Level 4 Korean

Start here for our official curated pathway for Level 4. This course is aligned with level B2 of the CEFR and TOPIK II (4th grade).

105 Lessons, 4 Assignments • 17hrs 4min

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Are You Being Forced to Drink Water in Korea?

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions about the word 물, which means "water""

16 Minutes • Audio

The Grass is Always Greener in Korea

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions involving the Korean word 떡, meaning "rice cake"

18 Minutes • Audio

The Dangers of Taking Responsibility in Korea

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions using the Korean word 총 meaning "guns" or "rifles"

19 Minutes • Audio

Are You About to be Yelled At in Korean?

Learn how to make excuses using the Korean phrase 방금/막 + 참이다

12 Minutes • Audio

A Miracle-Working Korean Hospital

Learn how to show surprise or disappointment using the pattern noun + 조차 + verb + 없다

15 Minutes • Audio

A Korean Hospital with a Waiting List

Learn how to form conditional agreements

16 Minutes • Audio

Dodging Household Chores in Korea

Learn how to use the particles 도 and 은/는 to make double particles

18 Minutes • Audio

You Seem Like A Man Waiting For Death in Korea

Learn how to use exaggerative expressions by using the Korean verb 죽다, which means "to die"

15 Minutes • Audio

Crazy In Love with Korean

Learn how to use exaggerative expressions by using the Korean verb 미치다, meaning "to be crazy"

15 Minutes • Audio

You Should Eat Well and Live Well in Korea

Learn how to form overly exaggerative expressions by using the Korean verb 살다, meaning "to be alive"

14 Minutes • Audio

How is Your Son Doing in Korea?

Learn how to say hello in formal Korean using honorific nouns and verbs

15 Minutes • Audio

Please Let Me Pour this Korean Alcohol For You

Learn how to speak in formal Korean using honorific nouns and verbs when you dine

16 Minutes • Audio

Thank You For Taking Time Out from your Busy Korean Schedule

Learn how to report something at an office in formal Korean using honorific nouns and verbs

16 Minutes • Audio

Relying On Your Right-Hand Man in Korea

Learn how to celebrate a birthday in formal Korean using honorific nouns and verbs

16 Minutes • Audio

Composing a Professional Korean Email

Learn how to write an e-mail in formal Korean using honorific nouns and verbs

17 Minutes • Audio

Pass the Salt in Korea

Learn how to use the Korean idiomatic phrases -가 짜다 and -가 싱겁다

15 Minutes • Audio

A Korean Karaoke Diva

Learn how to use the Korean idiomatic phrase 나 + [name] + 야

16 Minutes • Audio

A Serious Korean Apology

Learn Korean idiomatic phrases using the word 머리, meaning "head"

15 Minutes • Audio

Identifying Levels of Anger in Korea

Learn Korean idiomatic phrases using the word 눈, meaning "eyes"

16 Minutes • Audio

Don't Turn Your Nose Up in Korea

Learn Korean idiomatic phrases using the word 코, meaning "nose"

16 Minutes • Audio

Is Your Mouth Heavy with Korean Secrets?

Learn Korean idiomatic phrases using the word 입, meaning "mouth"

16 Minutes • Audio

Throwing Your Hands up in Frustration in Korea

Learn Korean idiomatic phrases using the word 손, meaning "hands"

15 Minutes • Audio

There's Nothing But Bad News on Korean TV

Learn how to understand Korean TV news headlines by comprehending useful Korean phrases

16 Minutes • Audio

Higher Apartment, Lower Income in Korea

Learn how to make Korean words using frequently used Chinese-based prefixes

16 Minutes • Audio

Conquering Marriage Mountain in Korea

Learn how to make words using frequently used Chinese-based suffixes

16 Minutes • Audio

Don't Let This Korean Lesson Go to Your Head!

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions that use the word 머리 or 얼굴, meaning "head," from an informal conversation two friends in South Korea

21 Minutes • Audio

Sink Your Teeth into This Korean Lesson!

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions that involve the word 이 or 이빨, meaning "tooth," from an informal conversation two people in South Korea

21 Minutes • Audio

Korea Truly Has The People's Court

Learn how to use the conjunction 단 which means "however," from a formal TV interview in Korea

20 Minutes • Audio

Tipping the Korean Scales of Justice

Learn how to make a polite request using the phrase 부탁드립니다, from an formal TV interview in South Korea

20 Minutes • Audio

Do You Understand What I'm Telling You In Korean?

Learn how to confirm your understanding of something in a business situation, from a formal business conversation over the phone between two people in South Korea

20 Minutes • Audio

Making A Good First Impression In A Korean Business Meeting

Learn Korean the Korean phrases you need to say when greeting someone at a first business meeting

16 Minutes • Audio

Reporting Back to Your Korean Manager

Learn the Korean grammatical tips that you need to know when reporting at a company

18 Minutes • Audio

Making a Korean Business Proposal

Learn how to use the Korean phrase ㄹ 생각이다, which means "are considering"

16 Minutes • Audio

Thank You for Doing Business with Us in Korea

Learn how to use the Korean verb 드리다, to make a polite request

16 Minutes • Audio

What Do You Think about My Korean Proposal?

Learn how to make a proposal in a business setting using Korean

14 Minutes • Audio

When I Offered My Korean Proposal, They Applauded

Learn some useful vocabulary for a business email

16 Minutes • Audio

Getting Close to Making a Korean Deal

Learn how to make a conditional arrangement

15 Minutes • Audio

You Don't Have to Shoulder the Burden of Teaching Me Korean

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions that use the Korean word meaning "shoulder"

16 Minutes • Audio

You Need to Tell the Truth in Korean

Learn how to use expressions about how to tell the truth

15 Minutes • Audio

How Much Do You Appreciate the Korean Won?

Learn how to use words and phrases related to currency

17 Minutes • Audio

I Expected Something to Happen in Korea, but Not This!

Learn how to use the Korean expression [A]은 물론이고 [B], meaning "not only A, but also B"

14 Minutes • Audio

Cooking Until Your Arms Fall Off in Korea

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions that use the Korean word팔, meaning "arm"

16 Minutes • Audio

How Dare You Read My Korean Diary!

Learn how to use idiomatic expressions that use the Korean word발, meaning "feet"

16 Minutes • Audio

You Might Need to Look For Another Job in Korea

Learn about the Korean auxiliary verb 수도, meaning "might do something"

18 Minutes • Audio

What Would You Rather Do in Korea?

Learn about the Korean expression -을(ㄹ) 바에는, meaning "I'd better do something"

15 Minutes • Audio

Korean Rats Love Korean Drama!

Learn about the Korean idiomatic expressions that use the word 쥐, meaning "rat"

17 Minutes • Audio

Study Korean Like a Tiger!

Learn about Korean idiomatic expressions that use the word "tigers"

16 Minutes • Audio

Tell Us Your Thoughts in Korean

Learn about Korean expressions that use the word "thoughts"

16 Minutes • Audio

Korean Hospitals Always Scare Me!

Learn about the expression 다가도, meaning "but then" or "nevertheless"

15 Minutes • Audio

Taking a Test in Korea

Learn about the Korean expressions that mean "whether A or B"

17 Minutes • Audio

Introducing Hyunwoo

Learn about our host

2 Minutes • Audio

Early Bird and Night Owl

Learn about night owls and early birds in Korea

2 Minutes • Audio

Chuseok

Learn about Chuseok, and what Hyunwoo's plans are

2 Minutes • Audio

Time Flies

Learn about university vacations

2 Minutes • Audio

School Cafeteria

Learn about school cafeterias

2 Minutes • Audio

Exams, Exams, Exams

Learn about exams of all different types

3 Minutes • Audio

Self-service

Learn about self-service venues

4 Minutes • Audio

DVD Rental Shop

Learn about renting DVDs in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Yongsan Electronics Market

Learn about the Yongsan Electronics Market, the electronics capital of Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Breakdancing in Korea

Learn about one of our host's many passions in life

4 Minutes • Audio

Subway

Learn about Korea's public transportation system

3 Minutes • Audio

Blood Donation

Learn about blood donation in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

The Test of Our Lives

Learn about the test that nearly everyone Korean must endure

3 Minutes • Audio

Snow

Learn about our host's experiences with snow in Jeju Island

3 Minutes • Audio

PC Bang

Learn about PC Bang, a Korean internet cafe

3 Minutes • Audio

Food Delivery

Learn about food delivery in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Free Newspapers

Learn about free newspapers in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Cold Medicine

Learn about Korean medicine by following Hyunwoo to the pharmacy

3 Minutes • Audio

KTX

Learn about Korea and the KTX train, which is the fastest train in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Seollal

Learn about New Years in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Medical Check-up Results

Learn about our host's trip to the hospital

3 Minutes • Audio

Hasuk House

Learn about our host's experience, both good and bad, in a hasuk house

3 Minutes • Audio

Trip to Japan 1

Learn about the host's trip to Japan

2 Minutes • Audio

Trip to Japan 2

Learn about the host's trip to Japan

2 Minutes • Audio

Back In Korea

Learn all about being in a foreign country

3 Minutes • Audio

Friend's Birthday Party

Learn about birthday parties in Korea

2 Minutes • Audio

Fruit Vendors On Trucks

Learn about vendors in Korea

2 Minutes • Audio

Arbor Day

Learn about Arbor Day in Korea

2 Minutes • Audio

Korean Wedding

Learn about weddings in Korea

2 Minutes • Audio

Introducing Jeongeun

Hear about Jeongeun, Hyunwoo's niece

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Tteokbokki

Learn about the Korean dish tteokbooki, which is very popular in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Samgyetang

Learn about the Korean food samgyetang

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Fried Chicken vs. Pork Hocks

Learn about two popular late-night snacks among Korean foods, tong-dak and jok bal

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Guksu

Learn about the Korean food guksu

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Tteokguk

Learn about the Korean food ddeokguk

2 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Miyeokgukup

Learn about the Korean food miyeokguk

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Makgeolli and Pajeon

Learn about the Korean liquor makgeolli and food pajeon

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Gimbap

Learn about the Korean food gimbap

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Songpyeon

Learn about the Korean food songpyeon

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Foods: Kimchi

Learn about one of the most popular dishes in Korea: kimchi

4 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Gyeongbok-gung

Learn about the first of the top ten places to visit in Korea: Gyeongbok-gung

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Dongdaemun Market

Learn about another of the top ten places to visit in Korea: Dongdaemun Market

4 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Anmyeondo

Learn the next of our top ten Korean places to visit: Anmyeondo

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Namiseom

Learn about the next of our top ten Korean places to visit: Nam-i-seom

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Jeongdongjin

Learn about another of our top ten Korean locations: Jeong-dong-jin

4 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Andong Hahoe Folk Village

Learn about another of our top ten Korean locations: Andong Hahoe Folk Village

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Gyeongju

Learn about another of our top ten Korean locations: Gyeongu of Gyeongsangbuk-do

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Ulreungdo

Learn about another of our top ten Korean locations: Ulleungdo

3 Minutes • Audio

Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Busan Taejongdae

Learn about the next of our top Korean destinations, Busan Taejongdae

3 Minutes • Audio

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Top 10 Korean Tourist Destinations: Jeju-do

Learn about the various places you can visit as well as the best ways to get around this popular Korean locale

4 Minutes • Audio

101

Top 10 Korean Special Events: Seol-nal

Learn about celebrating not just one but two Korean versions of New Year's Day with the holiday Seol-dal

4 Minutes • Audio

102

Top 10 Korean Special Events: Parents' Day

Learn how and when to celebrate your parents and grandparents on Parents' Day in Korea

3 Minutes • Audio

103

Top 10 Korean Special Events: Teachers' Day

Learn how Korean students celebrate Teachers' Day

3 Minutes • Audio

104

Top 10 Korean Special Events: Chuseok

Learn how Koreans celebrate Chuseok

3 Minutes • Audio

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Top 10 Korean Special Events: Hangul Day

Learn about the Korean holiday Hangul Day

3 Minutes • Audio