The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fFkYD5PaKs

I’d planned to do the entire thing in Japanese, but someone asked me to do it in Korean. I did my best to add some Korean in there.

http://www.languagecast.net/?p=704

If you’re having trouble finding it, here’s the link to my intro:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/languagecast/max_jp1_kr1.mp3

I didn’t do the last homework assignment at KoreanClass101.com; this time I’m doing my homework extra early to make up for it.

If you’re wondering what I’m saying, head over to KoreanClass101.com and sign up for a free account. It took me about a year to get as far as I have, but if you study hard I’m sure you’ll be able to pick up what I’m saying in less time.

If you can’t see the video, click on this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69EvbQDKcKU

Cody pointed out to me that I haven’t been honouring (honoring) my side of the bargain either. You might have noticed that I promised some material in Korean, but haven’t done so yet.

Well Cody, here you are. Cody suggested a paragraph in Korean, but that’s not really an option at my current level. Instead, I called up our Korean teacher Hyunwoo-sonsengnim and told him about Cody’s recent success in his anatomy exam.

In case you don’t realise, “ummm” and “ahhh” and “ahrr….” don’t actually mean anything in Korean, I’m just not that good yet.

Listen to my conversation with Hyunwoo here.

1 = 하나 7 = 일곱
2 = 둘 8 = 여덟
3 = 셋 9 = 아홉
4 = 넷 10 = 열
5 = 다섯 11 = 열하나
6 = 여섯 12 = 열둘

Try reading them as the cards come up, or if you’re feeling confident, say them without reading.

You can see the latest KoreanClass101.com homework project here. I made a few mistakes so I did my part again here. I have it on good authority that there will be another homework project soon, so stay tuned to KoreanClass101.com for the next one!

I changed the dialogue of this Koreanclass101.com lesson by changing the punchline. I realise that not everyone reading will understand Korean, so here’s the English. If you don’t understand English, sorry!

A: Brother, what’s this?
B: This? A monkey.
A: Brother, what’s this?
B: This? A pig.
A: Brother, what’s this?
B: This? A puppy. Stop asking questions.
A: Alright.
A & B: Bon appetit!

“Bon appetit” is a French expression that we use before we eat (it’s originally French but we use it so often in English that most English speakers will understand). And “brother” is a translation of 형 which literally means “older brother” (of a younger brother) but doesn’t just apply to biological brothers.

I’m not sure that it’s clear from the English translation that A and B intend to eat all the animals that they are seeing (or even if it’s clear from our original Korean script) but I hope at least someone gets it.

Thanks to Cody for lending his dulcet tones to the part of the younger brother.

If you can’t see the video, click here.