Magazine app Issuu has a selection of korean textbooks, plus korean magazines and books about korean cooking, culture, etc. Just search “Korean” in the scratch bar, i guess they might have the same for other languages as well 🤗
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Pedometer app where you exchange points for coupons in various stores. Install now and earn 200 cash immeidately by entering the invitation code.
My invitation code is [KRWG1KA].
Some reading and listening resources for you, my Korean studying friends 🙂
Please also recommend me any resources you use, especially apps, I’m hungry for Korean resources!
“Relationship tips and psychology tests.” Articles introducing research studies on relationships, sex, breakups etc. in very easy-to-read language and with cute illustrations.
Language posts about any interesting grammar points/expressions/words that pop up in Humans of Seoul interviews. The Humans of Seoul page itself is also really good for reading practice.
ReadLang(app) is AWESOME. Read an article of your choice or one from their library (some even have videos for audio) and click on the words you don’t know. Translations are automatically generated so you have to allow for them being incorrect sometimes. It can show dictionary entries as you read and will add words you clicked on to your flashcard deck. Korean is still in Beta but looks good. ReadLang Web Reader also lets you translate words on any webpage.
Whilst I’m here I’ll mention a couple of chrome extensions I use:
1. Toktogi (똑똑이) Korean-English pop-up dictionary. Hover over Korean words on any page to see definitions. Automatically generated translations are sometimes incorrect.
2. Flewent. A certain percentage of words on any page are translated into your target language. You can then hover over them for the definitions. (also Lingua.ly seems better but this doesn’t have Korean yet). Automatically generated translations are sometimes incorrect. You have to be especially careful with this because it translates words out of context.
3. FlashTabs. Create a set of flashcards and view one every time you open a new tab.
Hi! The only apps I’ve used are ‘Korean Listening Practice’ and ‘Hello Talk’ for language exchange. Sorry I don’t know any for actually learning from scratch although I’m sure there are many. You could also check my tags Apps and Resources.
These are for Android, but I’m sure you can find similar apps for iOS too.
좋은글모음Play Store link This one gives you a 명언 ‘wise saying’ everyday. It also has a widget function so you don’t have to open it everyday. I write down each day’s saying in my notebook. The app’s interface is clean and really pretty. Search for ‘명언’ or ‘
좋은 글’ to find similar apps!
마시멜로 이야기 Play Store You can set a 목표 ‘goal’ and everytime you complete it, it gives you a marshmallow. Or more, because you can set the number of marshmallows you’ll receive for completed goals. You can set more goals, due dates…and it also has a widget function, which asks you if you completed the goal for today, if yes then you receive marshmallows! If not, they take the same amount of marshmallows you would have received. 😦 Search for ‘
목표달성’ or ‘
습관 만들기’ to find similar apps!
씀 Play Store This one gives you two titles a day, and you can write you thoughts about it. You can check the previous titles too. This is great if you would like to write but you have no idea what to write about. You can read other’s writing too. This app’s interface is really clean, but if you want to read other’s writings you have to wait since it tends to be a bit slow.
띄어쓰기 means ‘spacing words‘. You have to learn how to properly space words when writing Korean. You can learn&play at the same time with this app. It gives you a sentence with two words highlighted. You have to decide whether they belong together or they need a space between them. Then it shows whether your answer is right or wrong, then the full sentence written correctly, and an explanation in Korean. It saves your answers so you can go back and check what you did wrong. Check this app’sdeveloper, they have some nice apps! You can find similar apps if you search for ‘
띄어쓰기
‘. Also search for ‘
맞춤법’ which means orthography, the rules of spelling!
HelloTalk is a really nice app which is geared strongly towards language exchange. The detailed search settings and profiles help you find language partners who will match with you well, for example people who live near you or whose language level is the same as yours.
There are also a lot of helpful features to help your language exchange. You can save messages, provide corrections for each other (which is a really nice way to point out corrections without interrupting your conversation), and translate or hear an audio reading of messages.
They also provide free calls and all the other features of a good free chat app, just with a focus on language exchange which makes it one of the best apps I’ve used.
Korean Listening Practice(Android). Comprehensive audio lessons from beginner to advanced level focused on listening comprehension.
바른 발음, really good for studying the pronunciation rules (which you can learn here) and 한글 달인 for learning commonly misused words. Both apps are easy to use, you simple choose the correct answer and it will give you an explanation of the rules and usages. Also good for learning new phrases and the explanations are great reading practice.
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