Do you know any ways to wish someone a ‘Merry Christmas’ in Korean? KoreanClass101 brings you easy-to-learn translations and the correct pronunciation of Korean Christmas phrases! Christmas is the annual commemorative festival of Christ’s birth in the Western Christian Church. It takes place on December 25th and is usually celebrated with much food and fanfare! However, not all cultures celebrate Christmas. In some countries, Christmas is not even a public holiday! However, many countries have adapted Christmas and its religious meaning to tally with their own beliefs, or simply in acknowledgment of the festival’s importance to other cultures. If you want to impress native Korean speakers with culturally-appropriate Christmas... Show more

Learn 4 tools and techniques to stop translating in your head and start thinking in Going through lessons is enough to get by and learn the basics of , but to truly become fluent you need to be able to think in . This will allow you to have conversations with ease, read smoothly, and comprehensively understand natives. To do this, you need to go beyond just completing daily or weekly lessons. We naturally translate in our heads because it's viewed as the easiest way to learn the definitions needed when learning a language. This way of learning can actually hinder your skills and fluency later on. If your brain has to make neural connections between the word you're learning, what it means in your native tongue, and the physical object... Show more

Hi Listeners, Do you know what the top 6 Korean fairy tales are? Reading short stories in Korean is a fun way to learn the Korean language and culture. Check out the 6 Korean fairy tale stories below and learn must-know folk story words and phrases in Korean! 1. Top 6 Korean Fairy Tales 1. Heungbu and Nolbu The Korean title is 흥부와 놀부 (Heungbuwa nolbu). Heungbu and Nolbu are two brothers, with opposite personalities. Their vicissitudes show how caring about the others brings wealth and, most of all, happiness. 2. A Filial Daughter, Sim Chong The Korean title is 효녀 심청 (Hyonyeo simcheong). Sim Chong sells herself to restore her father's sight. During a storm, the sailors sacrifice her and instead of dying, she... Show more

We always see this kind of advice on the Internet: “You should listen to Korean songs, it helped me to quickly progress” or “There is nothing better than Korean dramas without subtitles for learning Korean”. Can you really learn a language without much effort by watching K-dramas? Following this advice can bring many advantages: Attuning your ears to Korean by listening to native speakers Boosting your vocabulary Boosting your dialogue-related listening comprehension Letting you hear a language used in context Learning passively while having fun At the end of the day, it seems like a great idea, but in reality it’s not totally true… Actually, it varies! We definitely recommend that you expose yourself to a lot of... Show more

Click here to listen how to pronounce those phrases! 제 이름은 민준입니다. Je ireumeun Minjunimnida. My name is Minjun 한국 사람입니다. Hanguk saramimnida. I’m from South Korea. 서울에 살고 있습니다. Seoureseo salgo itsseumnida. I live in Seoul. 한국어를 1년 째 공부하고 있습니다. Hangugeoreul illyeon jjae gongbuhago itsseumnida. I’ve been learning Korean for a year. KoreanClass101.com에서 한국어를 배우고 있습니다. Koriankeullaseuwonowondatkeomeseo hangugeoreul baeugo itsseumnida. I’m learning Korean at KoreanClass101.com. 안녕하세요. 만나서 반갑습니다. Annyeonghaseyo. Mannaseo bangapsseumnida. Hello, it’s nice to meet you. 27살 입니다. Seumurilgopsal imnida. I’m 27 years old. 교사입니다. Gyosaimnida. I’m a teacher. 독서는 제 취미 중 하나입니다. Dokseoneun je chwimi jung... Show more