71828)“and when solving the problem, I took it as 2 because “e and “2” both sound the same “ee” in Korean. Of course I got the answer wrong and stupidly enough I tried to explain that to my math teacher who couldn’t care less lol.

Generally, I've been told (reminded) that those who are fluent but learned that language tend to be more careful/proper with grammar. I learned English at 11, but 40 years later "I'm doing good' is nails on chalkboard to me and is usually said by native speakers. I've reminded my nephews that one is judged by how one speaks more than clothes, etc.['Doing good'= doing good deeds, NOT 'doing well' aaargh....🙏🏻🤦‍♀️]

Speaking ENGLISH/ ARABIC Fluency / Then to Learn Hangul' Its like hearing Angels sing also.. , so Many Neat meanings and Connections!! Hangul is so MY FAV

When I returned to the States from a year in Korea, the first physical purchase I made I handed my card with my left hand under my right forearm and felt a bit weird when the person just grabbed my card with one hand. I also said hello when I walked in and bye when I left pretty loudly.

Haha! I use "well" more often too now. Also, I kind of look at things and think about things in terms of 'how it seems' instead of 'what I think', since I translate "것 같다" as "it seems". It's kind of a bit of a shift in thinking, actually, because "I think" and "it seems" is very different in English, so I'm actually thinking slightly differently now. "I think" seems kind of...arrogant now, more judgemental and opinionated, whereas 'it seems' (것 같다) feels more objective, divorced from the personal, more humble, more like an detached observer. Is this just me? The other thing is that Pronouns just kind of sound blunt and rude in some ways now. English is always comparing people and stuff "I blah, blah, but you blah, blah", "My , your ", "I think..., you think" etc, like some kind of constant one-upmanship thing. I never realised exactly how much English actually constantly did that... And often now, I think of the Korean word first, then have to think for a second to remember the English word, lol!! The other day, I sang a couple bars of the Korean National Anthem to my kids in order to explain the word "anthem", then I briefly completely forgot my OWN country's national anthem!! This is just from my daily practice, as I'm still kind of upper beginner/early intermediate - not anywhere remotely near any level of fluency. I can't imagine how much it might change you guys who are fabulous at Korean!!

I studied French for a long time and whenever we translated 'aujourd'hui' we tended to go for the word 'nowadays' at the recommendation of our teachers (who are both french) so I guess that it increased how often I say 'nowadays'. I said it occasionally before but not really too often and I genuinely love the word. Nowadays I learn Norwegian instead and I'm regularly conjugating nouns for...some..reason. It makes no sense to my friends or family as one might expect, but I just can't help saying 'the horsen'. Looking forward to the inevitable moment that I let 'I eat never....' slip, or any other verb tbh. Cause norwegian places the word 'never' after the verb in all cases (as far as I'm aware at this point), whereas English always puts it before the verb unless you use 'to be', 'to have' or the modal verbs (will, must, can, may, shall, should, could, would, might, need, ought to and used to). Just got to the part where they're on about 'shall' at the start of a question, as a brit we use this all the time. 'Shall we?' Is one of my favourite questions when I'm urging people to get a move on. Strangely enough this ties back to Norwegian again, surprise surprise. Norwegians also say 'skal vi?' Which I would translate word for word as it makes sense to me as a brit, but I was watching a video in norwegian with English subs only to notice that they said 'should we go?'. I was VERY confused as to the sudden unnecessary change in translation as it made perfect sense already and in the context but I guess now I know why that's the case lol, just us brits being overly formal (I don't even consider it formal English which is so weird to think about)

Omg I can relate to everything you guys talked about so much!!! As a Korean learner, I feel so frustrated when Korean expressions don’t translate nicely into English. Like sometimes I just wanna react with 인정 but then I don’t wanna be like “yo I acknowledge that” HAHA or (being a part of several kpop fandoms) there is no way to translate little things like 입덕 in a natural way

I've been studying Korean everyday for almost 9 months now and I can't tell you the number of times I've tried to think of a word in French, and the Korean one slips out first. Like I really programmed my brain to being 100% Korean now. Umm, in terms of my English, I don't think its changed much. Learning Korean's made me more aware of grammar points in other languages, that's for sure.

I really enjoyed this calm and insightful conversation between the two of you. It is very interesting what immersion does to one's way of communicating. I am German, but tend to - as one does- to consume media mostly in the English language and started Korean over a year ago. I have no one to talk Korean to and therefore speak and repeat mostly content i've watched. But it happenes that paralinguistic signs like the confirming/understanding sounds "ahaaaa" slip when I am talking to friends. They laugh at me. They have the right to do so. Also commonly used words like 가자!; 왜; 네; 아니요 tend to be buzzing in my head all day long and sometimes slip as well. Sorry mom. I swear I'm starting to lern German again soon. Ganz bestimmt!

I’ve found myself omitting English words like “you” “me” “I” “the” “a” and plurals, since starting to learn Korean about 8 months ago.

Code-switching is basically how people talk in my country of origin (Philippines) that we use the term „Taglish“ for it. „Taglish“ doesn‘t mean words that are in English but have a different meaning, although we also have those, but actually always interspersing our Filipino sentences with English words or the other way around. You will be hard-pressed to find people who speak straight in only Filipino or only English in the country, esp. if they hadn‘t lived in an English-speaking country.

The biggest thing I can think of is when I end up accidentally starting to spell English words with 한글. Once I meant to spell the name Juliet, but then I started writing it as 줄리엣 without even thinking. After I wrote the ㅈ I was like wait a second… Oh and I take a french class at school and oh boy don’t even get me started. Korean hardly ever affects my English but it’s not even funny how much I get French and Korean mixed up. Sometimes I’ll say whole sentences like “Je m’appelle Ally입니다” and “la musique 좋아해” One time I even said 네 to my teacher instead of oui 🤦🏻‍♀️

This was a great video. I've found I say a few Korean words instead of English but not too many because I'm still just a mid-level beginner. However I've honestly found myself freezing and realizing I can't think of a word in English - not because I know it in Korean necessarily, but just I think that my brain is so used to searching for Korean vocab/grammar that I forget my own first language sometimes. It's a really weird feeling but I'm just going with it!

i started to slightly bow when i want to greet, thank or apologise to someone. sometimes i lisp in my other languages esp when speaking german

i never had a problem with this before, but when i started learning korean, for some reason when i speak my native tongue and/or english, i sometimes mix up the letters "L" and "R". like i would say rove instead of love and stuff. its most likely becuase of the letter ㄹ which, as you know, can be pronounced as either L or R or a mix of the two. it has made for some very cursed sentances to come out of my mouth.