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I am self-studying Korean, Mandarin & Spanish. These days I am studying Spanish intensely and would like to reach conversational fluency within one year. I’ve been studying Korean on and off for the last 9 years. I understand most of what is spoken to me but I don’t speak that well. I can understand beginner, intermediate and some advanced grammar patterns in conversation but I don’t use a variety of grammar patterns in my own speech. My vocabulary is only around 2000 words so I primarily study by learning new vocabulary. I am completely new to Mandarin (couple months) and am mostly focusing on completing two audio-based programs. I don’t want to repeat the same mistake I did with Korean and wait too long to practice speaking. I am also learning about 5 characters per day
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    Same thing the difference is like this:

    Im not attracted to him

    Im not really attracted to him (im not particularly attracted to him; im not especially attracted to him

    A: 넌 이거 어때? 이뻐? What do you think of this? Is it pretty?

    B: 별로야 Its not all that great; its not particularly that good;

    A: 오빠 그 여자가 좋아 Oppa, do you like that girl?

    B: 아니 그녀는 별로야 No, shes not that great; shes nothing special

    A: 오늘 바빠? Are you busy today ?

    B: 뭐, 별로 할 일이 없어 Well i dont have have anything to do in particular

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    March 26, 2019
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    The ending ~ 는데 can mean "but" or an open ending to a sentence or it can be an exclamation or it can be like a comma or "and" connecting two ideas 저는 점심을 사고 왔어요. I went out and brought us back some lunch 저는 이미 먹었는데.. (But) But i already ate. 그래요? 이거 얼마나 비싼데! (Exclamation) Really? This was so expensive! 그래요? 흠 오빠가 이미 샀는데 다시 보면 맛있어 보니까 조금만 먹을게요. (And/comma) Really? Hm you already brought it and taking another look it actually looks pretty good so ill eat just a little -- Open ending example where you are expecting a reaction or rebuttal or explanation: 이거 어때? 이쁘죠? What do you think of this? Its pretty right? 좀 비싼데? Its a little expensive? 얼마죠? 아 비싸죠! How much is it? (Looks at price tag) Oh it is expensive!
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    March 25, 2019
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    The best equivalent in english is to "be called".

    “킴치” 라는 음식이 아세요?

    Do you know a food called kimchi

    "That XXX" 이라는 노래 들었어

    I heard a song called "That XXX".

    Off the top of my head theres two songs i tranlated recently that use this grammar point. Here are the lyric examples:

    "사랑이라는 것 없다" "Theres no such thing as love" aka "what is called love or the thing called love doesnt exist”

    “약이라는 시간도 괘 지났는데” "This time that is called "medicine" has passed quite a bit

    Lyrics are from Gdragon & Rose "Without You" & 태양 - 이게 아닌데

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    March 25, 2019
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    좋하세요 is honorific speech 좋아해요 is polite speech 좋아합니다 is formal speech They all have the same meaning Yes “BTS을 좋아해요?” Would be correct 우리 엄마가 BTS을 좋아하세요 Our mother likes BTS 제 친구가 BTS을 좋아해요 My friend likes BTS 우리 사장님이 BTS을 좋아합니다 Our Boss likes BTS Its also common to say "it is good" for me him her using the adjective 좋다 instread of the verb 좋아하다 저는 BTS가 좋아요 I like BTS 우리 엄마가 BTS가 좋으세요 My mother likes bts 나는 그 남자가 좋아 I like him (to me he is good) 나는 이 책이 너무 좋아 I like this book so much 으/시 is honorific languages very common with elderly people. You can speak casually to a friend while still honoring someone you talk about to them for example "우리 할머니가 돌아가셨어" "amy grandmother passed away"..theres no 요 ending meaning no need to be polite to the listener but the grandmother is the subject doing the actual verb so honorifics is used for that verb. 돌아가다 means ro return, in this case to pass away
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    March 25, 2019
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