![]() There is no mention or indication whatsoever that Hangul is actually an alphabet, or how the letters come together to form words. It is best to learn Hangul by associating the letters with their sounds.Īdditionally, the hangul in the Duolingo course is presented in syllable blocks. Hangul, while an alphabet, does not have a 1:1 direct exchange with Latin letters. Having to learn new romanization systems every time you pick up a new book or course is detrimental to learning. And there is overall no standard for use–a lot of course makers still use older romanization systems such as McCune–Reischauer, or even “in house” systems that they feel “better” represent the hangul letters. Now, Korean does have an official romanization system that was created by the government, but it’s pretty clunky. And this, is probably where they made the biggest mistake. The first thing the course tries to teach the learner is Hangul. ![]() I actually completed the entire skill tree for the course, as shown by my little golden owl: Duolingo’s happens to fall in the “pretty bad” category. (mainly due to the explosion in popularity Korean music and media hasįound not just in Asia but around the entire world) and so the amount ofīooks, courses, and websites offering Korean has expanded tremendously. Korean is a language that has gained a lot of interest in recent years That said, I am very disappointed in the Korean course. Korean was one of the most anticipated courses.ĭisclaimer: at the time of writing this review, Duolingo’s Korean course is still technically in beta, so any of the following may or may not change in the future as the course is updated. Duolingo, for those who are unaware, is a very popular website that offers free language lessons for a number of different languages including the conlang Esperanto and even fictional languages like High Valyrian from Game of Thrones. ![]() Recently, the Duolingo course for Korean was released via the Duolingo app for iOS and Android.
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