My first acquaintance with the Korean language took place almost 8 years ago, when my son Grisha entered the Oriental Studies department of the Faculty of International Relations at BSU and he learned the Korean language. I remember well how I tried to help him remember words. He wrote in Korean, I dictated in Russian. All the words were like hedgehogs, prickly and alien...
Only over time did we learn that in ancient times the Koreans did not have a written language and were forced to use Chinese characters to record the sounds of their native speech, which was inaccessible to most ordinary people. That is why in 1446, King Sejong, who ruled the state of Joseon, invented the Korean alphabet, which was originally called “Hunmin Jeongum” (Instruction to the People on Correct Pronunciation).
In October 1997, the book “Hongmin Jeongum Chaerebong” (Interpretation of Hongmin Jeongum), which explained the purpose of creating the Hangul script, the meaning of words and the rules for writing them, was included in the UNESCO World Memory Register. In honor of this invention in the educational system, UNESCO annually awards two prizes named after King Sejong. The prizes are funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea and are awarded to educational programs and projects.
More than five centuries have passed since the creation of Hangul, but only relatively recently have modern artists and designers of various styles begun to consider the possibility of using its potential as a leitmotif for their works.
Steel sculpture created by Kang Byung-in
shaped like the Korean word for "flower"
As for me, I can say that my interest in Korea, its people and language appeared only after Grisha brought home the Korean drama “The First Cafe Prince” in his second year. I looked in by chance while passing by the computer and... stayed until the end of the viewing. Sixteen days and sixteen episodes. I begged Grisha to translate at least something, but he said that he himself knew a little. So I looked at how they looked at painting and... fell in love with the sincerity coming at me from the screen. The story left a mark on my soul. Time passed and two years later Grisha obtained subtitles for this drama especially for me. It was a holiday!!! Day after day, my passion for Korean cinema led to a state of falling in love with the Korean language. I discovered the beauty of this language, but the desire to start learning it did not arise.
About a year ago, when I was visiting my son in Seoul, Grisha once told me: “Mom, it’s time for you to start learning Korean! There are museums where you can only go by bus. But I can’t let you go alone, but I'm working. If you just learn to read, I can let you go on the bus." Setting a mini-task at the beginning is his way of encouraging me to start something new. And it works! But, to be honest, the moment has already come when I wanted to go beyond the limits of 감사합니다 ( “Thank you.”) I easily agreed and we agreed to go buy me a textbook the next day.
We immediately headed to this display to find exactly the textbook that is considered one of the best for foreigners. And when we found what we were looking for, the receipt that we printed had all the necessary information: the sector in which the textbook is located and the route to it.
The author of the textbook (or maybe not the author, but that’s what I thought then) smiled at me enticingly, pointing her finger at the title, saying that learning Korean is easy! I brought him home happy. I opened it and found information about the author:
And then I finally realized: in this textbook everything is explained in English. But I’ve been learning English on my own from scratch for only two years; before that I studied German for many years, first at school and university, and then at the Goete-Institute. Grisha reassured me and suggested that I start studying right away, even though it was past midnight. And it was good! The first lesson with a teacher like Grisha freed me from fear. He was right! The textbook encourages learning by playing. The exercises are varied. EVERYONE has an audio recording. I did the exercises, but it didn’t feel like I was learning. Not overloaded with grammar. The rules are shown in examples, highlighted in font and color. And, of course, it is especially worth noting the design of the publication, which helps to immerse yourself in the element of language and learn with pleasure, as this probably only happens in early childhood.
A few days later I returned to Minsk and put off learning the Korean language, it just so happened. I learned a little of the alphabet and my enthusiasm faded.
The hour struck only with the appearance in our familyin the month of FebruaryJuho (주호), a student from Busan who came to gain experience at the Korean company "KOTRA".
- Then all the words written here. I became excited and, turning the package over, began to read everything that was written in small print. Having accidentally discovered in this way that I already stammer much less, from there I took into the dictionary, as it later turned out, several new words that were important to me. And it was this experience yesterday that helped me once again become convinced that a great mood is the main key to success! In such an unexpected way, I replenished my vocabulary with 25 new words, but at the same time I was not pierced by the thought “Oh, studying again! When will this end and it will be possible to rest?”
- Errors. They accompany me, nothing can be done. One of the most common is that I always try to make one of the syllables stressed, and the peculiarity of the Korean language is that all syllables are equally stressed. And only when I ask do I highlight the last syllable. When Grisha told me about this, I also began to pay attention to this when listening and learn to pronounce it correctly. But for now it’s not easy for me to do this.
- What else do I do to make my habit of learning Korean sustainable, so that words are remembered more easily and so as not to lose heart? I include Korean expressions in my Facebook friends' birthday greetings and send them voice messages. I use some of them at work when I offer something to colleagues or thank them. But most often I say them to Juho. Thanks to him, some of them became part of me. In other words, I use them wherever possible. But in Belarus, unfortunately, there are not many opportunities to speak in Korean.
- And there's one more thing I want to talk about. Juho once told me that the Korean education system is different from ours. When learning a foreign language, the emphasis is on building a strong vocabulary. And he added that he learned 30,000 English words at school. I was surprised how it was possible to know the number so accurately, but he said that in the Republic of Korea a dictionary of English words that they must learn was specially created and published for schoolchildren. And he learned them, it's true. From any field, no matter what word I say, he will immediately tell me what it means. I observe the same picture every day regarding the Russian language. He knows an incredible amount of Russian words. I asked him if words really play a key role? He replied that about thirty percent, yes. And these observations also help me, at least for now, not to lose motivation. But the main thing I would like to say at the moment is: you should never be afraid to start learning a foreign language, on the contrary, you should use this chance. Language is part of the culture of a people. Therefore, it helps us enrich our internal culture and expand our understanding both of the world as a whole and of individual people as part of it.
The desire to learn the language of a country whose culture you are interested in has always seemed very logical to me personally, but it is clear that not everyone has the opportunity to learn the desired language at a university or in courses, and besides, Korean is not on the list of ten “world” languages. languages, so it is quite rare.
Therefore, for many, online lessons are the way out, and therefore today everyone who wants to learn the Korean language can try it!! Right here and now!
Are you happy and inspired? Then we start before your ardor cools down: D
And the first thing you should remember once and FOR ALL is in the Korean language alphabet(!!), and the alphabet itself has nothing in common with hieroglyphs. Koreans sometimes use Chinese characters - that's true, but they don't write with them, NO.
Therefore, in order to learn to read and write in Korean, you need to learn 40 letters and understand the rules of reading! :3
Well, good luck to everyone, and in the meantime, we begin!
LESSON #1
So, I present to your attention His Majesty - the KOREAN ALPHABET. He's the same 한글
(“Hangul” is what is translated from Korean as the Korean letter).
Let's start with consonants, since they are syllabic-forming, that is, absolutely any syllable in the Korean language must have a consonant, and depending on its position in the word, it can be read differently. Many people get scared when they open a Korean dictionary and see only consonants. The fact is that all words in the Korean language must begin with a consonant, and when you hear a Korean word with an initial vowel, it simply means that there is a so-called silent consonant - ieun (aka a circle, so be it) .
In the table below you will see the letters themselves, their names and reading rules ~
Consonants 자음
| Letter and its name | Reading rules |
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| at the beginning of a word | in the middle of a word | at the end of a word | |
| ᄀ(kiyok) | |||
| ᄂ(niyn) | |||
| ㄷ(tigyt) | |||
| ㄹ(ri-eul) | before ㄹ - l, before a vowel - r | ||
| ㅁ(meeum) | |||
| ㅂ(piyp) | |||
| ㅅ(shiot) | with a vowel - s, with an iotated vowel - ш | ||
| ㅇ(iyn) | unreadable | ||
| ㅈ(chiyt) | ~j/ before voiceless consonants - h | ||
| ㅊ(chhiyt) | |||
| ㅋ(cough) | |||
| ㅌ(thiyt) | |||
| ㅍ(phiip) | |||
| ㅎ(hiit) | read only with vowels x | ||
| ㄲ(sankiyok) | before a vowel - kk, before a consonant - k | ||
| ㄸ(santigyt) | with a vowel - tt, with a consonant - t | ||
| ㅃ(sanpiyp) | with a vowel - pp, with a consonant - p | ||
| ㅆ(sanshiot) | with a vowel - “s”, with an iotated vowel - shch | ||
| ㅉ(sanjzhiyt) | |||
Comment on the table:
1. iotated vowel is “Ya”, “Yu”, “Yo”, “E”, “I”.
2. pp, ss, - etc. are close to Russian double sounds, as, for example, in the words “quarrel”, “about the floor”.
3. ㅎ - reads more like an English h, without “pressing” the sound.
4. ph, kh, etc. are called “aspirated” and the sound “x” should sound softer, less sonorous, and clearer in comparison with the main one.
But in general, any recording of Korean pronunciation in Russian letters will never convey the true sound, so I suggest you listen to how the Koreans themselves will read it;)
Listen and repeat after them!~
And you probably have a question: “How to write all this?”
The main principle of Korean writing is from left to right, from top to bottom. You can write randomly and however you like, but left to right and top to bottom is really more convenient and faster.
So now it's worth talking about vowels. Somehow it turned out that Korean has more vowels than consonants. For one whole)) Vowels 모음
Comment on the table:
I can even explain the difference between the two vowels O: it is connected with hieroglyphs and the notorious Yin-Yang. The side letter O is also called dark, and the bottom one is light, so the side letter is read “with a blot” (you know, when in plays, when actors speak lines “to the side”, they cover their mouth with their hand, slightly contort their faces and pronounce something unclearly ? This O must be pronounced as well), and the lower O is read openly, purely, as in Russian, although in the Korean variation it often sounds much more like “u”.
The sound of diphthongs ㅘ, ㅙ, ㅚ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅟ, namely their initial part, closely conveys the sound of the English “w”.
Shall we listen?)
And one more useful thing: listen to the following audio. In it, Koreans will read what is written in the pictures below. Pay attention to the difference in the pronunciation of similar sounds such as ㄱ, ㅋ, ㄲ and others.
And the last thing we need to discuss today is the rules for writing syllables.
There are only four rules:
1.It's obvious, but In Korean, a syllable is always written as a separate character, namely a syllable, not a letter.
2. Vowels ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅣ and all diphthongs must be written to the right of the initial consonant,
가, 냐, 더, 며, 비
and ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ - under the initial consonant.
고, 뇨, 무, 류, 크
3. If a syllable begins with a vowel sound, then the so-called “silent consonant” ㅇ will be written at the beginning,
아, 야, 어, 여, 이, 오, 요, 우
, 유, 으
.4. A syllable in Korean is formed according to three patterns: consonant + vowel (나), consonant + vowel + consonant (집), consonant + vowel + consonant + consonant (닭). The final consonant is called 받침 and is always written at the bottom
간, 곰, 약, 응, 백, 굉, 퀸
We will talk to you about some reading rules and many other interesting things next time, that is, in a week!
P.S. I would like to once again wish everyone good luck and patience in learning this difficult language! Remember that the most important thing is to truly love Korean, and then it will love you back! I've been teaching it for, by God's memory, six years now, I know what I'm saying;)
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Just in case, since I don’t spend much time on the Internet, I specially created an account on ask.fm so that my application on my phone would immediately notify me of new questions ~ And in general, if anyone wants to talk to me, I won’t be upset :) However, you can ask here, it doesn’t matter.
Korean is the official language of the DPRK and the Republic of Korea. Distributed in China, Japan, USA, Russia, Central Asian countries and has six dialects. The total number of native speakers is 78 million people. Recently, the culture of South Korea has become popular among the Russian-speaking population.
Young people learn this language in order to watch Korean TV series (dramas) in the original or read and translate comics (manhwa). K-Pop (Korean pop music) fans dream of meeting their idols and talking to them in their native language. Adults are interested in the literature and culture of the country. In addition, Korea provides quality education and well-paid jobs. The country values such professions as doctor and teacher.
From a tourism point of view, this country is famous for its Jeju Island, where locals often vacation. The capital, Seoul, has historical museums, ancient streets and districts; if you wish, you can stay overnight in one of the traditional houses of Korea. But in order to feel free in a foreign country, you need to know at least the basics of its official language. On the one hand, learning Korean is not difficult, but on the other hand, you need to learn many rules and exceptions. Therefore, before learning, you should familiarize yourself with the peculiarities of the language and evaluate your strengths.
What is important to know about the Korean language
Until the 15th century, Korea used hieroglyphs, but then they created a special alphabet - Hangul, which consists of 40 letters. In a phonetic sense, the language is rich in sounds. This includes ten simple vowels and three types of consonants: simple, aspirated and glottalized.
Due to the historical influence of China and Japan, many borrowings remain in the language. Currently, the South Korean version is replenished with words of English origin, and the North Korean version with words of Russian origin. Korean has a wide variety of speaking styles. Each style is used depending on the age and social status of the interlocutor. It also depends on who exactly we are talking about. In each case, the verbs take their own distinctive suffixes.
One of the features of the language is the rules for naming relatives. Naming changes if relatives speak among themselves or if the conversation is with people who are not part of the family. In general, everything rests on one principle - if an older or higher social status person is present during the conversation, then the naming will be more official than in the presence of a younger or lower status person.
In grammar, it is important to mention numerals. By analogy with Japanese, there are numerals of Korean (all numbers up to 99) and Chinese (100 and above) origin. A developed system of cases facilitates the study and assimilation of declensions. Adjectives have two forms: final and attributive. This is a small description of Korean grammar and vocabulary. The variety of sounds is one of the main difficulties for foreigners when learning correct pronunciation and reading, and the presence of grammatical features that are not found in Russian slows down the process of learning the language. Therefore, in order to avoid mistakes and long pauses in learning, those who want to learn Korean enroll in special language courses.
Native Korean speaker
In the photo, Korean language teacher Byundan
- 1990 Kwangwoon University Eiektronics Telecommunication Enginttring;
- 1995 Private language school;
- She has been working on our courses for 3 years.
During the educational process
6 options for learning Korean for beginners from scratch
The Master Class company provides the following levels of language learning:
- General course;
- Korean language course;
- Intensive study;
- Business style;
- Conversation course;
- Improving Korean language skills.
Any of these courses includes practice with a native speaker, lessons using modern technologies, audio training, and familiarization with the culture and traditions of the country. Every student has the right to choose their own language learning method. Individual lessons are necessary for those who want to study grammar in depth, learn correct pronunciation and features of the Korean language that are difficult to learn in a group. Group courses develop conversational speech - during them, dialogues are conducted both with colleagues and with several representatives of the Korean language. The duration of each level of training is 48 academic hours (3 months). Upon completion of the program, a certificate is issued indicating the course and number of hours.
Other languages in demand for learning
- Vietnamese language.
Price for group and individual training
The price of training is calculated per month (8 lessons - 16 academic hours). The intensity of group classes is 2 times a week, each lesson lasts 90 minutes. The teacher's visit is included in the price.
Price for corporate Korean training
Drawing up an individual training schedule for organizations: you determine the days, time, place and intensity of training according to your preferences.
The price is per group.
Korean alphabet with translation into Russian
There are two basic vowels: ㅣ (i) and ㅡ (s). All other letters are formed from them by adding horizontal and vertical short strokes.
Vowels
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pronounced more openly than the Russian "a" |
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pronounced as a sound intermediate between the Russian "o" and "e" |
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pronounced as a sound between "e" and "e" |
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sound between "u" and "o" |
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sound intermediate between "yu" and "e" |
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Consonants:
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It is read as “k” at the beginning and end of a word, as well as at the junction of two voiceless consonants. After a voiced consonant or between two vowels it is read as "g". |
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It is read as "n". |
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It is read as “t” at the beginning and end of a word, as well as at the junction of two voiceless consonants. After a voiced consonant or between two vowels it is read as “d”. |
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It is read as "r" at the beginning of a word and between two vowels. At the end of a word or before a consonant it is read as “l”. |
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Read as "m". |
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It is read as “p” at the beginning and end of a word, as well as at the junction of two voiceless consonants. After a voiced consonant or between two vowels it is read as “b”. |
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Before iotated vowels (i, ё, yu, ya) it is read with a lisp, like something between “s” and “sch”. |
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It is read as a nasal “n” (similar to English ng). At the beginning of a syllable this letter is not readable. |
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It is read as “ch” at the beginning and end of a word, as well as at the junction of two voiceless consonants. After a voiced consonant or between two vowels it is read as a soft “j”. |
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Read as a weak "x" |
Now let's look at the remaining consonants. They are divided into two groups – aspirated and double.
There are only four aspirated consonants
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Sound |
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It is read as "k" with a slight aspiration. In transcription it is designated as "kh" |
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It is read as "t" with a slight aspiration. In transcription it is designated as "th" |
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It is read as "p" with a slight aspiration. In transcription it is designated as "ph" |
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Korea is a fascinating country of morning freshness with an ancient, distinctive culture. Interest in it is growing every year, and hence the demand for specialists who are fluent in this language.
Even now, with knowledge of Korean, you can get a job in large companies such as Samsung or Hyundai Motor. Plus, Korean is a little easier to learn than Chinese, Japanese or Arabic.
To freely understand the speech of Koreans, communicate with them, learn more about the culture of Korea and the mentality of its inhabitants, you need to know at least the basics of the Korean language.
Language Center "Eurasia" - the oldest center for the study of oriental languages in Moscow, created in 2004, offers a unique program "Beginner Korean Language Courses", which can be studied in Moscow in groups/individually or via Skype.
Main advantages of the program:
- balanced program, tested by time. High efficiency in a short time. Suitable for those who travel to Korea, who need Korean for work and just for everyone
- state certificate upon completion of the course. Official confirmation of acquired knowledge
- final testing completely copies the international TOPIK exam (preparation for the real test)
- only in "Eurasia": the opportunity to pass an international exam and receive an additional international certificate!
- free language clubs and master classes for our students in Eurasia.
Korean lessons for beginners from scratch
Korean language lessons from scratch are intended for those who do not yet have any knowledge of the Korean language. The Beginners Program is an introductory course that covers the basics of all aspects of the Korean language.
Purpose of an introductory Korean course – lay a solid foundation: teach reading rules, develop Korean pronunciation skills, “open your ears” - develop the skill of understanding Korean speech by ear, learn the basics of grammar, learn basic vocabulary with which you can communicate on simple topics, learn to translate simple texts from/ into Korean.
The Beginner Korean Language Course is a course that will give you the basics of the Korean language you need for your first trip to Korea. After completing this course, you can be sure that you will not get lost on the streets of Seoul.
Korean lessons for beginners in the language center “Eurasia” are taught by Russian-speaking professional teachers together with native speakers. Thus, a Russian-speaking teacher lays the foundation, and a native speaker provides conversational practice.
This technique has been used by us for 14 years and has proven its effectiveness!
Korean lessons from scratch are not just school activities! This is a whole world of Koreanists that we are opening for you!
How to learn Korean from scratch?
Learning Korean from scratch at the Eurasia center is a pleasure!
Our motto: learning with passion!
During classes we use multimedia equipment, watch films, videos, and play games that help us learn vocabulary and grammar in an entertaining way!
What about between classes?!
We invite you to visit our free gaming clubs, film screenings of Korean films, and master classes on Korean culture. In the halls of our center there are always fresh newspapers and magazines in Korean, as well as Korean snacks and sweets for snacking between classes. All this will give you the opportunity to learn Korean from scratch quickly and interestingly!
For those who are starting to learn the Korean language from scratch for subsequent admission to a Korean university, or in order to go to Korea to work, it will be important that the program of our course fully complies with the requirements for those wishing to take the international exam in the Korean language TOPIK . This means that if you successfully master our program, you will be able to take the entry-level TOPIK 1 exam.
And after continuing your studies in our courses, pass TOPIK 2, required for admission to a Korean university.
The training programs in our center are licensed! Upon completion of the initial Korean course at the Eurasia language center, you will receive a state certificate confirming your knowledge.
Our school is an official partner of the international Korean language school with head office in Seoul, Lexis Korea. Admission to study there for our students is on preferential terms!
for young people over 14 years of age with zero level of training or minimal unsystematic training,
for adults who are learning Korean from scratch
In the auditorium of the Eurasia Center.
Korean teachers
Olga
Education: Russian State University for the Humanities, Moscow, Hanshin University, Korea. He speaks Korean at a high level and has a top-level TOPIK certificate. Teaching experience...
Mi Soon
A native speaker of Korean, a linguist by training, fluent in Russian, living in Russia for many years, working according to the methodology developed by the language...
Irina
Education: Buryat State University. International Educational Center of Kimpo College (South Korea). Has the highest level TOPIK certificate. Fluent in Korean. ...
Native speaker of Korean. Education: Hanshin University, Russian State University for the Humanities, linguistic department. Fluent in Russian. Proficient in teaching methods developed by the Eurasia Language Center...
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There is no testing required to register for Korean classes.
At our Korean courses in Moscow, you will study all language aspects:
The Korean language course for beginners covers all aspects of the language: phonetics, listening, lots of speaking practice, grammar and building a good vocabulary base. During the classes, attention is paid to the study of regional information: traditions, history and culture of Korea, norms of behavior, mentality and habits, including gastronomic ones.
Students of the course attend the Korean language club for free, where they receive an additional opportunity to communicate with guests from Korea.
Results:
- correct pronunciation;
- listening comprehension skills of Korean speech;
- the ability to maintain a conversation on personal and familiar topics: self-presentation, autobiography, family, my vacation, work/school day, day off, housing and everyday life, household chores, calendar, climate and weather, food and others;
- ability to operate with basic grammatical and lexical structures;
- translation skills from and into Korean;
- successful preparation for the international TOPIC I exam (entry level).
After completing Korean courses for beginners, you will receive a state certificate confirming your level of language proficiency.
Living in the Far East, we were the first to sense the demand and relevance of knowledge of Eastern languages. Today you are much less likely to meet a student who has chosen to study German than, say, Chinese.
There are actually a lot of languages that are generally called “Eastern” in the world. These are the languages of Central Asia - Tajik, Turkic, Kazakh, Tatar, and the Arabic group - Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, Persian, and the languages of South and Southeast Asia - Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Filipino and others. But, of course, most often residents of the Far East choose to study one of the top three - Korean, Japanese or Chinese.
Why Korean?
Today we will talk about a language for which the demand is not the greatest, but stable - this is the Korean language. A trip to Korea today has become easier than to China (we don’t take into account the border) - tickets cost a penny, a visa is not needed, foreigners are treated peacefully, the food is delicious, and there is always something to do. Many Russians cooperate with Koreans in business, medicine, choose Korean educational institutions or emigrate.
If you are thinking about connecting your life with South Korea in one way or another, you probably have a logical question: is it difficult to learn the Korean language? Let's look at the difficulties that may await you along this path.
Difficulties of the Korean language
The first is pronunciation. Many people mistakenly think that since a language does not have tones, like Chinese, then it is easy to speak. In fact, less than half of Korean sounds have analogues in Russian. That is, you will actually have to learn to pronounce sounds for which your speech apparatus has not been adapted since childhood.
For example, vowels can have 2 pronunciation options, and the difference between them is minimal to the ear and at the same time very important - the wrong sound turns one word into another. Consonants can generally be pronounced in three different ways - strong, weak and aspirated, and none of them coincides with the sounds familiar to Russian people.
The second is grammar. The order of words in a sentence is so illogical for speakers of Slavic languages that not everyone is able to accept it even after several years of study. Also, in Korean there are no forms of verbs that are familiar to us, but there are various categories of politeness, the need to use which depends on what your status is and what the status of your interlocutor is! It’s time to decide that learning German, with its many consonants, is a more attractive prospect.
Third is vocabulary. Three types of vocabulary - native Korean, Chinese and borrowed from other languages - lead to the fact that a word can be pronounced and written differently, but still mean the same thing. Moreover, no course will help you understand this issue - everything is comprehended only by communicating with native speakers and in complete immersion in the language environment.
Why you should take up Korean
Now that you're scared enough, let's give ourselves a spoonful of honey: yes, all these difficulties await beginners of learning the Korean language. But as soon as your consciousness adjusts to the previously unfamiliar logic of the inhabitants of the Land of Morning Freshness, as South Korea is poetically called, the language will go like clockwork.
The most important thing you should do is to forget everything you have been taught in English and even Russian and stop trying to find correspondence between Korean and other languages you know. Then you will be completely open to new knowledge, get acquainted with the structure of the language that is unusual for you, and all you have to do is love it with all your heart and want to speak Korean. Be careful: in this case, you risk complete “coreification”!
If you are still hesitating between Chinese, Korean and Japanese, we suggest you familiarize yourself with
