[KS] Korean Vocabulary Study

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I use Handbook of Korean Vocabulary, by Miho Choo and William O'Grady. It's
a root dictionary, not a reader designed to expand vocabulary. The first
part of the book is organized around words of Chinese origin, and the second
by words of Korean origin.

 

Kelly Schmitt Youngberg

 

 

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[mailto:koreanstudies-bounces at koreaweb.ws] On Behalf Of Edward Reed
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Subject: [KS] Korean Vocabulary Study

 

I live and work in Seoul.  I am trying to recover and expand my command of
Korean which I first studied over thirty years ago as a Peace Corps
Volunteer and Fulbright researcher.  I have a fairly good grasp of grammar
and am praised for my pronunciation.  I can converse fairly easily in daily
conversation.  However, I would like to expand my vocabulary to allow me to
converse about serious topics (politics, economics, social issues) related
to my work.  I know that I should try to read newspapers and listen to TV
broadcasts and collect and study vocabulary.  The problem is that I have a
serious time limitation--long workdays and even working on weekends.  (This
is Korea, afterall.) 

 

Does anyone know of a good book specifically designed for expanding command
of Korean vocabulary?  I imagine a book organized around either issues or
words with common hanmun roots, and presented in digestable gulps.  Or it
could be linked to reading and understanding newspaper articles.  All
suggestions appreciated.

 

Ed Reed

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