Grammar for Korean speakers
The grammar mistakes Korean students actually make — articles, perfect tenses, countability — why Korean causes each one, and drills that fix them.
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- Grammar for Korean Speakers2026-08-18 — 5 min read
Why do Korean students say 'I went to station' without 'the'?
Korean has no articles, so learners omit 'a', 'an', and 'the' or scatter them randomly. The fix is teaching definiteness as a binary question: does the listener already know which one you mean?
- Grammar for Korean Speakers2026-08-03 — 5 min read
Why do Korean students say 'I ate lunch' when they mean 'I've eaten lunch'?
Korean has no direct equivalent to English present perfect tense, so students translate past actions using simple past. This creates confusion about whether an action connects to now or finished completely in the past.