How to Improve Your Korean Listening Skills

baeugo sip-eun eon-eolo nyuseuna paskaeseuteuleul deul-eobogo naeyong-eul ilg-gi jeon-e meonjeo jujeleul majchueo boseyo. (munjang)

배우고 싶은 언어로 뉴스나 팟캐스트를 들어보고 내용을 읽기 전에 먼저 주제를 맞추어 보세요.

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Listen to a news report or a podcast in the target language then try to identify the topic of the report before reading about it.

daehwa geulub-e gaibhaseyo.

대화 그룹에 가입하세요.

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Join a conversation group.

gongbu iljeong-eul gyehoeghago ilsang-eulo jinhaenghaseyo.

공부 일정을 계획하고 일상으로 진행하세요.

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Make yourself a study plan and establish a routine.

baeugo sip-eun eon-eolo yeonghwaleul boseyo, teughi jangmyeon-eul seontaeghayeo banboghal su issneun gigileul sayonghaseyo.

배우고 싶은 언어로 영화를 보세요, 특히 장면을 선택하여 반복할 수 있는 기기를 사용하세요.

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Watch movies in the language you are studying, especially on devices which you can use to repeat selected scenes.

maleul deul-eul ddae geu eowon-eul cha-jeuseyo.

말을 들을 때 그 어원을 찾으세요.

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Look for root words when listening to something.

mal ttalahagi bangbeob-eul haseyo.

말 따라하기 방법을 하세요.

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Use the shadowing technique.

bad-asseugileul tonghae deudgi yeonseub-eul haseyo.

받아쓰기를 통해 듣기 연습을 하세요.

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Practice listening to dictations.

inteone-seul iyonghaseyo; deudgi naeyong-i pungbuhabnida.

인터넷을 이용하세요; 듣기 내용이 풍부합니다.

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Use the Internet; it is full of listening resources.

deudgo-in-neun dong-an balpyojaui momjiseul gwanchalhaseyo.

듣고있는 동안 발표자의 몸짓을 관찰하세요.

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Watch the gestures of the speaker while you are listening.

naebuna oebuui banghaeleul pihago seupikeoe jibjoonghaseyo.

내부나 외부의 방해를 피하고 스피커에 집중하세요.

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Focus on the speaker, avoid any internal or external distractions.

jinsim-eulo gwansim-it-neun deudgi jujeleul chaj-euseyo.

진심으로 관심있는 듣기 주제를 찾으세요.

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Attempt to find a listening topic in which you are genuinely interested.

won-eomin-ui mal-eul deudgo geu eog-yang-gwa bal-eum-eul ttalahaeboseyo.

원어민의 말을 듣고 그 억양과 발음을 따라해보세요.

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Listen to a native speaker and try to imitate their intonation and pronunciation.

baeul eon-eolo eum-ag-eul deudgo chinsughan dan-eowa munjangeul gol-laboseyo.

배울 언어로 음악을 듣고 친숙한 단어와 문장을 골라보세요.

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Listen to music in your target language and pick out familiar words and phrases.

naeyong-eul il-jji anh-eun chaelo odio daehwaleul deudgo jeog-eoboseyo.

내용을 읽지 않은 채로 오디오 대화를 듣고 적어보세요.

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Listen to an audio dialogue without reading the text and write down what you hear.

daehwaleul deudgo moleuneun dan-eoleul jeog-eon hu-eh naega sseun cheoljawa olbaleun cheoljaleul bigyohaeboseyo.

대화를 듣고 모르는 단어를 적은 후에 내가 쓴 철자와 올바른 철자를 비교해보세요.

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Listen to a dialogue and try to correctly write down words you don't recognize, then compare your spelling to the correct spelling.