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맛 (mat): flavors This is the Korean word for "flavors." Here are some flavors picked by Jae: 달콤한 (sweet) 매운 (spicy) 쓴 (bitter) Learn more words about flavors! Click here to learn more with Jae! P.S. Get Your Daily Dose of Korean with 1-Minute Mini-Lessons The Daily Dose of Korean is a Calendar that gives you new, 1-minute lessons every day. Why? Because learning a little every day is easy, strengthens your habits and motivation and you improve your Korean over time. Lessons range from culture and holidays to grammar, slang, phrases and more. Find it in the Korean Resources menu or in the Quick Links menu on your Dashboard. Click here to check out the Daily Dose of Korean Calendar.

Hello Listener, Can you believe it? You got us to 500 million lesson downloads. To put that number in perspective, that’s 9,513 years of learning done since we started teaching in 2005. It means that you’re learning with a proven system. 500 million downloads and 10 years of experience don’t lie. So, to thank you for helping us reach this milestone, we’ve been giving you a BIG 30% OFF and two new study tools. In this month’s newsletter: Ends Friday! Click here to get 30% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS! Never Forget Korean Words with the Updated Word Bank New! Stay Focused, Learn 2x Faster with Lesson Transcripts 1.Ends Friday! Get 30% OFF with the 500 Million Celebration! You’ve helped us reach 500 million lesson... Show more

Hello Listener, We want to thank you. KoreanClass101 has reached 500 MILLION lesson downloads – that’s HALF a BILLION since we began in 2005! You’ve downloaded and you’ve learned with us. As you can imagine, we’re celebrating this milestone. And what better way to celebrate than to reward the people who helped – members like you! At KoreanClass101, you learn Korean with real lessons by real teachers – with 220+ hours of audio and video lessons – but now it’s even more affordable too! 500 Million Celebration: Get 30% Off ALL Premium and Premium PLUS plans! 500 Million Celebration! Get 30% OFF Premium and Premium PLUS! (Only 500 spots available for this huge discount) Premium Plan for Just $7/Month or $0.23/Day! Premium... Show more

Hello Listener, How easy is it to forget new Korean words and phrases? First you learn ‘em. Two days later, you forget ‘em. Stopping to note them down takes a lot of time. You can write every word down on 100s of flashcards or in a notebook. That’s the time-consuming part of the battle. But wait! You STILL have to review them all! So here are 5 ways to never forget new Korean words with the Word Bank. It’s your personal, ever-growing collection of vocab. Come across a new word in a KoreanClass101 lesson? Want to master specific vocab list? Save ‘em with 1 click and review ‘em in 1 spot – the Word Bank. And it’s just been updated with new features! If you’re a Premium user, be sure to check it out! If not, take advantage... Show more

Speaking is usually the #1 weakness for all Korean learners. This is a common issue among language learners everywhere. The reason for this is obvious: When language learners first start learning a language, they usually start with reading. They read online articles, books, information on apps and so on. If they take a class, they spend 20% of their time repeating words, and 80% of the time reading the textbook, doing homework or just listening to a teacher. So, if you spend most of your time reading instead of speaking, you might get better at reading but your speaking skills never grow. You get better at what you focus on. So if you want to improve you speaking skills, you need to spend more of your study time on speaking. Here are... Show more