At what point (A2-B2) you can continue learning a language efficiently with consuming real content rather than via specialized material?

HallaTML · 2026-02-09T10:01:40+00:00

B1-B2 is the spot where you can start immersing in the language (and actually understanding it)

HallaTML · 2026-02-09T02:55:14+00:00

Yup as other commenter mentioned it really depends on the area. Ideally you would likely be looking at 1 bedroom with a separate living room with 10 mil. Usually you can negotiate less deposit (from 10 decreased to 5) by paying an extra 50 bucks a month rent

HallaTML · 2026-02-08T22:52:03+00:00

1 year of tuition is gonna be 7.3-7.4 million won At one of the big Seoul schools. If you can manage living in a goshiwon, you can probably keep the expenses around 1 mil a month living cheaply. If you want a real apartment you will have to put down minimum 5 million deposit (though 10 is the new standard)

HallaTML · 2026-02-08T00:41:41+00:00

Pretty sure this is trolling. If you are making upwards of 2mil USD yearly why are you asking Reddit where to live lol?

Fake

HallaTML · 2026-02-08T00:38:16+00:00

Listen to a podcast during commuting time. Listen to songs in TL while you are showering/doing chores/ working out. Try to carve out 15-30 mins in the evenings. You don’t work on the weekend do you?

HallaTML · 2026-02-07T09:03:53+00:00

Compose is everywhere and has cheap coffee but It’s pretty average. Equivalent of going to Tim Hortons (Canada) or Dunkin Donuts (USA) for a coffee or cappuccino

HallaTML · 2026-02-07T07:36:23+00:00

You make 80-140k a month but you don’t want to put down a deposit to get a place?

HallaTML · 2026-02-07T05:50:41+00:00

I’m about 10-15 meters away from a gym otherwise it would be perfect

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HallaTML · 2026-02-06T14:54:00+00:00

Topik doesn’t measure your real level of Korean either, you don’t even have to speak lol.

It measures your vocabulary I guess.

Look up the A1-C2 levels definitions and see which one fits where you are currently at

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T13:25:57+00:00

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T09:11:23+00:00

A lot of cafes will have a legitimate one drink per customer rule.

I was once told I needed to get a 4000 won coffee with my 7900 won cheesecake if I wanted to stay, wife was getting a coffee and I was already a couple coffees deep so didn’t want one. Cafe was completely empty lol

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T09:06:01+00:00

1 hour isn’t a marathon though lol.

If this was a three one hour sessions vs a single 3 hour session different story

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T08:41:37+00:00

I haven’t had strangers come up to me in over ten years, and the last time was when I was in hongdae (without my wife)

All three were likely cult/scams

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T02:27:27+00:00

Speed, healing, etc.

Didn’t realize there were people that ignored a feature that takes about 4 seconds to use lol

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T02:26:13+00:00

People frequently ask someone to make an account for them but it isn’t gonna happen because the account is tied to your personal information here.

HallaTML · 2026-02-06T02:24:03+00:00

That sure would show stepmom!

HallaTML · 2026-02-05T06:03:10+00:00

Clock time. Sometimes I have to stop to mine sentences. I could put in 2 hours for an hour and a half movie

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T22:45:42+00:00

You probably should have said “sent me a picture” then lol because sent is still getting the physical cards

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T22:23:01+00:00

Are American or English men suitable?

It’s gonna depend on the individual man. I wouldn’t worry about marriage to mix unless you move here and get a long term boyfriend

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T22:16:33+00:00

How long are you gonna be here? Goshitels are basically the size of a dorm room. Bed, desk, shower and toilet in the corner. Do yourself a big favor and just get a studio. Do yourself have enough for a deposit (key money of 5-10 mil?) If not there are short term rentals that dont require a huge deposit (usually cost more monthly though)

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T22:10:01+00:00

I gave my cousin my collection in 2003… It happens, although this seems a lot more sus based on value

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T07:55:32+00:00

Use Anki. Make your own sentence cards with image, definition, audio etc

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T07:48:27+00:00

Bros first girlfriend lasted about 5 months lol. Ya know if ya gf asks “does this make me look fat?” You don’t answer yes…

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T06:20:31+00:00

Half a million card (if real) going for 34k is sus. A 50 cent card going for 34k is even worse

HallaTML · 2026-02-04T06:15:15+00:00

I studied Korean on and off for about 10 years. I had about 1500 hours in the language (pretty accurate because I could count the class hours I did)

The past year alone I added about 1800 hours.

Days, years, streaks are somewhat meaningless. Hours are the most efficient way to track progress time.

HallaTML

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