So, year 2020 is over. Of course, COVID-19 had the most impact on it. I've been pretty isolated at home since I live alone and worked from home for most of the year. I don't think I had the virus but you never know. As I write this, it's after 9pm and I hear lots of fireworks outside. Usually they would start around 11:30 or so but this year people are not allowed to be outside after 10pm so... yeah.
But what about Korean? Well, I don't think I learned a lot of new stuff, I was mostly going through stuff I already know in order to add sentences to my Anki decks. Here's some statistics:
- 409 new sentences to the general deck
- 196 new sentences to the grammar deck
- 525 new words to the vocabulary deck
Those who have been reading my log for a long time may remember that I once shared a file with the intermediate and advanced grammar points that I had yet to add to my Anki deck. I'm
sharing it again. The link will stay open for a week or so, then I will remove it. This year I started with ㄹ 텐데 and finished with 지도 모르다 so you could say that I studied all the grammar points in between. I use this spreadsheet to plan my deck and to check how many example sentences I already have for each point.
As for Korean dramas, I don't think I watched any this year. I've been watching US series recently, mostly NCIS and NCIS LA. I especially love NCIS LA, I've watched many episodes already twice. I think it's because it has very likeable characters, lots of humor and a nice vibe in general. I just like cop shows, I have also seen most of Castle and Bones. Case in point, I did start watching the Korean drama "Flower of Evil", which is also about police work. I watched most of the first episode and I think I will like it and that's why I stopped watching it for now. I want to wait until I have the time to marathon it.
Hmm, what else? Oh yes, the website and the quiz. I need to keep working on that, add more words. I also want to start selling my first deck next year, we'll see how that goes. I've put a lot of effort into all the materials, it would be nice to get something back.
As for textbooks, I'm currently working on Ewha 3-2, chapter 3. I have also been listening to
바른 한국어. I'm almost done with level 2. I don't watch it for the grammar, I watch it to improve my listening comprehension and I'm happy to say that I can understand almost everything the teacher says. I think level 3 will be more challenging. I'm also still watching
The Return of Superman, up to episode 238 now.
I think that's it. Happy new year, everyone!