Who's Learning Korean?

I've been studying it for 3 years in a language school but I cannot say I'm fluent or anything... I can watch dramas without subs because the grammar structure in conversational speech is a lot easier than the actual informal/formal speech like in variety shows. But it's always better watching them with Eng sub or Korean subs. I recommend the Korean subs, it's really helpful! there is that option in viki, I think. But you have to bare in mind that the real informal speech it's not that easy to understand (like what the youngsters do with those acronyms and shortening words -.-). My next goal is to read really long books but I don't think I'm ready yet. I have a thing with languages and I'm learning three at a time, so my path is like really slow. If anyone is considering learning more than one language at a time I would say "don't do it, you'll get crazier!" because I'm experiencing that. Thinking in one language, speaking in another, switching languages when writing...oh god, I just hope someday I would master all of them!

To me it's easier if I start with the alphabet first.

I was trying to learn by myself a while back, but it is way too hard to learn by yourself without anyone to converse with in Korean - no way to grow and you forget the stuff you learn....so I gave up, and am just learning words and phrases from dramas right now until I can afford to go to Korea and learn at a school there....

I'm trying my best~ But I think it's really hard without proper classes. Of course, there's classes online, but they don't really teach phrases that much. I learned the alphabet and I can read it. I can speak some, but most of what I know is from dramas and kpop, haha^^ I thought Korean would be easy, since I learned the alphabet in like 20 minutes. But the thing is, I didn't realize that I'm not really able to learn phrases and sentences. I don't learn grammar at all. I don't know how to set up a sentece correctly and such. I don't know how I would be able to learn Korean grammar without taking classes. So at the moment, all I learn is from Korean dramas. And most of it isn't useful, it's just "is that so" or "don't go", "do you understand" and stuff like that. Not at all stuff I could use to have a conversation. I'm also way too busy with school to try to teach myself a language. But I'm trying to do my best~^^

I am thanks to my school =) i'm also going to Yonsei University this fall semester kyaaaaaaaaaaaa *excited but scared*

^ The Cyber University of Korea is offering a free online course. I've taken a look and it seemed fine, although I don't really have time for really getting into it right now...

(The registration has had some problems - i.e. it may not send confirmation mail. If so, just keep resending and ... maybe one day it'll work? Or just see the videos on youtube.)

As I am a language geek, in the beginning I was trying to learn as much as I could at home, with talktomeinkorean, livemocha, learn-korean and some books that my parents had bought me, but it wasn't easy at all, so I decided to start a Korean language course at King Sejong Institute. I'm so glad I did! Not only I have language classes with native speaker (in Korean only!) twice a week, but also some classes of Korean culture, evenings with Korean movies as well as practical workshops, for example with Korean cooking. If you have any opportunity to study Korean at King Sejong Institute - do not hesitate guys, it's really worth it :-)!

If you already know some Korean, you can also use livemocha.com to practice your speaking and writing. Although the language course they're offering there is not so good (it's too difficult for beginners imo), if you have any knowledge already, you may find their exercises useful, and native speakers will check them for you, rewrite or give you some advices. The best part - it's FREE :-).