Korean Job Discussion Forums

[chaz47]

ok ok ok... i know i will probably get flamed to high heaven for this but, is anyone using 2NE1 to study Korean? i got the itch to study and have never tried music. i've heard it works well. so if anyone on here is using that group to study and wouldn't mind sharing their study material with me...

[jimmyjames1982]

Just don't start walking around saying: Nae ga jay jala ga.. sorry no hanguel on the keyboard

[whiteshoes]

The main issue I have with them is they are so fast!

I just listen to the songs and read along.

I stick to old 이문세 for something slow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mezYFe9DLRk&feature=related

[HANGRY]

BOM DI DI DI DA DA DI DA DA DA, DA... BI!

Fluent.

[alongway]

Would you use songs to seriously teach English to people?
While there might be an interesting conversation topic, or a good example of the usage of something interesting like an idiom, the grammar is not representative of normal usage. Vocabulary can often be changed as well simply to sound more lyrical.

Korean is no different.

I couldn't remotely imagine having a conversation with someone who learned the bulk of their english through pop songs.

[zoeksk]

Ha while learning I've been listening to Korean songs and singing them around the house so my sister got interested in the music. Now the only Korean she knows is : Nae ga jay jala ga

I dont listen to it to learn Korean, I listen to see if I can pick out words that I know so that if someone was talking really fast at me in Korean is there a point at which I might recognize a phrase. I also quite like their dramas too

[strange_brew]

Rather than use their terrible music, why don't you use their terrible dramas to help you learn the language? At least they're talking in those, even if most of it is melodramatic crap. Perhaps you'll learn to cry better as well.

[Modernist]

I recommend using their terrible food, if you actually care to learn their globally useless language for some reason. Not just the names, the prep methods and descriptions.

Bonuses include how much they will LOVE you as a foreigner who really does 'make an effort' or whatever the apologists and kimchi-huggers around here would call it. Double bonus is you will be able to impress the idiot food-snobs currently infesting every American and European city with knowledge of things so obscure even they have never heard of them, thus getting super-credibility for the authenticity of your experiences.

Or, you know, you could spend your effort on Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Farsi. Get some value from all your effort instead of wasting your time?

[Chimie]

When I was first studying Japanese I used songs to help my study. I obviously was already past basic level at that time and it was mainly to help me brush up on my kanji (the Chinese lettering). It was a good activity and it helped me put some enjoyment back into the language after I hit one of the mid-range plateaus.

[dgove]

Modernist, or maybe they have vested interest in Korea and would like to learn Korean? Is that cool with you? Douche.

[IslandmanPT]

As a basis for learning the language, songs probably wouldn't get you far, but they are a great supplement. I definitely find it helpful at times.

Dramas also help, although the speaking is fast and I struggle with picking up most of the words, but I have picked up some words and short phrases from watching korean dramas. It also helps with pronunciation.

I think korean children's shows would probably help a lot as a beginner, but I haven't found much online yet. I know a korean guy who learned english from watching Hannah Montana...ha.

[0rangeorchid]

When I was learning Arabic we used songs to supplement the class and I think it really helped (and it was a great confidence booster to be able to sing along to the radio occasionally). But better as a supplement than a base. I've been using Mango Languages (free through my hometown's library), and I think it's awesome.