When you are not motivated to learn more Korean 

guys if your actual motivation if kpop or dramas ITS OKAY if it motivates you there’s nothing wrong with that ! don’t let people tell you what’s right or wrong

My goal is to learn Korean so that in the future I can move there. I love Korean culture. Also learning new languages is fun.

Does anyone else not know why they're learning Korean? Like, you just like learning the language because it's fun?

The only reason why i want to learn korean it's because BIGHIT WONT GIVE US SUBTITLES until our death

Think about 1) why Korean? Or other language,, 2) what's your goal? 3) make it part of your life 4) make new word meaningful I need to think about my learning language too Thanks!

It’s true, I am guilty to say I stopped my classroom/textbook-style learning for Korean language because I “didn’t have time”. But here’s how I kept learning: (1) I have not stopped exposing myself to the language! I have been feeding my brain with Korean people talking in variety shows, youtubers talking in their vlogs, finding kpop lyrics translations (and then complain how their translations are inaccurate) and lots more. I also like to sing, so I got really curious about the chorus of some songs, and study the lyrics. I learned so much from song lyrics alone, sometimes I used the lyrics to remember my grammars. Whenever I could understand an interview/ TV show without subtitles, i feel proud of myself. Then I feel motivated and watch more Korean contents. haha! (2) fake it till you make it (Oral practice) Today, I was bored while walking to work, and started imagining a Korean person interviewing me about why and how I learned Korean. (P/s: yes I was talking to myself. Putting on earphones might help to disguise). I tried to tell my story in Korean and force my way through even though it may not be grammatically correct. I even used pause-fillers in Korean to think and beat around the bush hahahaha ! yeah I was bored and I don’t have anyone to speak to in Korean :( but role playing is kinda fun. It motivates me whenever I envision myself expressing my thoughts fluently in Korean one day, just like those people I have been watching and listening. (3) fake it till you make it (SNS version). Some days, I feel like expressing myself in Korean. If I don’t know the word I will research and post the finished sentences as my caption on Instagram. Because I follow some Korean artists, sometimes I would comment their pictures in Korean (to practice or just for fun). But hey few days ago someone replied my comment in Korean. Idk why I got so touched, it’s like a small win for me. And these small steps make me feel motivated.

My motivation starts to dwindle when I feel like I am not progressing at the rate I'm comfortable with. I'm usually so focused on moving forward that I don't realize how far I've come.

I'm feeling discouraged in that I've been studying a while and yet I'd hit a road block. I feel like I'm not improving. I want to learn Korean because I really like how the language sounds and I thought it would be cool to be able to talk to someone in Korean. So my main goal is to be able to talk to someone and to understand them.

For me the reason I'm not studying it as much is because I am struggling with just retaining vocab. It's very hard to come up with mnemonics for loads of Korean words so I'm having to brute force remember everything so I learn at such a slow rate it becomes disheartening.

I got B1 level in Korean because of BTS. They motivated me to study 😭they have really good songs that translation can’t convey...

When I was a teenager, I had this...lofty goal of becoming a court interpreter of an East Asian language. Most people want to study Korean because of K-POP or dramas, but I'm simply impressed by the hard-working, honest traits of Koreans, and got more into the idea of learning Korean by unusual things, such as Aegukga. The girl that attends the same level as me is really into BTS, and her spontaneity in how she learns Korean allows her to be much more fluent. Difficulties in speaking spontaneously in Korean cause me stress. Understanding grammar is easier than actually speaking, because I always forget some key word.

As ethnically-Korean immigrants, we lost the language three generations ago. So I am not learning new, I am just re-discovering something old with TTMIK ^-^ Can't wait for workbooks lvl 6 and 7!

I liked KPop before I became interested in Korea as a whole. It had me get into K-dramas and eventually Korean history and culture. I was and am still initially impressed by how the language was made, philosophies ingrained into the culture, including Korean Shamanism and other traditional practices and ways of thinking. Naturally, people find it weird how I am learning about planets in Korean and the galaxy at large, cardinal points, plants, traditional music and ritual etc, among everyday speech. Eventually, I want to settle there and truly immerse myself in the experience, regarding the country and its people. There are many more reasons why I am learning the language, and I believe I had lost my determination a moment there, so this video really helped. 감사합니다!

I am learning korean because I want to understand and respond when BTS members go live on Vlive and because sometime I find full shows of BTS with no subs, I also think it would be cool to be someone who could speak korean because it looks kinda random coming from me lol idk

I wanna learn Korean for multiple reasons: 1. I have some Korean friends and I find that I make friends with Korean people easily since usually most of the ones I’ve meet are pretty friendly so it would be nice if I spoke Korean too 2. I wanna eavesdrop 😏 Jk. Kinda. Also I really wanna work in a Korean store bc the atmosphere between the staff seem to be friendly so why wouldn’t I want a good work environment? 3. To understand Kdramas, Korean Webtoons and Kpop. Also to just be part of the Korean internet community and if I ever have any Korean products or I have to read instructions and descriptions I can understand them.

Lol I was just thinking about what to do when I don’t feel like studying hahahhaa

Why do I learn Korean? 1) Long time ago, I watched kdrama and it doesn't have any subtitles on it. I was so sad and I thought "if I can understand Korean, I would be able to watch this". 2) When the first time I listened to Blackpink's song, I watched the lyrics version, and it was so fast I couldn't read the meanings of it. And I felt like, "I wish I could understand the lyrics". 3) Korea, my dream place. I wanted to go to Korea. And I need to study about the culture, language, and everything about it. 4) I wanted to study in Korea!

I feel like forming sentences is the hardest part for me. Also, I never remember the words when I need them, tho I can confirm that it's the word I'm talking about when I see it... Does somebody understand?

I started learning korean back in March and becuase I’m so busy with studies and having a full time job and a social life and other hobbies it’s in the back burner. I lost motivation! I want to pick it back up soon because it’s so much fun! Thanks for this video

Thank you for the tips. My family hosts a Korean student. This is his third year with us. We are traveling to South Korea to see his family next summer. Having him as part of our family has compelled me to learn Korean. I'm over half way through level one. I dont always have time daily to study but I'm trying to incorporate time where possible. Your text books are very helpful! 👍

Set your phone language to Korean. You will be forced to be familiar with it

I can't pronounce and scared that I'll be seen as a koreaboo 😩

My sole purpose and motivation to learn Korean is BTS 💜

Without judging others, but what I learned is: if you want something you don't lose motivation. I'm learning, I began lessons with Mrs. Kim, too and even my friend began. It's cool, it's a wonderful language and I think the alphabet is much easier than our 😅

Today, I commented on a Korean video in Korean and I got replied to in Korean too for the first time (it seems like I blended in with the rest of the Korean comments). It was really satisfying and gave me a motivation boost!

I have always been interested in other languages and when I got into some korean entertainment I thought it would be cool to learn some basics to better understand what I was watching and listening to. I keep starting and giving up because 1) I am in college and I'm busy but I can make time 2) I have no way to practice with others and everytime I'm like studying or trying to work on pronunciation on my own, if someone sees/hears me I am instantly labeled a koreaboo and when I try to defend myself it only makes it worse... I still want to learn and I plan to continue in my studies but it does get hard sometimes lol

Man... i even bought my TTMIK books but I’ve been procrastinating, saying I’m tired after work. Smh. I need to stop procrastinating 🤦🏻‍♀️

These videos always come at the exact time I need them

This video help me a lot. I admit i'm such a lazy person and lack of motivation but after watching him i want to continue learning hangul again!

Extremely helpful! Thank you!

You are awesome! Thank you sooo much

My motivation to learn korean: 1. I would like to work and obtain a scholarship for a master, it could be in Korea or another country. 2. I would like to teach korean in the future. It would represent an alternative job and I think it would improve my cv. 3. I take it also as a hobby. I feel very good learning it and I enjoy the rutine and classes in the academy. 4. It keeps me connected with the kpop music and doramas, and it helps me to learn more about the korean culture. 5. If I can't get a scholarship or a job in Korea, at least I would to visit it for tourism. Being realistic about my situation (lack of money, regular grades in the university, 10 years and a half to finish my career, almost 30 years old, poor laboral experience in my profession, etc) maybe I would not be able to reach that dreams, I don't know if there is still hope for me, but I just want to try it and enjoy the process :)

I listen to you at sound cloud it's really funny and I learn alot from you✨

these tips are great honestly

Always great lessons and always great inspirations

Very helpful tips! 감사합니다

I really enjoy your always pertinent remarks Thank you !

I really love that you always pop up when I’m feeling frustrated with me Korean learnings and this video was just what I needed Thank you.

Thank you.. really needed it...I'll work on it tomorrow onwards...thank you very much 🤗

thank you so much for your motivation Talk To Me In Korean 🙏🏻

Wow I'm early for once. Helpful advice! Goal setting helped me the most

Thank you very much ❤❤❤❤

Thank you for these tips..I feel like giving up whenever I am lonely or having a bad time ..

I am just getting into a slump when I saw this video. Perfect timing. I have been fervently completing my lessons and revision on a daily basis until I lost motivation in the last 4 days. I decided to just give myself a break but mindful that I need to return to it real soon. I did that to my Mandarin and I never got back. So I am reminding myself that if I let the same thing happen to my Korean, all my hardwork in the past 2 years will go down the drain.

This is really helpful. 💚❤️💚

영상 퀄 너무 좋네요 !! 앞으로도 잘 부탁 드립니다 !😍

Wow this came at the perfect time

this video gave me another push to re-visit my korean manuals. thanks for the encouragement.

the best korean teacher ^_^

Perfect timing :)

yeah I had to take a break and I just couldn’t start again. I know I definitely want to keep going though, so I’ll use these tips to get on track again. Thanks

Now that I am finally in university, this video is the most helpful!! I am so thankful of you guyses work. It helped me so much now when I started learning korean again here.

This is so timely!! I fell in love with the language and expression through kdramas and then shortly after because the written language is so orderly and elegant. I never thought about “why” I wanted to learn except feeling so at home with the warmth and heart of the culture. Because I’ve listened so much, the cadence and emotional expression are so known but, oh that vocabulary! I was scared off by “a million counters” too. It’s been 4 months and was so sad looking at my lonely TTMIK books that I finally picked them up again this week! But I needed something more tangible to hang on to so 감사합니다! 💕

Nice timing

Learning Korean is my hobby. I am trying to learn it by myself. It’s like decoding for me and it’s a revelation each time I understand more.You are a great teacher 선생님! 감사합니다 😊

Thank you so much for this! Your helpful tips could be applied to so many situations where you lose motivation, not just in learning new languages. I'm still struggling, but I'll keep at it! :D

thanks for the tips ... I was

I'm here in Masan Korea yet I have difficulties applying Korean words in my life. I hope these tips will help me to make friends and to communicate koreans.

thank you so much for this video :) I had a phase a few days ago where I was not motivated at all to learn korean so i am grateful for this video. I will remember your tips :) I am a huge fan of your books. I already have 4 of them and i just love how they 'blend' into eachother. :) I started learning korean because of k pop. I just love the catchy melody of them and the language is super interesting. now my goal is to pass the TOPIK test :) I would be absolutely happy even if i just pass level 1. but thats a goal for me and i really hope i will be able to reach it one day :)

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Thank you so much i ve been in korea since many years but couldn't talk very well but today after watching this vdo i really thought about my goal and thought how to focus on learning ...thanks again.

Thank you for this Video ^^

My reason is that I'm Korean but was born in Germany and my whole family is Korean and can speak it. I learned Korean for four years (until I was 8) when I was a child but now that I'm in university I wanted to visit my family who still lives in Korea and can't speak English or German.

Your English is so good.

But why does he look like and adorable anime character in the thumbnail 😂

I wanT to leaR Korean cuS i looooooooooove Korea and Kpop 😭💙💜💫

I study Korean because it is beautiful language and I want to be a translator or Korean teacher. I learn a lot from you. 청말 고맙습니다 선생님. And plz wish me good luck for my Korean exam. Thanks

Ahhh I totally agree with what you said! I am studying Korean because I think it’s very interesting and fascinating and right now I have this goal of moving there for one year so I’d like to be able to understand ahah I am going to Seoul the next Spring for a trip but at the same time I’d like to start challenging myself and be able to say basic stuff. I started being interested in the Korean language and culture at the beginning of this year when I discovered how good k dramas are (and later became interested in k pop too). I feel like I discovered a whole new world because I started falling in love with the language day by day and most recently I found out I can cope better with anxiety and depression when studying Korean so I think that’s good. Studying Korean daily makes me happy :)

Muchas gracias por todos sus videos y podcast. Realmente me ayudan poco a poco de cumplir uno de mis sueños. Gracias eres el mejor profesor, el mejor explicando. 감사합니다.

Thanks for these useful tips ! Maybe i could add one more tip. Sadly I'm a very lazy dude, but I still study korean for one year, every day. The only reason that allowed me to do that is because i use a method called "spaced repetition". The basic function of spaced repetition is to memorize things "almost forever". Principle is easy to understand : - You will need a box with 7 compartments + a specific calendar (link below). - Each day you write 5/7 words (or sentences, or what you want) on tiny cards, and you write the translated word in korean at the back. - each day you answer related level cards. if you succeed, put your card in upper compartment. If you fail, put it back at level 1 ! You also can us this method to remember your girlfriend birthday, or why was Clair Patterson an amazing guy ;) The main reason why i keep using it is because it's playful. Each day i want to learn new things, to put new questions in the box ! You can read more on the site where i discover that : "how to remember anything forever-ish" by Nicky Case. Hope this will help you learning :)

Muchas gracias por los consejos y toda la ayuda que nos brindas... personalmente me encuentro en una de esas etapas en las que la motivación parece disminuir un poco, pero daré mi mejor esfuerzo para retomar con entusiasmo el estudio del idioma Coreano

Thanks for this message, I couldnt learn. Was wonderfull to listen to your experience. Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!

감사합니다 선생님!!! 정말 필요했어요!! I hope I wrote that correctly lol but I will keep learning!! 화이팅!!! 수고하세요!!

i’m learning bc i find the language very beautiful, i want to be able to watch shows without subtitles, understand what my ult groups are saying and i eventually want to visit and live in korea :)

Thanks for this video, I'm lazy sometimes to study and get a lot of lack motivation too buit I like the way you explain your own ways to learn a language. Thank you!!

Thank you so much teachers, I got a Master scholarship in Korea, even though the Ms program is in English but getting know about Korean is really helpful to me, a Vietnamese student said :)))))

I had wonderful motivation and then I got depression and it went away but I want to get back on track so thank you for making this video 🙃

Thanks for the tips... those are useful..for me..to keep myself motivated..the only thing is I need a circumlocuter to help me with the spoken Korean

iam learning it because it looks easy and nice .... also, the words are looks like it easy to write and i am thanking you so much because i learn so much from you and you r making it more easy 🌹

I don't even know what I'm doing here as my motivation is reeeally good 😁 Anyway, thanks for the video! I'm currently struggling to learn 1000 intermediate words for TOPIC and the reminder to make them meaningful comes right on time 🙈😅

I am learning Korean because I like learning languages related to stuff I really like. Mainly certain foods. Also, to impress my sister's husband's mother (who is from Korea). His mother is really nice and was a chef (I absolutely *loved* her cooking). I bet she'd be impressed if I said a few sentences in Korean

Yoooo. I subscribed a while ago but I never watched any videos. I’ve been using the app audio lesson things. It’s nice to put a face to the voice I’ve been listening to.

Emily Rose It’s so funny, just recently our English prof at uni told us about learning vocabs cause she wrote a thesis on it.... she said you have to have used a new word at least seven times before you can remember it without having to think about it a lot... and also in different ways, for example reading it in a sentence, reading it with translation, listen to a conversation that includes that word and most important using it while talking in different contexts:) so the third point is definitely really helpful!!

안녕하세요 my favorite teacher 🌹 Thank's for you're video, it's very important for all. 고맙습니다 내 친구 😍

what's also a good thing is ... put 'post its' every where ... you will learn words in no time ... put it on the mirror and the translated word on it or whatever on a shelf on a mug things you use daily ... you will always find your 'post it' and remember the word for it ... 😅 yes that's how I do it! 😜

Thank you for this. I have purchased more than 15 books from TTMIK and at times, thinking of selling it since it is very hard for me to improve grasp of the Korean language. 2020 may be the time for me to re-direct my goal then.

현우 씨 감사함니다.I've been learning korean with ttmik for a while. Learning Korean with you is so fun. 저는 TTMIK을 만나서 너무 행복해요. 💜

I love your videos...😊😊😊

Your tips are great and are true to how I learned Spanish. I started with Korean, but went to Chinese because it seemed easier to learn/understand. I just love all languages, but speaking Korean and Chinese has been very difficult for me. I want to read Korean books... 😞 I have a long way to go. I appreciate your podcasts and videos. They are encouraging to foreign Korean language learners.

영주권때문에 공부해야 해요~😍

I chose it because it is the newest written language, I'm older and learning is said to reduce the chance of dementia, i'm also a k-pop fan. I plan to start in earnest this winter when I can't get out and can learn in quiet, when the family is in another state for 6 months.

I have no motivation to do any thing .. I want study english Korean antomy ... But here I am sitting on my chair watching your video 👏👏👏👏

From now on I will associate this video and its ideas with the word 놀랍다. Funny that I always use the 깜짝 놀라다 or even 놀래다, but was not aware of 놀랍다. 감사합니다!

I became a bit unmotivated after a trip to China where I met some Korean tourists and tried to speak Korean to them... I almost couldn't get any words out.. Which was very demotivating. And have trouble learning it consistently every since. But sometimes I hear Korean songs and listen to how beautiful the Korean language is I remember why I am learning Korean. :)

감사함니다 💞

my original goal was to understand kpop more and not have to wait for subs but now i’m thinking i might want to be a translator of some sort so- we’ll see how this works out

I am a kpop fan but I never wanted to learn just because of that . Learning languages has always been one of my interests . I already know 3 languages that I can speak , read and write and I want to explore more . Because language increases your knowledge. It opens up a wide door to gain knowledge . Plus I am a writer and I love literature and always interested to read books in other languages

저는 요즘 한국 요리를 배웁니다. 김치째개도 만들고 불고기도 만들었습니다. 다음에는 제가 좋아하는 잡체를 배울 겁니다. I used google to translate this but its not accurate, im would be glad if you could translate this. Thank You!

I most love that you started out asking people to remember/set their priority/goal for learning; most businesses would give cookie cutter advice in order to sell more products. This is just another reason why I truly love this program. P.S. You’re already getting all my money because I’m 100% committed and in this for the long run. Two new books arrived today!

선현우 선생님 안녕하세요! ...1st tip check!^^ 2nd tip check!^^ 3rd tip check!^^ ... 저는 올바른 길도 가는 것 같아요. =) ...그렇지만 시리가 영어를 다른 언어로 번역하는 줄 몰랐네요!! 👀