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Doro · Joined: 06 Dec 2010 Posts: 7

Hi everyone,

I might have to learn Korean soon. Can anyone maybe tell me if it is a difficult language to learn?

Thanks, Doro

creeper1 · Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:56 am Post subject:

Hi I live in Korea and I can't imagine how difficult it would be to learn Korean OUTSIDE of Korea. Even in an immersion environment here it's not too easy.

Post your question on the Korea section.

jerseyblue · Joined: 24 Jun 2011 Posts: 16

it's easy if you're around Koreans. Check out hanlingo.com and youtube. You can learn the alphabet pretty easily.

handsome_waterboy · Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Posts: 5

Its not that hard to learn when compared to Japanese or Chinese. But, when comparing to romance languages, yes, it is kinda hard.

bluetortilla · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 815 Location: Henan

The written language is easy! (To pronounce that is, understanding is a different thing.)

I don't speak Korean, but I do speak Japanese which has the same grammatical structure. It's very different from English and makes for a tough learning curve. But it's not bad once you get used to it. For me, the writing system in Japanese was the toughest nut to crack, so Korean has a lot going for it in that respect.

gloomyGumi · Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Posts: 353

spoken korean------ they have letters in between a "j" and a "ch" for example that after 3 years here I still cannot distinguish between. etc. No thank you.