This is a blog for anyone who is interested in learning and practicing Korean. Of course we can not practice speaking Korean, but we can get loads of practice with reading and writing. Additionally there will eventually be a links to many online resources.

Membership has benefits, first you cannot become an author without being a member. Additionally if you are logged in when you leave comments you will not have to resubmit your name, email, & website (optional) repeatedly. Members can also display avatars next to thier posts and comments making it easier for readers to identify who wrote what.

Anyone who is learning Korean can post or any Korean native speaker who would like to provide help and advice in a friendly manner is able to post.  In order to post you first need to be a member and then after you have participated for a while: leaving comments - you may request to be an author.  The best way to request that is to send me an email.

If you personally know another author and they recommend that you become an author you can avoid the wait.

This is a clean site. I do not want to see swearing in English or in Korean. If you really must practice that type of language I’m sure you will be able to find another community. My wife and her family reads this site and I do not want to project the wrong kind of image.

There is a word filter and I will add words to it as necessary.

Yes. Native Koreans are more than welcome to come and provide support and help for all the learners here.

When you leave a comment, the system automatically subscribes you to all future comments. This allows you to more easily follow the thread. If you do not want to recieve email notifications there is a little checkbox at the bottom of the comment submission box: uncheck that and you will not recieve any notifications.

If you wish to stop recieving notifications more notifications for a comment you are already recieving notifications for, look in the email and there should be an unsubscribe link.

I don’t believe in sending or recieving spam. when you leave a comment, please leave a valid email address because if you do not I will recieve all bounced email for comment notifications intended for you. And I do not want my inbox filled with bounced emails.

I am 왕음치 and the site admin. I have lived in Korea for almost 8 years as of November 2004. Due to laziness and a number of other mitigating factors I have not put the effort into learning Korean that I should have. Creating this blog is part of my plan to rectify that situation. to learn more about the origins of this blog please read the inaugural post: VISION

That feature is not yet available in Expression Engine. I am hoping that it becomes available soon. If it is really really important you can send me an email and I will edit your comment for you. There is a live preview box and a preview button - I suggest you take a moment and read your comment carefully before submitting. I do understand though that it is possible to change you mind later about what you said. A that time, send me an email.

Avatars are only available to members. If you are a member then the first thing you need to do is find an image with maximum dimensions of 70px by 70px and then upload it somewhere on the internet. After you have done that you can copy the link to your profile which you can access by following the your account link on the index page.

If you do not have your own hosted internet account please do not use free hosting as those images will be returned with a broken image instead. I suggest that you use photobucket which allows remote linking and is free.

No. If you are a rank beginner, you are welcome to participate. If you are a post-advanced second language user of Korean you are more than welcome as well. Learning a language begins at the beginning and never ends. It is a lifelong endeavor and I do not wish to exclude anyone from participating.

On the index page there is a link titled authors only click that and you will be able to login to post.

Categories are used to keep posts that are somehow related to each other. If you look on the right sidebar of the index page you will currently see 10 categories and sub-categories. When you are composing an entry you will see the categories at the bottom of the page on the right. Select an appropriate category before publishing your entry. If you want to select more than one category hold down the ctrl key at the same time.

No. That feature is only availble to the admin. However if you would like a new category, you can request one via commenting or sending me an email.

Yes, click file upload in the publish screen and a pop-up image will appear. Follow the instructions and your image will be added to your post. When adding images to your blog entries please ensure that the maximum width is no more than 420px otherwise the page layout will be broken. If a large picture is necessary then put a thumbnail in the entry and link to the full size image. Below is from this entry

If you have uploaded an image to your post you can force the image to the left or the right of the entry by adding a small bit of code to the image tag. Take for example my avatar:

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this is a left floating image. All text will wrap around the image as necessary
<img src="http://eflgeek.com/avatar/cartoonavatar.gif" class="leftimg">

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and this is a right floating image.  All text will wrap around the image as necessary
<img src="http://eflgeek.com/avatar/cartoonavatar.gif" class="rightimg">
If you want to use a left floating image at the beginning of an entry be sure to have at least one line of text before entering the image code or the page display will be broken.

When writing titles in Korean it is necessary to change the url title to english. Otherwse the individual entry next & previous links will be broken. Below is a screen shot of what needs to be done.

Yes you can. Just login the same as if you were going to post a new entry and then click edit instead of post. you may have to search for your post but it should be easy to find.

If you are writing in Korean, you can write on any topic you please as long as it is has clean language. If you are writing in English it is best to keep your topic somehow related to learning Korean; difficulties with the language, epiphanies, book reviews, tips & advice, and things like that.

Of course many posts will be mixed Korean and English and that is entirely welcome.

There is some basic HTML code that you are allowed to use and will help with formatting your entries and comments. If you are familiar with BBcode used in various message boards such as the korean discussion forums at Dave’s cafe, you may use that code. Alternatively you may use the following:

1. this is bold text <b>this is bold text</b>
2. this is italic text <i>this is italic text</i>
3. this is underlined text <u>this is underlined text</u>

4. this is blockquoted text <blockquote>this is blockquoted text</blockquote>

5. this is striked text <strike>this is striked text</strike>
6. Let’s Learn Korean this is a link with a title (hover over the link to read the title - titles are optional) <a href="http://letslearnkorean.com" title="Let's Learn Korean">Let's Learn Korean</a>
7. If you have uploaded an image to your post you can force the image to the left or the right of the entry by adding a small bit of code to the image tag. Take for example my avatar:

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   this is a left floating image. All text will wrap around the image as necessary
   <img src="http://letslearnkorean.com/avatar/cartoonavatar.gif" class="leftimg">

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   and this is a right floating image.  All text will wrap around the image as necessary
   <img src="http://eflgeek.com/avatar/cartoonavatar.gif" class="rightimg"> If you want to use a left floating image at the beginning of an entry be sure to have at least one line of text before entering the image code or the page display will be broken.
8. You can also use pullquotes
   You can also use pullquotes if you really want to emphasize a particulary point in your entry. Pull quotes should be limited to short phrases or one small sentence for greatest effectiveness. Enter the following code for left pullquotes: <div class="leftquote">You can also use pullquotes</div> or this for right pull quotes: <div class="rightquote">You can also use pullquotes</div>