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Feb 23, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Very interesting. I knew one part of this lesson, but the part about the way different vocal organs are used in the pronunciation of letters help me understand somewhat of my previous try in learning Korean.

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Feb 23, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

I loved this history lesson. It's very fascinating and I can't wait to watch the movie. In America we speak mainly with our tongues. this is fascinating that it involves a lot of the muscles of the mouth and the throat. I have to be very aware of the shape of my mouth when I speak in Korean to make sure I'm getting the correct sound for the word. I'm sure it looks very funny for now till my face gets used to working correctly. Thank you again for the information.

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Feb 23, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

That is fascinating and one of the many reasons I am so excited about learning to speak Korean!

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I find it fascinating how the Korean nobility had no clue how hard the peasants’ lives were. When I watched the video, how the educated couldn’t realize why the peasants weren’t reading. It’s also fascinating how the letters are shaped like the tongue in the mouth. I had never heard that before. Thank you for sharing.

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The history lessons make the language come alive. Thank you for adding them.

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Feb 25, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Question: So the Korean language was always there, but there wasn't a way to write it?

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Feb 24, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Talking about history is very interesting and very educational. There is a lot of history from other parts of the world that we don't know yet. I had thought in my mind (and it's been a very long time) about the history of the first letters of each country (especially from my country) the shape of the letters, words and their pronunciation and how those letters can be agreed upon, understood and spread throughout the country. Thank you for providing interesting knowledge about it (especially 한글). I will wait for another knowledge from you 션아.

너 알아? 사랑해 친구야😘..oh of course you know.. i said it many times🤭

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Feb 24, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

wow-- this is all very fascinating. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! I'm looking forward to diving into your e-book I purchased last week and also hoping to join in your next upcoming 101 course.

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Feb 24, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Very interesting video I'm glad that you shared this, we learn so much from history! I was always fascinated with calligraphy writing and seeing how other languages we're written.

Once I heard the pronunciation i got even more excited to learn it.

Exited to learn More 🙂

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Feb 23, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

우리 선생님 thank you for this mail.

I had looked up 한국 and read the story of the birth of the Korean alphabet. I also know the story of how the vowels were born and the meaning of their signs, but I won't write it because I don't know if it will be part of your next mail. I don't want to spoil anything.

But my dear 선생님 I wonder if, in creating this new alphabet, King Sejong and his students have taken into account or manteined some grammatical or syntactic elements of the Chinese language and if the Japanese domination has then influenced the Korean language in the last century. So are there any Chinese or Japanese traces in modern Korean? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and passions with us.

I hope to attend your next course ... I look forward to it as well as your next mail.

Here it is late evening and for this I wish you a serene night.

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You are a great teacher... you explain like a real professional...

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I thank you for giving us this little inside knowledge for certain words. I am trying to learn, slowly, but surely. And every thing you give us has been very insightful and helpful.

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사랑스러운 선동 감사합니다🙇🏻‍♀️

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Hi Sean, I just got back home to Connecticut after 16 days in South Korea. I practiced sounding out words while on in this trip which I was able to go because of your Crash Course in Hangul. My guides and Korean people I met appreciated me trying to practice and were patient and helpful. It was so great to at least know the alphabet. I plan to back to South Korea soon and so I’m deciding my next steps in my study of Hangul and learning grammar and vocabulary. I fell in love with everything in South Korea.

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Love the history of the Korean alphabet. I’m leaning Korean and can already sound and write.

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Glad you enjoyed your vacation... sorry you got sick. I went to the Solomon Islands (Chesapeake Bay/Maryland) and the food was to die for, so much so I was hospitalized when I got home! So much for an over-abundance of seafood and venison. Happy your back now all safe and sound! 화이팅!

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