Learn from zero
Start without knowing a single letter: 10 Hangul lessons with audio, then 30 Beginner 1 lessons by situation. Each lesson takes about 10 minutes and ends with exercises; each unit ends with a TOPIK I / EPS-style test.
Start lesson 1The Hangul alphabet
Read, hear and type every Korean letter in 10 lessons
- 1Basic vowels 1The first 6 vowels and the silent ㅇ
- 2Basic consonants9 common consonants and how blocks are built
- 3'Y' vowels and ㅐ ㅔㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ: one more stroke adds a 'y'. ㅐ ㅔ ㅒ ㅖ
- 4Aspirated consonantsㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ: said with a strong puff of air
- 5Tense consonantsㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ and the 가 / 카 / 까 triplets
- 6Combined vowelsㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ
- 7Final consonants (patchim)Final consonants and the 7 final sounds
- 8Double final consonantsㄳ ㄵ ㄶ ㄺ ㄻ ㄼ ㅄ…: which one is said?
- 9Pronunciation rulesLinking, nasalisation, tensing, ㅎ
- 10Real words and typingLoanwords, names and the Korean keyboard
Beginner 1
30 lessons, the 32 level-1 grammar points, ready for TOPIK I / EPS
Unit 1 · Getting to know you
Unit 2 · My day
Unit 3 · Shopping and food
Unit 4 · Getting around
Unit 5 · Me and others
Finished Beginner 1?
You are ready for TOPIK I or EPS-TOPIK questions. Take the level check or a free mock test.