korean comprehensible input update 6/30
i hit 600 hours of korean media immersion!! that’s mostly from scratch, as i tried a few apps before moving to 100% comprehensible input a couple of years ago.
immersion: so, literally no korean dramas or korean novels. :( :(
plans for the future: feeling like podcasts will take a full additional 600 hours but!! i will persevere!!!!! ୧(๑•̀ᗝ•́)૭
timeline notes: current projections have me at 3k at the end of 2028!! could i speed that up??? idk yes of course but i'm also doing a couple of other languages that're more directly like, actionable.
how much do you actually understand?
i’m at bits-and-pieces to gist-level understanding for everything. here's the top ten media resources i used for the last 300 hours.
do you ever get korean mixed up with spanish?
never, not even a little bit.
is it slower than learning one language at a time?
absolutely! superbeginner and beginner content is incredibly exhausting. even adding all my korean hours to spanish would still be a lower sum than if i’d only focused on spanish from the beginning, simply because at higher difficulties i have more stamina for longer hours. it’s generally exponential.
that said, i plan to always have a language going at pre-podcast level. i’d rather do a few minutes a day than push through the first levels with brute force. demotivation isn’t really a concern – i actually meant to only dabble in korean, but realized even if i 'dropped' the language, i'd just pick it up a few months later. the language is motivating in and of itself.
where can i find comprehensible input (in addition to the CI wiki & reddit)?
for the equivalent of level one for the dreaming spanish method, search beginner comprehensible input and, if anything’s available, power through it. also search for tv shows made for learners like muzzy. if nothing’s available for your target language, i would try the refold method or the easiest media you could find re the below.
for level two, the above + the easiest tv shows for preschoolers. there’re lots of recommendation threads from parents & tons of toddler shows on youtube. additionally, search youtube in your tl for room tours, diy videos, real estate tours. you’ll have to dig for the easiest, but i’ve found some videos that’re more comprehensible some ‘beginner’ made-for-learners stuff.
for level three, leveling up on the above + vlogs for learners, video game playthroughs for beginners, and maybe even a podcast.
also note that learner content isn’t standardized. there’s a ton of stuff labeled as beginner that i would put at intermediate or even advanced.
