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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Total words: 42

I was wondering if 5,000 per beer was worth conversing in Korean with a beautiful girl? Ugh. I really can’t understand it. My friend’s got a problem with going into those places, and we always drop more than a dime in there.

Posted by joesp on Tuesday Feb 5, 2008 at 08:47 AM in Listening |
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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Total words: 25

joesp

speak: 말하다 , 이야기하다
mumble: 중얼중얼걸리다, 중얼중얼 말하다
complain: 불만을 하다.
shout: 큰소리로 치다
use a four letter word: 나쁜말을 쓰다.
explain: 설명하다
convince: 설득하다

Posted by joesp on Thursday Jan 31, 2008 at 07:47 PM in Vocabulary |
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Total words: 149

joesp

A new 9 week session of korean lessons just started at the 온누리 교회 in 서빙고 역 in 서울 church. Every saturday morning. It’s open to all foreigners whether or not we go to church, and after a year and 2 years of studying there, I can guarantee you will not be prosyletized. They are genuinely simply nice people. It’s 11 AM and the cost 교육비 is only 15,000 (but you will have to buy your textbook separately). there are about 120 people and 10 levels. I consider the 15,000 less than the costs of the free snacks I eat during the 10 minute break alone, and my teacher also teaches at Yonsei . It’s in the building on the right on the 3rd floor.
and here is a map from the station . It’s 서빙고 station (seobingo) next to yonsan on the special extension of line 1.

Posted by joesp on Saturday Jan 12, 2008 at 10:45 PM in courses |
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Total words: 153

joesp

This book looks like living history, especially of the connection between 재벌 and politics.

So far the historical side is not disappointing, mentioning some big names of famous people in personal context in the first chapter. The self-aggrandizing rhetoric itself involves both studying Korean and learning what politicians say (at least), and maybe that they must have gone through the 재벌 to get political power, perhaps. The organization of the first chapter was pretty bad, like a holy stream of consciousness batman style. As with the last book, I update my blog with the details and study a lot in front of my site and the electronic dictionary for the 1-2. Same as with 언제나 떠날 수 있는 놈, there are about 5 or 6 words per page which I look up. Some words I skip over. It’s a challenge but as my first Korean history project I am interested in the material.

Posted by joesp on Wednesday Jan 2, 2008 at 10:04 AM in Books |
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Total words: 177

joesp

Oh, it’s a group study blog, so I wanted to share how I study. My study method of choice is using my website tools, which I have designed the heck out of to make into a korean learning system. I look up words in my first internet dictionary. It’s made from the open source engdic dictionary. I add the new word to my dictionary vocabulary list. I also underline it in the book and make a note in the margin, so I can review the book when I am travelling without a dictionary. My site uses lists extensively for review purposes. That’s my basic method for vocabulary. I also have other parts of my site (just click my avatar to get there), to input examples under various headings so I can review as I am reading my book. Is this self-study method working? Well, my reading has gotten a lot better, my vocabulary has improved, but the speaking is still sub-par. That’s for meeting friends and friends of friends and at the public elem school. Be hopeful.

Posted by joesp on Wednesday Dec 26, 2007 at 01:28 PM in Internet Resources |
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Total words: 129

joesp

안녕하세요. 새해복많이 받고 merry christmas . 제가 요즘에 불교에 대해서 호기심이 많이 생겨서 자서전 (autobiography)같은 식으로 썼던 소설책을 읽기를 시작했습니다.

언제나 떠날 수 있는 놈 불교에 관심이 있고 어떻게 한국불교에 접근할수 있는지를 궁금하시는 분에 이 책을 추천합니다. please check out my website forum for this book for loads of Buddhist vocabulary and topics I have encountered while reading the book. I look up about 5 words per page. 이 책은 다솔사란 절에서 단지 행자(not a monk yet, but trying)의 입건으로서 썻던 소설책입니다. 그 행자가 절에서 만난 사람들하고 자기 감정에 대해서 이얘기를 많이 하니까 어려운 역사상 얘기가 별로 없고, 뜻이 어쩌 이해할 수 없는 염불 (Buddhist invocations)하고 한자글도 별로 없습니다. 째밋게 읽을 수 있는 반소설/반 “이런 경험들을 격고 불교가 뭣인지를 시행각오로 (by trial and error) 배웠다"란 자서전적인 소설책. merry christmas.

Posted by joesp on Wednesday Dec 26, 2007 at 01:41 AM in Korean Writing |
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Total words: 52

davcarruth

안녕 하세요 여러분

제가 막 지난 학기의 수업을 듣느라고 바쁘고 집에서 인터넷에 접속 못했기 때문에 여기서 참가하지 않았어요. 제가 처음에 가입했을 때 자주 여기에 들르고 글 계시판 답글 등 많이 쓰고 싶었는데 그렇게 못하게 돼서 죄송해요. 이제는 제 상황이 바뀌어서 규칙적으로 참가할 계획이에요.

최선을 다 하겠습니다. ^^

그럼 안녕히 계세요.

한빛/David

Posted by davcarruth on Wednesday Nov 28, 2007 at 01:42 PM in This blog |
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