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Hangul takes an afternoon to learn. After that, the particles and the polite 요 form get you speaking.
Writing system
Grammar guides
- 은/는 vs 이/가When to use 은/는 and when to use 이/가 in Korean, how to pick the right form after a consonant or vowel, with course examples and practice questions.
- The object particle 을/를 and Korean word orderHow the Korean object particle 을/를 works, how Korean word order puts the verb last, and why 좋아하다 takes 을/를.
- 에 vs 에서The difference between the Korean particles 에 and 에서, plus 에 for times and days, with course examples and practice questions.
- 하고, 와/과 and 도How to say and, with and too in Korean using 하고, 와/과 and 도, including why 도 replaces other particles.
- The polite present tenseHow to conjugate Korean verbs and adjectives into the polite 요 form: 아요 vs 어요, 하다 → 해요, the ㅡ drop and vowel contractions.
- 안 vs 못How to make Korean verbs negative with 안 (don't) and 못 (can't), where they go in 하다 verbs, and how negation works in the past tense.
Vocabulary lists
- Greetings and polite phrasesEssential Korean greetings and polite phrases for beginners: 안녕하세요, 감사합니다, the two goodbyes and more, with romanization and audio.
- NumbersThe two Korean number systems for beginners: Sino-Korean 일, 이, 삼 and native 하나, 둘, 셋, when to use each, plus counters, with audio.
- Food and drink vocabularyBeginner Korean words for food and drink, from 밥 and 김치 to 먹어요 and 맛있어요, with romanization and audio.
- Family wordsKorean family vocabulary for beginners, including why older-sibling words depend on the speaker's gender (형, 오빠, 누나, 언니).
Reading
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