You can't really say one single method is better than all the other learning & practice methods, but if we were to pick just one way to continue improving your Korean, we would pick "writing in your journal in Korean every day."

Only diaries?
Of course this can be done not only in a journal but also on social media or in video format (e.g. on YouTube). The basic idea is that as long as you keep doing this regularly (ideally every day), you will quickly and naturally find words and grammar points that you do not know yet, and since journal entries are about your day-to-day life, you will become more curious to know these things than when you study with sample phrases in a book.

How do you start?
Just start by simply writing down whatever you can think of in Korean. Single-word entries are fine too. Gradually you will feel the want and need to form longer and more complete sentences as you spend more time thinking about things you want to say in Korean. It's quite simple.

What if I don't know a certain word or a grammar point?
You can easily look up words in online dictionaries (we recommend http://endic.naver.com ) and also look up grammar points and sentence patterns in our curriculum page ( http://talktomeinkorean.com/curriculum ).

Give it a try and you will love finding what you don't know and also the experience of being able to write things you couldn't before!

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Korean Phrasebook For Travelers: https://goo.gl/5HX3ka

How do you celebrate New Year’s Day in your country? Let’s find out how things are different in Korea and the UK. 한국과 영국에서는 새해를 각각 어떻게 기념할까요? 고탱과 에밀과 함께 이야기 나눠 봤습니다.

Our newest textbook is for travelers who are planning a trip to Korea but don't have a lot of time to study Korean. 

In today's Story Time episode, teacher Hyunwoo(현우) tells you a funny interaction that he had with his 2.5-year-old son. The video is subtitled in both Korean and English for your learning!

How do you normally celebrate Christmas? We tried comparing the Christmas culture in Korea and USA. 한국과 미국의 크리스마스 문화에는 어떤 차이가 있을까요?

Learn with 5 keywords that were commonly used in the news headlines in Korea over the past couple of weeks! 한국의 뉴스 헤드라인에 지난 1-2주 동안 자주 등장했던 핫이슈 키워드들로 공부해 보세요.

Watch more videos in this series on our website:
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/category/lessons/buzzwords/

In this video, Hyunwoo and Jaemin discuss the expressions [ㅇㅇ]앓이 and 기승전[ㅇㅇ]. 앓이 is literally translated to “being sick” or “being sore” and it is usually used to describe your feelings for someone that you really like, usually a celebrity. 기승전[ㅇㅇ] originates from the original expression 기승전결, which menas “introduction, development, turn, and conclusion,” used to talk about the development of a story. So if someone keeps talking about something no matter what the topic of the conversation was, you can say 기승전 and add whatever the topic is after it.