Showing posts with label Writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing. Show all posts

How to Type in Korean and How to Practice Typing Faster

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When learning a new language with a new writing system many people like to focus on how to write or type in the language. While writing is not strictly necessary unless you live in the country, typing will be very handy for when you need to look up a word, search for things or even have conversations. So how can we go from not having a clue where the keys are to touch typing. While this guide is aimed at Korean, the tips can be used for any language.

Should We Learn Hanja(한자)[漢字]?

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What are 한자(漢字)?

Shortly after you begin studying you may come across the statistic that 70%  words used in the Korean language are of Chinese origin. These were originally represented by Chinese characters. This logo graphic writing system was invented thousands of years ago and have continuously developed as more concepts needed to be expressed.

Initially only used by the higher classes due to lack of public education. In the current age it is easy for many in the developed world to spend time on learning the characters due to an abundance of information and resources available via the internet.