I'm taking a break from my Korean studies to write this post. Man, my brain is FRIED. All the different verb conjugations have broken me. My brain is at max saturation point, where I feel like not only can I not absorb any new material, but I'm quickly losing all the stuff I once KNEW, because I'm getting super confused! Argh! Why is this damn language so hard? 왜??? Partly it's because they have so many different levels of speech, from casual to polite to formal, and verb conjugations are/can be different for each one. Like WTF, man. In English, we might have different words we choose to use depending on a situation, but for the most part, words are the same words regardless of who you're talking to or what the situation is.
Example: "I'm eating breakfast." Regardless of if I'm talking to my friend or my boss or the freaking POTUS (this had more weight previously), it's that same sentence. And it doesn't matter if I'm talking to them in an office, at my house, or at the White House.
In Korean, there are three ways I could say that, depending on if I'm talking to a friend, an acquaintance, or my boss, and it also depends on where we are (e.g., a formal or casual setting).
To a friend, in a casual setting: 나는(내가) 아침을 먹어.
To an acquaintance, in a casual setting: 저는(제가) 아침을 먹어요.
To (someone), in a formal setting: 저는(제가) 아침을 먹습니다.
AND THAT IS ONLY THE PRESENT TENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the casual there isn't even the "true" casual because we haven't really learned that yet (and probably never will, because it's a classroom setting). And it's only one verb of, like, thousands -- not that I even know that many. It seriously makes me weep. Why couldn't I have just learned all the languages when I was a kid? That'd be so much better. If only I knew how to speak Korean, learning how to spell in Korean would be a breeze. You know, in comparison.
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adelagia created a study sheet and just looking at it made me want to give up. LOL. :((
Anyway... that was a really long tangent because that isn't even what I had planned to post about. >< I wanted to post about something that could possibly be the best thing that has ever happened. Well,jade_okelani and I think so, anyway.
This weekend I saw two movies -- Pitch Perfect 3, which was everything I ever needed or wanted from a Pitch Perfect movie (singing and laughs), and I, Tonya, which was good in a completely different way. PP3 had a totally dumb and unbelievable plotline, and "bad guys" that were laughably two dimensional, but I don't really care? I mean, it's not the type of movie where I'm looking for depth. What I wanted from it, I got. I, Tonya was fascinating, because that whole thing has always been fascinating. Having Margot Robbie portray you would be amazing for anyone, and once upon a time I would have said "more than Tonya Harding deserves," but this movie has made me change my mind about that. (But I WILL say it for Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly.) Margot was great (as was the makeup/effects that make her look less like a stunning, otherworldly goddess and more like dumpy trailer trash), but it was Allison Janney who stole the show. God, she's so amazing, even when she's playing a character who is almost totally unsympathetic.
But the reason I saw these movies, and going back to the best thing ever, is because of MoviePass. It's a subscription service that costs $9.95 a month, and what you get with it is a movie -- in the theater -- EVERY DAY. ( Details! )
Food I've made recently: Miyeokguk (Korean seaweed soup) again, because it's so yummy and delicious; eomuk (fish cakes! I made my own fish cakes! So amazed at myself); and lentil, spinach and sausage soup, which I made in my Instant Pot. I was talking about the Instant Pot with a coworker the other day, and it made me realize that I should be using it a lot more. Even before, when I used to use it more often, it was to make yogurt. But now I want to use it to make savory dishes. Specifically, I really want to use it to make Indian food. I have a cookbook for it arriving on Wed!
Finally, I've been mainlining Strongest Deliveryman. It's not my favorite drama, but I'm definitely interested in it to keep going (obviously). I'm also slowly getting through The Great British Baking Show, which everyone I know watches and loves. I'm watching it in the mornings while working out (because apparently I am a masochist), and alternating it with Travelers, which is getting worse and worse, with bad writing and characters I mostly hate, but which has an intriguing premise, and now I'm familiar with it enough that it's easy to watch, other than occasionally being disgusted by the characters and/or the dialogue. Okay, more than occasionally.
Example: "I'm eating breakfast." Regardless of if I'm talking to my friend or my boss or the freaking POTUS (this had more weight previously), it's that same sentence. And it doesn't matter if I'm talking to them in an office, at my house, or at the White House.
In Korean, there are three ways I could say that, depending on if I'm talking to a friend, an acquaintance, or my boss, and it also depends on where we are (e.g., a formal or casual setting).
To a friend, in a casual setting: 나는(내가) 아침을 먹어.
To an acquaintance, in a casual setting: 저는(제가) 아침을 먹어요.
To (someone), in a formal setting: 저는(제가) 아침을 먹습니다.
AND THAT IS ONLY THE PRESENT TENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the casual there isn't even the "true" casual because we haven't really learned that yet (and probably never will, because it's a classroom setting). And it's only one verb of, like, thousands -- not that I even know that many. It seriously makes me weep. Why couldn't I have just learned all the languages when I was a kid? That'd be so much better. If only I knew how to speak Korean, learning how to spell in Korean would be a breeze. You know, in comparison.
adelagia created a study sheet and just looking at it made me want to give up. LOL. :((Anyway... that was a really long tangent because that isn't even what I had planned to post about. >< I wanted to post about something that could possibly be the best thing that has ever happened. Well,
jade_okelani and I think so, anyway.This weekend I saw two movies -- Pitch Perfect 3, which was everything I ever needed or wanted from a Pitch Perfect movie (singing and laughs), and I, Tonya, which was good in a completely different way. PP3 had a totally dumb and unbelievable plotline, and "bad guys" that were laughably two dimensional, but I don't really care? I mean, it's not the type of movie where I'm looking for depth. What I wanted from it, I got. I, Tonya was fascinating, because that whole thing has always been fascinating. Having Margot Robbie portray you would be amazing for anyone, and once upon a time I would have said "more than Tonya Harding deserves," but this movie has made me change my mind about that. (But I WILL say it for Sebastian Stan as Jeff Gillooly.) Margot was great (as was the makeup/effects that make her look less like a stunning, otherworldly goddess and more like dumpy trailer trash), but it was Allison Janney who stole the show. God, she's so amazing, even when she's playing a character who is almost totally unsympathetic.
But the reason I saw these movies, and going back to the best thing ever, is because of MoviePass. It's a subscription service that costs $9.95 a month, and what you get with it is a movie -- in the theater -- EVERY DAY. ( Details! )
Food I've made recently: Miyeokguk (Korean seaweed soup) again, because it's so yummy and delicious; eomuk (fish cakes! I made my own fish cakes! So amazed at myself); and lentil, spinach and sausage soup, which I made in my Instant Pot. I was talking about the Instant Pot with a coworker the other day, and it made me realize that I should be using it a lot more. Even before, when I used to use it more often, it was to make yogurt. But now I want to use it to make savory dishes. Specifically, I really want to use it to make Indian food. I have a cookbook for it arriving on Wed!
Finally, I've been mainlining Strongest Deliveryman. It's not my favorite drama, but I'm definitely interested in it to keep going (obviously). I'm also slowly getting through The Great British Baking Show, which everyone I know watches and loves. I'm watching it in the mornings while working out (because apparently I am a masochist), and alternating it with Travelers, which is getting worse and worse, with bad writing and characters I mostly hate, but which has an intriguing premise, and now I'm familiar with it enough that it's easy to watch, other than occasionally being disgusted by the characters and/or the dialogue. Okay, more than occasionally.
