LingoMitra

한국어

Korean through English

Start with introducing yourself politely. This course is for learners building a foundation in Korean with explanations in English.

Instruction
English
Target language
Korean
Written structure
25 numbered lessons
Level
Foundations; no certified CEFR level

Listen to short teaching recordings, pause to construct a sentence, then hear the explanation. Written lessons provide a broader recap. Audio is prepared when available and reused; further lessons may need preparation. Text feedback does not assess pronunciation.

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Korean · opening recording · AI-generated voice

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Welcome! Today you will learn how to politely say who you are, or who someone is, in Korean. We’ll focus on saying 'I am a student' and 'I am a doctor,' and introducing someone else by name.

This is an opening excerpt. Full lessons add untimed questions and explanations. Teaching and pronunciation await fluent-speaker review.

Course outline

  1. Introducing yourself politely
  2. Hangul blocks and useful identifications
  3. Identity questions and corrections
  4. Topics, subjects and what is new
  5. Actions and objects
  6. Building everyday polite verb forms
  7. Not doing and not being able
  8. Being at a place and having something
  9. Where an action happens and where it goes
  10. Time expressions and routines
  11. My things and shared ownership
  12. Descriptive verbs and how things are
  13. Likes and wants
  14. Past events with 었어요 and 았어요
  15. Past identities and earlier presence
  16. Plans and likely futures
  17. Counting things with native numbers
  18. Clock time and Sino-Korean numbers
  19. Polite requests and asking for repetition
  20. Ability with 수 있어요
  21. Necessity and permission
  22. Politeness to the listener and honorific subjects
  23. Describing a noun and comparing choices
  24. Joining actions and giving a reason
  25. Café conversation and cumulative review