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I am an American university student. I was enrolled in French classes; however, my passion lies in learning Korean [and many other languages] and becoming fluent. Language exchange partners wanted! For anyone learning English, I am patient and friendly, and would be more than happy to help you. If you would like to know more about me or want to arrange different ways of talking, feel free to send me a message and we'll figure something out. :) KOREAN -- I began teaching myself Korean in January 2012 + am able to read/write Hangul fluently [but can only translate some!] I am still building my vocabulary + basic phrases for conversation. To practice hearing the language/writing, I write small daily journals [using what I already know and a new concept I wish to memorize] + watch dramas. I have some Korean family, but only one person speaks the language [my grandfather] + I talk to him in tongue when I can. I now take level 1 Korean in university. My wish is to make friends with people who speak the language so I can work on my skills on a more comfortable level with a peer [preferably between ages 15-23]. FRENCH -- I have had 7 years of French in school [6 on a structural level]. It was never a language I had a passion for, but only a language I learned because of school. I can read/write enough to understand what message is being conveyed, but I still have structural problems from time-to-time when writing. Outside of class, I have listened to French tapes/CDs/music to help me adjust my ears to hearing the spoken language. My wish is to converse with someone patient who is willing to help me work on my structural errors, confident conversation skills, add more vocabulary, and maintain the language. HAWAIIAN +THAI -- While neither of these languages are currently priorities until I'm more comfortable with Korean, I do have a passion to pursue them. I know a few basic phrases and words in both languages; however, I am much more in touch with the cultures of both.
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    There's a lot of advice out there for learning more common languages like Spanish and French. I've been taking some of those tips and applying them to Korean where I can [as most language learning tips are pretty general]... So, alongside what most people have said about practicing usage, try reading some kids' books. http://unyounglearnskorean.tumblr.com/post/100930792028/childrens-books-in-korean You can try labeling things around your house in Korean and referring to them by those names. There's also quizlet.com. I don't know how much it costs for personal use, but I use it for one of my Korean classes and it has several different ways of learning vocab lists - including games.
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    April 24, 2016
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    Is this phrase translated correctly? Hello there. I'm working on a presentation in Korean and just wanted to make sure these sentences are correct. 한국에서 화학적 거세로 강간범 하고 조금 살인범이 처벌해요. 고대 시대에 가끔 거세도 처벌이었어요. I'm trying to say: "In Korea, rapists and sometimes murderers are punished by chemical castration. In ancient times, sometimes castration was also a punishment." Rough topic, I know. That last sentence I think needs the most fixing; 'sometimes' could also be left out if it will flow better. Thank you in advance!
    April 23, 2016
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    What's the difference between these ways to say 'to must'? I learned 'to must' as ~어/아야 되다. So, what's the difference with using ~어/아야 하다? Is the first more polite while the latter is more casual?
    February 17, 2016
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    I can't give any detailed response, but this is what I do know: Korean sentence structure is subject-object-verb. For example: English: I kick the ball. Korean: I ball kick. That's about as far as I can help, though. Anything past a simple sentence still eludes me, hahah.
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    May 17, 2014
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    I would like to translate a greeting for graduation... How would I translate the following into Hawaiian? "My name is [-insert name-]." "Welcome to the 2014 *Visions of the Future program at [-insert school name-]." *If there is no direct translation, then it is fine to put 'Visions of the Future' in English in your translation. Thank you in advance to the person who helps! Mahalo! :)
    May 16, 2014
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    I want to translate a short greeting for graduation... How would I translate the following into Korean? [Please write the translation in Hangul - I will be able to read it.] "Welcome to the 2014 *Visions of the Future program at [-insert school name-]." *If there is no direct translation, then it is fine to put 'Visions of the Future' in English in your translation. Thank you in advance to the person who helps! 고맙습니다! :)Actually... I just found out I have to say this instead... "Welcome, family and friends, to [-schools name-] 's Visions of the Future Program."
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    I can't relate in reference to Korean guys, but I can still relate. I had a Japanese boyfriend, non-Americanized. lol. His family was government so he moved around a lot, America was just one of the stops. We were never really friends in middle school, but one day we suddenly became friend after having a class together in our 1st year of high school (it's weird, I know). He probably put out subtle signals to me; playing with my hair, warming my hands (it was cold at the time), putting his arm around me in class; for a few months. It took one of our friends telling me he was interested to really make me believe it, and our friend relayed the message to him that I would say 'yes' if he came to me, but I waited and he never did. It took me asking him to actually start the relationship. ...And I would say it went nicely for all of 1 year. <img title="Smile" src="http://www.italki.com/Scripts/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" />

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    October 27, 2012
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    ...And I'll personally admit that I would like to date a Korean man (but, of course, he'd more than likely be Americanized), but not due to the whole K-pop craze. [The way I actually became interested in Korea culture and the language is a long, weird story that I won't tell. Hahah.] I figure dating a Korean or having Korean friends would help me learn the language a lot more quickly (none of which I've managed). It's kinda funny that my interest didn't happen to fall on learning Japanese because I have 4 friends learning Japanese (I'n the only one interested in Korean) and dated a Japanese guy. Oh, the irony... [Sorry - had a lot to say. Hahah.]

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    October 27, 2012
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     Even thinking more into it, the prejudice + stereotypes are quite evident in K-pop lyrics + some drama that happens within that industry too. There's a website I follow avidly that speaks on Asian relations to other races, specifically, Black women to Asian men (spanning all of Asia/Polynesia + also Native Americans) & some articles get really interesting sometimes. [<a style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;" title="Blasian Narrative" href="http://www.italki.com/groups/4112/topic/blasiannarrative.blogspot.com" target="_blank">blasiannarrative.blogspot.com</a>]

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    October 27, 2012
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    Well. Wow. Hahah. I'm somewhat surprised. I knew about the tension between Korea, China + Japan, & the 'dark skin signifying being poor' concept (& the reason behind it), but everything else is new to me. Though, think about it now, I recognize the Filipino X Korean thing from a K-drama I watched + that had been one of the issues there, so, now, I understand. lol. I just never knew it was that bad. I always knew that Japan tended to be racist, but I guess I never thought about it applying to other Asian countries so extremely.

     

     

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    October 27, 2012
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