Actually, it is more difficult than Korean. Anyone who wants to master a language must study hard. Don't you see how many language lovers carry brick dictionaries every day, go out early and come back late, or scribble in a corner of the library, or recite aloud in a secluded place, which really exhausts Iraq. Although others look very hard, if you really study hard and feel the joy of language improvement, all the hard work is nothing. However, in just a few months, the language has improved and communication is barrier-free. But if you make up your mind and persevere, you will achieve something in a few months. Therefore, for those who are interested in learning Korean, please be clear about the actual situation and have a correct psychological expectation.
Korean, as a branch of Oriental language family, is the language of China's neighboring countries. Compared with English and other western languages, Korean is closer to Chinese in pronunciation and vocabulary, which is still very advantageous for China people to learn. The following is a brief introduction of Korean learning methods in several parts, hoping to help like-minded friends.
vocabulary
Korean vocabulary is basically composed of Chinese characters, inherent words and foreign words. Chinese characters account for more than half. As the name implies, "Chinese words" are words transformed from Chinese (South Korea has been influenced by Chinese in many ways due to the neighboring relations between China and South Korea since ancient times). The characteristic of these words is that one Korean corresponds to one Chinese character, such as "?" The corresponding is "learning", "learning" and "is it?" Corresponding to "life" and "life" respectively, then "?" Is a "student". These words associated with Chinese characters form the basis for us to remember vocabulary, and are also the fastest way for our brains to get familiar with Korean. With a certain accumulation of Chinese characters, we can guess the meaning of a new word by associating it with the corresponding Chinese characters. Like "?" Corresponding to the "door", contact the example we gave earlier. "(school)", then ""means "big school" and "university", but "?" It is the "school gate". Such Chinese words are common in Korean advanced vocabulary, and many words that Korean natives and western learners find difficult are simply a piece of cake for us in China. For example, the corresponding Chinese character is "kill two birds with one stone". I suggest you get into the habit of recording Chinese characters from the beginning and know which Chinese character each Korean Chinese character corresponds to. Although you will feel a little troublesome at first, you will soon feel that this is definitely a good way to get twice the result with half the effort, and you can get a lot of returns and learn from others!
In addition to Chinese characters, Korean is mainly composed of inherent words and foreign words. Inherent words are authentic Korean native languages. These words are generally very short, two or three words, which are better to remember than the long list of words in English. Read it a few more times and you will remember it naturally. Loanwords refer to words borrowed from other countries except China. These words are mainly transliteration, and most of them are translated from English, which is very interesting to read. Mostly high-tech terms, names of new things. The advantage of this kind of words is that while learning Korean, it also helps you to review English, French and German ... The characteristics are generally long, and words with more than 5 words are basically foreign words, and the pronunciation is obviously different from other Korean words. But don't worry, there are not many such words. If you see one, you will destroy one.
In the initial stage of learning, you don't have to distinguish which camp a word belongs to, no matter what means you take, just memorize it. But I suggest that you make a simple classification of the words you have learned about one month after the introduction, which is the first step, and then try to explore the characteristics of each kind of words. Since vocabulary is invented by people, it must conform to certain thinking rules. You can try to sum up yourself, or consider yourself the founder of the language. This kind of thinking will make you look at vocabulary from a height. It will let you find a fine clue in the seemingly unrelated and vast vocabulary world. If you follow, the road ahead will be much clearer. Even if you get nothing after thinking, this thinking process makes you impressed with the words, at least you remember them.
Some students may complain that they still can't remember the words they have recited many times. This is normal at the beginning, because your brain has not adapted to this writing system. In fact, as long as your brain gets used to this new writing symbol, it will become easier to remember, which takes about one to two months. So give yourself more time.
Summary: Chinese vocabulary accounts for half of Korean vocabulary, which is the basis for us to expand our vocabulary and guess the meaning of new words. Inherent words are short and pithy, and you can get them by reading them several times. Loanwords are interesting to read, which usually excites the brain and can be linked with other foreign languages such as English to help memory.
speech sound
Korean is phonetic, which means that when you see a word, you can spell it according to its composition. Unlike Chinese, you don't need a separate pinyin system. The advantage of this phonetic notation is that once you remember the phonetic symbols, you can read all Korean, even though you may not know a word. A Korean Chinese character is mainly composed of three parts, vowels, consonants and radio stations, which are served by some consonants. Among them, vowel 2 1 and consonant 19 have 40 phonetic symbols. Many of their pronunciations are similar to Chinese, and individual phonetic symbols can be fully mastered after a period of practice. Generally speaking, after a week, it is not a problem to remember all the phonetic symbols and read all the Korean.
Compared with Chinese, Korean has stricter requirements on the tension of lips and oral muscles, especially the aspirated sound and tight sound. These sounds are not difficult to read. In the first few lessons of learning pronunciation, everyone can speak very well. The problem is that after learning the text, the consciousness of pronunciation standardization is relaxed. I suggest you always remind yourself to review your pronunciation rules and consolidate your pronunciation within three months. I haven't been exposed to Korean for five days in the primary stage, so I must review it from the pronunciation. Because once the pronunciation is finalized, it will take a lot of time and energy to change it later, and the nonstandard pronunciation will also have a certain impact on your listening. I hope everyone can work harder in the initial stage and lay a solid foundation for the future.
In pronunciation learning methods, I suggest you prepare a small mirror, observe the mouth shape and compare it with the teacher's practice. Because the action you feel is not necessarily the action you really make, especially for your invisible lips and tongue. If you are embarrassed to look in the mirror in class, you can also go home and turn on the TV to find a Korean drama. Please pay attention to their lip shape changes while enjoying the beautiful plot. Now you should act in concert with them. You can also find Korean friends to help you practice. It is recommended to find a girl who can speak Seoul (Seoul) standard language. Because girls have clear pronunciation, which is very suitable for beginners, girls are more patient.
Conclusion: As long as you practice hard, it is not a problem to speak standard Korean over time.
grammar
The grammar of initial contact is relatively simple and won't cause too many problems. But at the intermediate level, grammar may become the most troublesome part for many students. Many usages with similar meanings, the use of honorifics and semi-stylistics, the deformation of words under different auxiliary words, and extremely long sentences are still incomprehensible after reading them several times. No wonder many students regard grammar as "?" The first object of. However, grammar learning is very important, which is the key for us to understand the structure of a foreign language quickly and quickly in a short time. Compared with Chinese, Korean grammar is really much more complicated. Open any book that explains grammar, and you will always be confused. The explanation on how to distinguish similar endings will probably make you frown even more. So, in the face of such a powerful grammar empire, is there any secret to break through? The answer is, of course. Here are a few tips to help you succeed easily.
1, get rid of the fear of grammar and face it easily.
Since language serves people, it won't be so difficult, even if you try hard, you can't learn it. And even if you don't use grammar well, as long as the key words come out, the other party can still understand your intention, it's no big deal.
2. Find rules in complex grammar.
I suggest you take the grammar of the first volume of Standard Korean as the basis. The grammar of each lesson in this book is focused, basically not repeated, and very practical, and will always accompany your learning process. Take them as the main line, insert the grammar learned later, and add the comparison of example sentences when comparing the differences. These tasks are for everyone to finish after class. Many students understand very well in class, but they are neglected to tidy up when they go back. After three days, they have almost forgotten it, and they will be confused when applying it. Forgetting is a normal situation. Language learning is a repetitive process, but is there a grammar manual that can help you quickly recover your memory when you forget it?
3. Understand the language habits of Koreans.
For a Korean, judging his Putonghua level depends on whether his conjunctions are flexible and appropriate and how long his sentences are. If a logical meaning appears many times in a conversation or a sentence, he may choose different conjunctions to avoid repetition. There is little difference between these conjunctions, and which one to use first is sometimes entirely up to personal habits. After understanding the meaning of this grammar, you can read more examples. In the same situation, you can imitate it yourself.
At the same time, Koreans are used to the form of long attributives, such as this sentence: "Korean was founded by King Sejong of the Korean dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years." If you follow the custom of Korean, it will generally be written as: "The Korean language founded by King Sejong of the Korean Dynasty has a history of hundreds of years." This is also one of the reasons why sentences are longer. For such a sentence, we should try our best to find the head word, and those auxiliary words that usually annoy us the most will come in handy. First, remove the adverbial of time and place. There is often one of these monosyllables? Then find the attributive part and mark it, and then remove the adverb? ,? ,? ,? ,? , and use-,-? Adjective adverb finally, there is not much left. The second step is to determine the logical meaning of each part according to the meaning of suffix. Generally speaking,? ,? ,? Words like, are usually signs that a sentence is divided into two parts. Finally, I would like to remind you that if the attributive in a sentence is too long, it can be put forward in translation and made into a single sentence, which is conducive to the understanding of the meaning of the sentence.
4. Apply time therapy.
Sometimes, when you are really confused about some grammar, you can ignore it for the time being, record it first and continue the following study. After a while, you will often understand it and solve it. This is the magical power of time, which allows your brain to have a process of understanding, absorption and sublimation, and the connection between different parts of language is helpful.
5. Clarify the purpose of learning grammar.
Grammar serves language. You should always learn grammar in context, and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Corrected grammar is often the most impressive and will never make mistakes again. Once the grammar rules are clear, find someone to practice and write an article to try.
Summary: strategic contempt, tactical attention; Understand habits, discover laws, grow in practice and advance in mistakes.
The last method of learning a language, especially a new foreign language, is well known, the oldest, most time-consuming, most painful but most effective method-reciting. I believe everyone knows the benefits of reciting. It can help you build a sense of language, understand the relevant context of sentence pattern application, and form a multi-word system to exercise your memory ability ... Although this method is the most time-consuming at first, it is the most time-saving and effective in the long run.
Reciting the whole course according to the text is only the first stage, and it needs to be applied and integrated. Start with sentence pattern replacement in the text. Try to replace words, even the simplest sentence patterns. Don't do it without knowing. This practice will strengthen the impression of sentence patterns in your mind, directly associate Korean with events, and reduce the participation of Chinese. Everyone must have had this experience, knowing that this sentence was learned, but I don't remember how to say it. And the replacement exercise is to help you minimize this situation. You can practice with friends, talk to yourself in the mirror, or practice in different roles in your mind.
In the initial stage of learning Korean, almost everyone will find it difficult. If you open an English book at this time, you will suddenly find that you love English a lot and feel more cordial when reading it. This is everyone's, a rejection of new things. As long as you stick to it, after a month at most, when you go to see what you learned in the first week, you will feel very simple. This is the so-called introduction. After getting started, please find a Korean friend, open an original Korean drama and give it a try. Romantic and beautiful Korea has been opened to you.