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How to improve your Listening, Speaking, and Reading?

 안녕하세요 여러분!

Disclaimer: these are some tips that have worked for me. Some of these may work for others and not some people and that's okay!~

I will be giving two or three tips for each~

Listening

When it comes to improving your listening skills it's like training your ears. Whether its music, k-dramas, or even just listening to someone speak Korean.

You can practice by watching YouTube videos in Korean as theres Korean YouTubers who have a lot of content and even subtitles in Korean and english.

K-dramas are a good way to enjoy a bit of entertainment as well as just listening to what their saying. I like to use k-dramas as a way of lazy studying. I will find a new or favorite k-drama. I make sure the language is in Korean and subtitles are in English. This way I can understand as well as train my ears. This is a way I pick up a few vocabulary words as well.

Speaking

For speaking I like to do something called listen and repeat. This is a way of doing both listening and speaking and getting in that practice. If you search on YouTube TTMIK has a video or two that you can use. I also like to use the "learn while you sleep" kind of videos for this as well.

You could also just talk to yourself. Have a full on conversation, even if it's just small simple sentences. You can even find someone to talk to rather than yourself.

Reading

There are many stories you can find and/or buy. If you are just starting out then children books are one way to go and ease yourself into other advanced books.

Naver Webtoon (네이버 웹툰) is a good way of reading as well. Most comics don't have many words as other might. This way you can get more of a visual when reading.

overall...

Repetition is key!

You will not be fluent or see much improvement overnight. As time goes on and you keep up with learning it will. Even if it's just taking 10 to 15 minutes a day is okay. Remember it's different with other people and may not be the same for you.

I hope this was some kind of help, especially for the new people learn Korean. 다음 시간까지요~

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