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I have prepared a personal guide on how to self study Korean! So, if you are interested in learning Korean, and have no idea where to start, give this a read and hopefully it should give you some encouragement!

I should hopefully keep this guide updated. Updated on: 160521

Warning: LONG POST

받침 pronunciation rules

Korean sentence structure (SOV)

particles

multiple particles

은/는 vs. 이/가

~(으)로 – with/by means of

~(이)나 – good enough

more examples of 은/는, 이/가, and 을/를

저는 vs. 제가

~의 – possessive

present tense forms

future tense forms

imperative form

past tense forms

past tense of 이다

이다 vs. 있다

안 vs. ~지 않다 – negatives

irregulars

age

존댓말 vs. 반말

(스)ㅂ니다 – high formal conjugation

~(으)세요 – polite requests/questions

좋다 vs. 좋아하다

~다 vs. ~아/어하다

보다 (더) – more than

~에 비해(서) – compared to

emphasis (very, a lot, a bit, etc.)

일단/만약/처음 – once/first

any / every / some / none

처음/다음/지난/마지막 – first, next, last

~(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다 – can do, can’t do

~야 되다/~면 되다 – have to/should do, allowed to, shouldn’t do

~는다면 – if

위해(서) – in order to

~(으)려고/~(으)러 – in order to

워해(서) vs. (으)러

~지 말다 – to not do

말고/아니고 – instead of

~을 때 – when

~지(요) – right, you know

제일/가장 – best/most

~(으)ㅁ – adj/verbs into nouns

~는 것 – verbs into nouns

~기 – verbs into nouns

~잖다 – you know

~지만/~는데 – however

~ㄴ/은/는데 – giving context

~고 vs. ~서 – and (then)

좋겠다 – it’d be nice if

빨리 vs. 빠르게 – adverbs

알다/모르다 – to know (how to)

~ㄴ지 – since

~에 대해(서) – about

때문에 – because of

~(으)니까 – because

~거든요 – because

때문에 vs. (으)니까

덕분에 – thanks to

~서 – because, so

같은 vs. 처럼

것 같다 – seems like/I think

~(으)ㄴ가 보다 – seems like

~아/어보다 – to try to do

~(으)ㄴ 적이 있다 – have done/experienced

가져가다 vs. 가져오다 – take with/bring with

편이다 – rather/sort of

만큼 – as much as

~적 vs. ~적이다

얼마 vs. 얼마나 – how much

~아/어 드리다 – to do for

~에 따라서 – according to

~네요 – new info; mild surprise

~네 vs. ~군요

~나 – older men asking questions

~던 vs. ~는

~니 & ~냐 – asking questions

~(으)ㄹ수록 – the more __, the more

conjugating and using colors

~다고요 – referring to something someone said

~라고/~다고 – quoting

~대요 – conveying what you’ve heard

~자니(까)/~(으)려고 하니(까) – intended to, but

~아/어 버리다 – been done

~(으)ㄴ/는 데다가 – as well as

특징이 있다 – to have the characteristic of

Dear single lady,

Enjoy your life of being single. 

Don’t waste your time waiting for someone. Don’t settle for your crush and don’t think that he is your “the one”. Don’t date someone because you are desperate to have someone in life. Don’t waste your time and emotions with someone who is not serious with you, who tells you to “just go with the flow”.  

Don’t settle while dating. You are dating because you want to get to know each other. Don’t conclude that you really love him while not knowing him better. Think twice. Maybe you do not really love him. Maybe you are just in love with the fantasy.

Hey, do not waste your single life. Do good to yourself. Do good to others. Invest in yourself. Invest in people. Invest in your future.

Worship God while you are single. Focus on elevating your faith while your “the one” is not yet coming. If having “the one” is really for you, God will give that to you in the right time, right place, right reason. Pray. Always pray. Be in love with God, with His goodness.

Prepare yourself to be “the one”. Prepare yourself to be someone who is looking for by someone. Be confident. Be empowered. Be happy with your life.

Being single is a way of God to help you realize that He is the only One who can absolutely satisfy your heart. No, He is not greedy. He just wants you to save from falling in worldly desire. He just wants you to have the right mind and heart especially when you are already with your “the one”. No, he is not late. He is not early. He is just helping you to be prepared for His special gift for you.

The only English word that I can think of that has a similar pronunciation, is “GRILL”. The double L at the end sounds very close to ㄹ but it is difficult to pinpoint since it is very close to both an “R” and “L”, so it can sound much like “RILL”.

Usually, when ㄹ is placed at the front of a syllable, it has a stronger “R” sound. When placed at the end of a syllable, is it closer to a “L”.

However, key things to remember: 

When two ㄹ are beside each other, it will always be a double “L” pronunciation. 

몰라 is pronounced moLLa

When ㄴ is followed by ㄹ or vice versa, ㄴ is pronounced as “ㄹ”. 

ㄴ+ㄹ / ㄹ+ㄴ = ㄹㄹ

곤란 is pronounced “골란” (KoLLan)

신랑 → “실랑" 

문래 → “물래" 

신라 → “실라”

설날 → “설랄”

실내 → “실래”

신랑 → “실랑”

한라산 → “할라산”

인류 → “일류”

This rule also applies even if ㄹ or ㄴ appear in another word, for example “일 년”(one year) gets pronounced as “일련.” (Mostly just for the ease of pronunciation, very common when talking fast since words usually blend together).

Exceptions to this rule include: Foreign names written in Hangul, any Konglish words, and often at times the word “선릉역” (subway station).

There are actually a few more pronunciation rules with ㄹ, but I will discuss that later! For now, those are the two main ones to remember! 

He thinks of you with joy.