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One of the things that make Dublin so attractive is its diverse population. Among the 17% per cent of Dubliners who were born abroad, one of the largest immigrant communities comes from South Korea. Most of these people moved to Dublin in the 1980s, and they’ve been sharing their culture, customs and traditions across the city since then.
On top of being able to enjoy Korean cuisine, art and performances in the city, a part of their culture that is gaining more and more adepts is its beautiful language. Many Dubliners are drawn to its sophisticated alphabet system called Hangul, often described as being the “most perfect phonetic system” by linguists across the globe. Others just want to learn it to access some of the one-of-a-kind opportunities available in the area for bilinguals and some want to use this skill to travel around the world and connect to Korean communities.
Whatever your reason, if you find yourself wanting to be part of the local community of language enthusiasts who are fascinated by Korean, you’ll find that it will bring wonderful advantages to your life and change the way you experience the city dramatically.
Learning Korean can be the secret to taking your career to the next level. As one of the most innovative countries in the world, South Korea is home to leading tech companies like Samsung and LG, so learning Korean could not only get you a great position there but will also make you a huge asset to any other company that wants to build business relationships with them. What’s more, learning Korean will help you access excellent job positions in the area exclusive for bilinguals like Cloud Support Associate, Korean speaking Game Tester and Video Quality Specialist.
If you’re planning on visiting Seoul for a few weeks, learning a few useful Korean phrases will suffice. However, if you are planning on staying to live there or anywhere else in South Korea, learning their language is a must. Being fluent will make your everyday life there much easier, and help you understand the Korean people and culture on a much deeper level. Furthermore, it’s the key to landing a job in the city and feeling at home there.
One of the advantages of learning Korean is getting to know its fascinating culture. If you’re a foodie, you probably want to start by exploring Korea’s one-of-a-kind traditional cuisine. Arisu Korean Restaurant, located at 120 Capel Street, is a great place to taste Korean barbecue and other traditional dishes including kimchi, jeyuk dup-bap, and bulgogi dup-bap. With most of its furniture and decor sourced from South Korea, the owners of this restaurant really went the extra mile to make you feel in Seoul, so if you’re looking for an immersive experience, this restaurant is just for you. Another great place you can’t miss is Han Sung, located in the heart of Dublin at 22 Strand Street Great. This friendly restaurant has a great selection of traditional food and Korean street food like japchae, which are stir-fried sweet potato noodles, dumplings, and ddoeg bog gi, a stir-fried Korean rice cake with vegetables.
Whether you want to make Korean friends or meet other locals who love the language as much as you do, Dublin Korean Culture Meetup Group is the perfect group for you! They meet every week for Culture Fridays at Drunken Fish, located at The Excise Building, Mayor Street Lower. On top of enjoying a night out with new friends, you’ll be able to practise your Korean skills, learn about their culture and try some delicious traditional Korean dishes. The event is completely free, but you do have to register before going, as they need to know how many people are going to attend the restaurant to make a reservation. Although you don’t have to eat anything there if you don’t want you, it is recommended that you at least buy something to drink in order to support the restaurant.
In addition to offering great grammar books that might be of use to you like Essential Korean Grammar: a comprehensive reference for learners at every level, the Dublin City Council Libraries across the city offer some of the most thought-provoking novels by Korean authors. If you’re looking for a hunting story that will take you to Seoul’s slum markets, One Hundred Shadows is just for you. Written by Hwang Jungeun, this fantasy novel will make a long-lasting impression on you with its mesmerizing characters and surreal plot. Another novel you can’t miss is The old woman with a knife by Gu Byeong-mo, a story about a female assassin that became a best-seller in South Korea, available in the library both in English and Korean.
If you love Korean literature and want to be fluent enough to read a whole novel in its original language, the best place to learn is Listen & Learn. What makes our lessons so unique is that they are completely personalised, so whatever your goals and interests are, one of our teachers will tailor the perfect course just for you. Whether you want individual or group lessons, you can choose to have the class in the comfort of your home or office in Dublin, or online using Zoom or Skype. Just send us a quick enquiry now, and you’ll become a proficient Korean speaker before you know it!
This set of Korean tutorials are less specific and more targeted for those who want to get a range of different things from learning Korean. Even though all novice students will cover survival Korean: as well as Korean to visit somewhere abroad to make solid contacts with the locals, what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefited from these lessons have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in Korean culture and those who just want to pass a specific examination in Korean. Enquire now about our Korean Courses or Take A Free Korean Level Test
These lessons in Korean are meant for those who feel that learning Korean would make a change in their work. For starters, it is expedient to learn how to say hello/goodbye, as well as basic business protocol; once the basics have been mastered, reading and writing come to the fore. Students who have greatly benefited have been involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where another language is required and those working in the international academia and government circuits. Even in our most fundamental beginner's lesson, students can anticipate ending the lesson with basic telephone Korean and e-mail Korean skills for communicating, as well as survival Korean if a short visit to the country is needed. Enquire now about our Korean Courses or Take A Free Korean Level Test
If there are 2 or more of you with the same level of Korean, the same goals sought for the language and be able to study at the same time and location, then you'll be happy to know that these Korean lessons can also be made available with Two-to-One Korean Lessons or Small Group In-Company Korean Lessons. Listen & Learn does not generally recommend classes with more than 6-8 people, though Taster lessons in Korean can run with up to 12 people. Bookings must be made for all participants at the same time. Enquire now about our Korean Courses or Take A Free Korean Level Test
Our native-speaking qualified Korean teachers can instruct you and your group at your work or at home at a time most convenient for you. Classes can take place on any day of the week—even weekends—morning, afternoon or evening. If meeting at your office or home is not suitable, you can take your lessons at the trainer's office. Study materials are supplied for you. Enquire now about our Korean Courses or Take A Free Korean Level Test
The Korean lessons are also available for two or more people studying together (Two-to-One Korean Lessons or Small Group In-Company Korean Lessons). All participants must have the same level, the same business or general language needs and be able to study at the same time in the same location. The booking must be made for all participants at the same time. Listen & Learn does not recommend group classes of more than 6-8 people though In-Company Taster Korean Lessons can be run with up to 12 people. Enquire now about our Korean Courses or Take A Free Korean Level Test
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