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Learn Korean, one level at a time

The complete Korean grammar, explained in English — from the first sentence to the fine print. With exercises that remember what you know, and no account.

Start from scratchTopic 1: The letters and the syllable blockI already know someFind your level in a few minutes

Your grammar learning path

190 topics in 6 categories, as one path from easy to hard. The rosette at the top shows your progress in each category, and “Next” always names exactly one topic to do next.

FoundationsBuilding blocksTensesVerbsSentencesFine-tuning

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  1. 1The letters and the syllable block1
  2. 2Plain, aspirated, tense: 가, 카, 까1
  3. 3Final consonants (batchim)1
  4. 4Linking: 먹어요 sounds like 머거요1
  5. 5The topic particle 은/는1
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What are you learning for?

Optional: pick a field and see how Korean sounds there. Your choice stays in this browser only.

Korean for K-pop fans37 sentences · 18 wordsKorean in TV dramas37 sentences · 18 wordsKorean for travelling37 sentences · 17 wordsKorean food and eating out36 sentences · 19 wordsKorean for work35 sentences · 20 wordsEveryday Korean and speech levels37 sentences · 17 words

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Reading texts

Short texts from 1 to 4 — tap a word and its meaning appears above it.

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Where you can start

For beginnersRight from the start: what you need first, in which order, and how to practise.The whole grammarAll 190 topics, sorted by area and each one given a level.The grammar as a mapThe tenses on a timeline — before the past, past, present, future — and every topic as a band by level.Practise14 modes in 3 groups, from the daily ration to a round against the clock. Your progress stays in the browser.Listening trainerHear words, stress, similar sounds and dialogues — in rounds of ten, slow or normal.From 1 to 44 levels, each with what it asks of you in the language — and the way there.See where you get stuckHow full each box is, your weakest areas, three weeks of history.About the languageWhere it comes from, where it is spoken, how its writing came about.Reading, by level43 texts from 1 to 4. Every word in them can be clicked and looked up.

Straight to a topic

Short cuts to single topics — every page with an explanation, examples and an exercise.

Vocabulary

Korean vocabulary by topicThe most common words in KoreanGreetings in KoreanNumbers, time and dates in KoreanColours in KoreanFood and drink in KoreanWeather and seasons in KoreanKorean idioms and phrases

Grammar

Korean grammar explainedKorean tenses at a glanceKorean verbs: forms and pitfallsKorean 1: the first levelKorean 2Korean 3

Practise and test

Korean exercises onlineKorean worksheets with answersKorean listening practiceKorean pronunciation practicePractise speaking KoreanKorean reading practice by levelPractise writing in KoreanKorean quiz with resultsKorean placement testStudy plan: every topic in orderLearning Korean: common questions

Tools to keep at hand

Alongside the lessons: check texts, read, listen and test where you stand.

Text analysisPaste a text and see which words sit at which level.Writing checkCheck your own writing against the rules explained here.Vocabulary testFive questions per level, and you know which level your vocabulary is at.QuizTwenty quick questions across grammar and vocabulary.PronunciationHow the sounds are made and how they are spelled.Numbers, time, datesNumbers, times and dates — read, write, practise.

Look it up

Vocabulary by topic1000 most useful wordsVerbsTensesFalse friendsIdiomsCollocationsWord formation
Where the language is spokenWorld map. Countries where the language is official or spoken by the majority are filled in; countries with a significant minority are hatched. The list below the map names them all.Where the language is at homeA map, the history as a timeline and short facts to wonder at — to read if you like.

The levels from 1 to 4

This site puts every grammar topic at exactly one level, so you never work on something that sits far above your level.

1First steps
Reading Hangul, introducing yourself, simple sentences in the polite form ending in -yo.36 topics2Foundations
Talk about your day, the past and your plans, reasons and wishes.60 topics3Intermediate
Tell a connected story, put whole clauses before a noun, give reasons for an opinion.54 topics4Upper intermediate
Talk about society, work and culture, read longer texts.40 topics

I am Muno, and I change colour with the language. Korean puts a small word after every noun, and its shape changes with the sound before it. I mixed them up for months. Now I write how every word sounds underneath it — until you no longer need it.

How an exercise works

The letters and the syllable block · Fill the gap

저는  국 사람이에요.

Needed: the block h + a + n

The letters and the syllable block · Choose

___피 한 잔 주세요.

  • 1 커
  • 2 코
  • 3 거
  • 4 고

The letters and the syllable block · Flashcard

Front

Every block begins with a consonant; when a syllable begins with a vowel, the silent ㅇ takes the consonant’s place.

Think first, then turn it over.

Speed round · 90 seconds

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What you know comes back in five weeks. What is shaky, tomorrow.

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The sentences come from this site’s own content. The progress figures are made up and are only there as an example.

What is in here

190 grammar topics in 17 areas, 1809 exercises in 5 exercise types, 4 levels. Every explanation, every example sentence and every exercise was written specially for this site.