How to improve your SPEAKING and LISTENING skills at the same time! (ft. shadowing) 

I am currently in the same situation. I’ve been studying for so long but am still lower intermediate. I got so frustrated yesterday I just quit for the day.

@@kriso3065 Good luck♡ We can do this:)

I'm in the same situation recently as well Like I want to study but I just can't get myself up to actually start doing anything But I won't give up, coz I know this stage will pass soon as well, hopefully 😇 화이팅 여러분 ✊😇

@@dipti56 화이팅!

same situation here people, now I think im gonna be more active in learning and expecially start shadowing whenever i listen to korean stuff. We can do this, 화이팅!

Same here ..

This bc same, there’s some words and expressions ik but when it’s time to understand complex sentences i get lost

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I'm learning both as well, and I find korean much easier than Japanese since korean grammar has less exceptions and is more straightforward. But I think it depends which one you learned first, since most people with think the language they learned first is easier!

@@koreanwithjessica3421I'm happy to hear you opinion and hope you could elaborate more. I believe Japanese is more straight forward for these reasons: --------------------------------------------- Object particle: Japanese: always を Korean: 을 or 를 Subject particle: Japanese: always が Korean: 이 or 가 Topic particle: Japanese: always は Koresan: 는 or 은 Korean only: contractions variations, 것, 거, 건, 걸, 게... Indirect quotation just require dictionary short form and っという/っ ときく. But in Korean there are various rules for statements, questions, suggestions and demands. --------------------------------------------- Normal polite form: Korean: -어요 or 아요 (해요) Then, commonly used honorific level (하세요) and deferential levels (합니다)+ some even more polite features (-시- "하시다") for all verbs and humble grammar + combinations of both (드리시다). Japanese: we can usually always use -ます (します) With just a few honorifics (なさいます)and humble verbs (いたします). --------------------------------------------- Perhaps the Japanese て- form is the exception where there are about 5 options (て, って, いて, いで, んて) while only 2 (어/아) or even 1 ("and"/고) in Korean. --------------------------------------------- The hardest for me is when features/connectives to a verb varies depending on if the word ends with a vowel or consonant as is so common in Korean. --------------------------------------------- Both languages basically use three ways to add connectives: dictionary/plain form, stem, and in Korean (어/아) or て in Japanese. But in Japanese I only have to go back one step and add the connective たべる minus る + たら= たべたら(if/when eat) while in Korean I also have to check the ending for constants/vowels and can't just remove -다 to add the connective: 먹면❌. 먹 +으+면=먹으면⭕ --------------------------------------------- I wish Korean could always be as easy as in "want to" = same rule always (just minus 다) + 고 싶다. --------------------------------------------- Korean has many verbs with exceptions in contrary to Japanese, for example: 듣다 = 들어요 not 듣어요 춥다 = 추워요 not 춥아요 배우다 = 배워요 not 배우어요 --------------------------------------------- In intimate speech Japanese dictionary style is used. But Koreans tend to use polite style minus "요"= 먹어 rather than 먹다. So the dictionary/plain form is rarely used by itself in spoken language (but in writing) except when combined with other connectives. -------------------------------------------- The initial threshold was quite high when I started with Korean while almost non-existent in Japanese. The spelling and pronunciation features in Korean were a bit confusing to me as beginner. --------------------------------------------- About the pronunciation: Japanese is virtually always pronounced as it's written while Korean sometimes isn't( 연락= 열락). --------------------------------------------- Also: if I learn that "clothes" is 옷 "o", it's hard to understand when it sounds like "osun" 옷은 or 옷이 "oshi" or "osul" 옷을 depending on how it's used. Korean has so many soft ending consonants that are only pronounced when combined with other particles/words, such as 꽃The fact that the pronunciation changes and only keeps the first snippet makes things hard. --------------------------------------------- Japanese only has five and very distinct vowels while Korean has more and some sound similar sometimes. My taxi went to a totally different area😅 cause 신촌 and 신천 sound quite similar. --------------------------------------------- The Japanese ち,し, じ are very distinct (cheese, she, jeans) but the Korean 치, 지 are tricky and 지 is not as soft as "じ and as with many consonants it sounds like somehting between "ji" and "chi" and "ㅂ" sounds like something between a "b" and "p" and so on. --------------------------------------------- On a more subjective note: when I hear Japanese, I notice each syllable and sound though I might not understand it. With Korean, I don't even register some sounds and have play movie scenes in slow motion a couple of times to catch everything. --------------------------------------------- I'm curious to hear your defence of Korean😅👍 I checked your channel and your knowledge of Korean is great so therefore I don't know why Japanese would seem harder to you.

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안녕하세요! ❤️ "The Korean Verbs Guide" is a great book! If you feel quite comfortable making sentences in Korean, go for it! If you're looking for a vocabulary book as an absolute beginner, then I'd recommend "My First 500 Korean Words"! Here is a link to "My First 500 Korean Words": talktomeinkorean.com/product/wd500/

안녕하세요!! 아주 아주 좋은 질문이에요ㅎㅎ 만약에 한 화자를 정해 놓고 계속 그 사람만 섀도잉할 생각이라면, 기왕이면 본인이 닮고 싶은 사람을 따라하는 게 좋을 것 같아요. 그런 게 아니라 한 두 개의 비디오 정도 따라 하는 거라면 화자의 나이나 성별보다는 그 사람의 말하는 난이도나 속도 등 나한테 맞는 자료인지를 더 신경 쓰는 게 좋을 거 같아요!ㅎㅎ

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Subtitles will be helpful!

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what they are saying but you should try to listen to a resource that is at your level :). As far as pronunciation if you know how to read Hangul you should be fine, and you can follow how the native speaker pronounced it ☺️ if you haven’t already check out some of the resources she recommended 😁

@@sarainseoul2224 Alright. Thanks 🙏

as much as u learn, u will know the difference! just keep listen that kind of word, and u'll understand soon.

ㅎㅎ봐주셔서 감사해요!!

재미밌는 속땀을 더 가지고.오시면 좋겠습니다🤗🤗

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I also have a similar problem where in my brain I swear I can hear/pronounce what is being said but when I open my mouth it’s jumbled lol. What I do is pause the video sometimes, read the subtitles and try to mimic the sentence being said. I’ll keep doing it until it sounds good and the process. Imo it’s not even about understanding exactly what is being said or the grammar etc…but forming the muscle memory for your tongue to actually perform the sounds.

Right! It's so true that you need to form the muscle memory for your tongue. For a practical tip, I'd like to recommend you use a Google extension or any any other tool with which you can optimize the speed of the video you're watching! That helped me a lot when I practiced shadowing!

@@McWickyyyy pausing, reading, repeating! Got it~I’m gonna try it, thanks for advice^^

@@talktomeinkorean wow~! You inspired me! Why didn’t I come up with this tip before? 쌤, 너무 고맙습니다~Now I have confidence in shadowing❤️

Yes, as long as you think about the meaning of the lyrics while singing along, it will be helpful!

You can say "무슨 공부하세요?" :)

for the first question i believe theres no difference, especially when speaking quickly. you'll have to figure out which through context. for the second one it has to do with pronounciation rules. 의, when at the start (and i believe middle) of a word tends to be eu and i together, such as "의자", "의사", etc. when used as a possessive marker, like 's in english, its pronounced like 애/에. like, say, when i pronounce "예지 씨의", i would say the 의 as 에. so it's read like "예지 씨에." i don't think there are examples of it being read like 애/에 in other contexts, but im a beginner myself and do not mind being corrected or any add-ons to this response.

@@hobbies6446 But l have sometimes seen Hyunwoo 선생님 pronouncing it as 'eu' and 'i' together even at the end of a word as a possesive marker

@@mamta417 hm, i don't know about that. perhaps you'll find a video or an article explaining it if you search?

@@hobbies6446 구뤠잍! But in the case of '늬' in '하늬바람' or '희' in '희망, 영희, 지희(in such names ending with 희', those 'ㅢ'sound, never sound like eui as in '의자', they rather sound as 'ni, 니', 'hi 히' at any time and place. And there are more examples ending in 'ㅢ' form like '잔듸(unstandard language form of 잔디)', '없긔(casual form of '없기'being used as slang'), these are the same, sounded as 'jandi', 'ubgi'.

@@mamta417 both are good and accepted in 한국어 just like most of dialects are understood.

I think you can definitely try shadowing as a beginner, too! All you need to do is find the right materials for beginners, which are easy, slow, and enunciated!

- 는지... basically has a curiousness and doubtness in sentence, so this is used when there are two things to check. ex)1. 준비물을 잘 챙겼는지 확인해라! (Check if you prepared materials!) In this sentence, 는지 acts like (whether yes or not) 2. 선생님께서 내가 집에 언제 가는지 물어보았다 In this sentence, the teacher is asking when I am going home. There is nothing to check yes or not in this, but asking when. So, this has meaning as (to go) in a variated form. (can also be used 언제 가는지 = 언제 가나 in this sentence) - And in sentences, 는지 is a variated form from verbs to show curiosity, doubt or guess, and the root of the verbs don't change, like 있다-있는지, 가다-가는지,하다-하는지, and even after the past form, they don't change, like 있었다-있었는지, 갔다-갔는지, 했다-했는지. But, in some irregular verbs ending with ㅂ, like 덥다-더운지, 춥다-추운지, 줍다-주운지(cf. 잡다-잡은지, 밟다-밟은지), the root changes.(Sorry! ㅠㅠ) One more thing, sometimes 는지 is used with 얼마나, 어찌나 in sentence to emphasize something, like "우리 강아지가 죽었을 때, 얼마나 슬펐는지 몰라." - When my puppy died, I don't know how much I felt sad.(this English sentence tells all.)

@@brightrenderbeam4742 tysm

If you choose the one that fits your level and also keeps you interested, YES!

I think it is still very helpful with getting to know pronounciation and becoming familiar with the words, even when you don't know the meaning yet. So it helps when you do learn the meaning later, plus you might figure it out through context when you hear the words often enough.

If there are only several words that you can't understand, I think it's still helpful to try shadowing. But if you can't understand what the speaker(s) is talking about at all, then maybe you want to find another material that fits your level :)

제 말이요~ ㅋㅋㅋ 곧 대본이나 써야 될 것 같아요. 안 그러면 말을 따라하면서 무슨 말하는지 더 이상 잘 못 들리거든요. 영어로도 마찬가지 🤦🏻‍♀️

맞아요ㅎㅎ 어려울 수 있어요. 하지만 계속 연습하면 익숙해져요!

What does the 빠 mean?

@@gkssk_4 Good question! As far as I know, “1빠!” is used by Koreans online to say “First!” exactly like in English. The term comes from baseball for batting order (1빠, 2빠, 3빠, etc.). Very much internet slang.🤓

I really reccomend u to use application that called hilokal. At there u can find korean trainee and others korean learner, so u can practice ur korean with others. Its free anyway😆

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