Korean Typing Programs

[kciliberto]

Do you have any recommendations for a program that helps you type faster in Korean? So pretty much the  Korean equivalent of those Mavis Beacon programs that we had to use in school.

[bhwung]

Hello,

I don't know any Korean typing programs, but I learned how to type Korean just by chatting with coworkers or constantly looking things up in Korean on the internet.  It's much less boring that way for me!

[sejongthefabulous]

It's the same as the English layout (homerow keys?), but grouped to make more sense.  Just look and memorize.  Go on google images print out a blank of a keyboard and fill it out a bunch of times until you have it, then practice on the keyboard.

[donuts81]

If you are in a public school they should have a Korean typing program for the students, you can ask your co-teacher to have it put  on your computer.

If you're not at a public school I've seen students practicing using a flash based website but I have no idea how to find it, you'd have to ask a Korean to help you out.

[MissC]

How good is your Korean? The only program in know in English is "Type Words" for the iPod. It won't help you touch type but it might help you learn the layout of the keyboard.

The site www.tajamaster.com has some practice stuff like the English programs I've seen. The main drawback to them that I've noticed is that they seem to deal in individual ㄱㄴㄷ ㅏㅓㅗ, but Korean characters never really appear like that. I'm a decent touch-typist in Korean (I can IM without going crazy or switching to English, unless the vocab gets bad), but I found the program difficult because I rarely think of where "ㅇ" is, I always think of it as the series of moves to achieve "아" or "있었어요". It's actually really strange because while doing the exercises I'm thinking "이응, 이응, 이응, 리을 리을 리을, 미음, 미음, 미음.".  Not natural at all!

For what it's worth, I learned most of my typing just copying material from sheets of paper onto the computer screen. I'm not sure I could even fill in a blank keyboard if I had to (in English or Korean!).

If you already have the basics down and are just looking to polish, try http://korean-speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/
Definitely good practice!

[kciliberto]

Thank you everyone :-)

[Corrie]

If you're just starting out, this one is good too. :)

http://www.hawaii.edu/korean/koreanclinic/hangultyping.htm

(Click the link that says 타자 연습 프로그램 DOWNLOAD (freeware to practice typing inHangul)

[SpaceRook]

Do you have any recommendations for a program that helps you type faster in Korean? So pretty much the  Korean equivalent of those Mavis Beacon programs that we had to use in school.

You could try this:

http://itunes.apple.com/kr/app/id432781983?mt=8

"Typing Of The Dead" was fun in English, but I don't know if they have a Korean version (or if what I linked to is the Korean version).

Honestly, though, the best way to practice is to actually chat with friends and write letters.  Typing words in isolation is about a useful as studying words in isolation: not much.  You're not going to type "먹다" that much, but you will type "먹었어요" or "먹고있어요" or "먹을거예요" or "먹고싶어요".