LOL!
Well, if you understand Korean, I say, More Power TO ya!
That is what subtitles are for.
I do get more Korean than Spanish now, and I live in Texas. lol.
I can figure out the men’s room from the ladies room if it was only printed in hangul. So that is a start. I know the difference between Ajhussi, Ajhumma, and Aghassi.
and I can say “Please give me”, while pointing (”Jus-say-yo” *approximation*). heh.
Stuff like that.
I get daily email lessons and go to sites like talktomeinkorean.net
Plus watching the dramas help.