We always see this kind of advice on the Internet: “You should listen to Korean songs, it helped me to quickly progress” or “There is nothing better than Korean dramas without subtitles for learning Korean”. Can you really learn a language without much effort by watching K-dramas? Following this advice can bring many advantages: Attuning your ears to Korean by listening to native speakers Boosting your vocabulary Boosting your dialogue-related listening comprehension Letting you hear a language used in context Learning passively while having fun At the end of the day, it seems like a great idea, but in reality it’s not totally true… Actually, it varies! We definitely recommend that you expose yourself to a lot of... Show more

Stuck in traffic? Losing time in your car? Have you ever felt that in all this wasted time, you could have watched the 750 episodes of One Piece, finished the last Super Mario ten times, or even better…you could have learned Korean? Between family, friends and work, in addition to this time-consuming commute, it can become difficult to find time to properly learn Korean. Fortunately, every problem has a solution, and what could be a better solution than turning that commute time into learning time? Stop passing the time mindlessly listening to the radio and try some of our best tips for mastering Korean in your car! Click Here To Start Learning Korean Right Now! You can learn Korean in your car, hands free While driving,... Show more

Click here to listen how to pronounce those phrases! 제 이름은 민준입니다. Je ireumeun Minjunimnida. My name is Minjun 한국 사람입니다. Hanguk saramimnida. I’m from South Korea. 서울에 살고 있습니다. Seoureseo salgo itsseumnida. I live in Seoul. 한국어를 1년 째 공부하고 있습니다. Hangugeoreul illyeon jjae gongbuhago itsseumnida. I’ve been learning Korean for a year. KoreanClass101.com에서 한국어를 배우고 있습니다. Koriankeullaseuwonowondatkeomeseo hangugeoreul baeugo itsseumnida. I’m learning Korean at KoreanClass101.com. 안녕하세요. 만나서 반갑습니다. Annyeonghaseyo. Mannaseo bangapsseumnida. Hello, it’s nice to meet you. 27살 입니다. Seumurilgopsal imnida. I’m 27 years old. 교사입니다. Gyosaimnida. I’m a teacher. 독서는 제 취미 중 하나입니다. Dokseoneun je chwimi jung... Show more

Western food in Korea. Part One of Two. Why sweet baby Jesus are there pickles served with everything here? It's so unnecessary. For some reason, Korea feels the need to supply Western food with a heaping side of pickles with every meal. I still can't tell if it is for the benefit if foreigners who have this supposed insatiable appetite for salted cucumbers or if it's for Koreans who want an alternative to 김치 during their meal. Either way, it's peculiar. In addition to the green spectacle served with pizza, spaghetti and other Italian mutations, there exists gut-wrenching excuses for Western food in this land. Granted, fast food and convenience store food is awful no matter which country you live in, but this... Show more

Staring. Ahh geez... It's one of those days again. Look, no offense kind madam, but if you eyeball me one more time I'm going to start stabbing people. Thank you for not staring. It only took you five subway stops to lose interest in my remarkably hairy arm. Thanks. A word of advice? Perhaps next time you see someone with blue eyes you won't look make that 'throw up' face. Deal? No? Fair enough. ** **** yourself. What? You've never thought this before? It's brutal, sure but try getting stared at 24/7. And to think, mine is a face that is a socially acceptable deviance of what a foreigner 'can' look like (so to say). But who am I kidding? I'm the poster boy for native English education. I can't imagine what others are experiencing here.... Show more