In this series, you'll learn everything you need to know to get started learning Korean. And we're here to help guide you through your journey.

In this lesson, you'll learn why you should start learning a new language, why it should be Korean in particular, and how to get started. Let's begin with the most obvious question, Why learn a new language?

In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of Korean pronunciation. "Pronunciation" refers to the manner in which a word is spoken. So don't focus on reading what's onscreen, instead focus on listening and repeating. Are you ready? Let's start!

In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of Korean grammar. This is exciting! Let's start with word order! Are you ready?

In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of Korean writing. Similar to English, Korean also uses an alphabet. However, there is a big difference in the way Korean is written. What's the difference? Let's see!

In this lesson, we'll focus on teaching you some useful Korean words and phrases for absolute beginners!

Make sure to repeat the words out loud after I say the examples!

Are you ready? Let's get started!

Hana Hana means “Step by Step” in Korean, and that’s just how we’re going to tackle the Hangul. In this lesson, we'll show you how to write the basic Hangul vowels in Korean: ㅇ,ㅏ, andㅣ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. 

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In this lesson, we'll show you how to write more basic Hangul vowels in Korean: ㅑ,ㅓ, and ㅕ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. Please pay attention to these confusing characters.

In this lesson, we'll show you how to write the basic Hangul vowels in Korean: ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. Compare these five new vowels to the others that you already know. 

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In this lesson, we'll show you how to write the basic Hangul consonants in Korean: ㄱ,ㅋ,ㅎ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. Pay attention to the number of strokes.

In the last lesson, we started on the consonants and learned three of them. In this lesson, we'll show you how to write some more basic Hangul consonants in Korean: ㄴ,ㄷ,ㅌ,ㄹ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters.

In this lesson, we'll show you how to write some more basic Hangul consonants in Korean: ㅁ,ㅂ,ㅍ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. You now know well over half of the characters in written Korean, and we’ll learn another three today! Ready? Let’s get started!

In the last lesson, we learned these three consonants. Only three more basic characters left, and we’ll learn them all in this lesson! In this lesson, we'll show you how to write some more basic Hangul consonants in Korean: ㅅ,ㅈ,ㅊ, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters. All three of today’s characters are related in shape and in sound. We’ll start with the simplest one.

You just made it to an important milestone: you now know all of the characters in written Korean. The rules for combining them and quirks about the pronunciation is the focus of future lessons, but for now, let’s take a break from new things and make sure you’ve got a solid foundation to build on! In this lesson, we'll review the basic Hangul vowels and consonants we've learned so far and teach you a few words you can write with these characters.

You’ve mastered the 10 basic vowels and the 14 basic consonants.
Now you’re ready to take your knowledge of the Korean writing system to the next level. That’s what we’ll be covering in this and future lessons. You’ll learn special rules for using the characters you already know to express every possible word in the Korean language.

In this lesson, we'll show you how to write and pronounce the basic Hangul double consonants, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters.

We talked about the consonants 까 and 또, and today we’ll look at three new double consonants. In this lesson, we'll show you how to write and pronounce more of the basic Hangul double consonants, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters.

You just finished learning about double consonants in Hangul. Combined with the original characters you learned early on, you now know 19 different consonant sounds in Korean. Are you able to distinguish between them all?

In this lesson, we'll show you how to write the Hangul final consonant, bat-chim, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters.

We’re continuing our introduction to the batchim position, which refers to the consonant after vowel in a syllable. In this lesson, we'll teach you more about the Hangul final consonant, bat-chim, and we'll teach you a few words you can write with these characters.

In the last lesson, we introduced the batchim position -- consonants at the end of syllables in Korean. We already saw some of the tricky ways consonants change their sound when they’re in that position. Now we’re going to explain what happens when two consonant sounds run into each other.

In this lesson, we'll teach you two Hangul Bat-chim Rules; Lenition and Fortis. Are you ready to learn more Korean characters and words?

In the last lesson, we began to talk about some rules for pronouncing the 받침 bat-chim. There are seven rules and we covered the first two of them. We’re going to cover the next two today. Here we go!

In this lesson, we'll teach you another two Hangul Bat-chim Rules: Aspiration and Nasalization. 

We’re about to finish up our explanation of the batchim(받침) rules. If you’ve made it this far, keep going! Hangul will get much easier once you’ve mastered these rules. You know four of the seven basic rules, as shown here. We’ll learn the last three now.

In this lesson, we'll teach you the final three Hangul Bat-chim Rules: Flowing, Palatalization, and Special Rules with the consonant Hieung

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In the last lesson, we looked at some rules that change the sound of Hangul characters. In this lesson, we’ll discuss what happens when you have not one, but two consonants in the 받침(bat-chim). We'll teach you about the categories of Hangul Double Final Consonants. 

In the last lesson, we looked at double consonants in the bat-chim position. In this lesson, we’re going to return to vowels. Yes, you already know all the vowels. But this time, we’re going to talk about combining vowels to make more complex sounds.

In this lesson, we'll teach you about Hangul double vowels. 

In the last lesson, we looked at four compound vowels. Those four vowels were a combination of two vertical vowels. Today we will look at vowels that are a combination of one vertical and one horizontal vowel.

So, you'll be able to learn more about Hangul double vowels.

In the last lesson, we began looking at vowels that combined horizontal and vertical strokes, and we learned four of them. In this lesson, we will finish up the double vowels -- and the Hangul! -- with just three more sounds.

So, you'll be able to familiarize Hangul double vowels.

Do you remember way back to lesson one of this series? We learned ㅏ, ㅣ, and the placeholder ㅇ. You only knew three characters. But now, you know 51 and can read about 11,000 letters in Korean.

In this lesson, we’ll stop learning the writing system and begin using it! You will learn a lot of important Korean phrases that you’ll find yourself using all the time! Here, you'll be able to review everything from this whole series. Let’s see how many you can read.  Are you ready?

In this series, you'll master Korean pronunciation. Proper pronunciation is essential in Korean, and in this series, you'll learn it in a fast, comprehensive, and easy way.

In this first lesson of the series, you'll learn two key points for mastering Korean pronunciation.

You're on the path to mastering Korean pronunciation!

In this lesson, you'll learn the Top 5 Korean Pronunciation Mistakes to Avoid. 

In the next lesson, you'll master the 5 Korean vowels.

So far we've introduced you to the basics, and covered the top 5 mistakes Korean learners make and how to avoid them.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to pronounce Korean vowels correctly.

Make sure you master these sounds because you'll need these vowels to properly speak in Korean.

You've mastered the pronunciation of all basic vowels in Korean.

In this lesson, you'll learn the remaining 3 basic vowels and two extra vowels. The vowels in this lesson do not sound like anything in English, so listen carefully!

In this lesson, you're going to learn about double vowels. Master these sounds, because in the next lesson, you'll master the first set of consonants. Look closely, and you'll see that it's actually two separate vowels. Because of this, they are callled 'double-vowels'.

Since we've mastered vowels, we're going to start learning how to pronounce Korean consonants. In this lesson, we'll take a look at the consonants that make nasal sounds.

In this lesson, you'll master these un-aspirated consonants. These consonants are important to learn correctly because in the next two lessons, you'll learn alternate versions of them with aspirated and tensed sounds.

In the last lesson, we learned the pronunciation of these unaspirated consonants.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to pronounce the aspirated versions of those consonants

In this lesson, you'll learn the pronunciation of tensed consonants. These are also called 'double-consonants' becuase they look like two consonants next to each other. These tensed-consonants sound like the unaspirated versions, but have a heavier and more stressed sound.

In this lesson, you'll learn how a consonant sound changes when it's placed on the bottom of a character. Have you heard what to call a consonant when it's placed at the bottom of a character? Let's find out.

In this series, we’re going to learn basic Korean expressions. It’s super easy and it takes only three minutes! In this lesson, you're going to learn how to introduce yourself in Korean. 

In the last lesson, we learned how to introduce ourselves in Korean. As good manners are must everywhere, today we are going to learn how to thank people. There are several ways to do so.

In the last lesson, we learned how to thank people by saying 감사합니다 and 고마워. In this lesson we’ll learn some of the most common greetings used in Korea. Are you ready? Then let’s start!

In the last lesson, we learned the most common forms of greetings in Korean. Do you remember them? In this lesson we’re going to learn a very useful phrase: “Do you speak English?” If you find yourself in a situation where you need assistance in English, this phrase can be a lifesaver.

In the last lesson, we learned the phrase 실례하지만 영어 하세요? Or "Excuse me, do you speak English?"

Today we’re going to learn several ways to apologize in Korean. Are you ready? Let’s start!

In the last lesson, we learned some words used when apologizing in Korean, including 죄송합니다 and 미안해. In this lesson we are going to learn some numbers.

There are actually two systems of counting in Korean. In this lesson you're going to learn the Chinese-based numbers one to ten. And you're going to learn them in only three minutes, 삼분!

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In the last lesson, we learned the Chinese-based numbers from one to ten. It's great that you can count to ten. But did you know there's a whole other way to do that?

In this lesson, you'll learn how to count from 1-10 in native Korean numbers.

Two lessons ago, we learned to count from one to ten using Chinese numbers. In the last lesson, we learned a whole other way to count from one to ten—using native Korean numbers!

In this lesson, you'll learn how to count from 11-100 in Korean.

In the last three lessons we learned how to count in Korean. In this lesson we’ll learn how to ask the prices of things. Which number system shall we use? Because the name of the Korean currency, the won, is based on a Chinese character, we will use Chinese numbers while doing this.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask "How Much?" in Korean.

In the last lesson we learned the phrase, 얼마에요? ("How much is it?"). We also learned how to understand the answer. It will be a Chinese-based number followed by the word 원 and 이에요. By now, you should be able to understand any amount up to 999 won. But that won’t get you very far in Korea! Coins come in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 won. Bills come in 1000, 5000, 10000, and recently 50000.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about prices in Korean.

In the last lesson we learned how to count Korean currency won. This time we'll learn how to negotiate prices. Haggling is pretty common in smaller markets in Korea, especially outdoor ones. We don't do it in most stores, though. There, the prices are what they are. Let's say you're shopping in a market where you can negotiate, what will you say?

In this lesson, you'll learn how to get a bargain in Korean.

In the last lesson, we learned how to ask for a 할인, a "discount." Today, we are going to teach you some phrases you can use when entering a restaurant. Before you start eating, you have to get the table! So, in today’s lesson, we'll cover getting to the table. Later you'll know what to say when you arrive at a restaurant in Korean.

In the last lesson, we learned how to get a table at a restaurant. Today, we are going to learn how to order your food and drinks. Are you ready? Let’s go!

In the last lesson, we saw how to order food in Korean. At most Korean restaurants, the waiters won't come automatically when you finish your food, but instead they will come when called. So when you're done eating and ready to go, it's up to you to ask for the check. In this lesson, you'll learn how to get the check at a restaurant in Korean.

In the last lesson, we learned what to say at the end of a meal. In this lesson, we'll learn how to ask about places nearby. Let's start with a bar!

In the last lesson, we learned how to say 근처에 약국이 있어요? which means, is there pharmacy nearby? This time we'll be riding a bus in Korea.
Are you ready? Let’s buy the ticket!

In the last lesson, we covered how to say 티머니 카드 주세요 which means, give me a T-Money card! In this lesson, we'll learn how to find out where your bus is going.
Are you ready? Let’s get started!

In the last lesson, we covered how to ask whether a bus is going to the right destination. Today, we'll make sure you get off at the right stop!
Are you ready? Let's start!

In the last lesson, we finished our talk about buses in Korea. Today, we get off the bus and arrive at a beautiful place. Let’s find out how to ask someone for a picture.

In the last lesson the last lesson, we covered to ask to take a picture, 사진 좀 찍어주시겠어요?, "Can you please take my picture?" Today we are going to learn what to say when you don't know what something is called in Korean. 

In the last lesson, we learned how to ask "How do you say it in Korean?" In this lesson, we’ll learn a phrase that will help you read, not just talk. That is how to ask someone to write something down in Korean.

Let’s start!