Let's Learn Korean

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Total words: 166

I’m still reading Korean when I can. I had picked up 어린이 왕자 but found it to be too difficult and lost my motivation to continue. However recently I heard from yet another friend that 새댁 요코짱의 한국살이 is a good book to read for Korean learners so I picked it up on Friday. It’s written by a Japanese woman married to a Korean and each two page spread has a comic on one side and accompanying explanations anecdotes on the other.

I’ve read the first three comics/stories and found them to be much closer to my actual ability. Still a little too difficult but I can understand enough to appreciate point of the anecdote. Additionally it seems that many of the stories will be the authors reflections on Korean life as an expatriate. Clearly, I can relate to much of this and my own experiences should add context enabling me to understand more.

Below is the first two pages of the book. Click to enlarge.