Showing posts with label Korean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Korean. Show all posts

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Become A Korean Vocabulary Rockstar


I'm just not the person 
who sits down and studies vocabulary.
Making flashcards and writing repetition
is lame.

Which is why

www.memrise.com

has single handedly saved my ass!

The process is simple.
First you plant
(Learn and practice)







Then you water.
(Review)

Words you know well
don't get watered very often.
Words you are terrible at
get watered all the time.




Memrise takes care of remembering
what you know and what you don't know.
You just keep practicing until you are awesome.

The program has already developed lists such as:

Click here for KIIP Beginner 2 Vocabulary practice:


Or you can develop your own.
It's cloud based so the sky is the limit.

Go on now,
get your vocabulary on.
www.memrise.com

The site can be used on your computer,
or there is a handphone app.

Monday, May 27, 2013

TOPIK Intermediate Korean Grammar

A ridiculous picture to make this all less boring.
Since finding online explanations for
 the TOPIK Intermediate Korean Grammar
is annoying and complicated,
I created a cheat sheet using two useful websites.
Good luck with your studies.

The List of Intermediate Grammar Points came from:
www.topikguide.com

The Grammar Lessons Came From:
www.koreangrammaticalforms.com

We will be working on this as we can.

IF YOU ARE TAKING THE KIIP BEGINNER LEVEL 2
here are your grammar links:
http://chasingatale.blogspot.com/2013/08/kiip-level-2-grammar-lesson-links.html

문법항목 (Grammar Patterns)
빈도 (Frequency)
1.간접화법
9
2. 높임법
7
3. 피동법
7
4. -치고()
넌 많이 먹은것 치곤 살이 안쪘네

5
5. -도록
in order to, so as to, that you may do
See that you don't get drunk.
취하지 않도록 해라

5
6. 사동법
4
7. -든지
either ... or;
either apples or pears
사과든지 배든지
-ever
when ever
 언제든지

3
8. -(/)커녕
3
9. -다가

어디다가 두었느냐?
Where did you put it?

어디다가 놓을까요?
Where shall I place this?


3
10. -/었더니
3
3
12. -(/)다기에
(We are looking for an online answer)
3
3
3
3
16. -()//()
3
17. 셈이다
Intend to do
할 셈이다

3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
25. 마저
2
26. 조차
2
27. 듯이
2
2
2
2
31. -더니
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
40. -() (해서)
(We are looking for an online answer)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
51. - 마는
(We are looking for an online answer)
2
2
2
2
2
1
57. 까지
1
58. 부터
1
1
60. 처럼
1
1
62. 만큼
1
63. 만큼은
1
1
65. -()려다가
1
66. -고도
1
1
68. -려니
1
1
70. -()ㄴ는
1
1
72. -() 같다
1
1
1
75. -()//()

1
76. 모양이다
1
77. -() 마나
1
1
79. -()ㄹ까말까
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
88. ~이지 ~ 아니다
1
1
1
1
1
93. - 대신()
1
94. - 편이다
1
1
96. -다고 있다
(We are looking for an online answer)
1
1
1
99. -라고 해서
1
100. -/ 놓다/두다
1
101. -/ 대다
1
102. -//여서 그런지
1
103. -// 보이다
1
104. -아어도 되다
1
105. -아어서는 되다
1
106. -/ 통해()
(We are looking for an online answer)
1

Speech level
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Pro-positive
Deferential
습니다
습니까
()십시오
()십시다
Polite
어요/아요
어요/아요
어요/아요
어요/아요
Intimate
/
/
/
/
Blunt
()ㄴ다
()/-
어라/아라