Korean Language Video Tutorials for the iPod, Cell Phones, and other Video Players!



Soon I will have a blog chronicling my experience learning Korean and the methods used.  Until then, here are some videos from http://www.busyatom.com, the Learn Korean Project.  These videos were recomended to me by my Korean language tutor and I've found them to be great.  All of his videos are available at his blog, Learn Korean Alphabet ... video learning course by BusyAtom, and on YouTube.  

I wanted to study away from the distractions of a computer, and the iPod was a natural choice.  The videos display nicely on the iPod Classic's screen.  It is easy to see the characters and easy to pause, stop, and/or rewind the video.  I mentioned to the author that I liked his videos and was able to watch them on my iPod.  He was interested in a way for other people to enjoy the videos on their iPods, so I created this web page.  I went through a somewhat complicated process to download the videos from YouTube, so presented here are direct links that will make it easy for you to download the videos to your iPod.

At first I only had videos available for the iPod.  A week or so after BusyAtaom announced this page, a young woman Vanessa requested help getting the videos into here unknown brand "Chinese" cell phone.  Her cell phone only supported "3GP" videos and she was having trouble converting them herself.  I e-maled her about 5 different test files before we found settings that worked.


Formats

MP3 and 3GP videos are available.  The 3GP versions have been optimized for a cell phone's small screen and memory space.  The 3GP file versions are on average four times SMALLER because of the reduced sound and video quality.  I recomend you try both the MP3 and 3GP versions.  If you can't get either file to work, please e-mail me and I will work with you to make it work.


iPod Support

iPods that support video are:  (please verify at Apple.com the information below before purchase; link to iPod identification)

iPod Classic 80GB
iPod Classic 120GB
iPod Classic 160GB
iPod Touch (2nd generation)
iPod Touch (1st generation)
iPod Nano (4th generation)
iPod Nano (3rd generation)
iPod (5th Generation)

I have only tested these videos on an iPod Classic 120GB.


Cell Phone and other Video Device Support

I have only tested the MP4 versions on an iPod Classic 120GB.  Vanessa has tested some, but not all, on her unknown brand/model "Chinese" phone.  If you can't get either file to work, please e-mail me and I will work with you to make it work.


Organizing the videos into "playlists"
In iTunes music or audio can be grouped by "album", "author", "genre", etc.  The only way I have found to organize videos and enforce a play order is using playlists.  Once you have downloaded the files onto your computer, create a new playlist by going to the "File" menu and select "New Playlist".  Give the playlist a name, and then drag into the playlist window the files.  You can reorder the files within the playlist if desired.  This order will be reflected when you view the playlist on your iPod.

If you need help on creating the playlists, adding the movies to iTunes, or downloading the files, feel free to e-mail me.

Suggested playlists in iTunes


Pictures from an iPod Classic 120GB:

Sorry for the bad quality, these are some quick and dirty pictures.  : )

The main iPod screen, select the "Videos" menu item I recomend you adjust the video settings first
Turn "Fit to Screen" off to see all of the video Select the "Video Playlists" menu item

Choose a video playlist Select a video to start from
The video looks great, even on the tiny screen!



Download Links:

To download the files, right click on each one and select either "Save Link As" (for FireFox) or "Save Target As" (for Internet Explorer).  If you need help, please e-mail me.  I've included pictures of my iTunes playlist for each section.



Playlist:  Learn Korean - Alphabet
Korean Hangul #1 - Alphabet (¤¡ to ¤·) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #2 - Alphabet (¤µ to ¤¾) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #3 - Syllable Construction - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #4a - Syllable Practice - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #4b - Syllable Practice - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #4c - Random Practice - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #5 - Vowels LRB Type (¤Å¤Ã¤Ó¤¿¤Á) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #6 - Vowels TMB Type (¤Ð¤Ì¤Ñ¤Ç¤Ë) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #7 - Practice Session - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #8 - Compound Vowels - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul #9 - Final - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Alphabet Supplemental Material
Korean Hangul - Hangul Double Consonants (¤¢ ¤¨ ¤³ ¤¶ ¤¹) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Hangul Vowels (¿Í ¿Ü ¿Ö À§ ¿ö ¿þ) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Ga vs. Ka vs. KKa (°¡ vs. Ä« vs. ±î) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Tricky Pronunciation - ¤¢ as in ±ïµÎ±â - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Tricky Pronunciation - ¤¨ as in ´ß¶ËÁý - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Tricky Pronunciation - ¤³ as in »Í³ª¹« - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Reading Words
Korean Hangul - Reading Words #1 - Introduction - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Reading Words #2 - Nasalization - ºñÀ½È­ - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Reading Words #3 - Palatalization - ±¸°³À½È­ - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Reading Words #4 - Linking - ¿¬À½È­ - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Numbers and Math
Korean Hangul Numbers - Basic #1 (Count 1 to 12) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Basic #2 (Sino-Korean from 1 to 12) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Counting in Korean - 1 to 19 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Counting in Korean - 20 to 99 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Read 0 to 99 billion - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Counting Black Noodles - ÀÚÀå¸é - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Read Fractions and Decimals - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Times Table (x2) - ±¸±¸´Ü 2´Ü - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul Numbers - Times Table (x3) - ±¸±¸´Ü 3´Ü - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Practice
Korean Hangul - Basic Practice 1 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Intermediate Practice 1 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Intermediate Practice 2 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Intermediate Practice 3 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Sentence Structure
Korean Hangul - Sentence Pattern #1 - Çѱ¹¸» - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Sentence Pattern #2 - Çѱ¹¸» - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Sentence Pattern #3 - Çѱ¹¸» - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Verb Forms #1 - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Phrases
Korean Hangul - Phrases #1 - Hello (1 of 2) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #1 - Hello (2 of 2) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #2 - How much is this - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #3 - I can't speak korean. - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #4 - Where is the bath room - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #5 - I'm lost. Help me. - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #6 - who, when, where, what, why, how - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #7 - Dinner Table - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #8 - I love you. - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #9 - Would like to (1 of 2) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #9 - Would like to [practice] (2 of 2) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #10 - Is there ~  - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #11 - Come ASAP! - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #12 - Oops! I did it again! - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #13 - No Hot Water! - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #14 - Color Shopping - »ö±ò - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #15 - So Happy! - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #16 - Let's go Eat! - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #17 - se7en's Fan Signing Session - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #18 - Hospital Trip - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #19 - Family Names (°¡Á· ȣĪ) - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #20 - ´Ô [Nim] - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #21 - Order Chinese for Delivery on the Phone - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #22 - What time does the restaurant open - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #23 - Do you have ~  - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #24 - What is it - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #25 - When they call out your name - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #26 - Who are those people,  Are they nurses or doctors - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #27 - Self Introduction - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #28 - Are you Korean - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #29 - I have a lot of homework. - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Phrases #30 - I am not that bad guy. - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - New Year in Korean - »õÇØ º¹ ¸¹ÀÌ ¹ÞÀ¸¼¼¿ä! - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]






Playlist:  Learn Korean - Vocabulary
Korean Hangul - Vocabulary - Calendar, Today, Yesterday, and more - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Vocabulary #1 - Food and Eating - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]
Korean Hangul - Vocabulary #2 - School - [mp4 - iPod] * [3gp - Cell Phone/etc]

That's it for now.  I hope it is useful for you!

Grant Stockly korean@stockly.com for Korean writing.