Progress

1/11/2026 Update

I generated audio for the introduction language island with Eleven Labs. My plan is to listen, repeat, and memorize the sentences. I already know all the words in these sentences because I generated mnemonics and studied them on Anki. The hardest part is combining the words together and using them correctly. I heard that Korean grammar is very difficult, and I hate studying grammar, so the strategy is that I learn it naturally. No rulebooks - no textbooks, just straight practice. Hopefully through practice and memorization, the grammar will come naturally. I think this will work.

Strategy

1. Listen to LI - introduction.mp3 (audio file of korean sentences from introduction language island) more than 2 times a day. Whenever I can.
2. Repeat and match pronunciation of sentences. Take not of conjugations.
3. Review Anki cards.

1/4/2026 Update

I have learned 546 Korean words really well. I can actively recall Korean words from english. I will now be practicing the language island technique. My first one will be introduction, where I learn all sentences related to introducing myself and vice-versa. Starting today I will be memorizing and learning the grammar of those sentences with the words I already know. It has only been a few months and I already know so much. I believe I can reach basic conversational fluency this year in Korean if I am consistent everyday.

My strategy for learning is to create my desired language islands. A language island is a collection of sentences or phrases related to the topic of the island. For example, my next one will be ordering at a restaurant. This is much more practical because after learning an island, I can actually apply to real world. What I realized is that this is much better technique of learning languages because it forces you to learn words and sentences that are immediately applicable and practical. Why do I want to learn how to say “leaf” when other words are more useful to me personally. So much more motivating. Maybe I should start a language learning channel?

12/7/2025 Update

Hello, I have so far learned almost 300 words in korean! My plan is to learn up intil 1000 top words used by frequency in korean, then try and learn sentences.

1/26/2026 Update

Planning to add another 500 words to the list. Just to get it to 1000 most commonly used korean words.

2/16/2026 Update

I added around 20 new sentences to my Introduction language island. Currently learning the words in Anki, and reviewing my old words in anki as well. I am also reviewing the old sentences (trying to everyday). Yesterday I called Jisun for an hour, most of it was practicing what I already know in Korean. Very good progress so far...