Korean - 000002
I first watched K-dramas in 2009-10 for 2-3 months and was instantly addicted. Then as I started my MBA program and later got into investment banking, I stopped. Later I resumed watching them again in 2017-18 or so, and have been watching them since.
I watch them with English subtitles.
I tried learning Korean thrice.
- First was in 2009-10 - which I gave up after a month or so. My main source was wikibooks - and the content was particularly insipid and uninspiring
- Second was in 2019, when I decided to seriously pursue learning foreign languages - and Korean was one among the 10 languages I was learning simultaneously (French, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Tamil, Esperanto, Dutch and Russian). I was using Duolingo and Udemy. I think I also experimented with Fluentu and Memrise, if I remember correctly. I soon lost steam and interest.
- Third was in 2020 March-April period, and I decided to take up Korean seriously. In any case I was able to understand a few words in K-Dramas, and me and my wife (whom I turned into a K-Drama addict) often discuss new Korean words we learnt. So I started looking at Youtube seriously along with Udemy and Duolingo.
As I started learning bit by bit, I discovered that learning Korean is easier for Indian language speakers since some of the grammatical patterns and structures are similar. Also specifically wrt Bengali, the 어 is same is Bengali অ - so pronunciation wise it is easier than say Hindi speakers. Some of the sound changes are similar to Sanskrit sandhis. In any case, I have now been studying hard (I think) - at least harder than before.
Some of the sources I am referring to are:
a. Udemy Core Korean course
b. Duolingo Korean tree
c. Youtube
This gives me a proper mix of informal, casual and polite and different speaking styles.
Lets see how long I can carry on this time around before losing steam... hopefully not for a long time.
Jai Ma Kali!
May Ma Kali grant me strong determination and grit, and the ability to continue despite all odds!
I watch them with English subtitles.
I tried learning Korean thrice.
- First was in 2009-10 - which I gave up after a month or so. My main source was wikibooks - and the content was particularly insipid and uninspiring
- Second was in 2019, when I decided to seriously pursue learning foreign languages - and Korean was one among the 10 languages I was learning simultaneously (French, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Tamil, Esperanto, Dutch and Russian). I was using Duolingo and Udemy. I think I also experimented with Fluentu and Memrise, if I remember correctly. I soon lost steam and interest.
- Third was in 2020 March-April period, and I decided to take up Korean seriously. In any case I was able to understand a few words in K-Dramas, and me and my wife (whom I turned into a K-Drama addict) often discuss new Korean words we learnt. So I started looking at Youtube seriously along with Udemy and Duolingo.
As I started learning bit by bit, I discovered that learning Korean is easier for Indian language speakers since some of the grammatical patterns and structures are similar. Also specifically wrt Bengali, the 어 is same is Bengali অ - so pronunciation wise it is easier than say Hindi speakers. Some of the sound changes are similar to Sanskrit sandhis. In any case, I have now been studying hard (I think) - at least harder than before.
Some of the sources I am referring to are:
a. Udemy Core Korean course
b. Duolingo Korean tree
c. Youtube
- Quick Korean
- Minji Easy Korean Patterns
- Vicky
- Jennys Korean
- How to read Korean
- Prof Yoon
- Korean Class 101 - with Teacher K-Jin
- Korean Unnie
This gives me a proper mix of informal, casual and polite and different speaking styles.
Lets see how long I can carry on this time around before losing steam... hopefully not for a long time.
Jai Ma Kali!
May Ma Kali grant me strong determination and grit, and the ability to continue despite all odds!
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