Korean lessons for beginners

Step-by-step lessons from your first "hello" to real daily conversations. Each lesson includes audio for every phrase, a grammar and culture tip, a natural dialogue and a quick quiz.

Level 1 · Beginner 1

CEFR A1 · TOPIK I level 1

By the end of this level you can:

Read and write Hangul and pronounce it correctly
Greet people, introduce yourself and talk about your family
Handle basic travel situations: numbers, time, food, shopping, directions and hotels

한The Korean Alphabet (Hangul): Complete Beginner Guide한글Beginner 1 · A1 · 40 items 1 Greetings & Basic Courtesy인사-(스)ㅂ니다 / -아요·어요 · 12 items 2 Introducing Yourself자기소개N이에요 / N예요 · 11 items 3 Korean Numbers: Two Counting Systems숫자Number + counter (개, 명, 잔, 살) · 10 items 4 Time, Days & Dates시간과 요일N에 (time) · 11 items 5 Family & People가족N이/가 있어요 / 없어요 · 12 items 6 At a Korean Restaurant식당에서N 주세요 / V-아·어 주세요 · 12 items 7 Ordering at a Café카페에서-(으)ㄹ게요 · 11 items 8 Shopping & Prices쇼핑-아/어 봐도 돼요? · 11 items 9 Getting Around: Transport & Directions길 찾기N(으)로 · 11 items 10 At the Airport & Hotel공항과 호텔-고 싶어요 · 11 items 11 Feelings & Reactions감정 표현-아요 / -어요 / -해요 · 12 items 12 Weather & Seasons날씨와 계절-네요 · 10 items 13 Hobbies & Free Time취미V-는 것을 좋아해요 · 10 items

Level 2 · Beginner 2

CEFR A2 · TOPIK I level 2

By the end of this level you can:

Talk about past events and future plans
Make plans, describe people and things, and say what you can't do
Switch between polite, casual and honorific Korean

14 Talking About the Past과거 이야기-았어요 / -었어요 / -했어요 · 10 items 15 Future Plans & Intentions미래 계획-(으)ㄹ 거예요 · 10 items 16 Making Plans with Friends약속 잡기-(으)ㄹ까요? / -(으)ㄹ래요? · 11 items 17 Saying No: Negative Sentences부정문안 / 못 / -지 않아요 · 10 items 18 Describing People & Things사람과 사물 묘사A-(으)ㄴ + N · 10 items 19 Health & Emergencies병원과 응급 상황-(으)세요 · 12 items 20 Polite vs. Casual Korean존댓말과 반말반말: -아/어, N(이)야 · 11 items 21 Honorific Korean: Speaking to Elders높임말-(으)시- (honorific) · 10 items

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