I'm tired
Did you think I was frozen?
Probably not, you're used to this by now.
Hello my friends, it's Nina. Welcome back, long time no see
I am too tired to wear makeup today. I'm also going to be honest
I don't remember the last time I wore makeup. I think it's been a week
I have been letting my skin heal, and honestly, it's been great
I was also watching a bunch of my older videos
and I was watching my not really studying with Nina series
boy that was a great time.
So I decided I'm going to bring that back today
It has been almost a month of physical distancing
of being in self quarantine
and I think I desperately need to start studying
in this episode of not really studying with Nina
We're going to study Korean
and we're going to try to be fluent in one day
I'm kidding, that's not humanly possible
but it's been a very long time since I have studied Korean properly
I am going to try to learn a lot today
hopefully
I also don't know what my energy is capable of doing today
I have a nice coffee here
This is actually an iced americano. I like having my espresso watered down.
I also have some snacks as always
I have some nuts and then I also have an apple.
This is the last fruit in this house. This is the final fruit
I am scared to go grocery shopping
Anywho, I have no idea when I'm going to study
but let's just roll with it
I have done a couple videos on how I study Korean
so this might be familiar to you guys
My methods haven't changed all that much
I think today I'm going to translate some lyrics maybe or actually yes
I should translate some lyrics maybe
and then as I've mentioned before I use howtostudykorean.com
that is the main website that I use
not sponsored I just use it
I actually don't know where to start
I am going to go into unit 4
so on howtostudykroean.com there's literally hundreds of lessons
And as you guys may know I tend to hop around these lessons
instead of going in a chronological order
Not really the best method
but I'm just curious and I want to learn what I want to learn
as I am korean I have some familiarity with the language
and so I have the tendency to want to learn what I want to learn
but that's why I'm all over the place and that's why I'm still struggling.
So in unit 3...
ooh yes, wait. wait yes
Yes, wait, oh this might be it.
Oh, yes
wait is this what I heard before?
cuz when I listened to songs, of course
there will be words that pop up that I've never heard of
but it'll be my brain.
oh i found it
Do I want to learn this?
Yes, I want to finally get this over with
lesson 67: like: 처럼, as if: 는 듯이, 듯이
So this lesson is on like or as if
I'm already familiar with 처럼
obviously cuz that's literally the easiest
one of the most common things that you can learn
but then there's also 는 듯이
I have been hearing it often lately
an example is from ateez answer
in the lyrics, and literally the chorus it says
so I hear 듯이 a lot and I finally want to understand why they use it
in what situation do I need to use it?
Of course people use this in everyday language as well.
Ooh it's in euphoria?
I'm trying to see if it's in other lyrics I'm familiar with
the power of the internet honestly
So something that I mentioned before in the past
is I like to write down lyrics and then translate it into my language, which is English
This is a good exercise for me to get my handwriting down
and also literally learn more things
It's a good easy exercise
especially if you listen to a lot of Korean-sung music
I don't know why I drink espresso when my body shakes easily
Okay, I feel like this lesson should be short
also know that when you're taking notes
you don't have to copy everything down word for word. Just try to shorten it
So that's not overwhelming
so that when you actually study, things make sense, but it's also to the point
I have a giant notebook this time
I used to have one of those really thin and small notebooks,
but I have this hundred something page notebook
Honestly a great change
there is a lot that I want to learn.
So we're gonna go for it
I haven't done this in so long
there's a lot of vocabulary
Usually I like to copy the vocabulary
but I don't know if I have time for that right now
Waterfall
Oh that reminds me
there is a tip that I have mentioned in the past
where I write down words that I hear onto a post-it
or maybe your Notes app on your phone
But I of course like to write things down with my hands
If I hear a word that captures my attention, I will read it down.
This is kind of like a word bank
I write down the word in korean and then I translate it
and then once the post-it is full
I will rip it off and then stick it somewhere where I can see it. That's just another tip that I have
Let's see. So I already know what 처럼 means.
I don't know if I need to write that down
I can at least write down like the differences because
That's good for my brain to know
because sometimes there are grammar structures that when you use it in a wrong situation
It won't make sense or it'll be awkward
So I do want to make sure that I use these grammar structures in appropriate times
like sometimes a certain grammar structure when you translate it, it might make sense
But in a situation it's probably not to be commonly used form
Never heard that word before
We are starting a word Bank.
My Korean viewers are probably looking at me like, I know that word
must be nice
행동, literally means to act
like acting a certain way, okay
I definitely need that word actually
literally the only word for act that I know is
I forgot
i can't believe I forgot it. Hold on.
So that's the word that I thought I knew
Okay
So 해동하다 is another word for to act
but 연기 is more like acting like a performance kind of acting
I'll write both down because I can't believe I forgot that word
ah 연기 is a noun
acting and performance
I am learning so much right now
by the time I come out of this quarantine. I'm going to be fluent
I couldn't even finish that sentence
is anyone else learning a language or doing something new at this time?
Good
and if you said no, then you should probably get on that
learning is good for you
So I'm going to write some full examples
Wow, my brain is so full right now
head empty? no, head full
and then i'm going to write the translation
Is there anything else I really need to know
I'm going to look back at the lyrics that I found this word in
I become happy as if I can't breathe.
I'm assuming
yes, I got that right
I'm sorry
I've literally listened to the song since it came out
but I never had the proper time to learn all the lyrics
I only ever learn the chorus
but the more you know
Yes
I definitely want to translate all of euphoria
I feel like there are a lot of words that I would like to know
even though the chorus is literally all in English
But because that's going to take a lot of time
I'm going to do that later
for now I'm going to write the title
just so I can get back to that
So euphoria by BTS
and then I also do want to translate ateez answer
cuz that's where I got the grammar structure from
of course you hear it everywhere, but that's where I remember it from
cuz it's literally in the chorus
i want a nut
I want A nut
Cashews are delicious
nuts are a great source of energy
unless you have an allergy, then please do not eat nuts
So I think that's pretty much the end of that lesson
maybe I might be able to move on to another
what is another thing I'm curious about
There's just a lot of vocabulary that I don't know
I recognize a lot of grammar just because I study a lot of grammar
But there's just a lot of words in between that I don't know
learning vocabulary for language is also very important
I'm looking at the lyrics for zero o'clock by BTS.
That's a song I've been loving
that song is getting me through hard times
Did not know that
like a music beat
interesting.
I definitely want to translate zero o'clock when I can
There's a lot of lyrics that I want to translate
I actually recognize a lot of these lessons that's good
unit 2 is pretty solid.
That's nice
It makes me feel happy that I actually know something.
I'm trying to find something that I am not familiar with
I'm going to go to unit 4
I think my problem is I don't know enough vocabulary
I'm looking at the grammar
I know and recognize a lot of these
I'm trying to find one that I don't know that well
I'm gonna eat an apple, I need something sweet
Yeah. Yeah. Ooh, this is interesting.
that is also a structure that I hear a lot
but I need to know better
i always get 자마자 confused with 다가
I had to change the battery.
i feel like that means after
why do I know that?
Where did that come from?
다가 grammar, where you at
Lesson 88 many meanings of 다가
Ok for one action to halt and for another action to begin.
Oh, what a delicious apple
Yeah, ok
the end results of completing that action is often stated in the upcoming clause
whow this apple is really good
and you gonna be happy
I'm trying
so adding 다가 It means to do something after something.
I'm gonna write the lesson
I'm literally just summarizing these things
I don't think I need to write a whole page of notes for these things
to do something after something or
while or to add to
I told you guys this is an intense study Korean with me
I'm trying to fit in as much as possible
lesson 84 as soon as
very simple very straightforward. Thank you
what can i say?
I need to pee
so as soon as I'm done filming I need to go to the bathroom
I think when you're learning a language
It's important to speak out loud
when you're reading examples
when you're just learning something just speak out loud
Let your mouth practice speaking in another language
It's all about muscle memory, being comfortable
actually practicing
ah talking about vocabulary,
another thing
I don't know if I've mentioned this in the video before but
Another thing that I used to use a lot was a flashcard app.
I have Quizlet for example
I write down really long lists of any vocabulary
and then with the function of a flashcard app
they work like flashcards
i think it's pretty efficient than having hundreds of flashcards
but also physical flashcards are helpful as well
but just having that much vocabulary, I think having an app is just easier
I think this might be my final lesson that i'll look at
there has been a grammar structure that I wanted to learn
I'm going to finally look at this just because I hear it often
if I can understand this grammar structure
It will be helpful
I went to bed early last night in order to get up early in the morning
in order to get up early in order to
Get up early in the morning
That's when I hear a lot
basically 도록 means in order to
and we see that a lot in sentences
So it's important that I learned this
this meaning of 도록 is very commonly seen in signs around Korea, cool
I'm going to just write some examples.
I think this is pretty straightforward though.
So there are multiple translations
translation one, so that, in order to
translation two, I will I will be sure to
Oh, I say that a lot.
Be sure to is translation 3
Ok, so it has multiple meanings. Oh, I'm going to need a lot more space
I'm going to write down all the transl-
I need to go to the other side of the page for this one
There's a lot of translations
That's actually very helpful.
I'm going to turn the page. There are a lot of translations
I'm going to write them all down and put one example or two for each transition
So 도록 and 게 can be used interchangeably.
So instead of 할 수 있도록 you can say 할 수 있게
which is what I'm familiar with
but in formal writing and science you'll see 도록
So I guess it's just good to be familiar.
Ah that makes sense
y'all this caffeine is making me power through
I've never learned as much in one sitting
i will do it by tomorrow
x together
I see
Unfortunately, oh
oh, yes, I never even questioned what unfortunately is in Korean
Oh, wait, I do know a different word.
No, that's not really, it's not really the same meaning.
Oh, ok, so 아쉽게 is like unfortunately regretfully
There's another word? hooting
there's another word?
I hate synonyms
There are so many
So many words were unfortunately
that is so unfortunate
I'm going to write them all down
how do you actually pronounce that
this study session is so intense bro
Y'all look at this word bank.
I'm so proud of myself
So back to the lesson
translation 3 be sure to
so as I said
Yes, good job, Nina. Whoo
Be sure to make the cookies
into a triangle shape
Triangle shape?
triangle is 삼각형 right?
am I wrong?
no I'm not
no, no
don't tell me I'm wrong
boy it's a rectangle
I was right
사 means four
Why are they telling me to make it a triangle?
I detected a typo
so the sentence said 사각형, but then the translation said triangle
Look at my brain working
look at my feet down
~down~
Be sure to make the cookies into rectangles
I guess it's not really technically a square
it could be just a quadrilateral
the more you know
so 사각형 is a quadrilateral
and then 삼각형 is a triangle
because I remember in Korea
we had a lot of samgakkimbap.
I can technically make it at home
but it just hit different when it was at a Korean convenience store
translation four, to make, to force
Wow 도록 has a lot of meanings
this was definitely an important lesson to cover
it is possible to use 도록 to refer to a command that was given
Oh, no, I forgot to make a thumbnail
I need to make a thumbnail before the sun goes down
Okay, I did my thumbnail
We're almost there you guys
never heard that word before
Go to school
i heard 다나다
I didn't hear 진학하다
That's another word that I need to look up.
Next
translation five to the point out to the extent of
can be used to indicate
that one does an action to a certain extent
this style of sentence is often used as a metaphor
to indicate that one does something to some metaphoric extreme
what
i will love to the point that i will die
okay
I mean it is good to love though
but don't die please
i want what they have
And I think that is it for this lesson.
We completed a front and back of one page. Yes
I looked through one two three four lessons
I am going to place this sticky note into these notes
here we have our notes, isn't she pretty?
very to the point
Perfect. Look at us, we really did that
I unfortunately did not get to do any lyrics
but that's just something that I like to do for fun
But that is going to be it for the study session.
This was definitely a real studying with Nina
My brain is full. She is well fed.
i had a good time doing this
I missed studying
It's definitely a good way to pass time while making yourself a more knowledgeable person
I hope you had a good time studying with me.
I hope maybe i was a good study buddy
I hope you guys are hanging in there and staying safe, staying healthy
Thank you for watching and for being here as always
and I will see you in my next video! Let's bring it in
Goodbye, my friends :)