Okay, so first, i'll say that Beeline is a subscription service. Meaning, you will need to pay. I know, a lot of people don't want to pay, but compared to dropping money on some books that might collect dust on your shelf for a long time because you don't understand them, or because they weren't exciting enough, Beeline is actually worth the money (or so I think, but i'll walk you through and show you what I mean). This is basically a series of video lessons that also teach some cultural lessons and all those "but why?" questions. Which is why I REALLY like it! When I learn a language, I want to know more about the culture and when to use those words or phrases, Beeline explains exactly that!
(yassssssss i love learning culture)
Let's hop in!
So this is basically what the top looks like. You have Level 1, Hangul, and Level 2. I'll go through some of these so you know what to expect~
I don't even know where to start with this, they have SO MANY lessons for pretty much ANY situation you might find yourself in. So lesson 1 is good if you also don't know how to read korean. Even if you can read, these are still great because they are the most vital things you will need.
For example, "What's on the menu?"
This lessons goes over some common foods (trust me, you want to know what you're eating) and how to say stuff such as
"Please give me more _________"
I can't even begin to tell you how many other lessons are just in lesson 1, but some examples are;
"What's your name?"
"At the bar"
"Shopping at the store"
All with important words and phrases you will need!
Lesson 1 is good for if you're just visiting Korea, or don't know where to start at all on your language journey!
Hangul
The next lessons listed is Hangul.. Why is this second? Well, I'm not 100% sure but I think it's helpful because level 1 is the basics. stuff you REALLY should know before you arrive in Korea.. You don't need to know Hangul as much at that point (though if you're going to long-term learn korean, you really should start with reading!!!) since it's so basic.
I'm going to start by saying, I learned to read BASICCC Korean from TalktomeinKorean, but beeline goes wayyyy beyond just how to read basic words, to lessons I had to learn from a tutor.. Such as,
They have a whole realllly good lesson on Double Consonants! I wish I had this while I was new, because I struggled on this a lot, and didn't have a video to go rewatch when I needed help. Honestly, if you're worried you won't learn to read, there's no need to worry here. TTMIK is great too!!! But beeline really nailed the whole teaching to read thing, since it's more extensive and explains it better.
Level 2
Now for level 2. this is when we really get into the Korean. Here, they have the hangul written on the screen (which I love because once you learn to read, you can /really/ get that pronunciation down).
Lessons here get a bit more advanced, of course. You learn to talk about feelings, what you like/dislike, talk about money etc!!!
Level 2 will really help with being able to have a better conversation in Korean. Other than "Hi" "How are you?" "Okay, bye", you learn how to go deeper.
These lessons are actually really similar to how tutoring may work. My tutors would often give me a conversation to read, then we would go back and talk about it. Which is what they do here too! It's a very good method to learning, because you get repetition and explanation. The teacher for Beeline is very pretty talks very slow and clearly too, so you are able to follow the lesson better.
Soooo yeah!!! I hope this was helpful. Of course, I can't force you to go with Beeline, but if you asked me which book or service you should spend any money on, I actually would pick Beeline. I've spent more time on Beeline already than many of my books or flashcards. Their lessons cover more than most books do anyways too!
Thank you for reading <333
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