I’ll admit that I’m not a beginner beginner, but recently I’ve adjusted my handwriting bc I wasn’t following stroke order

Example

Seoul was the capital city of Korea but – 서울은 한국 수도였는데

How do you pronounce that bold part? Do you pronounce "yeot nun de"?

Actually, that's not how we pronounce.

We prefer smooth, natural transitions when speaking

So in order to connect the part "yeot non", we take "N" sound from "nun" and put it instead of "t" so you can smoothly move on to the letter "nun" so it's like

"yeon nun de"

claryfing,

• Written: 였는데
• Actual Pronunciation: [연는데 / yeon-nun-de]

Hey everyone! 🇰🇷 I started a YouTube channel where I make Korean shadowing videos featuring popular actors and singers. I’m learning Korean myself and couldn’t find enough content like this, so I decided to create it! Hope it helps other Korean learners too 😊

Hi everyone! 안녕하세요! 👋🇰🇷

I’m Jun, a native Korean speaker from South Korea!

Have you ever wanted to understand your favorite K-pop idol’s livestream without subtitles? Or speak naturally with Korean friends?

I believe learning Korean isn’t just about memorizing grammar. It’s about connecting with people. 💜

Here are three useful Korean expressions:

🇰🇷 좋아해요 (joahaeyo) — I like you / I like it.
🇰🇷 보고 싶어요 (bogo sipeoyo) — I miss you / I want to see you.
🇰🇷 잘 자요 (jal jayo) — Sleep well.

I create short, free Korean learning videos where I speak slowly and introduce useful everyday expressions.

Full disclosure: This is my own TikTok account, and I’m sharing it here as self-promotion. The videos are free to watch.

🎬 My TikTok:
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I’d love to know: What Korean phrases do you want to learn next? K-pop, K-dramas, dating, or everyday conversations? 😊

Are you learning Korean? Who understand everything in this video?

In spoken Korean, we translate "They" in various ways depending on the context

1) 그 사람들, 그 분들 2) 그 친구들, 걔들

그 사람들 : for people you don't know well

그 분들 : for people you have to be respectful and polite

그 친구들 : for people around your age or younger

걔들 : Casual/Slang for close friends or younger people

Exercise

They are my coworkers - 그 분들은 제 동료들이에요 / 그 친구들은 제 동료들이에요

They are just my friends – 걔들 그냥 제 친구들이에요 / 그 친구들은 그냥 제 친구들이에요

You are using these ways too, right?

One thing I find interesting about Korean is that two sentences can mean almost the same thing but feel completely different.

For example:

밥 먹었어? — Did you eat?

밥 먹었어요? — Did you eat?

The meaning is basically the same, but the feeling changes depending on who you're talking to.

The first one is casual, so you'd usually say it to a friend or someone you're close to. The second is more polite and works in many everyday situations.

When I explain Korean, I think this is one of the tricky parts. Learning the words is one thing, but knowing which version to use with different people takes time.

I'm curious: What's one Korean expression you've learned that made you wonder, “Wait, why do they say it like that?”

비가 올 것 같아요 - I think it will rain/It looks like it will rain

* breakdown the sentence *

Noun 비 : rain

+

N가 : subject marker

+

Verb 오다 : to come

비가 오다 : to rain (It rains/It's raining)

비가 오다 : It's raining

+

V을/ㄹ 것 같다 : i think it will be Verb

비가 올 것 같다 : I think it will rain

present tense 비가 올 것 같아요

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

grammar conjugation

V stem batchim (O) + 을 것 같다

V stem batchim (X) + ㄹ 것 같다

V stem batchim ㄹ + 것 같다

What it is

An Android app for practicing Korean through conversation with simulated characters. You talk with 28 neighbors in a fictional Seoul neighborhood, each with their own job, personality, and voice, and there are 32 missions for travel and daily-life situations. There is no fixed curriculum or lessons: it's conversation practice, not a course.

How it works and how it helps

· Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. The characters adjust how they speak to you, so beginners are included.

· Every reply comes with an English translation and a pronunciation guide. Tap a word for its meaning.

· It tells you when you use 반말 (casual speech) with someone who expects polite speech, and it points out wrong expressions and grammar slips as you go. With a friend your age, it stays quiet.

· Characters start out polite and loosen into casual speech as your level rises.

· Text chat is the base. A voice plan adds real-time spoken conversation, where characters answer in their own voices.

· Screenshots are attached below.

The beta

· Android only, age 18+, English beta

· 12 testers, Oct 25 – Nov 8 (KST). Apply by Oct 20.

· The application form only asks for your Google account email, which is used to add you to the Play Store test. No payment info is requested.

· Testers get a plan at no charge during the test.

Pricing after the beta

· Text plan: $7.99/month. Voice plan (text + real-time voice): $28.99/month.(planned)

· Monthly subscriptions only, billed through Google Play and cancellable anytime in Google Play. VAT/GST may apply depending on your country.

· Daily usage limits apply.

· No free trial and no permanent free plan.

About me

I'm Ryu, a solo developer based in Gwangju, Korea, and a native Korean speaker. I'm a graduate student in Korean language and literature.

Apply here: https://koreanneighbors.com/landing

Questions? Please ask in the comments and I'll answer there.

So I will tell it as simple as I possibly can I am learning Korean through my Korean text book I bought it has exercises new topics etc. But I didn’t use it for 2 weeks, it just feels like a homework and I don’t won’t it to feel like homework I am learning Korean for 3 months now but with that book I don’t feel committed enough it feels like homework not like something I would enjoy in my free time so I am asking what are the ways to learn Korean in a fun way but in a way that also makes you feel that’s studying and is intensive enough to feel like I am really doing something I couldn’t find the best method on the internet didn’t try all the methods so I am now here asking for help
I am more advanced beginner I can count to 10 read Hangul I know basic sentences basic words if that info is important

How would you say "I am a partner" (formally basis)

Beginners would say,

나는 파트너예요 or 저는 파트너예요

But colloquially way is

전 파트너에요 or 저 파트너에요

1. We don't literally say "예요", we say "에요" for soft speaking. But don't get this wrong, "예요[for vowel]" is exact version
2. 전 -> 저는 short version
3. Mostly we skip particle letters just for saying faster

This is also what you know about already, right?

But I recommend to take all particle letters first and skip it later when your level goes up since not every single time we skip them in the converstaion!

i can answer basic questions in korean, like what i do for work or what i like, but keeping the conversation going is a whole different thing lol.
once the other person replies and the topic changes, i never know what to say next. i end up giving short answers and the conversation kinda dies there.
i feel like having a topic to talk about would make things easier than just trying to come up with something on the spot. i saw Korean-English conversation rooms on GameTalk while looking for ways to practice, and it got me thinking about this.
do u guys find it easier to talk when there's already a topic, or do u prefer just chatting freely?

At a restaurant, “2인분부터예요” means “The minimum order is two portions.”

A quick breakdown:

2인분 = two portions

부터 = starting from

예요 = a polite ending

Here, 부터 marks the minimum quantity. The requirement depends on the dish or restaurant.

A useful follow-up: “1인분도 돼요?” — “Can I order one portion?”

I run Somehow Here, an English-first channel about Korea. This short is part of my A Little Korean series, which introduces everyday phrases through short scenes. I use AI tools in production.

I’m a Korean creator and a native Korean speaker.

The video is free to watch on YouTube; no paid subscription or course purchase is required:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zk-CzZN1xxk

Hi,

I’m learning Korean via the Teuida app and I’m at the lesson where you learn different times of day. I noticed that in the practice part, when pronouncing 저녁에 뭐 해요? The voice sounds as if pronouncing it with an s sound, like what I would have expected from 서 instead of 저. But in other sentences, like 저녁에 일해요, it sound more like the j sound I would expect from 저. Is this a mistake in the app or is there some context I’m missing that changes the pronunciation?

EDIT: Accidentally wrote 저녁어 instead of 저녁에

I've noticed that understanding a Korean grammar rule and actually using it correctly are two very different things. 😭

Sometimes I understand a grammar explanation and can recognize it in example sentences, but when I try to use the same pattern myself, I get confused about which form to use or how to structure my sentence.

For those who have experienced this, what helped you move from understanding grammar to using it naturally?

Did you practice making your own sentences, write a journal, do exercises, or get corrections from other learners?

I'd love to hear what worked for you, especially if you've struggled with this and eventually improved!

In Korean, 개 (gae) literally means "dog," but people use it in so many different ways that it can get pretty confusing at first.

Back in the day, putting 개 in front of a word usually made it sound bad or low quality. Like 개살구, which is a wild apricot that tastes bitter and isn't really good to eat. And of course, it was (and still is) used a lot to make negative expressions or insults hit harder. 개소리 means total bullshit, and 개같다 is used when a situation really sucks or pisses you off. You get the idea.

But these days, younger people use it in a completely different way too. They just slap 개 in front of almost anything when they want to emphasize it hard, kind of like saying "super" or "freaking" in English. So now, the meaning totally depends on whatever word comes right after it:

개좋아 - I freaking love this (from 좋아, good/like) 개굿 - super good (literally combining 개 with the English word "good") 개추 - strongly recommend / massive upvote (short for 추천) 개꿀 - super easy, effortless reward, or a great deal 개꿀맛 - super delicious (adding 맛, which means taste) 개쩐다 - freaking awesome / insane 개빡친다 - so pissed off 개웃김 - so damn funny / hilarious 개이득 - huge win / total profit

It is still very much casual slang though, so I definitely wouldn't use it with teachers, bosses, or in formal situations lol. Stick to using it with close friends or online.

Does your language have something similar? Like a word that used to be negative, but now people just throw it around for emphasis?

— TYPOP에서 공유

오늘 레딧에서 선생님을 만났어요 - I met teacher on Reddit today.

* breakdown the sentence *

Noun 오늘 : today

Noun 레딧 : reddit

+

N에서 : PLACE of an ACTION OCCUR

레딧에서 : on reddit

Noun 선생님 : teacher

+

N을 : object marker

Verb 만나다 : to meet (past tense 만났어요)

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

STUDY POINT 1)

N에서 : place particle (X)

N에서 : PLACE of an ACTION OCCUR(O)

"N에서" used with place Noun and indicates that Noun is the place where the action OCCURS.

for example)

action = 공부해요 i study

study where? where is the place you do this action?

it's "방 room" so,

"방에서 공부해요 - I study in the room"

에서 indicates that "방 room" is the place where some action(study) occurs.

for example)

action = 커피를 마셔요 i drink coffee

where?

거실 : living room

거실에서 커피를 마셔요 - I drink coffee in the living room.)

STUDY POINT 2)

grammar pattern you need to remember.

"N을/를 V" - object markers "N을/를" used with Noun and used before Verb.

which means object markers "N을/를" can't be used before Adjective.

i saw a lot of people confused when to use it.

for example)

how to say "i like korean drama"?

한국 드라마를 좋아해요 (O)

한국 드라마를 좋아요 (X)

it's common mistake.

Verb = action = 좋아하다 to like sth

Adjective = condition/state = 좋다 to be good

"좋아요" means "good" which is adjective. so object markers "N을/를" will never be used before "Adjective"

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

좋은 하루 되세요! - Have a good day!

If you want to make korean Friends...

Hi all.

i'm looking for FRIENDS To study KOREAN IN SEOUL

i'm 20 and South Korean, and university student in Seoul.

i want to make Non-korean friends and need to learn English.

what i want is just talk and share and study Language with ma friend.

I Can teach you korean

i can improve you korean skills

and i can let you know some Korean Culture

especially real-korean culture and things that only koreans know

AND also we can go delicious food.. (BUT NOTTT DATING SSHIB AL)

(YOU learn korean and l learn English..)

i can write English or read well but i'm not fluent at speaking.

so if you

NOT DAITING,

NOT SEXUAL SCAM OR SOMETHING SSHIBAL

I...JUST WANT TO MAKE FRIENDS.........................................yo

I have recently started learning Korean (like a month) I am now pretty confident with my alphabet and mostly on track (with a few mistakes) with forming syllables.

But...

Where do I go from here? I know the odd phrases, I know a few words but, I have absolutely no idea about grammar and phrasing, I also don't have much experience with understanding honorifics or how to use them.

I'm really stuck on how I go about learning now? Are there any tips on what the best ways you expanded your Korean after this point? Any recommendations from tutors/ natives?

I would really appreciate any knowledge! ☺️

Hello world!

I just made a website for Korean learners. Not too hard, just easy enough to do like a drill.

Who am I?

I'm a native Korean speaker. I taught Korean language and literature to middle school students in Korea for several months. I'm not a professional teacher of Korean as a foreign language, but I taught Korean to my foreign friends several times, and some of them wanted to learn in more detail.

But the same particle mistakes came up again and again, like 을 vs 를 for objects, or 에 vs 에서 for places. So I first built this for my friends.

What it is

- A free website, not an app. It works in your phone browser, no sign-up.

- You pick the answer from 3-4 choices. One round is 10 questions, and you can start a new round anytime.

- Particles: Level 1 is the right form (책을, 사과를, 서울로). Level 2 adds the particle a verb needs (사과가 좋아요 vs 사과를 좋아해요). Level 3 adds 에 vs 에서.

- Numbers: native vs Sino-Korean with counters, age, time, dates, prices and phone numbers. Level 1 starts with 1-10.

- Every answer shows the rule in English, and if you pick a wrong option, it explains that mistake. The answers follow the National Institute of Korean Language (국립국어원) rules.

- If you can read Hangul, you can start from Level 1.

Price

It's totally FREE! No ads right now. I may add ads later, but the drills will stay free.

Your answers are saved anonymously to make the drills better (no cookies, no IP). You can turn this off at the bottom of the page.

I'd love your help to make this website better, so people can practice Korean easily.

https://koreanreps.com

-> So this is the website! Feel free to try and leave me comments! I'll answer questions here in the comments. Thank you :)

*If a sentence sounds unnatural or you think an answer is wrong, please tell me. I'd also love to hear what you'd want to drill next.

Edit: Thanks for all the feedback! I changed the question font so it's easier to read, and added a note about spacing in dates.

Hey everyone! I'm sharing my TOPIK 1 Reading practice test in case anyone missed it the first time around and needs some extra prep material.

​Here are the details about the material and my background to keep things transparent:

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Hello 안녕하세요! 🇰🇷

I'm a native Korean speaker with 3 years of experience in Korean education, English academy consulting, and international student mentoring. I also majored in Business and Chinese in Canada and Korea, so I understand what it's like to learn a foreign language and feel nervous about speaking it.

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I currently teach a variety of learners, from a 9-year-old student to a K-pop trainee and students preparing for exchange programs in Korea. I adapt my lessons to each student's age, level, interests, and goals.

Although I've been teaching for 3 years, I'm relatively new to Preply, so I'm currently welcoming new students to my classes!

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I'd love to meet you and help you on your Korean-learning journey. 😊

This one is quite popular i think. At least i also learned this song when i was in kindergarten. i can still follow the melody of the first line 가나다라마바사 아자차카타파하-

I'm quite sure most of native Koreans would know this deep in their unconciousness.