Blog · Korean for English speakers
Read one thing. Say it better.
Longer lessons on Hangul, intermediate grammar, and advanced patterns. Same plain English as the course — more examples when a 12-minute sitting isn’t enough.
Start with Hangul if you’re new. Then move to Korean intermediate grammar and Korean advanced patterns: reported speech, honorifics, -더라도, and formal writing. Read one, then say the same point out loud on Practice.
Want the short version first? Open Guides. Want a path with XP and a next lesson? Go to Learn.
Korean Beginner series
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ㄱ ㅂ ㄷ, then 겹받침 like ㄺ and ㅄ — how they sound at the end of a syllable.
Open the series →Why 한국어 doesn’t sound like three separate blocks. Three parts, with examples.
Open the series →ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ, then ㅘ ㅝ ㅚ ㅢ — the combinations that trip English speakers.
Open the series →Two-minute reads for the grammar and culture bits the blog doesn’t cover yet.
Open guides →See every Korean Beginner post →
Korean Intermediate series
Catching up, reported speech, purpose, and the grammar that sits between beginner lessons and real talk. Full list: Korean Intermediate.
-다고 하다, -(으)ㄹ까 하다, -(으)려고 하다 — how to pass on news and still-soft plans.
Open the series →기 위해서, ㄴ 지, 지만 vs 는데 — the connectors intermediate Korean actually uses.
Open the series →See every Korean Intermediate post →
Korean Advanced series
Honorific giving, -어 버리다, -더라도, and formal writing. Full list: Korean Advanced.
-더라고요, -구나, -을걸 그랬다, -어 버리다 — completion, regret, and what you noticed.
Open the series →이/히/리/기, -게 하다, -기 마련이다, and 습니다 writing.
Open the series →See every Korean Advanced post →
The blog is for the hard grammar. The course tells you what to do next.