IronFist Senior Member United States Joined 6436 days ago 663 posts - 941 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Japanese, Korean
| Message 33 of 37 27 February 2010 at 8:14pm | IP Logged |
Thanks for updating. So would you recommend the SK books? Are they worth the money?
I'll probably buy all the books you just reviewed.
It also doesn't surprise me that in the first 60 Pimsleur Spanish lessons you learn more than in the first 60 Korean lessons. Spanish is much easier (for English speakers).
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Warp3 Senior Member United States forum_posts.asp?TID= Joined 5534 days ago 1419 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Korean, Japanese
| Message 34 of 37 28 February 2010 at 2:41am | IP Logged |
You are welcome. I definitely don't have any regrets about buying these books, so, yes, I would recommend them.
Edited by Warp3 on 28 February 2010 at 2:41am
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remix Groupie Australia Joined 5667 days ago 41 posts - 46 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Korean
| Message 35 of 37 04 March 2010 at 12:48am | IP Logged |
Hi Iron Fist,
Reading through these posts I have to think that almost all the problems you are experiencing could be avoided if
you simply did not quit studying Korean.
If you had been studying Korean on a regular basis for the last 10 years, you would be amazing. You would not
have problems with pronunciation or listening. The problems you are describing can pretty much be overcome in a
few months (my opinion).
Despite what people say, I don't think Korean is some super impossible language for westerners to learn. You can
do it. Just don't stop this time.
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ChrisWebb Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6262 days ago 181 posts - 190 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Korean
| Message 36 of 37 06 March 2010 at 5:26pm | IP Logged |
I do think Korean is hard, I have certainly found it hard to get anywhere but I have continued to progress over time. I think persistence is the key.
I too found Mr Revere's books to be of use, they are amongst the best beginner material I came across, but I also feel both are a little brief. I'd also recommend Brian Park's 'Survival Korean Vocabulary', it's the best vocabulary book I've seen for Korean.
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Warp3 Senior Member United States forum_posts.asp?TID= Joined 5534 days ago 1419 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Korean, Japanese
| Message 37 of 37 06 March 2010 at 5:47pm | IP Logged |
ChrisWebb wrote:
I too found Mr Revere's books to be of use, they are amongst the best beginner material I came across, but I also feel both are a little brief. I'd also recommend Brian Park's 'Survival Korean Vocabulary', it's the best vocabulary book I've seen for Korean. |
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Thanks for the info. I was wondering how the Survival Korean Vocabulary book was since it had a different author than the rest of the SK series and looked like a vastly different type of book. Vocabulary seems to be the area in which I'm most lacking at the moment, so I may have to buy that one as well.
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