It's great to know my dyslexia still comes out strong even in a foreign alphabet system... This is sooo frustrating, it's almost worse than my numbers!
Julia One thing I find help my memory is to make as many associations as possible with the word I am learning. That way, I have this "blob" of memory. For example, apple = 사과 sagwa. I remember the sound, the spelling, the joke that apple also means apology, Korean drama "Boys Over Flowers" scene where apple is used as an apology, that apple pie = ' 애플파이', and connect it to other memories of apple I already have like smell, sight, memories of apple pie with cheddar cheese and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The more "things" I can attach to the Korean word, the more it becomes a part of my memory.
10 years ago
HAJ True, I have been working on that which does help. Its slower work but better in the long run (at least for me)
Did you know that some languages are harder for dyslexics than others? The writing system and how close the sound matches the way a word is written are both factors. English is hard. Korean is easier.
Julia there are far fewer people diagnosed as dyslexic in Korea. Literacy is very high in Korea. An easy to learn writing system like Hangul is a great benefit. Korean is easier for everyone to read, not just people with dyslexia.
This is sooo frustrating, it's almost worse than my numbers! 
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