Comments on: Lesson #1 - Thank You!

by: Craig

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:03:19 +0000

Gamsahamnida! My wife and I will be in Seoul soon to adopt a little girl. I will be saying “thank you” quite often during the trip. I’m glad that I can say “great thanks” to her foster parents. I can’t wait to do the whole unit!

by: maisha

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:18:57 +0000

this is great. i can’t count how many times i said thank you today on my first voyage via seoul subways…wish i had known about “great thanks” for the kind elderly gentleman who literally escorted me from the last subway stop to my hotel. 정말 감사합니다

by: Louise

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:24:44 +0000

I purchased all 60 lessons but do not have access to them, this has been the case for about a month now and I have sent multiple e-mails and received no reply.
This really sucks paying for something I can’t even use.

by: Soo Jung

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:52:08 +0000

Hi Keith,

Great job! You should pursue acting…

by: mayette

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:12:43 +0000

great!….amazing and fun

by: joey

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:24:02 +0000

tehdani kamsahamnida.. i can get along watching Boys over flower.. kumawo..!!

by: farah khodja

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:47:52 +0000

Very good lesson!!! gumaweyo

by: armghan

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:26:59 +0000

thanks a lot !
it ws really a outclass lesson !
really very essential part of any language !
감사 합니다 !
고맙 습니다 !
고마 워요 !

by: Keith

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:56:26 +0000

Hi kasey! I’m glad you enjoyed the podcasts If you want to learn a little more in depth, you can always check out our sister site www.koreanclass101.com We go a little more in depth!

And thanks for the compliment I’m flattered!

by: kasey

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:13:58 +0000

hey keith =)
haha I really like your podcasts..
I’m 15 and I’ve been trying to learn korean.. as well as some other languages
and so far.. the only one I’ve gotten far in is korean..thanks to you!
oh and I also thought I might put this out there.. ahah…
you’re veryy good looking

by: Keith

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:02:34 +0000

Tony,

Great to hear you had a great time! I hope these SurvivalPhrases helped you both with language and understanding the culture a little better.

Best regards,

Keith

by: Tony

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:28:57 +0000

Hi Everyone!

I got back from our trip to Korea on the 25. It was such a great time. The people were so nice and the food was out of this world. Thanks Keith. We have plans to go back again next year. Now I just really need to learn more Korean. Keep up the great work!

Tony

by: Sky

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:46:53 +0000

Thanks. I love how the lesson’s planned… =D
대단히 감사합니다.

by: cha

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:28:56 +0000

i’m very thankful to know this site. i like the format.

by: cha

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:23:20 +0000

i love it, mr kim pronounce it very clearly, i think i’ll learn the language very quick. i just had the hard time following the transcript well maybe because i was expecting that it will be word for word. gamsahamnida

by: Tony

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:08:28 +0000

Thanks Keith!

I will post again after our trip and I am setting up a web site to document our trip I’ll be sure send you a link as soon as it is ready.

Thanks!

Tony

by: Keith

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:17:57 +0000

Tony,

It’s always great to hear about our listeners stories! They will definitely be impressed with your effort. Taking the effort takes time and energy, and everyone appreciates that!

As for another resource, you can check out
http://www.KoreanClass101.com.
This is our sister website. Please take a look!

We hope your trip to Korea will be a great one!

by: Tony

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:25:55 +0000

Thank you!! So much for this podcast. My wife was adopted from Korea and we are visiting her Korean family in October. The podcast has been a blessing. I know that I can go and say a few words and phrases that I hope will impress them.

Does anyone have other sites that I can learn more about the culture. We (my wife and I) want to make a good impression. So we are trying to learn as much as we can.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

Tony

by: Keith

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:59:39 +0000

Hi Heidi,

If you could give us a little more detail on what your experiencing, we can help you better.

by: Heidi

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:17:54 +0000

thanx, but i cant open any of the pdfs

by: admin

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:22:53 +0000

네! Good luck with your studies!

by: rej

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:21:55 +0000

THIS IS SO FAR The best thing I’ve learned.

I’ll be in Seoul next month, and I’m really really keen on studying the basics cause I also want the people I’ll be working with to know that I’m interested with the Korean culture.

This is such a HUGE help.
so, Daedanhi gamsahamnida!

by: quahatterve

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:59:13 +0000

Thank you

by: mumai

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:38:52 +0000

cool

by: Addison

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:53:26 +0000

Thanks for the great lesson Keith! I’m getting really excited to visit Korea for a few weeks.

Just one question: I’m confused about why “g” and “d” are used when they sound more like “k” and “t” respectively. For example, “GamsahamniDa” sounds like “KamsahamniTa.” Can you explain why that is?

by: admin

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:38:38 +0000

Hanna씨, if you want to learn Korean more in depth, have a look at http://www.koreanclass101.com . It’s hosted by Keith from Survival Phrases - Korean.

by: hanna-sshi

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:26:09 +0000

annyeong haseyo.
i am a malaysian..
and im a huge fan of korean entertainment.
i’ve watch lots of korean series and movies..
and now i want to stop reading to the subs and hear it.
but to do that i have to learn korean..
does any body here know any free,friendly,easy and good website to learn korean?
pls3..im eager to learn languange..:smile

by: aubrey

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:23:32 +0000

wow, thanks to this lesson,, i now know additional “thank you” phrases…
esp. tae-dan-hi kam sa ham ni da …..!!! its very USEFUL

by: Alan

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:00:01 +0000

감사합니다!
Quite helpful regarding pronunciation!

by: Esther

Sun, 04 May 2008 23:37:11 +0000

what does ajussiu mean?
i thought it meant ‘older brother’ but i wasnt sure
I may have spelt it wrong

by: Esther

Sun, 04 May 2008 23:33:02 +0000

no worries
i’ve worked it out!

by: Esther

Sun, 04 May 2008 23:30:36 +0000

hi
thankyou for making this site
its really useful
however i cannot work out how to put the lessons onto my ipod shuffle
would be brilliant if you could tell me how
thanks

by: admin

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:10:25 +0000

Great to hear you’re learning, guys! And 감사합니다 for the kind words!

by: LAMASSU

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:42:08 +0000

Even though this was started a while ago , I’ve just started learning Korean as a new language.
Thanks for the enthusiasm , its good to learn a language where the teacher themselves sound enthusiastic =D .

by: kelly

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:18:11 +0000

thanks!! these podcasts really did help a lot!! it is great to have the break down of the word’s meaning and pronunciation.

by: rein (銘偉)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:04:13 +0000

i am chinese but i’m really interested in japanese and korean culture. i was very happy when i found out that iTunes has language podcasts. There was a time when i had to try my little korean, i went to this 24-hour shop in SF and greeted the korean manager “Anyeong-Seo” and since asian people look the same she thought i was a korean and she bombarded me with words that i can’t decipher. She was puzzled when she heard me say ’sorry, i don’t speak korean’ in korean language and she was staring at me when i left the shop, :wink:, that was hell of an experience. Well, maybe i should also try a little japanese sometimes :grin:…

by: 선현우(Hyunwoo Sun)

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:46:40 +0000

Jim, I know what you mean. I agree that Keith has a somewhat American accent in his Korean(which is very fluent), and no offense but just in case anybody’s wondering whether they should take your comment seriously, as a native speaker of Korean, I don’t have any problem understanding what Keith says because his pronunciations are very clear Keep up your Korean studies 화이팅!!

by: jim

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:55:24 +0000

Lessons are good Keith. But when these people, if they ever meet native Koreans will have no idea what they are saying. You have lost your Korean accent or never had it. Maybe getting a native to speak will help, but these are good refresher courses. Also Koreanclass101 podcast is awesome, thanks.

by: jim

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:54:38 +0000

by: Monty

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:25:12 +0000

Hey Keith, you are awesome in these lessons! Great job! i actually got to apply it at work, and my boss was so impressed that one customer was really happy when i said thank you in korean. Keep it up!

By the way, how do you say the ‘fighting’? is it the same as it is pronounced in english?
and what about ‘aja’? isn’t it also a form of encouragement? what does it mean?

by: Jennalin

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:32:08 +0000

Great lesson , Keith! Taedanhi Kamsahamnida!

by: Kim

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:26:45 +0000

(No, not a Korean Kim :gri

I had an overnight stay at Incheon so decided to at least learn how to say “thank you”. I think people appreciated it, they spoke Korean back to me, yay! I put a couple of different Korean “thank you” lessons on my iPod for the plane journey over but yours was by far the best as it was short and easy to follow. Thanks! If I ever go back there for a longer trip, I’ll be sure to take your podcasts with me.

by: katrizia

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:47:43 +0000

…tetanhi kamsahamnida…:smile:,
i really wanted to learn korean…i hope you give the right spelling of the words..nevertheless i enjoyed a lot…kang sahamnida..

by: sarenity

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:07:14 +0000

uwaa~korean is just as great as japanese
both EXTREMELY fun and exciting languages! xD
dae-dan-hi gahm-sah-hahm-ni-da~
thank you VERY muchhhh

by: rachel

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:33:03 +0000

감사합니다

by: Sharon

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:30:50 +0000

…not to mention , it’s cool when you add some funny stuff

can’t wait for the next lessons ( i just finished the #60)

by: Sharon

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:22:56 +0000

Keith, This site is really very helpful. I listen to this everyday . i highly recommended this to all my friends who are learning korean.
Btw, you’ve got an excellent diction . Great job!

by: Keith

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:25:34 +0000

Sam - Great to hear you’re getting smiles out of this Use some of the more advanced phrases, and see what kind of reactions you get!

by: Sam

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:12:51 +0000

Cool stuff guys. I’m around Koreans pretty often and go to Korean restaurants a lot too (bibimbap is the GREATEST FOOD EVER) so I have lots of opportunities to use this stuff.

Guys…using “anyong ha sei yo” at Korean restaurants is freaking crazy, man!!! For whatever reason, they think it’s really funny when white people use any Korean phrases… Makes interacting with the waiters/waitresses a lot of fun.

Also, I’m around Vietnamese people all the time so I’ll be using the Vietnamese section of this site as well.

by: Dmitri

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:34:45 +0000

Never thought I will be learning korean.
Great work.I like the format of your lessons.
Keep it up. More topics,please. Cheers.

by: Keith

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:19:52 +0000

Chris, I’m glad to hear that you’re trying to connect with some of your heritage. If you go to Korea, you’d probably be pretty popular. Many models in Korea are of mixed Korean heritage

by: Chris

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:05:21 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed listening to the lessons so far! They are very helpful and very clearly pronounced, so it’s easy for me to pick up on after listening to it a few times through and repeating the words, syllable by syllable, for myself. I am one-fourth Korean, but I actually did not know a single word of the language (until now)! My dad (half Korean) was adopted from an American family very early on in his life, so he knows very little Korean (and to address an earlier post - his name was Kim Ke Sue… though I doubt that is spelled right). Also, I’m currently in a summer program, and one of the girls here is Korean. I thought it would be cool if I just said something like, “Thank you!” or “You’re welcome!” in Korean some time.

by: Eran

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:25:26 +0000

Matt - Really glad to hear that you’re enjoying these podcasts. While we don’t have a free trial, we do have a sample PDF Lesson Guide for each language on our Subscription & Pricing page. We also offer a 30 day money-back guarantee on memberships.

by: Matt

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:39:33 +0000

I love these podcasts. Very good! I was wondering whether there will be a free trial for the services like JP101? Thanks,
Matt

by: Keith

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:47:45 +0000

Thanks for all the comments everyone! Glad to hear that people are enjoying these survivalphrases

by: sb

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:38:35 +0000

안녕하세요!
These lessons are great - I also like the fact that the lessons are only about 5mins long and are really direct! So much easier to remember that way.
감사합니다 ~ !
세라

by: Michele

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:43:33 +0000

Great job! The thing I don’t like about so many of these podcast sites is that they usually take up so much time blabbing on and on about nothing in particular. (As fun as that can be sometimes, it gets annoying.) This podcast gets straight to the point, which I LOVE. I also appreciate the clear enunciation. Plus, the little exercises at the end are a nice touch, and I love your upbeat attitude, Keith. Keep up the good work!

by: Sindy

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:43:06 +0000

Great Korean lessons Keith-Kim!

I just listen to all the lesson and I’m learning Korean already!!

Keep up the great work! :cool

Hyunwoo-Sun

Beautiful site, you have very interest blogs there! S_R_C

by: Leah

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:11:56 +0000

Keith - love it! I found you on iTunes and have been using your service for only a day, but I love it so far. Great work. Keep it up! I’m listening…

by: Hyunwoo Sun

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:39:07 +0000

Great lesson! Congratulations on the successful launch of survivalphrases.com. I’ll be sure to spread the word on this website among my blog readers as well! Thanks for the efforts and keep up the great work!!

by: maxiewawa

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:01:37 +0000

Thanks. I guess it’s pretty common though actually all Korean people i know I know are called ‘Kim’!

I got one of my Korean students to help me with this:
http://www.mp3.com.au/track.asp?id=144011
it helped me remember this new word well, hope you like it!

by: Keith

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:48:23 +0000

Evan - great to hear that you’re making an effort to really connect with you’re daughter-in-law’s parents! You can definitely get a few phrases down and impress them! And in addition to the language component of these Survival Phrases, I think you’ll find the cultural tidbits helpful as well. They should give you a better understanding of her family and where they come from.

Maxie - Actually, my name is Keith Kim, and Kim is my surname. Kim is a very common surname in Korea. This name accounts for nearly 20% of the surnames in Korea (probably why you were under the impression it was equivalent to “san”!). The equivalent of the Japanese “san” would be “ssi.” But it would only be affixed to a given name, not a surname. Hope this helps

by: maxiewawa

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:40:07 +0000

What does ‘Kim’ mean. Korean people always put it after their names… is it like the Japanese ’san’ suffix?

by: Evan Stoddard

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:27:13 +0000

I love it. My son Mark just married a Korean girl (Ryu Jeong Ran, aka Willow) two weeks ago. We love her. She works at the Center for Applied Linguistics in DC, and her English is great. Her parents are coming from Korea at the end of the month to join us for a few days. Her mom speaks no English. Maybe I’ll be able to get a little Korean under my belt before they get here. What do you think? Thanks for your help. Thanks, Kim, for your upbeat approach.

by: Keith

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:05:41 +0000

Moses and AP, thanks for the encouragement! Hope you guys enjoy the rest of the Survival Phrases

by: AP

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:28:29 +0000

Thanks, Keith! I’m really happy Korean Survival Phrases is up because I’ve been hearing about it for so long at JapanesePod101. Congratulations and I look forward to more excellent lessons.

by: Moses

Thu, 31 May 2007 21:30:15 +0000

Nice lesson. Great enunciation Keith Kim.