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Two common words for "to pick up" are the verbs 집다 and 줍다. Both of them mean "to pick up," and both of them are equally as common. So you'll need to learn how to use and conjugate both of them.

I'll talk about what each means, and when you'll want to use both of them in this week's episode of "Korean FAQ." This series is where I answer common Korean questions, or small tips for Korean that you might not find anywhere else.

Do you feel like you're not progressing how you'd hoped? Are you too busy to study lately? These are common things I've heard from Korean learners over the years, and they're completely normal.

So I met up with Hyunwoo from Talk To Me In Korean and he shared some solutions and some advice. Ultimately, we talked about how you need to feel good about where you're currently at, no matter where that is. We talked about the reasons why you should, and also when some people shouldn't.

Some Hanja are useful to know no matter your Korean level, and three of those are 소, 중, and 대.

Although you don't need to know how to write these characters, you should be able to read them and recognize them. They'll appear on some Korean menus at restaurants.

Note that there is a small mistake in the beginning of this video where I use 소녀 and 소년 - these two words actually use a different 한자 for "소" than is shown in this video.