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
Read the sample transcript
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
- Introducing yourself politely
- Hangul blocks and useful identifications
- Identity questions and corrections
- Topics, subjects and what is new
- Actions and objects
- Building everyday polite verb forms
- Not doing and not being able
- Being at a place and having something
- Where an action happens and where it goes
- Time expressions and routines
- My things and shared ownership
- Descriptive verbs and how things are
- Likes and wants
- Past events with 었어요 and 았어요
- Past identities and earlier presence
- Plans and likely futures
- Counting things with native numbers
- Clock time and Sino-Korean numbers
- Polite requests and asking for repetition
- Ability with 수 있어요
- Necessity and permission
- Politeness to the listener and honorific subjects
- Describing a noun and comparing choices
- Joining actions and giving a reason
- Café conversation and cumulative review