.I prefer to write freehand in my journal with the new vocabulary that I'm learning. I've also been rewriting sentences from my worksheets to ingrain how Korean sentences are normally written and to reinforce my memory and learning. I've been typing Korean on my phone to send text messages, which has helped me memorize where the letters are on the keyboard. I'm also more actively aware about the subject-verb-object placement and their markers. For example, for nouns, (-i)이 and (-ga) 가 are subject-making particles, and -eul(을)’ and ‘-reul(를) are object-making particles. Though I vaguely knew their function when I learned to speak Korean with my parents, I never put together in my mind that these are indicators with a specific purpose. Complex sentences have an independent clause with a subject, verb, object (of a simple sentence) and at least one dependent clause.
Using the subject-object marker example, some example sentences are:
강아지가 밥을 먹었어요. (My dog ate food)
엄마는 김치를 좋아해요. (My mom likes kimchi)
An example of complex sentence using an independent and dependent clause is:
한국에있을 때 내 친구는 많이 먹었다. (While I was in Korea, my friend ate a lot.)
I find it interesting to consciously have to make the effort to use the subject-object-verb. Although I'm learning from an English lens, I like that I have an instinctual understanding of basic Korean sentence structure.
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