15+ Nintendo Switch Games to play in Korean

Switching up your immersion

Playing videogames has become the hobby of choice for many individuals and if you're like me has been a large part of your life since a very young age. Any serious learner will know, while trying to learn a language we have to make many sacrifices on how we spend our time, sometimes forgoing our regular hobbies to spend time on improving our language skills

The following games will be a great way to spend your time when you want a change of pace, they have varying levels of difficulty and text density. Sadly as of yet there are not any Korean dubs for Nintendo games which is a fine choice for some as they have no audio or their characters speak gibberish but if it were available it would enhance the immersion quality of a lot of them.

5 Korean Movies Based on Real Life Events

Korean Kino

With a thriving movie industry and the popularity of 봉준호 (Bong Jun-ho)'s 기생충 (Parasite), many people may be left wondering what else the world of Korean cinema has to offer. Although the emotions of a fictional movie with developed characters can be quite high, nothing quite hit's home like a movie based on events that took place in the real world with actual people and real consequences. I have only included movies that I have watched myself, they are listed in order of their abundance of emotion. If you have any recommendations please comment below

Anki Decks for Korean Learners

Anki and Anki Settings

I'm going to presume you found this article because you have downloaded Anki but are looking to find some decks to use with it. The decks I have made are for varying levels so please take a look and download the ones that you believe would be best for you. Most of the decks have audio and contain a picture one the front and sentence on the back. Anki has a lot of personalisation and for good reason, every one will always have a preference for 1 setting over another, so it is  always good to experiment with new settings so that you can find what works for you. 

How to Start Reading in a Foreign Language

Why we should read, especially in a foreign language

Reading, even in one's native language is a fantastic way to learn new words, expressions and even information. In modern times reading for pleasure has been long discarded and been replaced with reading to gain knowledge or to prove someone wrong. While this is great for have a broad knowledge of many subjects and being able to read deeply into a subject, this form of reading has it's disadvantages.

Many people have a diminishing passive vocabulary in their native language because let's face it, who wants to read something that's overly flowery or descriptive when we want the facts that we came to learn. On the opposite end of the spectrum, this can be a disadvantage of reading in a a foreign language because it is not so clear as to what is common language and what is overly flowery language that even natives may have trouble deciphering. This likely won't be too much of a problem as all the common words will be used far more often.

Reading in itself is simply the fastest way to pick up words for foreign language learners but also comes at the price of being quite tiring to do for long periods of time, which is why a lot of listening to and watching of content is highly recommended as they are a lot less intense and contain other advantages such as the sounds and inflection of the 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.

Talk to Me in Korean Hanja (Word Builder) Reference List [Level 3-9]

From level 3 to 9 TTMIK have lessons based around a single Hanja where they show examples of words that use that Hanja. You can see my thoughts on TTMIK's Hanja guide in my TTMIK curriculum and book review. I have also compiled a Hanja deck from a book called 날로 먹는 한자 that contains almost 2000 Hanja.

• TTMIK Grammar points list
• Advanced idiomatic expressions list