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Lesson LibraryLevel 1 Korean
Absolute Beginner
Level 1 Korean
Start here for our official curated pathway for Level 1. This course is aligned with level A1 of the CEFR and TOPIK I (1st grade).
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Contents
126 Audio Lessons
63 Assessments
1

First Encounters

Learn about greeting someone for the first time

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
2

Secondary Introductions

Learn about saying your name

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
3

Thank You

Learn about thanking someone

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
4

Goodbyes

Learn about saying goodbye

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
5

Calling on Skype

Learn about saying "hello" over the telephone

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
6

Calling on Skype II (How Ya Been?)

Learn about asking about other people and asking how one has been

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
7

I'm Hungry

Learn about saying you're hungry, saying you're full, and using the adverb, "many"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
8

I Like Kimchi

Learn about talking about likes and interests

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
9

I Still Like Kimchi. I Don’t Like You.

Learn about expressing dislikes

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
10

Why Kimchi? Why?!

Learn how to ask "Why?"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
11

Is He Here?

Learn about asking if someone is there and hearing intimate politeness levels

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
12

Caught!

Learn about asking questions

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
13

I Confess!

Learn about using possessive adjectives, using "this" and "that"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
14

I'm Sorry. I'm So Sorry.

Learn about apologizing and admitting errors

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
15

How Many... Roaches!

Learn about counting, using native Korean-numbers

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
16

Really... How Old Are You?

Learn about asking someone's age and reciting numbers 21 to 39

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
17

What Day Is It?

Learn about reciting dates and asking someone's birthday

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
18

What Time Is It?

Learn about asking the time and telling time

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
19

What Day Is It?

Learn how to say the days of the week

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
20

A Present

Learn about giving presents and possessing something

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
21

Money Money Money!

Learn about counting money

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
22

Hey Mister!

Learn about using titles and calling strangers

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
23

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Learn about asking for things and waking up in a stranger's house

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
24

Up, Down, Left, Right

Learn about asking for directions and looking for something

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
25

You Got Served!

Learn about getting revenge, getting some money, and threatening someone

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
26

Can You Get What You Want in Korea?

Learn how to ask politely for something you want

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
27

Let Me Introduce Myself in Korean

Learn basic Korean greetings that you can use when meeting someone for the first time

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
28

What's the subject in Korean

Learn a very important Korean grammar rule

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
29

What's the object in Korean

Learn how to mark the objects of your verbs with special Korean particles

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
30

How Can I Try This Korean Dish If I Can't Even Say Its Name?

Learn how to ask questions starting with "how is" and "how about"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
31

Did Someone Steal My Korean Shoes?

Learn how to show possession using possessive-marking adjectives

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
32

Tell Me about Your Hobbies in Korean

Learn how to use the two Korean words that mean "and"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
33

Can You Fit Me into Your Busy Korean Schedule?

Learn how to use pure Korean numbers

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
34

By Hook or By Crook, I'll See You at the Korean Pool

Learn how to use a Korean suffix that means "using" with certain tools and instruments

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
35

Counting Down the Minutes in Korean

Learn how to use Sino-Korean numbers

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
36

You Can Count on This Lesson Boosting Your Korean Knowledge!

Learn the counting units used with pure Korean numbers

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
37

I Can Eat As Much Korean Food As I Want!

Learn how the Korean counting units you should use with certain Korean numbers

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
38

Why You Should Think Twice about Driving a Car in Korea

Learn how to say that you want to travel from one place to another place

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
39

How Long Can the Good Times Last in Korea?

Learn how to say the time when something starts and ends

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
40

Is That Enough to Break the Korean Bank?

Learn a simple way to form a question

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
41

There's No Time Like the Present in Korea!

Learn how to use the preposition we use when talking about time

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
42

Where to Find the Best Shopping in Korea

Learn the particle we use to mark the location of an action or to mark a point of departure

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
43

Of Course I Want Sundae (or Does That Mean Something Else in Korean)?

Learn how to express that you like or don't like something

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
44

Let's Find Out How Low You Can Go in Korean!

Learn the Korean phrases you'll need to know when you want to negotiate over a price in Korea

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
45

You're Never Too Old for a Korean Children's Song

Learn the lyrics of the Korean song "The Three Bears"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
46

I Love Learning Korean Too!

Learn the Korean words that mean "also" and "too"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
47

Please Tell Me You're Feeling All Right in Korean

Learn how to ask whether someone is feeling well

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
48

Tell Me Where It Hurts In Korean

Learn how to say the body parts where you're experiencing pain

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
49

Because Of You, I Love Korean

Learn how to use "because" to indicate a reason or a cause

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
50

Farewell For Now, But We'll See You Again Soon in Korea

Learn how to say goodbye

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
51

What Should We Watch in Korea?

Learn how to express your intentions

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
52

Tell Me What You Have in Korean

Learn how to use the Korean verb that means "to have" to tell someone what you possess

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
53

We Don't Have Anything Warm for the Korean Winter

Learn how to use the Korean verb that means "to not exist"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
54

Where Do You Want to Go in Korea?

Learn another Korean verb you can use that means "to be"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
55

Tell Me about Your Korean Schedule!

Learn how to ask someone questions starting with the Korean equivalent of the word "when"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
56

Who's Your Korean Friend?

Learn how to ask questions starting with the Korean word that means "who"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
57

A Little of 'This' and 'That' in Korean

Learn how to ask someone questions that mean "What is that?"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
58

Why Are You Studying Korean?

Learn how to ask someone questions that begin with the Korean word meaning "why"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
59

How Do You Speak Korean so Well?

Learn how to ask someone a question that starts with "how"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
60

What's Your Favorite Korean Poison?

Learn how to express your desires about the things you want to do

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
61

It's Impossible to Study Korean with All That Noise!

Learn how to say that you're "not good at" something

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
62

But I Don't Want to Try That Korean Dish!

Learn how to refuse a request

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
63

How Much Korean Money Can You Spend in a Day?

Learn how to ask someone how much something is

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
64

Don't Interrupt Me! I Have to Study Korean!

Learn how to say you "have to" do something

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
65

I was Speaking Korean, So I Impressed Her

Learn the Korean construction that shows causes and consequences

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
66

Please Rest While You're in Korea!

Learn various ways Koreans say farewell to each other

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
67

Haven't Been to Korea in a Long Time!

Learn some common expressions Koreans will use when they haven't seen someone for a long time

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
68

Is Your Korean Class Easy?

Learn the Korean words that mean "hard" and "easy"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
69

Let's Find Things to Do in Korea!

Learn how to make a suggestion using the Korean equivalent of "let's"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
70

What's Yours and What's Mine in Korea?

Learn the Korean words for "mine," "yours," and "theirs"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
71

Please Don't Say That in Korean!

Learn how to make negative requests with the Korean word that means "don't"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
72

I Like Everything about Korea

Learn how to say that you "like" something

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
73

I'm Sorry, but I Really Don't Like that Korean Dish

Learn the Korean words you should use to say you "don't like" something

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
74

You Can Do It in Korean

Learn how to use the Korean word that means "can" to express capability or possibility

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
75

Is There Anything You Cannot Do with Korean?

Learn how to say something is impossible using the words that mean "can't" and "not able to"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
76

Surprises in Korean: Wow! I Love Surprises, Too!

Learn how to say "Tada"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
77

Learn When to Say When in Korea!

Learn how to say "when" in Korean, as well as "so/therefore"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
78

So…Do You Have a Girlfriend in Korea?

Learn how to say "I have"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
79

"Only" What You Need to Know in Korea!

Learn how to make that stubborn waiter go away by teaching you how to say "only"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
80

Can You tell Them “I Quit!” in Korean?

Learn how to say, "I quit"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
81

Korean Numbers: Let’s Count Everything!

Learn how to make proposative statements in Korean, using "let's"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
82

Prices in Korea: I Want This AND This AND This!

Learn a very crucial word

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
83

The Art of Persuasion in Korea: Come on! Let’s Do It Now!

Learn how to persuade people to do what you want using Korean propositive statements such as "let's go"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
84

Some Important Colors to Know in Korea!!

Learn how to say "hurry up"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
85

Get Their Attention…and Get What You Want in Korea!

Learn how to make requests in Korean with the phrase, "please give me"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
86

Be Careful! The Korean Food We Serve Here is HOT!

Learn how to say "be careful, it's hot,"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
87

Do “You Know” Where You Are Going in Korea?

Learn how to say "I (don't) know (something)"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
88

You Don’t Have to Be So Mean in Korea!

Learn how to say something hurts or something is bad

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
89

Tell Him What You Want to Eat and Drink in Korean!

Learn how to say 'I want to' - go sipda

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
90

The Korean Sights are Prettier Than Anywhere Else!

Learn how to make comparisons

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
91

Does Everyone in Korea Speak too Fast for You??

Learn how to say 'too, excessively' - neomu, and 'fast' - ppallayo

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
92

Why Does She Cry for No Reason in Korea?

Learn how to ask 'why' - wae , and how to say 'just' - geunyang

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
93

What Kind of Places Do You Like to Visit in Korea?

Learn how to say 'a lot' - mani, and how to ask 'what kind of' - museun

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
94

Don’t Sleep All Day, But Shop and Go Sightseeing in Korea!

Learn how to say 'not A but B' -malgo, and about some names of colors

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
95

Of Course! We Can Do That in Korea!

Learn how to say that you can do something, -hal su isseo, and how to say 'of course' - dangyeonhaji

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
96

Discussing the Weather: Cool Down This summer in Korea!

Learn how to say 'it's hot' - deowo, and how to say 'it's cold' - chuwo

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
97

Tell Them What “This” is in Korean!

Learn how to say 'this' - igeo, and 'what' - mwo

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
98

Korean Politeness Levels: Do You Have What They Need?

Learn about Korean politeness levels

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
99

Are You Good at Cooking Korean Food…or Not?

Learn how to say 'I'm good at something' - jal hae, and 'I'm bad at something' - mot hae

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
100

Korean Comparisons: I Like Mommy Better “Than” Daddy!

Learn how to make comparisons using "(more) than"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
101

Impress Him By Telling Him What You're Doing in Korean!

Learn how to ask what someone is doing, and the word, "now"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
102

She Tricked Me Into Buying Everything In Korea!

Learn how to say "buy"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
103

Can't Go On Much Further; Must Have Korean Food!

Learn how to say "I'm hungry"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
104

Get "More" Out of Korea!

Learn how to say "it's difficult" or "it's easy"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
105

The Worst Time to Go "Next" in Korea!

Learn how to talk about the order of actions using the words "first" and "next"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
106

Impossibility: Can You Say What Others Can’t in Korea?

Learn how to say "no, you can't / no, I can't / it doesn't work / one shouldn't,"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
107

In That Case, Do You Want to See More of Korea?

Learn how to say, "in that case / then / if so"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
108

It’s Not Hard to Admit That You’re Embarrassed in Korean!

Learn how to say "I'm embarrassed" or "What a shame"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
109

Get What You Want in Korea: How About Today…or Now?

Learn how to use the Korean expression meaning, "what is it like" or "how is it?"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
110

Find Everything You Want to Do in Korea Right Here!

Learn how to talk about what you want to do

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
111

Discussing Prices in Korean: How Much Did You Say??

Learn how to comment on prices, such as saying "it's expensive" or "it's cheap"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
112

Make Sure Everybody Gets “Whatever” They Want in Korea!

Learn how to say "shall I give you" and "give me"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
113

The Hottest Phrase You’ll Want to Know in Korea!

Learn how to say a very helpful phrase

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
114

Tell Them to “Get Out” More Often in Korea!

Learn how to say "Get out"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
115

Don’t Let Them Leave You Behind in Korea: Wait for Me!

Learn how to keep your friends waiting by using the Korean phrase meaning "wait"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
116

Is There Too Much Salt in Your Korean Food?

Learn how to say "it's salty" and "it's flat"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
117

How Can You Tell Them It’s Not Very Good in Korean?

Learn how to say the Korean phrase meaning "so-so" or "not very good"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
118

Did You Say the One “On Top” or “Underneath” in Korean?

Learn how to say "on top of" and "below"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
119

Korean Numbers: No, It’s Your Turn to Count to Twenty!!

Learn about Korean native numbers

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
120

Which Day of the Week Did You Say in Korean?

Learn how to say the days of the week

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
121

Learn How to Get More of What You Want in Korea!

Learn how to say "more"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
122

Who Will Speak Korean “First?”

Learn how to talk about who or what is going "first"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
123

Are You Going to Buy This in Korea?

Learn how to form statements and questions using the Korean verb meaning "buy it"

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
124

How to Get Plenty of Phone Numbers in Korea!

Learn how to say "phone call, telephone"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
125

What Does Your Profession Say About You in Korea?

Learn how to ask about professions using the Korean phrase meaning "What do you do?"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
126

Seol's Good-bye Message for KoreanClass101 Listeners

Hear the hostess saying good-bye to all our listeners

Audio
 • 2 Minutes