The official language of South Korean is celebrated today—although it’s already tomorrow in Asia, so my post is belated then. Hangul, or Hangeul (my preference), refers to the alphabet, which conceptualization is scientific compared to, say, Chinese or Japanese.
My wife and I both study the Korean language, although she is far more advanced than me. We both have tried different learning systems, such as Billy Go or Talk to Me in Korean, among others. Some months ago, I accidentally came upon the How to Study Korean website and found the educational program to be approachable, methodical, and sensible. Annie adopted it, too—surprising me.
How to Study Korean is multifaceted. The core content on the web is free, or you can pay for additional materials, such as audio files, PDFs, textbooks (Kindle or paper), vocabulary lists, and workbooks, among others. There is now a mobile app, which is superbly conceived and executed. On YouTube—all free—are available additional resources for “reading”, “sentence”, and “vocabulary” practice along with other videos for listening to Korean “dictation”.
So we come to the Featured Image, which I captured on Feb. 12, 2023, using Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Vitals: f/2.2, ISO 50, 1/640 sec, 13mm (film equivalent); 10:51 a.m. PST. I had walked to the pet store for cat grass. Along the way, I practiced with vocabulary cards made by me.
What is that Korean word? In English you would say cat.