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).

126 Lessons, 63 Assessments • 25hrs 16min

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First Encounters

Learn about greeting someone for the first time

12 Minutes • Audio

Secondary Introductions

Learn about saying your name

12 Minutes • Audio

Thank You

Learn about thanking someone

12 Minutes • Audio

Goodbyes

Learn about saying goodbye

9 Minutes • Audio

Calling on Skype

Learn about saying "hello" over the telephone

9 Minutes • Audio

Calling on Skype II (How Ya Been?)

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

11 Minutes • Audio

I'm Hungry

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

11 Minutes • Audio

I Like Kimchi

Learn about talking about likes and interests

13 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn about expressing dislikes

10 Minutes • Audio

Why Kimchi? Why?!

Learn how to ask "Why?"

11 Minutes • Audio

Is He Here?

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

14 Minutes • Audio

Caught!

Learn about asking questions

11 Minutes • Audio

I Confess!

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

12 Minutes • Audio

I'm Sorry. I'm So Sorry.

Learn about apologizing and admitting errors

11 Minutes • Audio

How Many... Roaches!

Learn about counting, using native Korean-numbers

10 Minutes • Audio

Really... How Old Are You?

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

11 Minutes • Audio

What Day Is It?

Learn about reciting dates and asking someone's birthday

16 Minutes • Audio

What Time Is It?

Learn about asking the time and telling time

10 Minutes • Audio

What Day Is It?

Learn how to say the days of the week

15 Minutes • Audio

A Present

Learn about giving presents and possessing something

11 Minutes • Audio

Money Money Money!

Learn about counting money

19 Minutes • Audio

Hey Mister!

Learn about using titles and calling strangers

13 Minutes • Audio

Gimme Gimme Gimme

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

12 Minutes • Audio

Up, Down, Left, Right

Learn about asking for directions and looking for something

15 Minutes • Audio

You Got Served!

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

16 Minutes • Audio

Can You Get What You Want in Korea?

Learn how to ask politely for something you want

13 Minutes • Audio

Let Me Introduce Myself in Korean

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

15 Minutes • Audio

What's the subject in Korean

Learn a very important Korean grammar rule

12 Minutes • Audio

What's the object in Korean

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

14 Minutes • Audio

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"

13 Minutes • Audio

Did Someone Steal My Korean Shoes?

Learn how to show possession using possessive-marking adjectives

12 Minutes • Audio

Tell Me about Your Hobbies in Korean

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

13 Minutes • Audio

Can You Fit Me into Your Busy Korean Schedule?

Learn how to use pure Korean numbers

14 Minutes • Audio

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

15 Minutes • Audio

Counting Down the Minutes in Korean

Learn how to use Sino-Korean numbers

16 Minutes • Audio

You Can Count on This Lesson Boosting Your Korean Knowledge!

Learn the counting units used with pure Korean numbers

17 Minutes • Audio

I Can Eat As Much Korean Food As I Want!

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

17 Minutes • Audio

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

14 Minutes • Audio

How Long Can the Good Times Last in Korea?

Learn how to say the time when something starts and ends

15 Minutes • Audio

Is That Enough to Break the Korean Bank?

Learn a simple way to form a question

17 Minutes • Audio

There's No Time Like the Present in Korea!

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

17 Minutes • Audio

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

13 Minutes • Audio

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

13 Minutes • Audio

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

16 Minutes • Audio

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

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

15 Minutes • Audio

I Love Learning Korean Too!

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

14 Minutes • Audio

Please Tell Me You're Feeling All Right in Korean

Learn how to ask whether someone is feeling well

13 Minutes • Audio

Tell Me Where It Hurts In Korean

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

13 Minutes • Audio

Because Of You, I Love Korean

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

14 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn how to say goodbye

14 Minutes • Audio

What Should We Watch in Korea?

Learn how to express your intentions

10 Minutes • Audio

Tell Me What You Have in Korean

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

12 Minutes • Audio

We Don't Have Anything Warm for the Korean Winter

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

10 Minutes • Audio

Where Do You Want to Go in Korea?

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

10 Minutes • Audio

Tell Me about Your Korean Schedule!

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

12 Minutes • Audio

Who's Your Korean Friend?

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

10 Minutes • Audio

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

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

11 Minutes • Audio

Why Are You Studying Korean?

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

10 Minutes • Audio

How Do You Speak Korean so Well?

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

10 Minutes • Audio

What's Your Favorite Korean Poison?

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

9 Minutes • Audio

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

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

9 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn how to refuse a request

9 Minutes • Audio

How Much Korean Money Can You Spend in a Day?

Learn how to ask someone how much something is

8 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn how to say you "have to" do something

8 Minutes • Audio

I was Speaking Korean, So I Impressed Her

Learn the Korean construction that shows causes and consequences

11 Minutes • Audio

Please Rest While You're in Korea!

Learn various ways Koreans say farewell to each other

12 Minutes • Audio

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

13 Minutes • Audio

Is Your Korean Class Easy?

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

13 Minutes • Audio

Let's Find Things to Do in Korea!

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

13 Minutes • Audio

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

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

10 Minutes • Audio

Please Don't Say That in Korean!

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

10 Minutes • Audio

I Like Everything about Korea

Learn how to say that you "like" something

13 Minutes • Audio

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

12 Minutes • Audio

You Can Do It in Korean

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

10 Minutes • Audio

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"

10 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn how to say "Tada"

15 Minutes • Audio

Learn When to Say When in Korea!

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

12 Minutes • Audio

So…Do You Have a Girlfriend in Korea?

Learn how to say "I have"

11 Minutes • Audio

"Only" What You Need to Know in Korea!

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

11 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn how to say, "I quit"

10 Minutes • Audio

Korean Numbers: Let’s Count Everything!

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

13 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn a very crucial word

15 Minutes • Audio

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"

10 Minutes • Audio

Some Important Colors to Know in Korea!!

Learn how to say "hurry up"

12 Minutes • Audio

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

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

11 Minutes • Audio

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

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

12 Minutes • Audio

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

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

11 Minutes • Audio

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

Learn how to say something hurts or something is bad

10 Minutes • Audio

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

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

11 Minutes • Audio

The Korean Sights are Prettier Than Anywhere Else!

Learn how to make comparisons

12 Minutes • Audio

Does Everyone in Korea Speak too Fast for You??

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

12 Minutes • Audio

Why Does She Cry for No Reason in Korea?

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

14 Minutes • Audio

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

9 Minutes • Audio

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

13 Minutes • Audio

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

12 Minutes • Audio

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

10 Minutes • Audio

Tell Them What “This” is in Korean!

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

12 Minutes • Audio

Korean Politeness Levels: Do You Have What They Need?

Learn about Korean politeness levels

14 Minutes • Audio

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

13 Minutes • Audio