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The first time i played KGO i felt so frustrated, i remember thinking to myself “what is this moon language” and i couldn’t read any quests or get someone to party my character, in other words i nearly RIP-ed in this Korean game (Can’t trust anything from Google Translate btw).

Luckily my Korean friend Agness taught and corrected alot of my horrible mistakes which i got off Hangul Apps and Google searches (lol). In Uni i also went as far as to learn basic Korean as my third language and took exams for it (with distinctions), so the grammar is at least more legible to me now though there is still much to learn and remember.

Here is a mini guide to help you enjoy KGO more and hopefully prevent you from suffering the same misery as me for 150+ levels.

1) How to Read Hangul
2) How to type Korean characters
3) Essential Phrases You Should Know
4) Korean abbreviations in text/game (ㅋㅋ,ㅂㅂ,ㅇㅇ...)
5) Tips to complete your quests in KGO

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1) How to Read Hangul
Learning how to read hangul is not as difficult as you think! Personally i learnt how to read hangul from these videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN4mysljHYc (#1 - Basic Vowels: ㅇ,ㅏ,ㅣ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QbAKAEKpLs (#2 - Basic Vowels: ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4sZj9svTA (#3 - Basic Vowels: ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcZ55RiQ3eY (#4 - Basic Consonants: ㄱ,ㅋ,ㅎ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkVNs_FGJm4 (#5 - Basic Consonants: ㄴ,ㄷ,ㅌ,ㄹ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uIYp-haNV0 (#6 - Basic Consonants: ㅁ,ㅂ,ㅍ)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s82dpebWTM (#7 - Basic Consonants:ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ)

Memorise all these vowels and consonants by heart before continuing to read this guide!

One way to help yourself remember is by writing them down in a pronunciation that is easy for you yourself to remember, and read them out ALOUD.

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2) How to type Korean characters

Please read this useful guide for more info on how to enable the Korean keyboard on your computer and type out Korean characters:

http://www.koreanfluent.com/cross_cultural/korean_keyboard/korean_keyboard.htm

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Use that picture as a guide when you are still learning how to type Korean words. It helped me alot! Gradually you will come to memorise where every Vowel and Consonant is and will no longer need this :)

Shortcut keys:
LEFT alt+shift (Switch between different Languages)
RIGHT alt+shift (Switch between [A] and [가] )

Basically, let’s say i want to type the words “감사”, an example would be:

The words, broken down into their basic consonants and vowels:
감 - ㄱ ㅏ ㅁ
사 - ㅅ ㅏ
Referring to the korean keyboard above,
“감" is made out of 3 characters: ㄱ(r), ㅏ(k), ㅁ(a)
“사” is made out of 2 characters: ㅅ(t), ㅏ(k)

Now try typing:
감사합니다 (pronunciation: kam-sa-hab-ni-da)

Did you get it correct?
rka-tk-gkq-sl-ek

Congratulations! You just learnt how to say “Thank You” in korean :) Once you get the hang of it, it will be really easy! So don’t give up! Practice and practice!

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3) Essential Phrases You Should Know

Now we come to the most exciting part! Actual conversation. These are phrases taught to me by native Korean speakers in the game and in the written Korean course I took in University, it is good to know at least some of them to make your KGO experience more enjoyable. Trying to learn and speak to Korean players have allowed me to make many Korean friends and join a really good guild which enhanced my gaming experience tenfold.

To make your life a lot easier, I’ve compiled the essential phrases (I think) you should learn to allow for simple conversation. These are also phrases that i commonly use in game.

Please note that these phrases are mostly in INFORMAL/INFORMAL(POLITE) tone and should never be used to address elders/someone older than you as it is considered rude to do so! You should use the honorific polite ending ~(으)세요 when conversing with or talking about people older than you/people whom you respect.

I would like to introduce this app called "Memrise"! It is really efficient in helping you learn and memorise many korean verbs and I personally used it alot for my Korean language studies!

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The Polite Ending (~아요 / ~어요 ) and Vowel Contractions

Use ~아요 when the last vowel of the stem is either ㅏ or ㅗ

E.g. 살다 => 살 + 아요 = 살아요

E.g. 알다 => 알 + 아요 = 알아요

Omit 'ㅇ' from '아요' when:
(1)ㅏ is repeated
(2) The preceding syllable begins with a consonant.

(1) E.g. 사다 => 사 + 아요 = 사요

(1) E.g. 가다 => 가 + 아요 = 가요

(2) E.g. 보다 => 보 + 아요 = 봐요

Use ~어요 for all other stems.

E.g. 있다 => 있 + 어요 = 있어요

E.g. 크다 => 크 + 어요 = 커요 (Omit 'ㅡ')

Similarly, Omit 'ㅇ' from '어요' when the preceding syllable begins with a consonant.

E.g. 배우다 => 배우 + 어요 = 배워요

E.g. 주다 => 주 + 어요 = 줘요

When you come across a word with the root form ending with 'ㅐ' , omit '어'.

E.g. 지내다 => 지내 + 어(omit)요 = 지내요

Special Exceptions to this rule

이다 => 이에요 (C) / 예요 (V)

아니다 => 아니에요

하다 => 해요

어떻다 => 어때요

그렇다 => 그래요

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Particles

(C) = when the word before ends with a consonant.
(V) = when the word before ends with a vowel.

은 (C) / 는 (V) = Topic Particles (E.g. 선생님은 / 유미는)

이 (C) / 가 (V) = Subject Particles (E.g. 마이클이 / 리사가)

을 (C) / 를 (V) = Object Particles (E.g. 가방을 / 피자를)

이에요 (C) / 예요 (V) = Is, am

하고 = With (E.g. 친구하고 = With friend)

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~고 싶어요 = Want to do something, used to indicate a desire to do an action
(To add this particle, you need to first know the root form of the verb stem.)

Example 1:
만나다 (root form) = To meet
(Remove '다' from the root form and add in '~고 싶어요')
만나고 싶어요 = Want to meet

Example 2:
쇼핑하다 (root form) = To shop
(Remove '다' from the root form and add in '~고 싶어요')
쇼핑하고 싶어요 = I want to shop

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에 = At / In / On

(1) A fixed place/location
E.g. 1: 집에 가요 = I'm going home / 서점에 책이 많아요 = There are many books at the bookstore

(2) Can also be used for time
E.g. 2: 오후에 학교에서 뭐해요? = What are you going to do in school in the afternoon?

[A general rule of thumb for using '에' is when the sentence ends with the following verbs: 가요 / 와요 / 있어요 / 없어요]

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에서 = At a place (Must be doing an action at a place)

E.g. 저는 도서관에서 한국어(를) 공부해요 [ACTION] = I am studying Korean at the library

E.g. 시네마에서 영화(를) 봐요 [ACTION] = I'm watching a movie at the cinema

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과 (C) / 와 (V) = And

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Vocabulary List

네 = Yes (넹 is kind of a cute way to say 네)

응 = Yes (short form: ㅇ, use only when you are more familiar with the person)

아니요 / 아뇨 = No

있어요 = Have

없어요 = Don't have

아니에요 = Is not (NOT 아니예요!)

저 / 나 = I

저는 / 나는 = I am

제 / 내 = My (저+의 / 나+의)

의 = 's (E.g. Tom's = 텀의. Written as '의' but pronounced as '에')

혼자 = Alone

와 = And (E.g. 한국어와 일본말을 = Korean and Japanese)

저어.. = Uh (expression of hesitation)

이 = This

거 /것 = Thing (이거 / 이것 = This thing)

그리고 = And (E.g. Sentence A 그리고 Sentence B, cannot be used when Sentence A is positive and Sentence B is negative)

그런데 / 근데 = (1) But / however (2) By the way (used when the speaker shifts from one topic to another)

그래서 = So / Therefore

그럼 = Then

그래요? = Really?

그냥 = Just

만 = Only (하나만 사요 = I'm only buying one [하나 = One])

참 / 아주 / 진짜 / 정말 = Very, Really, Truly

너무 = Very, Really (has negative meaning, E.g. 너무 커요 = Too big)

조금 = A little

많아요 = Many

다시 = Again

까지 = Until

안녕하세요! = Hello!

친구 = Friend

사이 = (1) Relationship / (2) Between (E.g. 사이가 좋아요 = Good relationship)

질문 = Question (E.g. 질문 있어요 = I have a question)

만나요 = Meet

만나서 반가워요 / 방가워요 / 반갑습니다 = Nice to meet you

감사해요 / 감사합니다 = Thank you

고마워요 / 고맙습니다 = Thank you

아니에요 / 아닙니다 / 괜찮아요 / 괜찮습니다 = You're welcome (NOTE: 괜찮아요 also means 'It's okay/no problem')

미안해요 / 미안합니다 = Sorry

죄송합니다 = Sorry (Formal)

괜찮아요 = It's okay / don't worry about it (괜찮아요? = Are you ok?)

알았어요 = Alright

알아요 = I know

몰라요 = I don't know

이해를 못하겠어요 = I do not understand

할 수 있어요 = I can

할 수 없어요 = I cannot

마음에 들어요 = like / appeal to your heart (E.g. I like this car = 이차가 마음에 들어요; I like / am in favour of Lisa = 리사가 마음에 들어요)

글쎄요... = Well... / Still wondering..

잘 모르겠어요 = I am not sure

저기요 = Excuse me (to get attention)

축하해요 / 축하합니다 = Congratulations!

참나 = Unbelievable

오빠 = Younger GIRL addressing -> Older GUY

누나 = Younger GUY addressing -> Older GIRL

형 = Younger GUY addressing -> Older GUY

언니 = Younger GIRL addressing -> Older GIRL

동생 = Older person addressing -> Younger person

(or the older person just calls the younger person by their name)

삼촌 = Uncle (Used to address someone whose age difference is MUCH older than you)

여자 = Female

남자 = Male

여자친구 / 남자친구 = Girlfriend / Boyfriend

사람 = Person

이름 = Name

이름이 뭐예요? = What is your name?

몇 살 이에요? / 나이가 어때요? = What is your age? / How old are you?

전 (age)살 있어요 = I am (age) years old

예뻐요 / 예쁨 = Pretty

졸려요 = I’m really sleepy

자요 = Sleep

자러갈게요 = I go to sleep

잘자요 = Goodnight / Sleep well

주무세요 = Goodnight (Honorific, used when talking to people much older than you like your parents or grandparents)

내일뵈요 = See you tomorrow

다음에 또 봐요 = See you next time

오래간만이에요 / 오랜만이에요 = Long time no see (Don't use "오래간만" or "오랜만" when you are going to see the person later on the same day. If you meet the person again on the same day, just say "안녕하세요"!)

잠시만요 / 잠깐만요 = Wait a minute / Just a moment

어디가요? = Where are you going?

어디에요? = Where are you?

뭐해요? = What are you doing?

잘 했어요 = Well done

어떻게 지내세요? = How are you doing / getting along?

잘 지내요 = I'm doing fine

하시려거요? = Are you going?

할일이 있어서 가보겠어요 = Let me go to work / I have to go do work

바로갈게요 = I'll be right there

심심해요 = I’m bored

하기싫어요 = I do not want to do it

질리고요 = I’m sick/tired of it

피곤해요 = I’m tired

힘들어요 = It’s difficult

포기해요 = I give up

천천히 = Slowly

빨라요 = Fast / Quick

수고하셨습니다 / 수고하셨어요 = Great effort/Good work/Thanks for the hard work/Thanks for the trouble (Usually used after completing events/training/work together)

수고하세요 = Please continue working hard (I'm going to leave now, please continue working hard)

아이고 = Oh my god / Oh dear

대박 = Amazing / WTF (terrible situation)

진짜요? = Really? / For real?

갈게요 = I’m going

가라 = Go

가자 = Let’s go

가지마 = Don’t go

하세요 = Please do it

하지마요 = Don’t do it

제발요 = Please

여기 = Here

지금 = Now

나중 = Later (E.g. 나중에 봐요 = See you later)

요즘 = Nowadays

다 = All

더 = More

만들어요 = Make

필요해요 = Need

어 / 아 = Oh / Ah

해해 = Heheh

야! = Hey! / Oi! (kinda rude to say to people you are not familiar with)

흥! = Hmph!

아싸!!! = Oh yea!!!

아파요 = It hurts

음 = Erm / Um

흠 = Hmm

우와 = Wow

좋아요 = Good (Not to be confused with 좋아해요)

안 좋아요 = Not good

좋아해요 = I like

안 좋아해요 = I don't like

싫어요 = I don't want to / I hate it

행복해요 = I’m happy

재미있어요 = It's fun

재미없어요 = It's not fun / boring

왜요? = Why?

어디요? = Where?

언제요? = When?

뭐요? = What?

어떤거요? = Which?

어때요? = How? (E.g. 이차가 어때요? = What do you think of this car? / 음식이 어때요? = How is the food?)

배고파요 = I’m hungry

배불러요 = I’m full

먹어요 = Eat

마셔요 = Drink

드세요 = Eat / Drink (Honorific, used when talking to people much older than you/of a higher job position or status)

음식 = Food

아침 = (1) Breakfast / (2) Morning

점심 = Lunch

저녁 = (1) Dinner / (2) Evening

먹고 싶어요 = I want to eat

쳐요 = To play (E.g. 피아노 쳐요 = I play the piano / 게임 쳐요 = I'm playing a game)

안 쳐요 = To not play

선물해요 = Present / give

연습행요 = Practice

운동해요 = Exercise / Gym

생일 = Birthday

생일 축하해요! / 생일 축하합니다! = Happy Birthday!

전 [name of food]이 먹고싶어요 = I want to eat [name of food]

전 점심을 먹으러 간다 / 점심먹으러감 = I go to eat lunch

배워요 = Learn

가르쳐요 = Teach

공부해요 = Study

열심히 = Diligently

한국말 못 해요 = I can’t speak korean (at all)

한국말 잘 못 해요 = I can’t speak korean well

한국말 조금 할 수 있어요 = I can speak a little korean

영어 할수있어요? = Can you speak English?

영어 할 줄 아십니까? = Do you speak English?

Countries and Languages

미국 = America

한국 = Korea

중국 = China

일본 = Japan

호주 = Australia

싱가포르 / 싱가폴 = Singapore

마레이시아 = Malaysia

인도네시아 = Indonesia

베트남 = Vietnam

대만 = Taiwan

홍콩 = Hong Kong

프랑스 = France

캐나다 = Canada

인도 = India

저는 [Country] 사람 이에요 = I'm from xxx / I'm [Nationality]

[Country name] + 어 = Language of that country

Example:
영어 = English Language (NOTE: In America you speak 영어, NOT 미국어!)

한국어 = Korean Language

일본어 = Japanese Language

중국어 = Chinese Language

Time

시간 = time

시 = o’clock

분 = minutes

(Example: 7시 10분 7:10 o'clock)

시간 있어요 = I have time / There is time

시간 없어요 = I have no time / There is no time

어제 = Yesterday

오늘 = Today

내일 = Tomorrow

년 = Year

월 = Month

일 = Day

새벽 = Dawn

아침 = Morning

오후 = Afternoon

저녁 = Evening

밤 = Night

Directions

안 = Inside

앞 = Front

뒤 = Back

위 = On top / Above

밑 / 아래 = Below

옆 = Beside

에 = At (E.g. 책 = book / 책이 위에 있어요 = There is a book on top of the table)

Numbers (Sino-Korean)

Used for: Dates / Money / Addresses / Phone numbers

공 / 영 = 0 (공 is more commonly used)

일 = 1

이 = 2

삼 = 3

사 = 4

오 = 5

육 = 6

칠 = 7

팔 = 8

구 = 9

십 = 10 (11 = 십일, 12 = 십이 etc..)

이십 = 20 (21 = 이십일, 22 = 이십이 etc..)

삼십 = 30 (31 = 삼십일, 삼십이 etc..)

백 = 100

천 = 1000

만 = 10,000 (20,000 = 이만 etc..)

백만 = 1 Million

억 = 100 Million

조 = 1 Trillion

(40, 50, ... 90 are just the sino-number + 십, E.g. 40 = 사십)

Numbers (Native-Korean)

Used for: Counting number of items / Age

하나 = 1 (한 - Used with counters)

둘 = 2 (두 - Used with counters)

셋 = 3 (세 - Used with counters)

넷 = 4 (네 - Used with counters)

다섯 = 5

여섯 = 6

일곱 = 7

여덟 = 8

아홉 = 9

열 = 10 (11 = 열하나, 12 = 열둘, 19 = 열아홉 etc...)

스물 = 20 (스무 - Used with counters)

서른 = 30

마혼 = 40

숸 = 50

예순 = 60

일혼 = 70

여든 = 80

아흔 = 90

(100 and above are the same as sino-korean numbers)

Counters

개 = Item (E.g. 의자 = Chair / 의자 한개 = 1 chair)

권 = Volume (E.g. 책 = Book / 책 두권 = 2 books)

년 = Year

달 = Month

달러 / 불 = Dollar

마리 = Animal (E.g. 개 = Dog / 개 네마리 = 4 dogs)

명 = People (E.g. 친구 = Friend / 친구 다섯명 = 5 friends)

월 = Month

일 = Day

원 = won (Korean currency)

몇 = How many / How much (E.g. 몇명 이에요? = How many people are there?)

Days of the Week

The Korean days of the week have special meanings – representing the Moon (월), Fire (화), Water (수), Trees (목), Gold (금), Earth (토), and Sun (일).

월요일 = Monday

화요일 = Tuesday

수요일 = Wednesday

목요일 = Thursday

금요일 = Friday

토요일 = Saturday

일요일 = Sunday

요일 = Day of the week

Months

Sino-korean number + korean word for "month" (월)

일월 = January

이월 = February

삼월 = March

사월 = April

오월 = May

유월 = June (from: "육" = 6)

칠월 = July

팔월 = August

구월 = September

시월 = October (from: "십" = 10)

십일월 = November

십이월 = December

Game terms

For Training/Party

[Character Name]님 = To address someone politely (Example: Pudding님)

사냥 = Hunting

무리 = Party

무리좀요 = Party please

무리 해 주세요 / 무리 좀 주세요 = Please give me party

무리 초대 = Party invitation

공당으로 바꿔 주세요 = Please change party setting to “Share EXP”

물장 = Party leader (Short form of: 무리장)

물장 주세요 = May i have party leader please / Please give me party leader

물장 아니에요 = I’m not the party leader

물장 넘길께요 = Pass party leader back to you

화장실 = Toilet

재접요 = Relogin

버프 = Buff

다들 버프 필요합니다 = Everyone, i need buff (good for situations like Yangak/Training, where you need all the different character buffs from other jobs)

물약 = HP/MP pots

물약 사올게요 = I go to buy HP/MP pots

파이팅! / 화이팅! = Fighting! / Hwaiting! (a cheer, meaning: You can do it!/Don’t give up!)

전보 = Quick Quest

전보해요 = Let’s do Quick Quest

[map name] 오세요 = Please come to [map]

[map name] 전보 오세요 = Come to [map] to do Quick Quest

밥먹고1시해요 = Let’s play again after lunch at 1 o’clock

(1,2,3..)채널 = Channel (1,2,3..)

상마 = 2:4

랏(1,2,3..) = last (1,2,3..) slot

팅겨여 / 팅임 = Program turns off without your will / Disconnected

자꾸 팅기심 = Repeatedly, program turns off without your will / Repeatedly disconnected

[NOTE: The verb “튕기다" has two meanings;

1. Disconnected/a program turns off without your will. Commonly used in online games when you get disconnected from the server/game.

2.Playing hard to get (e.g. In a relationship, one person declines another person's invitation to go somewhere although they secretly like the latter.)

Game Events

무황 = Stage Quest (in netherworld,이계문)

도깨비 = Dokebi

혼돈 = 10-Minute War

파벌 = Faction War

섭전 = Server War

양침 = Yangak

[Place]에 가요 = I'm going to [Place]
(Example: 혼돈에 갈게요 i'll be going to 10-minute war)

Buying/Selling

돈 = Money

상점 = Shop

장터 = Market

팔 = Sell (abbreviation:ㅍ)

사 = Buy (abbreviation: ㅅ)

1개 = 1 item

보석상자 = Jewellery Box

행비 = Green LS (100%)

은비 = Silver LS (150%)

축비 = Gold LS (200%)

가비 = Tall Gold LS (250%)

무기 = Weapon

의복 = Armor

모자 = Hat

반지 = Ring

창고 = Storage/Security

얼마에요 = How much is it?

[name of item] 1개 얼마에요? = How much are you selling 1 of this item? (Example: 축비 1개 얼마에요? = Gold LS, 1 of it, how much are you selling?)

[Item name][을/를] 사고싶어요 = I want to buy it
[Level of item]제 노작 텟좋은 노작 유물[Armor의복/Weapon무기] 삽니다 = Buy legendary/good opt weapon/armor

싸요 = Cheap

비싸요 = Expensive

조금 비싸요 = A little expensive

참 비싸요 / 아주 비싸요 = Very expensive

좀 깎아 주실 수 있어요? = Can you give me a discount?

생각해볼게요 = I'll think about it

Stats

체력 = HP

귀력 = MP

힘 = STR

활력 = DEX

근력 = CON

지력 = INT

공격력 = Physical attack (PATK)

마공력 = Magic attack (MATK)

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4) Korean abbreviations in text/game (ㅋㅋ,ㅂㅂ,ㅇㅇ...)

You will commonly see these abbreviations being used in FB posts/KakaoTalk/in game:

ㅋㅋ = laughing, similar to “lol”

ㅎㅎ = haha (하하)

ㅎㅇ = hi/hello (하이)

ㅂㅂ / ㅃㅃ / ㅂㅇ = bye (바이)

ㅠㅠ / ㅜㅜ = crying eyes/sad

^^ = happy eyes

ㅡㅡ = displeased/bored eyes

ㅇㅇ = yes (응)

ㄴㄴ = no (노)

ㅇㅋ = Ok

ㅈㅅ = sorry (죄송)

ㅊㅋ = congratulations (축하)

ㄳ /ㄱㅅ = thank you (감사)

ㅇㅈ = Approval (인정!)

ㅉㅉ = tsk tsk (the sound you make when you disapprove of something)

ㄱㄱ = go go / let’s go

ㅇㄷ = where? (어디)

ㄷㄷ = shivering / scared (덜덜)

ㄱㄷ = wait (기다려주세요)

ㄷㅊ = shut up! (닥쳐)

1004 = angel (천사 sounds like the chinese word for angel, 天使, which also means “angel”)

S2 = heart shape emoticon

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5) Tips to complete your quests in KGO

As i mentioned earlier one of the biggest challenges i faced when i moved from the English server to the Korean server of GO was reading the quests in hangul. Even after i learned how to read hangul, i could read the quests but still do not know what items the NPCs are asking for. So then.. what do i do?

that's right.

I google the names of the quest items the NPCs ask for.

For example, NPC XXX asks for “고드름”

I have no idea what that is at all. But! Google Images showed me this:

In an instant, i know NPC XXX wants the item “icicles”

TIP: If you don’t know which mob drops the item, check the level of the quest. Usually the level of the mobs will be around the level of the quest (± 2 or 3 levels).

TIP: If you can’t find the NPC, click the NPC’s name/map name in your quest list. An arrow will appear above your head and you shall find whom you seek.

In hindsight, learning the language was definitely a fun experience for me and something i will never regret. Really looking forward to the day i can finally make a visit to Korea and put these phrases to use offline!

I hope this helped!

Good luck everyone! 화이팅~!

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