There's no Korean section, so Community forum it is.

A little while ago I started to (re)learn Korean. However this time I want to use an SRS among other things. Problem is, to my knowledge there is no equivalent to Romaji input when typing Korean in Windows so it really takes time to create cards. Do you guys know if there's an alternative to just forcing the Korean keyboard scheme into my brain? Maybe a different input method or something.
Thanks in advance!

Koreans generally input the jamo directly. The normal way to deal with this on english keyboards is to put little stickers on your keys. They are sold on the internets. (ex: http://www.amazon.com/Laminated-Transpar...B000FS43QE)

I just type it in romaja though, since OSX has such an IME.

On a side note, we need some good kr learning resources out there. vocab lists, grammar primers, anki decks, etc.

Get the stickers for the keyboard. I use an input method called 2 set Korean (on a mac). I haven't studied Korean for a while, but my deck was up to 950 cards, I think probably by 300 cards I was quite adept at using the Korean keyboard layout. Having not studied korean for a while I can still remember the layout. I no longer need the stickers.

The reason I use the 2 set korean rather than using the romaja is that I learned the alphabet without the romaja and cannot type in it. I think this is the best way as romaja cannot adequately represent the Korean sounds.

On another note, I think Korea has some of the most talented musicians in the world. There music is really great.

I drew a picture of the keyboard on my monitor, a very very small one. After a few weeks of randomly typing you get used to it. It's perhaps the most logically designed keyboard out there, you'll learn it easily.

Thanks for your support guys. I'll try to get hold of these stickers, even though the only ones I found in a German shop so far are these (I won't go into that..)

Also, I agree with Jarvik. We need more Korean learning resources!

I had a cue card with the keyboard layout written on it, but other than that I just learned it by typing out my SRS sentences. I was mining from a book so I had to type them myself. I'm getting rusty now 'cause I'm done with the book and just copy-paste from websites now.

Jarvik7 Wrote:Koreans generally input the jamo directly. The normal way to deal with this on english keyboards is to put little stickers on your keys. They are sold on the internets. (ex: http://www.amazon.com/Laminated-Transpar...B000FS43QE)

I just type it in romaja though, since OSX has such an IME.

On a side note, we need some good kr learning resources out there. vocab lists, grammar primers, anki decks, etc.

Agreed, a guidetokorean.org and an official smart.fm course would be awesome.

Tobberoth Wrote:

Jarvik7 Wrote:Koreans generally input the jamo directly. The normal way to deal with this on english keyboards is to put little stickers on your keys. They are sold on the internets. (ex: http://www.amazon.com/Laminated-Transpar...B000FS43QE)

I just type it in romaja though, since OSX has such an IME.

On a side note, we need some good kr learning resources out there. vocab lists, grammar primers, anki decks, etc.

Agreed, a guidetokorean.org and an official smart.fm course would be awesome.

Word to that. I'd probably quit Japanese and start on Korean if there were equal learning materials available. Still, the self-study methods I've learned over the past year+ are adaptable...

Then again, my prophet abilities tell me that the 'Korean wave' will hit English-speaking populations hard in 2010 (it's already begun).

nest0r Wrote:

Tobberoth Wrote:

Jarvik7 Wrote:Koreans generally input the jamo directly. The normal way to deal with this on english keyboards is to put little stickers on your keys. They are sold on the internets. (ex: http://www.amazon.com/Laminated-Transpar...B000FS43QE)

I just type it in romaja though, since OSX has such an IME.

On a side note, we need some good kr learning resources out there. vocab lists, grammar primers, anki decks, etc.

Agreed, a guidetokorean.org and an official smart.fm course would be awesome.

Word to that. I'd probably quit Japanese and start on Korean if there were equal learning materials available. Still, the self-study methods I've learned over the past year+ are adaptable...

Then again, my prophet abilities tell me that the 'Korean wave' will hit English-speaking populations hard in 2010 (it's already begun).

It's true. When I went to Japan, no one cared about Koreans and no one had ever heard a korean song. Nowadays, Wonder Girls, Girls Generation and such are EVERYWHERE.

You could print out a copy of the keyboard layout and type according to that.

http://kodama.unixdaemons.com/korean/koreankeys.gif

I actually learned all my Korean typing through chatrooms ...

liosama Wrote:I drew a picture of the keyboard on my monitor, a very very small one. After a few weeks of randomly typing you get used to it. It's perhaps the most logically designed keyboard out there, you'll learn it easily.

I think this and keeping a window open, with a picture showing either at the top or both, are the best suggestion as they remove the need to look down while you type.

nesty Wrote:Word to that. I'd probably quit Japanese and start on Korean if there were equal learning materials available. Still, the self-study methods I've learned over the past year+ are adaptable...

The reason I jumped on the Japanese wagon was because of the lack of Korean resources. Now, it's not on my todo list for years to come.

Same with me. The reason I got into Japanese was because of the great learning community and resources. I want and need to learn Korean the most though since my girlfriend's family are monolingual Koreans.

It would be really cool if the people at iKnow put together a few thousand sentences with audio based on word frequency lists. I would even put money toward that, maybe 50USD. If there were enough donations it might get done.

I've found Korean audio but its always been pretty terrible and I can't find good subtitles to SRS a movie.

Argghhh. I mean, I COULD study it the old fashioned way, but I'm too spoiled now.