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Korean speakers learning Italian
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (한국어) quietly pushes you into specific Italian errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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from your first language

Articles + gender (none in Korean)

Korean has no articles or gender; Italian needs il/la/un/una plus agreement on adjectives and past participles. Learn each noun WITH its article.

from your first language

Verb after the subject (SOV→SVO)

Korean puts the verb last; Italian is subject-verb-object: "mangio una mela", not "una mela mangio".

from your first language

f, v and the rolled r

Korean lacks /f/ and /v/ and has one liquid for r/l; Italian needs all four, including a trilled r (caro vs calo). Drill f/p, v/b and r/l as separate sounds.

from your first language

tu/Lei maps to speech levels (advantage!)

Your 존댓말/반말 instinct transfers: Lei ≈ polite speech, tu ≈ intimate speech. Note that formal Lei takes third-person verbs: "Lei parla".

core challenge

Gender + agreement

Articles and adjectives agree: il libro rosso / la casa rossa.

core challenge

Article forms (il/lo/la/i/gli/le)

The article changes with the noun’s first sound (lo studente, gli amici).

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