Do you learn KOREAN LANGUAGE from KOREAN DRAMA?
By manya_pearl
@manya_pearl (1901)
Singapore
March 31, 2008 10:44pm CST
For me, yes. I can learn even simple conversation like anyeonghaseyo... anyeong hasimnikka... mianhamnida... etc.
I think i learn many words here, the informal and formal language. Sometimes, i can understand what the actors and actress talking without its subtitle... Thats happened when i watch japanese drama and taiwanese drama. I learned a lot how to pronounce the words!!! hehehe...
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15 responses
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
27 Apr 08
What kind of english programs do you enjoy? I do really like american tv shows like greys anatomy, justice, smallville, house md, ugly betty, and many american movies (i cant enumerate them all... too much to write!) ahahah...
i do enjoy some taiwanese and japanese series, not only korean. I learned also many words for taiwanese and japanese. youless, are you chinese or taiwanese?
Ni hao ma? wo hen hao...
@Ricardosan (215)
• United States
27 Apr 08
o.O I can speak Chinese! I don't get it but alot of girls here like Super Junior and other Korean or Taiwanese movies or bands. Hm I have learned a little Japanese from some movies but I don't really watch Korean series.
@pinkista (892)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
Same here, by just watching this kind of drama whether its korean, japanese or even taiwanese you'll learn alot especially to us who really likes asian dramas/movies... It's really fun to learn and to pronounce the korean/japanese/mandarin language... I want to learn more writing it nihonggo, hangeul and mandarin.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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27 Apr 08
i am learning the Korean language from a prisoner in the prison i work with , he is teaching me well
blessed be
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
27 Apr 08
wah? so it means, your friend in the prison was a korean. nice. you can learn languages free from her. ok. have a nice day!
@nghaipao (89)
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1 Apr 08
Waoh! nice... why not. me... too... I have learn at least some when I watch my favorite movie ( Autumn in my Heart)This the movie that I came to learn korean.
Hope you too have watch rite? how do think about this movie? after seen movie I have decided to make one film one day or the other day... Oh! one thing... so many person from my home started speaking Korean after watching their film... of course our language and their language are almost similar but really surprise yaar... thanks.
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
27 Apr 08
autumn in my heart~ song hye kyo and song seung hun? yeah, of course. i love this drama. the story is so sad... and for some scenes, i always cry. No wonder, such a beautiful girl with scary disease, so pity.
her life also terrible, got wrong parents, and exchange parents and life when she is still happy with her "parents"... song seung hun is really adorable here, and won bin is hot! I like this drama, and even collect the dvd. This drama also my mom's favorite...
So what words did you learn from this drama? wanna know... please share with me.
have a nice day!
gomapsumnida~ thank you!
@zhpshql (693)
• China
3 Apr 08
I'm majoring in Korean, and we learn Korean by movies and drama.
Well.it's a good way to learn Korean in this way, as you can comunicate with Korean people in a short time, but if you want master the language, you have to learn more, for example,read some books.Because the words in the drama are so limited.
Of course you dom't have to do this,,but for me I have no choice.
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
3 Apr 08
major in korean? hmm... i'm curious, why did you choose that course? is it difficult? I wanna learn other languages but never think to take any particular language for my course...
@ckimkimkim (214)
• Philippines
21 Apr 08
i find korean very hard to learn that's why i just study japanese because i love j-dramas,,, but i really love korean drama too like kim sam soon and full house...
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
27 Apr 08
wah, full house is one of my favorite dramas. yeah, rain was so cute and handsome here, and song hye kyo also beautiful actress. i really love this drama, and i even download its ost with korean lyrics. I found its really really difficult because the pronunciation in korean romanization also difficult to read.
Have you seen any korean romanization lyrics? Its not in korean letters, but in alphabet abcd.
At first, i never stop to laugh, because the lyrics sounds so weird. but when i know already how to read it without feeling weird, just learn other languages, i found its not that difficult anymore. I even can sing some korean songs like tvxq and super junior songs and memorize some ost korean movies and dramas. Hahha...
i already learn many words. Thats also the same for taiwanese and japanese... the more i watch the drama and movies, i can learn how to distinguish their accents- korean accents is like singing with variety tones, japanese for me is like whispering and the tone sounds straight, taiwanese is sounds loud and a little rough...
my fave japanese dramas are hana yori dango, boku dake no madonna~~hideaki takizawa, gokusen, and aizawa.
have a nice day!
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
3 May 08
i never really like soap opera, Korean or not, and i seldom watch tv series so i can't say that i learn their language. besides if a Korean series will be played here in the Philippines they will translate it in our native language so there will be no Korean language to learn.
@rookiekan (882)
• China
1 Apr 08
HOHO,im not interested in korean drama also in korean korean language.frankly,korean language sounds not good to me,so japanese is.i wanna learn franch,but dont have any idea about how to learn cos there is not plenty of movie or TV drama i could learn from.what a pity,wuwu!
@clowdine (1402)
• Philippines
1 Apr 08
I know a few Korean words that I learned from my Korean students in the past and while watching their dramas, I get a confirmation that what they taught me was correct. There are also words that you will learn by referring to the English subtitles alone and you get to memorize them by repeated hearing.
@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
27 Apr 08
wah, so you are a teacher? what subject you teach them? yeah, i am really agree that to learn foreign languages need memorizing, repeating, and practicing. Its the same way i learn my filipino subject. Its difficult, since im not a filipino, but i really wanna learn it, just like what im doing for languages like japanese, korean, and taiwanese. i do watch some filipino movies. I really like movie close to you and dubai. i like the actor there, if im not wrong, john lloyd. nice movies.
@vianneyanzu (908)
• Philippines
3 May 08
Yes it's really funny that because of the so much Korean drama that I watched, I picked up a few Korean expressions. It's like being entertained and learning at the same time. The only thing is i don't know the spelling of the phrases, i only know how to say them. :)
@hcpoirot (1562)
• Indonesia
27 Apr 08
I watch so much of j-drama and k-drama but still only learn a little. I can understand a word or two. But when they start to speak rapidly and fast, they lost me. :D But I do learn alot from watching Mandarin and English movies. I pretty much can watch both type of movies without any subtitle.
@zamalia2 (115)
• Philippines
7 Jul 08
I'm learning Korean language by watching their dramas too since I don't know anyone who can teach me this language. I even bought a dictionary. Is that good? I envy you. You can understand the actors without the subtitle. Well, that's my goal, to watch without relying on the subtitles. Good for you by the way. ;)
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
3 May 17
Yes I learn the Korean language from watching the movies and TV series. But here's the interesting thing. I also watch Chinese, Japanese and Indian movies. For some reason, I was able to to pick up on Korean words and phrases much quicker than Chinese, Japanese or Hindi. Go figure. 
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
1 Apr 08
That is neat. How did you actually learn the words and know what they meant though? I only know English and I cannot figure out what any other language means. My husband can speak some other languages though because he spent 17 years in the Army and traeled to other countries.
