Should I start learning Korean?

[hotsootuff]

I have always wanted to learn Korean but I can't take any classes to help me learn so I can only study at home by myself. Is it worth it to put in a lot of work on top of my school work or not?

[lawlaw]

If you feel like it will benefit you, or you'll have fun doing it, why not?

 

It's nice as a kpop fan to have that liiiiiiittle bit of language knowledge to help you out.

 

Do you know hangul? It's crazy easy to learn and it's the best starting point 

[vader]

if you want start with hangul its pretty easy

[Dew]

If it's what you want, then go ahead.

Start by learning hangul, it's really easy. Since you plan to self study, use online resources like this and memrise for memorizing vocabulary. Exposure is key, try navigating Korean sites and use naver's korean to english dictionary (not sure how good it is, though). There's probably more resources out there, just do a bit more research. Good luck.

[Suzuran]

Yeah why not, if you are interested. Learning some shallow parts of Korean would be easy and not too time consuming, but if you venture into it to understand it all it will be time consuming. I've started to nibble at hangul myself (but since I'm moving to Japan my japanese studies take priority and then there is work etc) and it's pretty fun so far.

[Eclipsas]

if u want. go

[Bom]

If you want too then go for it! There's nothing but benefits that come with learning another language! 

[CrumpetMuncher]

If it's not impacting your schedule negatively then sure. It's always nice to be productive and have fun at the same time (It's super fun).

[btich]

As long as you get down Hangul (never start with Romanization, trust me you won't have a good time) you should be good. Though, for me personally, grammar is an asshole but if you don't mind that then sure go for it !!!

[Acey]

Start with hangeul! It's fun, too haha

[tearose]

You can learn Hangul in a few days, and that's a good starting point. Also, I don't know what your education situation is but there are a lot of online courses that you can take in conjunction with your regular classes. You can even get college/high school credit for it. I know you said you can't take any classes to learn, but there are a lot of options (Brigham Young is one place online) so I'm just making sure.