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Week 1-4: Enhancing Writing Skills and Mastering Intermediate Grammar for TOPIK

 Week 1-4: Enhancing Writing Skills and Mastering Intermediate Grammar for TOPIK Welcome to Week 1-4 of your TOPIK preparation ! By now, you’ve mastered basic grammar and vocabulary and started to improve your listening and reading skills. This week, our focus will be on writing skills and expanding your knowledge of intermediate grammar to build more complex sentences and write well-structured essays. We’ll also start preparing for the TOPIK II exam, which involves more advanced writing and grammar skills. By the end of Week 1-4, you should be able to write clear, well-organized essays and incorporate intermediate grammar structures into your sentences. Let's dive into the essentials! 1. Writing Practice: Organizing Your Thoughts Goal : Improve your ability to write coherent essays with clear structure. Master the organization of your thoughts to form well-organized paragraphs. Why Writing Skills Matter for TOPIK : In the TOPIK I exam, the writing section...

Week 1-3: Mastering Writing and Expanding Grammar for TOPIK

 Week 1-3: Mastering Writing and Expanding Grammar for TOPIK Welcome to Week 1-3 of your TOPIK preparation journey ! By now, you’ve already built a solid foundation in Korean grammar , vocabulary , listening , and reading . In this week, we’re going to focus on mastering writing skills and expanding your grammar to make your sentences more complex and accurate . Writing is a crucial part of the TOPIK I and II exams, and it’s essential that you’re able to express your ideas clearly and coherently . In addition, this week will focus on some of the most important grammar points that you need to know to succeed in the writing section of the exam. 1. Focus on Writing for TOPIK Goal : Develop your ability to write short essays and responses in Korean, especially for the TOPIK I exam. Learn how to organize your thoughts and ideas in written Korean. Why Writing is Important for TOPIK : The writing section of TOPIK I involves writing short essays or responses to ...

Week 1-1: Mastering Basic Korean Grammar and Vocabulary for TOPIK

Week 1-1: Mastering Basic Korean Grammar and Vocabulary for TOPIK  **Welcome to Week 1-1 of your TOPIK preparation journey ! In this first week, we will focus on establishing a solid foundation in basic grammar and core vocabulary . A strong foundation in grammar and vocabulary is essential for progressing to more advanced topics in Korean and excelling in the TOPIK exam . By the end of this week, you’ll be able to form basic sentences , understand common Korean particles , and build your vocabulary to begin recognizing words in reading and listening sections. Let's dive into the essentials of Korean grammar and vocabulary that will help you achieve success in the TOPIK I exam . 1. Korean Grammar Essentials: Understanding Sentence Structure Basic Sentence Structure: Subject + Object + Verb The foundation of any language is understanding the basic sentence structure. In Korean, the most common sentence structure is: [Subject] + [Object] + [Verb] This is quite different ...

✅Beginner 22: Weather and Seasons in Korean – It’s Hot, It’s Snowing!

πŸ“˜ Beginner 22: Weather and Seasons in Korean – It’s Hot, It’s Snowing! Welcome to Day 22! ☀️❄️🌧️ Today’s lesson is all about weather and seasons . You’ll learn how to say “It’s hot,” “It’s raining,” and describe the four seasons in Korean naturally and politely. Whether you’re chatting with a friend or watching the weather forecast, these phrases will be very useful! πŸ“Œ Weather Expressions in Korean English Korean Romanization It’s hot λ”μ›Œμš” deo-wo-yo It’s cold μΆ”μ›Œμš” chu-wo-yo It’s sunny λ§‘μ•„μš” mal-ga-yo It’s cloudy νλ €μš” heu-ryeo-yo It’s raining λΉ„κ°€ μ™€μš” bi-ga wa-yo It’s snowing 눈이 μ™€μš” nun-i wa-yo The wind is blowing λ°”λžŒμ΄ λΆˆμ–΄μš” ba-ram-i bul-eo-yo --- πŸ“˜ Seasons in Korean λ΄„ – spring (bom) 여름 – summer (yeo-reum) 가을 – autumn / fall (ga-eul) 겨울 – winter (gyeo-ul) Example: μ§€κΈˆμ€ μ—¬λ¦„μ΄μ—μš”. – It’s summer now. κ°€μ„μ—λŠ” 날씨가 μ’‹μ•„μš”. – The weather is nice in autumn. --- πŸ“˜ Weather Sentence Patterns ...

✅Beginner 15: Describing Your Surroundings – My Room, My City

πŸ“˜ Beginner 15: Describing Your Surroundings – My Room, My City Welcome to Day 15! πŸ™️ In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to describe your room, house, neighborhood, and city in Korean. You’ll use adjectives and location expressions to tell others what your space looks like and how you feel about it! This is a fun and practical lesson that will help you talk about your personal environment with native speakers. πŸ“Œ Key Vocabulary for Rooms and Places English Korean Romanization room λ°© bang house μ§‘ jip living room κ±°μ‹€ geo-sil kitchen λΆ€μ—Œ bu-eok bathroom ν™”μž₯μ‹€ hwa-jang-sil neighborhood 동넀 dong-ne city λ„μ‹œ do-si desk 책상 chaek-sang bed μΉ¨λŒ€ chim-dae --- πŸ“˜ Descriptive Adjectives to Use μž‘λ‹€ → μž‘μ•„μš” (jak-a-yo) – small 크닀 → μ»€μš” (keo-yo) – big μ‘°μš©ν•˜λ‹€ → μ‘°μš©ν•΄μš” (jo-yong-hae-yo) – quiet μ‹œλ„λŸ½λ‹€ → μ‹œλ„λŸ¬μ›Œμš” (si-kkeu-reo-wo-yo) – noisy κΉ¨λ—ν•˜λ‹€ → κΉ¨λ—ν•΄μš” (kkae-kkeut-hae-yo) – clean λ”λŸ½λ‹€ → λ”λŸ¬μ›Œμš” (deo-reo-w...