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Forbidden-Donut
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject: Learning to read Hangul - What's a good book to buy? |
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| I'm going to teach myself soon to read Hangul. I'm sure most books that teach Hangul are similar, but what is a good one to get? |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Survival Korean by Stephen Revere is a good introduction to Hangul and learning the basics.
If you feel a bit better then I suggest the Survival Korean: Basic Grammar Skills by the same author.
Both these books are written by a non-native Korean speaker so it will help you learn Korean as it is a difficult language/culture to understand. Steve Revere breaks the communication/thinking down so it is more understandable.
However, if you feel like having more study books then I suggest the following to improve your Korean.
Yonsei Korean: Book 1
Yonsei Korean Workbook 1
Good luck. |
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kat2
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| If you only want to learn to read (phonetically, not for meaning) then you don't need a book. There are plenty of good sites online that can you teach you that. Korean is very simple to read |
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anyangoldboy
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| kat2 wrote: |
| If you only want to learn to read (phonetically, not for meaning) then you don't need a book. There are plenty of good sites online that can you teach you that. Korean is very simple to read |
Agree internet taught me how to read. I just printed off a copy of the alphabet and had it on me a lot of the time.
Also going into the video store and seeing the English films with Korean writing was a good way to learn |
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Scouse Mouse
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
Location: Cloud #9
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a nice piece of software called ReadWrite Korean that I used. It was fantastic as it included examples to listen to. It can be found easily with a google search and is very affordable, or you can 'acquire' it with ease using 'other' means. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Spend a few hours learning the characters, have someone explain how they are arranged, then take the subway line #2 for a full loop around the city. I bet by the time you come all the way around you'll be able to sound out 90% of the characters you see on a daily basis. |
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topas
Joined: 25 Apr 2007
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tselem
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| Korean Made Easy. It's color and provides a nice smooth introduction into the language. It's been excellent in helping me understand some of the basics in Korean. I just wish I'd practice more. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:01 am Post subject: |
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| PM me your email address and I'll be happy to email you a guide I've written explaining how to read hangeul. I'd post it here, but it's a Word doc. |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:03 am Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Spend a few hours learning the characters, have someone explain how they are arranged, then take the subway line #2 for a full loop around the city. I bet by the time you come all the way around you'll be able to sound out 90% of the characters you see on a daily basis. |
Exactly. I gave myself a test my third week here by travelling from Cheonho to Suwon for the first time. That's all it took to finally click. A Lonely Planet phrase book was all I had. Just need something nice and small. |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: |
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| Son Deureo! wrote: |
| I'd post it here, but it's a Word doc. |
up-file.com |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| Spend a few hours learning the characters, have someone explain how they are arranged, then take the subway line #2 for a full loop around the city. I bet by the time you come all the way around you'll be able to sound out 90% of the characters you see on a daily basis. |
That is exactly how I learned. I read a book called "Yes, you can learn Korean Language Structure in 40 Minutes" (or something like that) and then paid attention to the subway station names as I travelled around on the subway. The English names are printed under the Korean so it doesn't take too long to start getting the hang of it. Also, most stations are only 2 syllables long, so it isn't too overwhelming. |
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Capo
Joined: 09 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| i got my girlfriend to write out the hanguel alphabet and phonetics sounds on one big poster and a bunch of useful korean words/phrases on another it did the trick for and helped me learn some useful words at the same time too |
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Son Deureo!
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isthisreally
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