1. Schedule your time. One of the most important factors in keeping your motivation up is developing it into a habit. Whether it be 20 minutes or 3 hours, schedule time to study every day and stick to it. Regular exposure solidifies what you learn and keeps you progressing. To make sure you stick to your routine, a great idea is to build a schedule for your day and decide that every day/Monday/weekend, you study from 6pm to 8pm. Just remember that 30 minutes a day, every day, is better than a binge 8-hour study session at the end of the week (though it’s obviously better than nothing). 2. Learn a word a day with our great Word of the Day learning tool. Trying to learn everything at once and getting overwhelmed by the sheer number... Show more

“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” - Charlemagne Learning a new language is an achievement anyone can be proud of and it's exciting and beneficial at all ages. It offers many practical, intellectual and aspirational benefits. A wave of new research shows the incredible psychological benefits of learning a second language. These benefits extend far beyond being able to order a cup of coffee abroad or ask directions to your hotel. 1. Learning a Foreign Language Boosts Brain Power Medical studies have shown the positive effect learning a second language has on the brain. A foreign language is a whole new system with distinct rules, etymology, and meaning, which are just a few of the complexities of a language.... Show more

So, you want to learn Hangul, huh? Well you’ve come to the right place! KoreanClass101.com is proud to present our newest video series, Hana Hana Hangul! With Hana Hana Hangul, you’ll learn Hangul in the fastest, easiest and most fun way possible. But wait, let’s rewind a little. What is Hangul? If you’re brand new to the Korean language, you’ve probably come across the native alphabet of the Korean language, Hangul. Compared to other languages like Chinese and Japanese, learning how to read and write Hangul is easy! Hangul is composed of 24 consonant and vowel letters. Together, these letters form blocks of text that can be easily read (and written!) with a little help from your friends here at KoreanClass101. In Korean, hana... Show more

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In this lesson, the speakers answer questions in the negative.   Grammar Point #1 - Making negative statements - anida - 아니다 (anida) The negative copula is 아니다 (anida). This means “to not be.” This is not a conjugation of the affirmative copula 이다 (ida), but is an independent word. In this lesson, we are using the negative copula 아니다 (anida). Construction Just as most Korean verbs are conjugated, -다 (-da) is removed from 아니다 (anida) to get 아니 (ani), which is the verb stem of this word. 아니 + ㅂ니다 = 아닙니다 ani + mnida = animnida (verb stem + formal simple present tense conjugation = "am/is/are not") Here is an example of a negative statement: “저는 학생이 아닙니다.” (jeon-eun hakseng animnida) “I am not a student.” ... Show more