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Lesson LibraryBeginner Season 1
Beginner
Beginner Season 1
Keith and Seol host Beginner Series Season 1. These 31-lessons will cover the basics of Korean grammar. By the end of this season, you will be able to understand basic Korean and have a simple conversation.
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31 Audio Lessons
1

Self-Introductions

Learn about introducing oneself

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
2

A Friendly Introduction

Learn about making statements and showing respect

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
3

That's a Negative

Learn how to use the negative copula

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
4

Questions

Learn how to ask simple questions

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
5

Particle Mania!

Learn about understanding the topic particle and subject particle

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
6

Exchanging Phone Numbers

Learn about counting from 1 to 99, reciting numbers (Sino-Korean numbers)

Audio
 • 1 Minute
7

Going Somewhere (Part I)

Learn about introducing verbs and catching up

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
8

Going Somewhere (Part II)

Learn about catching up with friends and expressing possession

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
9

A Few Simple Questions

Learn how to ask simple questions

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
10

Nationalities

Learn how to talk about nationalities

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
11

Going Somewhere (Part III)

Learn about politeness levels and and how to drop aspects of speech

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
12

Telling Time

Learn about telling time using native Korean numbers

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
13

Give Me a Few Minutes

Learn how to use 하다 (hada) to ask for and tell the time

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
14

Just How Polite is 'Polite'?

Learn about Korean social dynamics and standard politeness levels

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
15

To Eat or Not to Eat

Learn about object marking particle, new first person pronoun

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
16

This? That? No, That! Over there!

Learn how to ask for things

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
17

Here? No! There? Where?!

Learn about going to the restroom

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
18

I Don't Know

Learn how to say "I don't know"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
19

Got Plans?

Learn about shopping, calling someone, and asking someone out

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
20

It's Too Much!

Learn about shopping in marketplaces and talking about prices

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
21

It is! No, it isn't!

Learn about negating verbs, negating adjectives, and disagreeing

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
22

Who is This Guy?

Learn how to ask about someone, standard politeness levels, and channel-surfing

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
23

Study Time

Learn about making loan words into Korean verbs

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
24

What About the Audio Blog?

Learn how to ask what someone is doing

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
25

Whatcha doin?

Learn how to ask "What you are doing?"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
26

It's All Right

Learn how to describe things and console a friend

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
27

I'm Sorry, I Love You

Learn how to use more "hada" verbs

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
28

I Want To Talk About It

Learn how to talk out issues/problems and explain yourself

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
29

I Can't

Learn about expressing impossibility and expressing inability

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
30

After a Long Night (Or Beginner Series?)

Learn how to talk to your loved ones and confess your love

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
31

HEY!... Who's That?

Learn about expressing interest and confronting someone

Audio
 • 19 Minutes