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gobillykorean



Joined: 15 Apr 2013

PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:53 am    Post subject: Anyone here learning Korean? Reply with quote

I teach free Korean classes on YouTube, with PDF versions of every lesson available, and I'd like to share the link with anyone here who's interested (http://www.youtube.com/GoBillyKorean). I'd love if you'd check it out, and share it with your friends too. I do this as a hobby (not a job) because I love Korean, so feel free to ask me if you have any questions, feedback, or requests for future video lessons. Thanks~
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Sireno



Joined: 19 Mar 2010

PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool, checking out some of the videos now.
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mithridates



Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency

PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Listening to something else at the moment but from what I can see when muted these are pretty good. I see some people have commented that they use the videos to learn English and adding the transcript as subtitles would make them even more useful there.
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Couchsurfer



Joined: 10 Apr 2013

PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am learning and learning fast. I will give them a try. I, personally, prefer the 가나다 Korean for Foreigners series and they are having a great result for me.

If you ever wanna spar in Korean with me, got for it.
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gobillykorean



Joined: 15 Apr 2013

PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mithridates wrote:
Listening to something else at the moment but from what I can see when muted these are pretty good. I see some people have commented that they use the videos to learn English and adding the transcript as subtitles would make them even more useful there.


If you'd like to just view the contents of the lesson without the video, there's a PDF version of it on the web site, and a link to that in the video description. I'm making those since for many people the videos can be too fast (depending on the level of the learner), so the PDFs let them slow it down that way. Also the PDFs have more information than I could fit in a short video. Thanks for watching Smile
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gobillykorean



Joined: 15 Apr 2013

PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:42 pm    Post subject: Adding a link to the web site Reply with quote

Here's a link to the web site as well, which contains a separate Korean series starting from the very beginning for people who've never studied Korean before. I'm adding more lessons frequently, and it's also completely free.

There's a series on Grammar, Hangul, Basic Korean, and also audio files to play along with the lessons.

http://www.gobillykorean.com
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markness



Joined: 02 Jan 2013

PostPosted: Wed May 01, 2013 11:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for this, I always appreciate an another resource to brush up my language skills on. Mr. Green
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Seoulman69



Joined: 14 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Fri May 03, 2013 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You come across as dorky and desperate but the videos are pretty good. I'll be sure to watch some of them.
Good work!
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bobbybigfoot



Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2013 3:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seoulman69 wrote:
You come across as dorky and desperate but the videos are pretty good. I'll be sure to watch some of them.
Good work!


Ignore this fool.

Your videos are excellent.

I hope you are able to parlay this enterprise of yours into a decent business.
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chrisinkorea2011



Joined: 16 Jan 2011

PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:45 pm    Post subject: good attempt Reply with quote

this would be good for anyone that already has some grasp of basic korean, because you jump right into have to/want/must on your first episode. However there is a distinct sound to your voice and korean ie. your accent is strange different than someone who started korean as a child/natural born korean. that being said, i applaud your effort.
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Smithington



Joined: 14 Dec 2011

PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd be more interested in learning the language if it didn't make my ears bleed. I honestly find it very unpleasant to listen to. Very peasanty, and spoken too loudly and too vigorously.

Hurts my ears.
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Panda



Joined: 25 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey gobillykorean

I have collected some Korean study materials myself and posted them in my blog OneBiteKorean.blogspot.com

They helped me a lot, I study Korean all by myself, last year, I passed a TOPIK test level 6 (the highest is 6).

It has been a while since last time I updated it, but I will try when I have time later.

Good luck with your study
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Fox



Joined: 04 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Panda wrote:

They helped me a lot, I study Korean all by myself, last year, I passed a TOPIK test level 6 (the highest is 6).


Wow, good job Panda. How was your writing score? Any chance you could post a "sample essay" on your blog? The writing section is my biggest worry, and I don't think I'm alone in that regard.
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Kepler



Joined: 24 Sep 2007

PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Overall, I find his videos very helpful at my level of Korean. I think the videos show that non native speakers can often be better language teachers. He's good at explaining subtle differences in meaning. Some things I have learned recently:

이미 and 벌써 both mean "already." 벌써, however, is used to express surprise.

와/과, 하고, and (이)랑 all mean "and." 와/과 is the most polite and (이)랑 is the most informal.

그 and 그녀 mean "he" and "she" but it is considered rude to use these pronouns to refer to someone when speaking. I remember being corrected by a Korean once for referring to someone I knew as 그녀. 너 means "you" but is informal. It's banmal. I'm not sure there is a formal way to say "you" in Korean.

Sometimes, it seems he can cram a lot into one video but at least you can pause and watch it again.
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -

PostPosted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I checked out a few of the videos and they are pretty well done. I am fluent in Korea and I sure wish such videos had been available when I was learning!

The guy does them on his own time and offers them for free. Good for him.

Great quality and his pronounciation is damn good too.

So they are a bit on the "cutey cutey" side, who gives a damn...the content is excellent and a learner gets put off by his style he or she is just missing out on a potentially great learning tool.

A fantastic tool for anyone who wishes to supplement their learning resources for acquiring Korean proficiency.

Well done Billy.
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