Core Grammar Level 1

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Level 1 of our Core Grammar series is now a full video course, with more structure and visual explanations! New levels are coming soon.

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Core Grammar Level 1 (formerly Essential Course Level 1)

Target level

from upper beginners to advanced learners

What can you achieve through this course?

  • Learn to express flavors with delicate words and expressions
  • Learn to express textures with the most natural Korean words
  • Broaden your vocabulary by learning the expanded meanings of Korean expressions for flavors and how they are used in daily life
  • Learn relevant grammar points and pronunciation rules"

 

Trailer

Lecturer

Yeji Kim

Course language

English

What can you find inside the course?

  • 11 video lesson and lesson notes with more detailed explanation
  • 2 lessons for review quizzes

Table of contents

  1. 맵다 - to be spicy
  2. 짜다 - to be salty
  3. 싱겁다 - to be bland
  4. 달다 - to be sweet
  5. 쓰다 - to be bitter
  6. Review Session (Lessons 1-5)
  7. 고소하다 - to be nutty + α
  8. 느끼하다 - to be greasy
  9. 담백하다 - to be mild-tasting
  10. 떫다 - to be astringent
  11. 시원하다 - to be cool
  12. Review Session (Lessons 7-11)
  13. 식감 - Textures in Korean

This course is exclusively available to subscribers.

Join now to begin your Korean learning journey!

Reviews

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  2. Ana,

    New here and I am learning take advantage all the tools, any advice? April 2020

  3. SoraKim,

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    • Tirzah Kleinsasser,

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      • 별💫,

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  4. renshii,

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  6. Jade Jones,

    seems cool

  7. 시요,

    안녕하세요 여러분 ☺️ 저는 필리핀 사람입니다. 마나서 반갑습니다 ❤️

  8. Evemina Nicolas,

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  9. Tirzah Kleinsasser,

    I’m a beginner, looking for a serious beginner study partner.

    • Trish,

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      • Tirzah Kleinsasser,

        dm me via twitter! 🙂 I’m @tessa_ot7
        We can figure it out there!

  10. Sweetle For Now,

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  11. 윤수아,

    안녕하세요 저도 필리핀에서 왔어요 . 30살입니다 . 반갑습니다 .. 우리 같이 공부하자 ..

    • Jonathan Neam,

      Can I add you on kakaotalk to practice? My id is jonathanneam 🙂

  12. Angelica Galindo,

    일단 감사하고 싶어요 정말 많이 너무 감사합니다
    ❤❤❤

  13. pj,

    Hey! I’m Tircia and i’m from the Philippines. Anyone wanna study together and be friends?
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    • Trish,

      i m not kidding ur username surprised me

      hi btw! 🙂

      • pj,

        hello to you too!

    • Veronica Wulandari,

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    • Shekainah Kim,

      I’m From Philippines too! 🙂

  14. Ashlee,

    I’m on lesson13, just downloaded KakaoTalk. Is anyone interested in learning with me? 🙂 looking for friends to join me
    ID: aallison12

    • Tirzah Kleinsasser,

      How advanced are you?

  15. 재키,

    Let’s learn Korean together 😊 my kakaotalk ID is ‘itsmejackiee’

  16. Bruna Derlan,

    Hello! My name is Bruna and I am from Brazil. I have been morously studying since last year, but finally took it seriosly by March/April 2020. First I wanted to thank you guys for all your hard work, your material has helped me a lot already! Also, I was trying to make some sample sentences by myself to keep the content fresh in my mind and a doubt came up. Is it right to say 3시부터 공부해요 4시까지, in this order?

  17. 사월,

    Hi! I’m a beginner and currently on Lesson 7. I noticed something and I’m curious. Why is that “ㅅ” in 이것 [i-geot] became a “t” in the Romanization?

    • Farahin Khairy,

      Hi! At the beginning and mid-word “ㅅ” makes an “s” sound and “t” at the end of a word. So since the “ㅅ” for 이것 is at the end of a word it sounds “i-geot”. Like 사랑, the “ㅅ” is in the beginning, it sounds “sa-rang”.

    • Bruna Derlan,

      Hi! The pronunciation of ㅅ can be more similar to “t” than “s” depending on the syllable. In the audio for this lesson you can notice how 이것 sounds more like “i-geot” than “i-geos”, so ttmik changes the romanization a bit to make it more similar to the actual pronunciation 🙂

      • 사월,

        That’s why! Thanks for explaining! 🙂

      • Nour Gouja,

        Audio? Where?

  18. Andini Anggia S,

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  19. ,

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    • Jonathan Neam,

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  20. Carine Ancel,

    Hi,

    I like TTMIK a lot, and it helps me learn a lot of things in a fun and easy way.
    I have a question, though. Maybe someone already asked about it, but I don’t know how to find it, so excuse me if this was already talken about.
    I listened to the dialogue in lesson 26, and made my own transcript. When I went to check it with yours, I noticed I didn’t hear the sentence that is listed on 14th line : 현주 : 괜찮아요. 감사합니다 !

    • linting,

      I did not hear that two sentences too. Maybe they lost them.

  21. Evangeline Apa,

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  23. Fatema Rangwala,

    Hey.. So I’m trying to get my pronunciations right, but I’m having a little difficulty with as to when to apply the pat’chim swallowing rule and the pat’chim simplification rule

  24. Midnight,

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      • Midnight,

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      • Midnight,

        I don’t mind at all ^^

      • Anh Hang,

        do you have whatsapp?

      • Midnight,

        I do but I”m more comfortable with kakaotalk. You should install it someday. It’s a nice platform to find friends and learn korean together

  25. Nancy Nivethigha,

    How do u say I want more time in Korean
    I have this doubt after learning the lesson number 13 in level 1

    • Guinna Irinco,

      시간 더 있고 싶어요 using the lesson 13 rule. But can also say 시간 더 원해요