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Follow the units in order if you are new to Korean, or jump to a chapter if you are reviewing a specific topic. Each chapter focuses on one concept and builds on the chapters before it.

Unit 0

Unit 0 focuses on teaching Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Start here if you are a beginner.

  1. The Korean alphabet: Hangul: Learn the basic letters of the Korean alphabet, Hangul. Reading Korean is simpler than you might think.
  2. Aspirated (strong) consonants: Learn the strong aspirated Hangul consonants ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, and ㅊ and how they differ from plain and tense consonants.
  3. Tense (double) consonants: Learn the tense Hangul consonants ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, and ㅉ and how they differ from plain and aspirated consonants.
  4. Vowels with a "y" sound: Learn Korean vowels with a "y" sound.
  5. Diphthongs and complex vowels: Learn the remaining Korean vowels and combinations of familiar vowels.
  6. Basic Korean words: Learn common Korean words for greetings, people, and everyday conversation.
  7. Further reading, pronunciation, and practice: Practice reading Hangul and explore pronunciation resources before starting Unit 1.

Unit 1

Unit 1 teaches you the basics of creating your first Korean sentences.

  1. Sentence structure: How sentences in Korean are structured. Subject -> Object -> Verb.
  2. Saying hello and goodbye: Learn how to say hello and goodbye in Korean for different situations.
  3. Saying "to be" with 이다: Learn how to introduce yourself and identify things using 이에요 and 예요, forms of 이다.

Unit 2

  1. Casual speech with 반말: Learn how to use 반말, casual Korean speech, with close friends.
  2. Formal polite speech: Learn how to form statements, questions, commands, and suggestions in formal polite speech.
  3. Making suggestions: Learn how to make suggestions with "let's" and "shall we" in Korean.
  4. Adverbs: Learn how to form Korean adverbs and use them to describe actions.

Unit 3

  1. Saying "only" with 만 and 밖에: Saying "only" in Korean using 만 and 밖에.
  2. Becoming something and other uses of 되다: Learn how 되다 expresses becoming, permission, and whether something works, and how it is used to ask for personal information.
  3. Saying "like this or that": How 이렇다, 그렇다, and 저렇다 describe something as being this way, that way, or that way over there.
  4. Saying "toward" with (으)로: How to say toward something using the particle (으)로.
  5. Using something with (으)로: Learn how to use (으)로 to express a tool, material, method, or means of transportation.
  6. Turning verbs into nouns: Learn how to turn verbs into nouns using 기, 는 것, and (으)ㅁ.
  7. Giving a reason: Learn how to give reasons using the (으)니까, 서, and 때문 forms.
  8. Showing contrast with 데: How to show contrast using the 데 form and how it's different from 지만.
  9. Saying "if" and "when": Learn how to say "if" and "when" using the (으)면 and 때 forms.
  10. Asking "could it be?": Learn how to ask "could" and "would" questions with (으)ㄹ까요.
  11. Saying "before" and "after": Learn how to say "before" and "after" using 전에, 후에, 뒤에, 다음에, and -고.
  12. Saying "or": Learn how to say "or" using 아니면 and (이)나.
  13. Giving negative commands: Learn how to tell someone not to do something and how to form negative commands in Korean.
  14. Expressing hopes and wishes: Learn how to express hopes and wishes using 원하다, 바라다, and (으)면 좋겠다.
  15. Saying "cannot": Learn how to say "cannot" using 못 and 지 못하다, and compare related forms.
  16. Trying something: How to say "to try doing something" in Korean using 보다, 본 적(이) 있다, and (으)려고 하다 to express trying, having tried, or intending to do something.
  17. Saying "should" and "shouldn't": Learn how to give recommendations and warnings with (으)면 좋다 and (으)면 안 되다.
  18. Expressing surprise with 네요: Learn how to express surprise using the 네요 ending.
  19. Verb ending 죠 for wanting agreement: How to express agreement using the 죠 ending. Asking "right?" or "isn't it?".
  20. Expressing curiosity with 나요 and 가요: Learn how to express curiosity using the 나요 and 가요 endings.
  21. Expressing realization with 군요: Learn how to express realization using the 군요 ending.
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  23. Quoting: Learn how to quote statements, questions, commands, and suggestions in Korean.
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