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My Mom also starts studying Korean

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Like me, my Mom is very interested in Korean and she starts learning Korean in a private school, which is for people aged 18 and over. University students can't take any course[s?] because they have opportunities to learn in their schools. In Japanese, this kind [genre?] of people are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word. Do you have any idea?

She took an English course for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow a learner to take the same language course more than two years. I don't know if the school offers some kinds of English courses, but she said she had no choice other than choosing another language course. At first, she hesitated to take a Korean course even though she was very interested in it, because Korean letters looked and still look very difficult to her. In my opinions, this is how Japanese people feel for the Korean language; the letters are the biggest obstacles though Japanese characters are difficult for learners in the beginning.

I strongly recommended she should take the Korean course rather than any other language courses because I know that she likes watching Korean dramas very much and that she was interested in the Korean language as well. Additionally learning Korean makes Japanese people broaden our horizons because we realize the fact that there is a foreign language which is very similar in our own language, that is, Japanese. Also, we notice that we are comfortable with English alphabet more than we thing, because we see it everywhere in Japan. Therefore, my mom will gain confident on her English as she learn Korean. It's kill-two-birds-with-one-stone. I'll help her even I haven't studied it more than six month or so, and in fact, I helped her to write her self-introduction in Korean yesterday :)
Apr 19th 2010 11:15 Frosty

  • Like me, my Mom is very interested in Korean and she starts learning Korean in a private school, which is for people aged 18 and over.
  • Like me, my Mom is very interested in Korean and she has started learning Korean in a private school, which is for people (agedはいらない) 18 and over.

 

  • In Japanese, this kind [genre?] of people are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word.
  • In Japanese, these people are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word. (unfortunately in English there is no word that matches this. The closest would probably be "worker" or "college graduate.")

 

  • She took an English course for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow a learner to take the same language course more than two years.
  • She took an English course for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow a learner to take the same language course for more than two years.

 

  • I don't know if the school offers some kinds of English courses, but she said she had no choice other than choosing another language course.
  • I don't know if the school offers some kinds of English courses, but she said she had no other choice but to choose another language course. (the word choose is more naturally used with the infinitive "to")

 

  • In my opinions, this is how Japanese people feel for the Korean language; the letters are the biggest obstacles though Japanese characters are difficult for learners in the beginning.
  • In my opinions, this is how Japanese people feel about the Korean language; the letters are the biggest obstacles. Though Japanese characters are difficult for learners in the beginning too.

 

  • I strongly recommended she should take the Korean course rather than any other language courses because I know that she likes watching Korean dramas very much and that she was interested in the Korean language as well.
  • I strongly recommended she should take the Korean course rather(other-because there are many choices) than any other language courses because I know (that) she likes watching Korean dramas very much and (that) she is interested in the Korean language as well. ("that" is usually omitted from noun clauses)

 

  • Additionally learning Korean makes Japanese people broaden our horizons because we realize the fact that there is a foreign language which is very similar in our own language, that is, Japanese.
  • Additionally, learning Korean makes Japanese people broaden their horizons. Because we realize the fact that there is a foreign language which is very similar to our own Japanese language., that is, Japanese.

 

  • Also, we notice that we are comfortable with English alphabet more than we thing, because we see it everywhere in Japan.
  • Also, we notice that we are more comfortable with the English alphabet than we think, because we see it everywhere in Japan.

 

  • Therefore, my mom will gain confident on her English as she learn Korean.
  • Therefore, my mom will gain confidence in her English as she learns Korean.(have confidence in something)

 

  • It's kill-two-birds-with-one-stone.
  • She can kill-two-birds-with-one-stone. (good phrase!!)

 

  • I'll help her even I haven't studied it more than six month or so, and in fact, I helped her to write her self-introduction in Korean yesterday :)
  • I'll help her even though I haven't studied it for more than six months or so. In fact, I helped her to write her self-introduction in Korean yesterday :)

 
wow good job! just some very こまかい mistakes ;) keep it up. help your mom with her Korean!! she'll appreciate it.
Apr 19th 2010 11:25 腊月Doris'Q

ur mother is so great!
Apr 19th 2010 11:28 aoiahiru

  • Like me, my Mom is very interested in Korean and she starts learning Korean in a private school, which is for people aged 18 and over.
  • Like me, my Mom is very interested in Korean and she started learning Korean in a private school, which is for people aged 18 and over.

 

  • University students can't take any course[s?] because they have opportunities to learn in their schools.
  • University students can't take any course[s?] because they have the opportunity to learn (study)at their schools.("courses" is correct)

 

  • In Japanese, this kind [genre?] of people are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word.
  • In Japanese, this kindof people are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word.("genre" does not work in this context)

 

  • Do you have any idea?
  • Do you have any idea?This term is very hard to translate directly in English. There is an expression- "out in society"- but this is used when a person is old enough to be married. The expression is now antiquated, so a lot of people do not know what it refers to anymore. For 社会人, I thinkit would beeasiest to say, "people who have graduated from school (college, highschool, etc...) and have entered the work force."

 

  • She took an English course for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow a learner to take the same language course more than two years.
  • She took an English course for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow a learner to take the same language course for more than two years.

 

  • I don't know if the school offers some kinds of English courses, but she said she had no choice other than choosing another language course.
  • I don't know if the school offers some kinds of English courses (I'm not quite sure what you mean), but she said she had no choice other than to choosea differentlanguage course.

 

  • At first, she hesitated to take a Korean course even though she was very interested in it, because Korean letters looked and still look very difficult to her.
  • At first, she hesitated to take a Korean course even though she was very interested in it, because Korean letters looked, and still look, very difficult to her.

 

  • In my opinions, this is how Japanese people feel for the Korean language; the letters are the biggest obstacles though Japanese characters are difficult for learners in the beginning.
  • In my opinions, this is how Japanese people feelabout the Korean language. The letters are the biggest obstacles.However,Japanese characters are also difficult for learners in the beginning. (This makes your change of subject more natural.)

 

  • I strongly recommended she should take the Korean course rather than any other language courses because I know that she likes watching Korean dramas very much and that she was interested in the Korean language as well.
  • I strongly recommended that she take the Korean course rather than any other language courses because I know that she likes watching Korean dramas very much and that she was interested in the Korean language as well.

 

  • Additionally learning Korean makes Japanese people broaden our horizons because we realize the fact that there is a foreign language which is very similar in our own language, that is, Japanese.
  • Additionally learning Korean makes Japanese people broadentheirview because we realize the fact that there is another foreign language, which is very similar toour own. language, that is, Japanese.

 

  • Also, we notice that we are comfortable with English alphabet more than we thing, because we see it everywhere in Japan.
  • Also, we notice that we are more comfortable with the English alphabet more than we think, because we see it everywhere in Japan.

 

  • Therefore, my mom will gain confident on her English as she learn Korean.
  • Therefore, my mom will gain confidence in her English as she learns Korean.

 

  • It's kill-two-birds-with-one-stone.
  • It's two birds with one stone!(you don't have to say the word "kill" in this case. It sounds more natural without it. If you include kill, it's like you're making a verb into a noun, and that makes the sentence sound bulky.)

 

  • I'll help her even I haven't studied it more than six month or so, and in fact, I helped her to write her self-introduction in Korean yesterday :)
  • I'll help her even though I haven't studied it more than six month or so, and in fact, I helped her to write her self-introduction in Korean yesterday :)

 
Very nice of you to help your mother. I hope the two of you enjoy studying languages together!!
Apr 19th 2010 11:55 王っさん

いいね、言語で親孝行ができるなんて羨ましいなぁ〜。内の両親はあまり何も習おうとしない。韓国のドラマには興味津々なのに、すべては中国語に翻訳されたし、わざわざ韓国の言葉を覚えることはないと。

学校に限っての話ですが、社会人むけの学校やコースなどは"continuing education", "professional education/certificate program", "post-baccalaureate program", etc.とよく呼ばれる。社会人に等しい言葉はこっちにはないと思う。"working member of society"とかはあるが、さぞかし報道陣くさい。
Apr 19th 2010 11:56 王っさん

  • My Mom also starts studying Korean
  • My Mom also started studying Korean

 
Apr 19th 2010 13:53 Teo

  • My Mom also starts studying Korean
  • My Mom has also started studying Korean

 

  • Like me, my Mom is very interested in Korean and she starts learning Korean in a private school, which is for people aged 18 and over.
  • Like me, my Mom is very interested in the Korean language and she recently began taking classes at a private school for adults.

 

  • University students can't take any course[s?] because they have opportunities to learn in their schools.
  • The classes are closed to university students since they already have opportunities to learn Korean at school.

 

  • In Japanese, this kind [genre?] of people are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word.
  • In Japan, people who are members of the workforce are called "shakai-jin (社会人)," but I don't know how to explain this Japanese word.

 

  • Do you have any idea?
  • 直訳はないけど、members of the workforce とか working adult とか言われている。

 

  • She took an English course for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow a learner to take the same language course more than two years.
  • My mother took an English course at the same school for two years, and according to her, the school doesn't allow students to take courses in the same language for more than two years.

 

  • I don't know if the school offers some kinds of English courses, but she said she had no choice other than choosing another language course.
  • I don't know if the school offers other kinds of English courses, but she said she had no choice but to choose another language course.

 

  • At first, she hesitated to take a Korean course even though she was very interested in it, because Korean letters looked and still look very difficult to her.
  • At first, she hesitated to take a Korean course even though she was very interested in it.The reason being that Korean letters have always looked very difficult to her.

 

  • In my opinions, this is how Japanese people feel for the Korean language; the letters are the biggest obstacles though Japanese characters are difficult for learners in the beginning.
  • In my opinion, this is how Japanese people generally feel about the Korean language; like Japanese, the writing system is the biggest obstacle for beginners.

 

  • I strongly recommended she should take the Korean course rather than any other language courses because I know that she likes watching Korean dramas very much and that she was interested in the Korean language as well.
  • I strongly recommended she should take the Korean course rather than any other language courses because I know that in addition to having an interest in the language, she likes watching Korean dramas very much. and that she was interested in the Korean language as well.

 

  • Additionally learning Korean makes Japanese people broaden our horizons because we realize the fact that there is a foreign language which is very similar in our own language, that is, Japanese.
  • Additionally, learning Korean helps us Japanese people to broaden our horizons, because we come to realize the fact that there is a foreign language which is very similar to our own.

 

  • Also, we notice that we are comfortable with English alphabet more than we thing, because we see it everywhere in Japan.
  • Also, we realize that we are more comfortable with the English alphabet more than we think, because we see it everywhere in Japan.

 

  • Therefore, my mom will gain confident on her English as she learn Korean.
  • So, I think my mom will gain confidence in her English as she learns Korean.

 

  • It's kill-two-birds-with-one-stone.
  • She can kill two birds with one stone.

 

  • I'll help her even I haven't studied it more than six month or so, and in fact, I helped her to write her self-introduction in Korean yesterday :)
  • Even though I've only been studying Korean for about six months, I'm more than willing to help her. In fact,I helped her write her self-introduction yesterday :)

 
Apr 20th 2010 06:56 marcxb

This is awesome! This might be the best motivation you needed in your Korean studying!

でも。。。なぜフランス語を勉強できませんか ???

Haha! Sérieusement, c'est très bien que ta mère apprenne une autre langue. J'espère que tu lui a montré Lang-8 !!!
Apr 20th 2010 13:33 gigaseed

そうなんですか?母に外国語を教えるのはいい発想ですね。僕の母も日本語を勉強したいっていつも言ってますが、個人的に賛成していませんw。ただでさえ寝る時間もないぐらい忙しいのに、言葉を勉強するなんて無理に決まっていますね。お母さんは、それぐらい根性がありますかw。三日坊主で終わらなければいいですね^^。
Apr 20th 2010 16:52 Yuri

Thanks you all for your corrections and comments. Actually my Mom hesitated between Korean and French and I could teach her French, but I recommended Korean. Because she has no opportunity to listen or speak French at all... French alphabet is easier for her to memorize but I'm sure that she can't memorize the conjugation[s?]. Taking/offering a language lesson just one or two hour once a week isn't enough at all, but it's very common in Japan...That's why I wouldn't take a Korean lesson here in Japan. Moreover, one lesson costs 2,000 to 2,500 yen (approximately $20US) and 10,000 per month. I find it ridiculous and waste of money. If you're a beginner, your teacher wouldn't teach many things because it'll be too much for you to manage. As a result, I've been studying on my own. Too bad.
Apr 28th 2010 11:39 dryplace

It is good to know that your mother started to learn Korean also. Most courses with reputation in Hong Kong for studying Japanese or Korean are also expensive. Only my speaking class with Japanese costs less than US$1.25 each time for 2 hours. The only way for me to make the learning process more interesting is to buy many books. Once I am fed up with one book, I can read another. Books made from mainland China are not expensive. Moreover, you can also watch Korean films or dramas. It is also a good method to learn Japanese by watching Japanese dramas which is recommended by some of my friends that has already got a quite good standard of Japanese. Those people told me that some common words used in spoken Japanese may not be able to be found in ordinary Japanese textbooks.
Apr 28th 2010 12:29 Yuri

dry さん
うんうん、ドラマや映画、漫画を見て上手になる人は凄く多いね。
それに、テキスト(textbook)には自然な表現が出てないことが多いね。
私も韓国語がんばろう~。

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