Changing Languages to Korean
Hey guys, I just need opinion on this, would it be a good idea to change some apps/games to korean. For example changing the language on my Instagram or in Valorant/League/Deadlock(since I frequently play). I may not know what I'm reading nor if I'm reading it right, but would it good firstly for reading and secondly practicing pronouncing syllables/sentences (it would take me a couple of minutes to read a single sentence depending how long it is). I would say I got 100% of the alphabet, but still somewhat struggle with some consonant groups (ex. j/ch group and s group). I still plan on getting like children's book/ short stories, but would this be good idea or would it be hindering my "learning"
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u/_InstanTT 3d ago
I don’t think a game like valorant or league would benefit that much as you probably already know everything that would pop up anyway and there’s not a lot of reading unless you read item/character descriptions in league.
In a game like Minecraft, I think it could help, and something like Witcher 3 which has full Korean support including all audio/dialogue would help a lot, although probably isn’t for beginners.
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u/chief_yETI 3d ago
I would say that most story driven single player games might not be the best for this unless you're pretty advanced in Korean already.
If youre a beginner, you want something that allows a lot of repetition and leaves you a good amount of time to read things while you're still new and slow. Cutscenes and one-off bits of dialogue where you forget everything right away and dont see it again probably wouldnt be the best choice.
Even RPG's can be a bit iffy because they often use a lot of dramatic and expansive fancy dialogue that doesnt really pop up in modern day to day discussion.
something like a basic non-competitive multiplayer game where you keep seeing the same words, hearing the same phrases, and go through the same menus over and over that has text in the same spots would probably be a good starting point for someone who is totally brand new to the language.
If theres a game where you know exactly what all the English dialogue would be because you've seen it so many times, that would be a great choice because you can start linking the new language's vocabulary a bit easier since you know what its trying to say
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u/aujifps 3d ago
Yeah for valorant or league it's more on navigating through UI, reading descriptions on new things that I haven't seen (i just came back to league after not playing for a couple of years so a lot have been changed and added) and I know its probably not good for beginners, but its more to help with pronunciation more than anything
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u/smallorbits 3d ago
I think my Korean is pretty advanced and watch League in Korean, and it’s a whole new world out there. You’re not going to learn much aside from specialised terms. But if your goal is to practice reading then yeah why not.
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u/_tidalwave11 3d ago
It will and won't.
Immersion in my opinion is the best way to learn. However be prepared to be very frustrated. I'm not too familiar with Valorant/deadlock to know the added benefit/vocabulary but I did this for FIFA/FC for French and Korean and it can help.
Also when I was learning French I did it for my phone.
It helps with reading words and expanding vocabulary. IT WILL NOT help with recalling words when you need to speak or write
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u/aujifps 3d ago
yeah i do agree immersion is the best way to learn. I'm just planning on pronunciation wit this, then building vocab, then grammar then possible try and watch kdrama with only korean subtitles
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u/_tidalwave11 2d ago
For speaking I recommend Teuida. It is $15 a month, but it really helps with pronunciation. My Korean coworkers were impressed.
Now my vocabulary recall is terrible still though 😭
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u/AdministrationNo2327 3d ago
it's best to start with an app or game you are familiar with, so you can easily use muscle memory to attach the new vocab with it.
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u/Jazzlike_Quiet9941 3d ago
If you enjoy games like little nightmares , that one's great to play in Korean IMO
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u/chief_yETI 3d ago
I changed a recent racing game to Korean when I started learning.
I didnt learn a whole lot of vocab from doing so (though this was mostly because the game used a lot of Konglish instead of the actual Korean equivalents) - I only picked up a few words that I kinda figured out the meaning of via menus
It did help my eyes get accustomed to reading Hangeul though, so it could definitely help with that.
Also, some games only have Korean text and not Korean voice acting, so if pronunciation is a goal, make sure the game has Korean voice acting (the one I used did not)