aamori

Definitely! I always feel like I shouldn't join in their conversations because if they're talking in a different language they probably don't want others in their conversation. It's a shame because it's such a good way to practice a language..but I'm always too shy to try to engage with strangers...especially in a language I'm still shaky in!

Welcome! I speak a tiny bit of French because I live in New Orleans and we're forced to take three years of French in high school because of the native Creole population here. I am proud to say that I was able to read most of your message in French, although I am nowhere near fluent.

Down here in the Southern States there is a lot of stigma around learning ANY foreign language, but when I told my parents that I wanted to learn Korean they just kinda started at me in disbelief. They don't see the need for me to learn an Asian language when I will probably never even meet a native Korean in my lifetime. I want to learn because I love Korean entertainment and it would make it a lot easier for me!

I have a generally easy time pronouncing words. The letter sounds and word compositions don't really pose much of an issue for me..it' just remember what each word means that I have a problem with so far. I will definitely say that learning to pronounce Greek words as a native English speaker was much harder than pronouncing Korean words.

My favorite word from another language is probably "dactyla" which means toes/fingers in Greek! I have no reason why it's my favorite other than I just love to say it.

Absolutely. My preferred music is Korean (which is why I am so desperate to learn the language) because I love the way the language sounds. It's truly beautiful to me. But, as other people have said, music is a universal language. You can feel emotion in a voice even if you can't understand what is being said. I have listened to music in many different languages and you can always tell when a song is sad, happy, heartbreaking, or romantic even if you don't speak the language.

Hi! My name is Aamori and I'm new here I've been trying to learn Korean for a while now because I have become increasingly interested in Korean culture and entertainment...especially their television dramas! They really know how to tug on heart strings. Living in the southern United States, there aren't many Korean courses available nearby for me. I've tried learning through both Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone. I finished the first two units of Rosetta Stone but I didn't feel like I had learned very much...Pimsleur was helpful but I felt that it was teaching the most formal way to speak and so I can't understand when people are having a casual conversation in Korean. I know how to read and write in the Korean alphabet, though, I just need to learn what the words mean!