Learning Journal #8

[Kristen Mejia]

This week I focused on telling time and asking questions about time. This was by far one of the most detailed lessons I went through in order to understand how to express time in Korean. I started by learning the words for minutes, hours, etc. Then I learned which number systems to use for the different units of time (minutes and hours). After that I learned the expression for things like "in the morning," "in the afternoon," "midnight," etc. I also learned what hours of the day are considered morning, afternoon, evening, and dawn. It was interesting to see the contexts in which certain phrases about time could be used. Furthermore, after understanding how to tell time, I learned phrases such as "what time shall we meet?" and "What time do you wake up?" I documented all of this in my notebook and throughout the week I practiced telling the time in Korean whenever I spotted a clock or looked at my phone. I was feeling little discouraged when I first started with this concept because it was pretty difficult for me to get the hang of, but I want to keep working to get better. Luckily I found a youtube video by SweetandTastyTV, which broke down all the steps, and made my learning a lot more dynamic, fun, and easier.