Resource Reviews: howtostudykorean.com and Memrise
Hello World from Carlos! I want to share my thoughts on some resources that have been useful in my study of Korean. My journey learning Korean began with a google search for free local...
Category: Couch to Korean
Counting in Korean: A Myriad and 18 Challenges
In the early weeks of the Couch to Korean Challenge, I have been focusing exclusively on evaluating Korean resources and on learning the fundamentals of the Korean writing and sound systems. This has been...
Learning the Korean Sound System
With the writing system well in hand, the next goal in the Couch to Korean Challenge is to practice and master the sounds and sound system of Korean. The Good Fortunately, there is a...
Korean Resources: A Preliminary Review
The library books are due this week, so I need to decide which are worth renewing and which I should return. This is a good time to summarize the resources I have found useful...
The Yin and Yang of Korean Vowel Harmony
In my first post about the Hangul writing system, I touched on the history of Hangul and the linguistic motivation for the characters. For example, the Hangul consonant characters were designed to indicate the...
Bracing For Humiliation and Embracing Humility
Many years ago, shortly after I moved to Germany, I walked by a playground and stopped to listen to the 4-year-old kids talking to each other in natural and fluent German. I was still...
Thank You King Sejong
My first goal in the Couch to Korean Challenge is to figure out the Korean writing system so that I can start to learn words. I am pleasantly surprised with what I have found...
First Steps: From the Couch to the Public Library
This weekend, I stood up from the couch, laced up my shoes, and took my first steps in the Couch to Korean Challenge. These first steps took me straight to my local Public Library,...
Lexplorers Podcast Episode #1: A Conversation With Carlos
In our inaugural Lexplorers podcast, we talk with Carlos from the Lexplorers team about his ongoing study of the Korean language, his experience visiting Korea, and how both have quite dramatically affected his...
Kicking Off The Couch to Korean Challenge
We are excited to announce two new projects that we will be launching on the Lexplorers site this week: the Lexplorers podcast and the Couch to Korean Challenge. For the Lexplorers podcast, we are...
