A language with two counting systems!

What If Your Language Had Two Ways to Count?

That's right, you guessed it, in Korea you need to know two numbering systems. 

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Those systems are:

1. Korean numbering (native numbers)

2. Sino-Korean (coming from China)

💜Korean native numbering

This system is used to express age or count. in other words is mostly used to refer to a number of people or countable objects sequentially.

1 = 하나 (jana) 

2 = 둘 (dul)

3 = 셋 (set)

4 = 넷 (net)

💚Sino-Korean ( from China)

I know some of my readers are studying Chinese, so if you recognize any of these numbers, I'm happy to tell you that... you also know how to say; dates, minutes, seconds or count money in Korean! 

They are used to count a non-sequential amount of objects.

1 = 일 (il)

2 = 이 (i)

3 = 삼 (Sam)

4 = 사 (Sa)

In my experience learning these two numbering systems, I consider that at the beginning it was complicated. However, like everything in life, practice makes experts!

Korean words you didn't know you knew!

 This list of konglish words will surprise you

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What if I told you that even if you have not studied a single Korean language course, not even a single day of your life, you already know a lot of Korean words?

How is this even possible?

Maybe you were a Korean student in your past life? or maybe reading all my blogs already made you magically learn  some words?... just kidding~ however it is most likely thanks to a good friend of ours: Konglish! 

Korean Loanwords is here to make your Korean learning journey easier than you thought.

💜 But what is actually KONGLISH?  ♡꒰ᵕ༚ᵕ⑅꒱

As you could imagine it is the Korean version of some English words.

KOREAN + ENGLISH

✅So I recommend you, if you are interested in learning Korean, to start with korean loanwords. 

These kinds of words show us that learning languages like Korean is not at all impossible, so that's good news for you! 

There are also some similarities with English words, even though the two languages are different.

 I will provide you a list of konglish words  that will be divided into 3 categories!

Please, choose your favorite or the one you find most interesting and leave it in the comments section.

Now, we all know that food is more important than anything else... so, I feel obligated to start with this category.

Before I start let me tell you that Korean cuisine is out of this world. If you haven't discovered it yet, oh boy, what are you waiting for!!!

😋FOOD 

 -Chocolate=  초콜릿 "choko-lit" 🍫

 -Ice cream=  아이스크림 "aiseu-keurim" 🍦 

🏃EVERYDAY LIFE

 -Report= 리포트 "li-potu" 👀

 -Sail= 세일 "seil" 💟

💻TECHNOLOGY

-Digital Camera= 디카 "di-ka" (short for Digital Camera) 📸 

-Remote Control= 리모컨 "rimo-keon" 📱 

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 I chose those words because they are my favorite, I hope you enjoyed the blog!

Some Korean words can be ridiculously easy! 😹

Although in all languages vocabulary is challenging, there are times when Korean vocabulary seems ridiculously logical, easy and even obvious.

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💗One of the things that always keeps me motivated to constantly learn Korean is the vocabulary! Plus I find it super fun and entertaining to discover word formations. This is especially true for native compound words!

💜There are more easy words from which you can come to recognize or deduce their meaning, without previously learning them, you just need to know a few words separately. 

At this point you must be a bit confused

To explain this so that it can be better understood I will give a few examples:

✅1. These two words separately mean: 눈 "Nun" (eyes) / 물 "Mul" (water).

Now if we put them together: 눈물 (nunmul) = means 'tears'. Eye + water = tears!

✅2. These two words separately mean: 속 "Sok" (inside) / 옷 "os" (clothes).

Now if we put them together: 속옷 (Sokos) = means 'underwear'. Inside + clothes = Underwear!

👀Let's see if you can figure out the meaning of the following examples! (you can leave your answer in the comments).

💟3. These two words separately mean: 목 "Mog" (neck) / 걸이 "geoli" (hang). 

Now if we put them together: 목걸이 (moggeoli) = means ______

Hint: Starts with "N"

💟4. These two words separately mean: 꽃 "Kod" (flower) / 집 "chip" (house).

Now if we put them together: 꽃집 (kodchip) = means ______

Hint: Starts with "F"

As you can see and guess some of the meanings of these words are just a few examples of the many that exist. This makes it much easier to learn the vocabulary for this language, additionally it is a very good way to memorize the vocabulary.

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Hope you enjoyed reading this blog!

 I can't wait to see your response in the comments:)

You can read Korean in just a few hours!

Even at the slowest possible pace, basic Korean literacy can be achieved in a few sessions, even less if you are motivated!

💜Recently many people have opted to learn Korean because learning Korean has many advantages. It is well known that Korea is constantly growing and is one of the major powers in Asia. Its unstoppable expansion and popularity is reflected in the international presence of major Korean brands such as; Samsung, LG or Hyundai. 

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Did you know that those brands were Korean? 

💛The Korean culture is fascinating, being able to know their language will help you to better understand their way of life and their history, besides, you can manage to read the language even in a few hours!

💙At first glance it may seem very complicated, but actually READING is the easiest part of Korean. It is designed so that anyone can read and write. Also, unlike other languages, Korean is completely phonetic, once you know the consonant and vowel symbols you will be able to read any text in Korean.

✅On the other hand, the most important thing is to be as committed as possible. No matter why you started learning Korean, the important thing is that you stay motivated to learn.

💗My recommendations are:

💖1. Learn the vowels first.

When learning the Korean writing system, the best place to start is with the easiest of the easy: the vowels.

💞2. Learn the consonants

Don't worry about the sounds for now. Just focus on the pieces and how different elements can be added to a symbol to change the sound.

💝3. Learn simple syllables.

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The shape of the LETTERS imatates the TONGUE!

Korean is the most perfect phonetic system ever devised.

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Hangeul is one of the youngest alphabets in the world, inspired and created by King Sejong (which we have already talked about in previous posts). Linguists undoubtedly love Korean as they describe it as "the most perfect phonetic system ever devised" and there is no doubt, as it is a very well designed language.

The Korean letters may seem meaningless, but there is a much more complex history behind them.

💚From the beginning, the Korean alphabet was intended to be easy and quick to learn, as the needs of Korea at the time demanded the preservation of its culture and history through oral stories from generation to generation.  

💜Unlike Chinese or Japanese, which have hundreds or even thousands of characters, each with 10, 15 or even more strokes, the most complex Korean letter (or character) has only five strokes!

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Moreover, Hangeul (korean) is a very scientific alphabet. Once you manage to understand the logic behind it, the learning journey becomes easier.

👀This is why the following was considered:

✅If you look at the shape of its letters, you will see that they mimic what the tongue does to pronounce them.

Korean uses distinct strokes to indicate distinctive features such as place of articulation (labial, coronal, velar, glottal), form of articulation (occlusal, nasal, sibilant, aspiration).

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Personally I think korean is a language that was very well thought out from the beginning. What do you think? let me know in the comments.