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My goal is to make one Korean sentence a day, no matter how trivial, as having it done is better than having a perfect sentence. My workflow goes like this:
I remember my first sentence took me close to 2 hours, and it was “only” these sentences:
I like your photographs. What camera do you use?
Which is translated (and corrected by the good folks in HelloTalk) to:
저는 사진을 좋아합니다. 무슨 카메라 사용해요?
I was trying to think of a simple sentence to say to someone on HelloTalk. So I looked at the profile and noticed she posts beautiful photos.
The word camera was easy enough, as the Korean word for it sounds just like it. I didn’t know what “photograph” was, so I had to look it up using Naver.
Next I revisited the Korean grammar website taught on Talk to me in Korean (TTMIK) to rearrange the words into something sensible.
Finally, I posted it on HelloTalk app and asked for correction, which they promptly did. Bless them.
The process sounds long, but I learnt more in making one sentence than just passive listening to TTMIK or rote learning via the Drops app. I actually wished I started earlier to do this now. If you are learning a new language, try as early as possible to start making sentences.
To recap on the resources I’ve used:
Good luck!
