American coming to Korea!

KUstudent · Beginner Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 4

Hey guys! My name is John, and im from Michigan. Right now I am studying at Central Michigan University, but next year I will go to Korea, and Study at Korea University. I am going to try to improve my Korean over the summer, and would like to talk with native Koreans!

If anyone would want to help me, or just say hi, add me on MSN or post here. My Msn is boxcar_racer75@hotmail.com

Thanks!! John.

J-Drawn · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject:

thats cool i would like to go to korea again, or better yet move there. only been there once for a week.

KUstudent · Beginner Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 4

Oh cool. Was it just a short trip for fun? I was wondering if many younger Koreans knew English also.

J-Drawn · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:02 am Post subject:

it was a breakdance battle i had to go to, free hotel and food =) . and accualy its a requirement in south korea for you to learn english, and they have lots of english classes in there schools, so some of them do speak english also its a bit hard to understand them but its not that bad, atleast the korean girls are cute ^^ lol

hotaru · Tourist Joined: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 78 Location: New York

Most korean kids start learning english from a young age...but they still suck at it, because the teachers themselves tend to suck. For example, my mom was a french major, but she used to teach english. And my mom can't even speak english, showing you the quality of these english teachers.

But then, that was a while ago. English teachers may have improved since then. But I know a lot of korean immigrants, and all of them are terrible at english. Smile

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koreanlearner · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:

yes, thats true. i cant say they suck but most of the time they pronounced words awkwardly.

thats also applicable in our case.

my korean friends always tell me i have added korean accent into my tounge but from time to time they notice im also awkward. so were just the same.

languages are just difficult to learn.

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KUstudent · Beginner Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 4

Thanks for the responses guys. I am trying to be able to understand basic korean, so I can at least follow small conversations. I think most Koreans would be suprised if a random white guy started trying to speak korean with them haha.

J-Drawn · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:58 am Post subject:

if you get the chance, take pictures. i'd love to see pics from korea, and the university there. that would be cool.

koreanlearner · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:48 am Post subject:

KUstudent · Beginner Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 4

what does 안녕하세요 mean? I only know how to speak some Korean, I cannot read or write anything. Do you think I should put more time into speaking and listening or reading and writing? and I will get plenty of pics for you guys hehe.

hotaru · Tourist Joined: Oct 30, 2006 Posts: 78 Location: New York

You should improve both. Would you really want to be illiterate in korean?

And 안녕하새요 means hello.
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koreanlearner · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

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