VIDEO | 2nd Korean Speech Contest

I have uploaded a video talking about my speech at the 2nd Korean Speech Contest in Nigeria. I will write a post about it very soon. Subscribe to my channel below chuseyo :)

3 mistakes to avoid when learning korean

It is always fun and exciting when you start learning a language. You want to absorb it all at once but soon enough you realize that you have to follow certain steps in order to be successful, plus you can't 'learn it all at once'. The same applies to Korean.

Each language has it's own unique characteristics and in most cases patterns to follow whilst studying, along with it is some mistakes that should be avoided. Over the course of my learning Korean, I have unfortunately falling prey to some of these mistakes. I hope I can help you to avoid them or to not repeat them.

LEARN KOREAN WITH KPOP #3: The 3 bears song from full house {HANGEUL+ROMANIZATION+ENGLISH}

I'm back with another episode of learning korean using music. Although this song is not a Kpop song, It is as popular as kpop songs to fans of Korean dramas. If you have seen the drama '풀하우스~Pul-hauseu' (Full House) starring the king of Kpop 비~Bi~Rain (BTW that is his stage name and now you know how to say rain in Korean) and the gorgeous and talented Song Hye Kyo. I find it easier to understand the language in nursery rhymes because it is at elementary level. I hope this is of some help to you. Have fun!!

Learn korean using kpop and kdrama

For most of us, our first introduction to Korea was through entertainment which led to a penchant for the Korean Language also known as Hangugmal~한국말. There are plenty of ways to learn this language but what about learning through the first reason why we got into Korea.

First and foremost, to be successful in studying this language there's a need to learn the alphabets known as Hangul~한글. This will not only make learning faster and easier, it also makes for a more accurate pronunciation. What I have found with the romanization of Korean words is that when it is pronounced the English way, it doesn't always sound correct and in some cases it changes the meaning of the word.

Learn Hangul with Kpop Idol Names!!

So I have been learning Korean for close to two years now and it has mostly been through self-studying. The best decision I made in this language journey is learning Hangul  한글 which is the Korean alphabet.  

This made my learning process twice faster because I didn't need to figure out the romanization 

and I had a more accurate understanding of how words were pronounced. 

Hangul is fairly easy to master but it might take a while for you to remember each sound. 

Seeing as most of Korean learners also listen to Kpop, I thought this will be a fun way to associate the characters with a familiar sound. I hope this video helps you guys in some way.

Good luck and don't forget to have fun with it!!

안녕,

 meera

Learn Korean: Korean Speech Contest 2014

Hello guys :) How've ya'll been?

Sorry for the radio silence....good news is I'm back!!

I have had quite the summer and one of the things I did is take part in a speech contest where I got a Merit award and 2nd position. Check out my speech/recap in the video below......

P.S I hope you learn some Korean from the video (translation is included)!!!

Learn Korean with KPop #2: Happy by 2NE1 {HANGEUL+ROMANIZATION+ENGLISH}

This series has proven to be successful so I decided to keep up with it. The first one can be read here.

I found the music video of 2NE1's new song HAPPY after watching their other recently released song Come back home. Both songs are from their newly released album Crush. The M/V told the story of lost love in a carefree, cheerful and cute way without losing the hip-hop concept of the group. The video also featured Artwork by Mina Kwon whom I adore. Seriously her Art is inspiring and different. If you know me, you know I like different. Check out the video below....