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Lesson LibraryPolite, Conversational Korean for Beginners
Beginner
Polite, Conversational Korean for Beginners
Master beginner Korean with native dialogues.
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Contents
130 Audio Lessons
1

Self-Introductions

Learn about introducing oneself

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
2

A Friendly Introduction

Learn about making statements and showing respect

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
3

A Few Simple Questions

Learn how to ask simple questions

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
4

Nationalities

Learn how to talk about nationalities

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
5

That's a Negative

Learn how to use the negative copula

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
6

Questions

Learn how to ask simple questions

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
7

Particle Mania!

Learn about understanding the topic particle and subject particle

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
8

Exchanging Phone Numbers

Learn about counting from 1 to 99, reciting numbers (Sino-Korean numbers)

Audio
 • 1 Minute
9

Going Somewhere (Part I)

Learn about introducing verbs and catching up

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
10

Going Somewhere (Part II)

Learn about catching up with friends and expressing possession

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
11

Going Somewhere (Part III)

Learn about politeness levels and and how to drop aspects of speech

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
12

Telling Time

Learn about telling time using native Korean numbers

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
13

Give Me a Few Minutes

Learn how to use 하다 (hada) to ask for and tell the time

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
14

Just How Polite is 'Polite'?

Learn about Korean social dynamics and standard politeness levels

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
15

To Eat or Not to Eat

Learn about object marking particle, new first person pronoun

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
16

This? That? No, That! Over there!

Learn how to ask for things

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
17

Here? No! There? Where?!

Learn about going to the restroom

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
18

I Don't Know

Learn how to say "I don't know"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
19

Got Plans?

Learn about shopping, calling someone, and asking someone out

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
20

It's Too Much!

Learn about shopping in marketplaces and talking about prices

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
21

It is! No, it isn't!

Learn about negating verbs, negating adjectives, and disagreeing

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
22

Who is This Guy?

Learn how to ask about someone, standard politeness levels, and channel-surfing

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
23

Study Time

Learn about making loan words into Korean verbs

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
24

What About the Audio Blog?

Learn how to ask what someone is doing

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
25

Whatcha doin?

Learn how to ask "What you are doing?"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
26

It's All Right

Learn how to describe things and console a friend

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
27

I'm Sorry, I Love You

Learn how to use more "hada" verbs

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
28

I Want To Talk About It

Learn how to talk out issues/problems and explain yourself

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
29

I Can't

Learn about expressing impossibility and expressing inability

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
30

After a Long Night (Or Beginner Series?)

Learn how to talk to your loved ones and confess your love

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
31

HEY!... Who's That?

Learn about expressing interest and confronting someone

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
32

Casually Speaking in Korean: My Family is Doing Well!

Learn about using the intimate politeness level when speaking Korean

Audio
 • 20 Minutes
33

Show People Respect with Korean Honorific Speech

Learn how to use honorific speech to show respect to those you are speaking to

Audio
 • 23 Minutes
34

Korean Commands: Please, Bring Me Some Coffee!

Learn how to give commands or make requests using the Korean affirmative imperative

Audio
 • 21 Minutes
35

Talk About Your Abilities: What Can You Do in Korea?

Learn how to talk about everything you can do, everything you can do, and everything there is even the possibility you can do

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
36

What Can You Do Well? Tell Them in Korean

Learn how to say 'well' in Korean (jal)

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
37

Expressing Desires in Korean: I Want…I Want…I Want!

Learn how to use the Korean intentional to discuss your desired intentions and wants

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
38

Korean Verbs: Do You Like Shopping or Eating?

Learn how to nominalize Korean verbs

Audio
 • 17 Minutes
39

Korean Negation: It Was NOT me!

Learn how to negate statements so you can tell them "It wasn't me"

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
40

Korean Particles: For Business OR Pleasure!

Learn the Korean particle "or"

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
41

Korean Particles: From Now Until Eternity!

Learn the Korean particles "until" and "from"

Audio
 • 19 Minutes
42

My Family in Korea Loves Your Thoughtfulness!

Learn all about Korean possessive pronouns

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
43

Who Was With You in Korea…AND What Were You Doing?

Learn the Korean linking particles, 랑 (rang), 하고 (hago), and 와/과 (wa/gwa)

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
44

Before We Went Home We Ate at the New Korean Restaurant!

Learn a commonly-used pattern in Korean for expressing one action that occurs before another action

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
45

At School Today, I Learned to Read AND Write in Korean!

Learn to use the Korean conjunction "and" to link verbs and clauses

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
46

While You’re in Korea, Be Prepared to Work Hard!

Learn how to describe performing multiple actions

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
47

Shall We Go to Sinchon and Enjoy the Korean Nightlife?

Learn how to connect two actions in Korean using the아/어/여서 (a/eo/yeoseo) pattern, which indicates reason or cause

Audio
 • 18 Minutes
48

Because it Rained in Korea Yesterday, We Couldn’t Go!

Learn different ways to give reasons for one's action or inaction

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
49

I Need to Buy a Sweater in Korea Because it’s Too Cold!

Learn another way to give reasons for your actions

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
50

We’re in Korea, So Let’s Go Have Some Fun!

Learn about reasons for actions related to the future

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
51

While We Are in Korea, We Intend to See Everything!

Learn how to use the Korean intentional sentence ending to express your intentions

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
52

Korean Intentional Endings: No, I’m Going to Do That!

Learn how to talk about your plans and intentions

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
53

Korean Intentional: Are You Two Going to Keep Fighting?!

Learn about the future tense

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
54

Korean Present Progressive: What Are You Doing Now?

Learn how to express present progressive in Korean (go itda)

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
55

Making Requests in Korean: Then, Just Take me Home!

Learn how to ask someone to give you or do something for you (a/eo/yeo juda)

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
56

Korean Grand Finale: Before You Leave, Review with Us!

Review the grammar points covered in this series

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
57

I Did It, I'm Doing It, And I'm Going To Do It

Learn about three main different tenses

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
58

I'm Going To Do It, I Will Do It

Learn about the difference between two future tenses

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
59

Things You Did, Do, and Will Do

Learn about the adnominal suffixes

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
60

Can You Count?

Learn about counters

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
61

Keep on Counting in Korean

Learn about counters

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
62

Make your Korean Count!

Learn about counters in Korean-- for pages, trees, paintings, and houses

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
63

A Marathon of Korean Learning

Learn about time markers, location markers, and range markers

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
64

Is Your Roommate Worse Than This?

Learn about -ㄹ/을 때 "when + subject + verb"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
65

The Long Goodbye

Learn about time terms

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
66

It's Been a Long Time Since You've Seen a Lesson Like This!

Learn about the sentence pattern "it has been" + Time / In + Time - -만

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
67

Change It

Learn about how to express "at least," "some," "even" (라도) and "even," "so far as" ( 까지)

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
68

You Might Die

Learn about how to express "might/maybe": -ㄹ/을지도 모르다

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
69

My Forgetful Sister

Learn about the sentence pattern "before" + Verb - -기 전에 and "after" + Verb - -ㄴ/은 다음에

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
70

Turn Left, Turn Right

Learn about the sentence pattern "easy/hard to" + Verb - -기 쉽다/어렵다

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
71

Dear Mom

Learn about the sentence pattern "to start" + -ing - -기 시작하다

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
72

Don't Say This in Korean!

Learn about the sentence pattern "don't" + verb - -지 마(요/세요)

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
73

Princess Disease

Learn about how to express "the more" and "the better": -(으)면 -(으)ㄹ수록

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
74

Two in One

Learn about how to express superlatives

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
75

Making Smart Comparisons in Korean

Learn about how to express the extent of something by using 'as much as': -만큼

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
76

A Podcast Called KoreanClass101

Learn about being called: -(이)라는

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
77

Skipping Out on School

Learn about using "if" and "when": -(으)면

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
78

Hanging Out All Night Long

Learn about Potential (ㄹ/을 수 있다) by using "might" + Verb: -ㄹ/을 수도 있다

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
79

Winning The Lottery In Korea

Learn about either… or', 'whether… or' - -(이)든지, (-(이)거나)

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
80

The Spoiled Brat

Learn about -이/기/리/히, which means "passive voice"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
81

Korean Make-up Artist

Learn about -아/어/여 보이다, which means "to seem" or "to look"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
82

Express Your Opinion in Korean: I Think We’re Lost!

Learn how to express your opinions politely using, "I think," or "it seems"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
83

In Korea, We Do it “Like” This!

Learn how to say "like this"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
84

Korean Contrasts: I Know You Love Me, BUT…

Learn how to make contrasts in Korean using "but" or "although"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
85

How You Can Get “So Much” More Time in Korea!

Learn how to say "this/that/so + adjective/adverb," as in "so much" or "that many"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
86

Everything You “Shouldn’t Do” in Korea!

Learn how to say "should not/must not"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
87

How Much Are You Doing “While” You Are in Korea?!

Learn how to say "while" to combine two actions such as "being in Korea" and "visiting your friend"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
88

Learning Korean Is neither More Fun nor Effective Than This!

Learn how to say "neither"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
89

What Experiences Are You Bringing to Korea?

Learn how to talk about your past experiences using the Korean phrase meaning, "to have (not) done"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
90

How Does Everything in Korea “Look” to You?

Learn how to say "to seem" or "to look"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
91

How Much is it Worth to You in Korean?

Learn how to express that something is "worthy of" something

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
92

The "Only" One You Want in Korea!

Learn how to say "just" and "only"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
93

We “Only” Sell Small Korean Clothes Here!

Learn how to say "only/nothing but"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
94

Korean Conjunctions: Add Seaweed, and Meat, and Garlic!

Learn how to join nouns in Korean sentences using the Korean conjunctions랑/ -하고, meaning, "and/with"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
95

Express Purpose in Korean: Please Come “to” Pick it Up!

Learn how to express purpose using "to/in order to"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
96

The Extent of Your Korean: It’s So Short You Regret it?

Learn how to discuss the extent of something by using Korean phrases such as, "to the extent where" and "so much that"

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
97

You “Must Be” Studying Korean at KoreanClass101!

Learn how to say "I am sure," and "It must be"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
98

“Can’t You See” Every Boy in Korea Loves Her!

Learn how to say "you know" and "can't you see"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
99

Express Frequency: You Study Korean Six Hours a Day!?

Learn how to express frequency, allocated amounts, or numbers

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
100

Accidents: I Lost My Wallet and Broke my Phone in Korea!

Learn how to discuss things that happen by accident

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
101

Making Plans in Korean: Do You “Plan to” Go Out, Too?

Learn how to talk about your plans using the Korean structure meaning, "to be going to," "to plan to," and "to decide to"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
102

In the Korean Museum, Don’t Roam but Just Be Still!

Learn how to use the Korean structure meaning, "don't do (A), but do (B)"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
103

“It Happens That” I Have to Go on a Korean Business Trip!

Learn how to say "it happens that" and "circumstances are that"

Audio
 • 9 Minutes
104

“Depending on” the Weather, We’ll Visit a Korean Park!

Learn how to say "it depends on" or "depending on"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
105

Express Regret: “I Should Have” Taken the Korean Subway!

Learn how to talk about your regrets using the Korean phrase meaning, "I should have"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
106

“All You Have to Do” is Come to My Party in Korea!

Learn how to say "All you have to do is"

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
107

Do You Know How to Get the Answers You Need in Korean?

Learn how to use the most common Korean sentences ending, which implies that you are waiting for a response from the person whom you are speaking with

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
108

Ask Questions in Korean in a Way No One Can Resist!

Learn how to form indirect and polite questions in Korean

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
109

Making Plans in Korea Is Very Difficult if You Don't Ask the Right Questions!

Learn another Korean sentence ending to help you form questions

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
110

Check Out the Reactions You Can Get in Korea with This!

Learn about a Korean sentence ending that will elicit agreement or a reaction of some sort from the person you are speaking to

Audio
 • 12 Minutes
111

The More You Study This Korean Lesson, the More You Will Love it!

Learn how to form sentences using the construction "The more [A], the more [B]"

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
112

Hold Onto Your Hats! This Korean Lesson is Chock-FULL of Surprises!

Learn how to express disbelief or surprise in Korean when someone says something shocking or unbelievable

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
113

You Mean…Learning Korean Can Be This Much Fun Every Day?!

Learn how to express that you are shocked or surprised that someone is going to do something in both the present and in the future

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
114

You Have Limitless Possibilities When You Learn to Speak Korean!

Learn how to describe things you might do in the future

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
115

There Might Be a Meeting.

Learn how to describe what might happen in the future

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
116

If Only the Price Were Right in Korea!

Learn how to say "only" and "just"

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
117

He Said He Would Come Late.

Learn how to report what someone else said

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
118

When You Consider the Price, Don't You Want to Shop in Korea?

Learn how to make comparisons

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
119

"Even If" You Fly, You Might Still Be Late in Korea!

Learn how to use the Korean equivalent of the phrase "even if"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
120

Stuck in the Middle (of Korea) With You!

Learn how to explain to someone that you're "in the middle of doing" something,

Audio
 • 14 Minutes
121

It's Easy to Get Caught Up in Learning Korean!

Learn how to say that something is "easy to do" or "difficult to do"

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
122

"What If" Someone Stole Your Korean Identity?

Learn how to say the Korean equivalent of "what if"

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
123

I'm Thinking of Learning Korean, but I'm Not Sure…

Learn how to express your expected plans

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
124

Rather than Agree with You in Korean, I'll Always Take the Other Side!

Learn how to tell someone that you disagree

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
125

What Will You "End Up Doing" to Meet Your Korean Project's Deadline?

Learn how to say the Korean equivalent of "ending up doing something you didn't intend to do" because of external influences

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
126

"In Order to" Learn Korean, What Should You Do?

Learn Korean in no time at all

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
127

Time Flies When You're Having Fun in Korea

Learn how to tell someone how much time has passed since you last did something or saw someone

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
128

Come on, You Know You Want to Learn Korean!

Learn how to say that you "want to try" to do something

Audio
 • 11 Minutes
129

Where Are You Going to Put All This Stuff in Korea?

Learn how to use the Korean particles to say where you are going to do, place, or put something, among other things

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
130

Are You Sick to Death of Waiting for Your Friends in Korea?

Learn how to amp up your melodramatic side by learning how to say you are "sick to death" of something

Audio
 • 10 Minutes