Free Korean Language Class - July 2013 Intake

안녕하세요.

Korea Plaza's free Korean Language class is open for July 2013 intake. As usual, the class will be held once a week for 3 months.

Check the class schedule

I am bit surprise when I see the schedule because they add 2 new class - Survival Korean & Level 3!

I am tempting to attend the class since the two new classes will be taught by my dear teacher, Ms. Tiara. She is such a lovely and caring teacher (선생님). I learn a lot about language and also Korean culture from her. She always has interesting story to tell. I still remember the story she told about how Hangul were created by King Sejong.

This is a reminder for me as well. If you want to attend the class, please show your commitment. Korea Plaza have provide this free classes and we should appreciate their effort, especially the teacher's effort. Now I feel guilty. -.-"

By the way, the next TOPIK (Korean Language Proficiency Test) exam date is 20th October. Registration should be around August. I really want to take test but I will be in Korea on that day. Let's have speaking test with people there! Hehe.

Free Korean Language Class @ Korea Plaza KL

Oremaneyo~ ^^.

This blog statistic still in good level even though there is no update for about..urm..a month? Hehe. Thank you for your never ending support for this blog.

지금 일을 너무 많아서 바빠요.

Since I'll go to Korea next year, you can expect a lot of post about Korea and Korean Language in the future. Trip preparation.

First thing to prepare - improving my Korean language skill.

Korea Plaza KL has opened their Korean Language class registration for Jan - March 2013 intake. So, it is a free class, taught by Korean teacher. Maybe I will join the class. The class schedule seems okay with mine.

Bahasa Korea - #CNBLUE Dream Boy

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Lama sangat tak update seksyen Belajar Bahasa Korea. 미안해요. Maklumlah dah nak dekat raya kan? Jadi kena bekerja keras mencari rezeki untuk persiapan raya. Ayat skema betul. Hehe.

Kali ni nak update seksyen Bahasa Korea dengan belajar melalui lirik lagu dan lagu pilihan saya kali ni adalah lagu daripada kumpulan CNBLUE yang bertajuk Dream Boy.

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CNBLUE

Dream Boy

그래 하늘향해 힘껏 뛰어볼까

피터팬이 될수도 있잖아

뻗은 손이 구름을 잡고서 타고 날수도 있어

원하면 할수도 있어

잃어버린 웃음을 찾고싶어

놓쳐버린 희망을 찾고싶어

그 때가 그리워져 다시 난 돌아갈래

1. 할 수 있어요

Memang saya saja keluarkan -도 daripada ayat tu untuk tunjukkan yang basic saja. 할 수 있어요 bermaksud 'boleh lakukan' atau dalam english memberi maksud 'i can do it'

Formula dia macam ni:-
Kata kerja (v) + ㄹ/를 수 있어요

Contoh:

Saya boleh makan durian

두리안을 먹을 수 있어요.

Kalau nak kata 'tak boleh ........' boleh tukar 있어요 kepada 없어요.

Formula:
Kata kerja (v) + ㄹ/를 수 없어요.

Contoh:

Saya tak boleh memandu

운전 할 수 없어요

2. 찾고 싶어요

Ayat ni memberi maksud - 'mahu mencari'.

Formula untuk menunjukkan korang nak buat sesuatu adalah seperti berikut:-
Kata kerja (v) + 고 싶어요

Contoh:

makan = 먹다

Saya nak makan

먹고 싶어요

Mesti korang selalu dengar perkataan ni - 보고 싶어요 / 보고 싶어 - yang bermaksud, 'i miss you'. ;)

보 : berasal dari 보다 (melihat)
-고 싶어요 : mahu/nak (kata kerja)

Kalau translate bulat-bulat dari perkataan tu, 보고 싶어요 bermaksud 'teringin nak lihat awak'. :D

ps: cuba biasakan diri tidak melihat romanization supaya boleh membaca hangul dengan baik.

Korean Language Class @ ICLS, Fahrenheit88

photo credit: LifeOutsideTheViewFinder

As I promise in the previous post, here is the information about Korean language class in Inter-cultural Language School (ICLS), KL School, Fahrenheit88 Bukit Bintang.

I list down the full time and part time course together with the fee stated on the leaflet. Just take this as reference and if you have any question or do you want to see the schedule, feel free to ask them.

Registration fee: RM30

Intensive class (full time)

Duration: 
1.5 months (24 lessons)
4 lessons / week
Day: Weekdays (1-3pm)

Level	Fee
Beginner	RM850 + Text book RM25
Elementary	RM880 + Text book RM25
Intermediate	RM920 + Text book RM 35

Part time class
Each level have different class duration but it is around 2-3 months (8-10 lessons). Part time class usually will be held after working hours (7-9pm) or Saturday noon.

Level	Fee
Beginner	RM380 + Text book RM25
Elementary	RM400 + Text book RM25
Intermediate	RM420 + Text book RM35
Advanced	RM450 + Text book RM35-RM50

Class maximum is 16 students.
You must bring a passport-sized photo and register before the class start.
Pre-payment RM100 to reserve your place. Balance of the fee must be paid before/on the first class.

Mandarin, Korean Language & I

I went to Inter-Cultural Language School (ICLS) at Fahrenheit88 last week to know more about language program that they offer with my colleague.

Actually, I went there to ask about part time Mandarin (Speaking) class. Yeah. You don't misread the sentence - it's Mandarin. Not Korean. But...please continue reading. :)

Before this I took Mandarin language class in my university but only for level 1. So, I basically know a few Chinese words but I really don't have confident speaking Mandarin because of different intonation to pronounce the word.

But I do think that Mandarin is easier than Korean.

I've told you that I, once, took Mandarin class in my university, right? In the same semester too, I took Korean language (level 1)! Hah. Two language classes in one semester. I tell you what, it's pretty hard for me to catch up two languages that absolutely different from my native language.

That was the time when I realize that Mandarin is easier than Korean language even though the pronounciation is hard to reach perfectness (for me). Once you remember the chinese character, you already can make full sentence with 5 - 6 characters only.

For example:
I go to school
wo qu xuexiao

4 characters only. I was always in a good mood to go to my Mandarin class because I can catch up with the lessons even though I joined the class 3 weeks late than other students.

But for Korean language, I have to learn the unfamiliar 41 alphabets for about a month or so. Then I learn syllable and learn how to combine the syllable to form a word. After that, I learn the rule of the word with batchim and how to pronounce it if meet certain alphabets in the next syllable. Finally learn how to form a sentence.

Everytime my seongsaengnim make the student do spelling test, I stressss like Kang Gary. Haha. The spelling test was just like english/malay spelling test in primary school but...it's hard.

You must wonder how is the spelling test right?

This is how the test was done.

First, my seongsaengnim will say 10 words in Korean and I will write down the possibility of how the words can be written. It's quite difficult to differentiate the 어 and 오 sound. I also don't know whether the word have batchim or not!

Next round, seongsaengnim will say 10 english words and I will translate it to Korean language and write it down. Again using my assumption to spell. -.-

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About the ICLS, I end up sitting for Korean language level test on that day. :) I will give the details of Korean language class that they have in the next post because this post is too long and mix with other stories. Mianhae.

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That is my story how I learn other languages that are absolutely different from mine. Korean language is pretty hard for me in the beginning but I did really well in the Level 2 class! :) So, if you have passion in learning any other language, just go for it and do your best.

Belajar Bahasa Korea - Mengira Duit

안녕~

Walaupun kerja tak habis lagi tapi curi-curi masa juga buat post ni. Jom belajar macam mana nak kira duit Korea (KRW)! :)

Untuk mata wang, sistem nombor yang digunakan adalah sino-korean nombor. Lihat perbezaan sistem nombor Korea.

Untuk mengira dari nombor 1 - 9 macam biasa.

1 -일 (il)
2 -이 (i)
3-삼 (sam)
4-사 (sa)
5-오 (o)
6-육 (yuk)
7-칠 (chil)
8-팔 (pal)
9-구 (gu)
10 - 십 (ship)
100 - 백 (baek)
1000 - 천 (cheon)
10 000 - 만 (man)
100 000 - 십 만 (ship man)
1 000 000 - 백 만 (baek man)
10 000 000 - 천 만 (cheon man)
100 000 000 - 억 (eok)

Sekarang nak kira duit pula. Kalau saya kena kira duit dalam Korea pun agak lambat juga sebab banyak sangat '0'.Hihihi.

100 won  - 백 원 (baek won)
150 won  - 백오십 원 (baek o shib won)
200 won - 이백 원 (i baek won)
300 won - 산 백 원 (sam baek won)
400 won - 사 백 원 (sa baek won)
500 won - 오 백 원 (o baek won)
1000 won - 천 원 (cheon won)
1500 won - 천 오백 원 (cheon o baek won)
10 000 won - 만 원 (man won)
15 000 won - 만 오 천 원 (man o cheon won)
100 000 won - 십 만 원 (shib man won)
150 000 won - 십 오 만 원 (shib o man won)

Korang perasan tak apa persamaan yang ada dalam senarai nombor di atas? Persamaannya.....

bila bermula dengan '1' di depan, contohnya, 100 won, kita tak kira macam ni :-

100 won - 일백원 (IL baek won)

Salah tu ye. Bila 100, 1000, 10 000, 100 000 dan seterusnya kita tak letak '일' di depan kecuali 억.

Post ni sampai sini je. Nanti panjang sangat, mulalah saya merepek-repek dan korang pun nanti tak paham. Ada soalan, jangan segan silu tanya ye. Sekian. 끝!

Kosa Kata #4 - Emosi / Perasaan

Seksyen Belajar Bahasa Korea (Kosa kata) kali ini - Emosi/Perasaan.

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Sebelum tu, nak tanya sikit pasal kosa kata Korea yang lepas. Nyatakan perkataan berikut dalam bahasa Korea.

1. Polis   2. Doktor   3. Jururawat   4. Wartawan   5. Peguam

Jawapan: Kosa Kata #3 - Pekerjaan

Kalau dapat jawab semua tu, syabas! :D

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1. 행복하다 (haeng-bok-hada) : Gembira

2. 흥분하다 (heng-bun-hada): Teruja

3. 놀라다 (nollada): Terkejut

4. 화나다 (hwanada): Marah

5. 부끄럽다 (bukereobta): Segan

6. 긴장하다 (kinjang-hada): Gugup

7. 미소짓다 (misojitda): Senyum

8. 웃다 (utda): Ketawa

9. 피곤하다 (pigon-hada): Penat/Letih

Boleh share post ni di FB, Twitter dan juga Google+ dengan hanya klik button like, tweet dan +1 di bawah. MyKoreanWave FB Page @ Twitter - @tomykwc

Belajar Bahasa Korea - Kedudukan / Posisi

Untuk seksyen Belajar Bahasa Korea kali ni, kita lihat bagaimana nak menyatakan di mana posisi atau kedudukan sesuatu barang,tempat dan juga orang seperti di belakang, di depan, dan di sebelah.

Kita akan gunakan gambar di atas sebagai rujukan.

e' - dibunyikan seperti bunyi e dalam perkataan 'Serdang' / 'Setiap'

1. atas : 위 (wi)
Bola berada di atas kotak.

2. sebelah: 옆 (yeop)
Bola berada di sebelah kotak.

3. belakang: 뒤 (dwi)
Bola berada di belakang kotak.

4. dalam: 안 (an)
Bola berada di dalam kotak.

5. depan: 앞 (ap)
Bola berada di depan kotak.

6. bawah: 아래 (arae)
Bola berada di bawah kotak.

Tambahan (tiada dalam gambar)
kiri: 왼쪽 (wayne jok)
kanan: 오른쪽 (ore'n jok)

Kosa Kata #2 - Hari dalam Bahasa Korea

Sesi belajar Bahasa Korea dalam Bahasa Melayu kali ini adalah - hari.

Sebenarnya saya dah belajar waktu level 1 dulu, tapi biasa lah manusia, sentiasa lupa bila tak buat ulangkaji. haha.

Cara nak ingat hari dalam bahasa Korea ialah ingat yang bahagian depan seperti dalam gambar di atas.

월   화   수  목   금   토   일   +   요일

sekian.

Korean Language: Basic Sentence

I eat an orange.

Let's take a look how the make a basic sentence in Korean Language.

Dalam Bahasa Melayu, ayat dimulakan dengan subjek > kata kerja > objek.

Saya makan buah oren.

dalam Bahasa Korea pula, ayat dimulakan dengan subjek > objek > kata kerja.

Saya buah oren makan.

 

[Bahasa Korea] Kosa Kata #1

Kosa kata (vocabulary) pertama dalam blog ni. Lebih banyak kosa kata akan dikeluarkan selepas ini.

Boleh lihat senarai post berkaitan belajar bahasa korea dalam bahasa melayu di menu 'Bahasa Korea' seperti di atas. Jika ada pertanyaan / permintaan boleh utarakan melalui ruangan komen di bawah.

I'm really sorry for non malay speaker because there are too many sites that provide korean language tutorial in English. That's why I don't want to cover it in English here. Highly recommend Talk to Me in Korean site for English speaker. They are the best! Have fun learning Korean language! ^^

Huruf Vokal Korea (Hangeul)

Continue with Belajar Bahasa Korea dalam Bahasa Melayu section.

**** change language ****

Haritu dah setel dengan huruf konsonan, kali ni kita tengok pula huruf vokal. Huruf vokal ni memang kena ada 'O' di atas atau di sebelah kiri.

Belajar Mengenal Huruf Hangul (Interactive Flash)

Belajar Bahasa Korea Dalam Bahasa Melayu

The title means - 'Learn Korean language in Malay'.

Introduction

Since I have a chance to learn korean language in formal way - I took Korean language course in my university - I would like to share it with other fellow friends who wants to learn the language too.

Every language courses in my university are divided into three (3) level. I already passed the level one (1) and next semester I will continue with level two (2). My Korean language teacher is Korean people. She had stayed in this country for almost three years I guess. Very nice and very friendly.

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Even though I learned the language in English, my English is not good enough to explain in details about grammar and language terms. So, I write the tutorial in Malay but I'll use English as well as much as I can. Hope you don't mind and I'll try my best to answer your question (if any). Hehehe

Oh,before I forget, because I still in beginner level, I have to learn the honorific sentence first. So, you might find it different from Korean drama or informal daily life conversation. The informal sentence structure will only be taught in level three in the course.

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Before we begin, I want to show you how to adjust the computer keyboard setting so you can type in Korean alphabet.

Update: For anyone who use Win7, it'll be a little tricky to change the setting. This tutorial is using Windows Vista actually. I'm really sorry about that.

Window Vista Screenshots

1. Click the Windows logo button and search 'language' in the search box.

2. Choose 'Change keyboard or other input methods'.

 3. Now, you are at 'Keyboard and Language' tab. Choose 'Change keyboards...'

4. Choose 'Add' and find Korean in the list displayed. Click OK. Then 'Apply'.

FINISH!

If you want to change your keyboard language while writing, the shortcut is press Shift + left Alt.
To change from roman alphabet to korean alphabet, press right Alt.

Normally, Korean language is already installed in your windows. If you can view korean alphabet in your browser or computer, so that's fine. If not, I suggest you try to find Korean Language Pack from your OS site.

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In the first lesson we will cover Korean alphabet or known as 한글 (hangeul). Korean language in Korean is 한국어 (hangukgeo).

Basically, korean alphabet or 한글 has 19 consonants and 22 vowels. That's enough for intro I guess. Hehehe. See you next time.

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