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Core Grammar Level 4 (formerly Essential Course Level 4)


"Take Your First Step into Korean Learning!"

 

LevelLevel 1
TypeAudio
Duration5.5 total hours
Lessons 26
Language English & ν•œκ΅­μ–΄

 

Main topics of the Level 1 course:

  • Basic greetings
  • How to count numbers in Korean
  • Basic grammar for forming your first Korean sentences 
  • Present and past tense
  • How to say "who", "why", and "how" in Korean 

 

Table of Contents

Average lesson length: 13 minutes

Lesson 1. Hello. Thank you. / μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš”. κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
Lesson 2. Yes. No. What? / λ„€. μ•„λ‹ˆμš”. λ„€?
Lesson 3. Good-bye. See you. / μ•ˆλ…•νžˆ κ°€μ„Έμš”. μ•ˆλ…•νžˆ κ³„μ„Έμš”. μ•ˆλ…•.
Lesson 4. I’m sorry. Excuse me. / μ£„μ†‘ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ €κΈ°μš”.
Lesson 5. It’s me. What is it? / μ €μ˜ˆμš”. λ­μ˜ˆμš”?
Lesson 6. What is this? This is … / 이거 λ­μ˜ˆμš”? 이거…
Lesson 7. This, That, It / 이, κ·Έ, μ €
Lesson 8. It’s NOT me. / μ•„λ‹ˆμ—μš”.
Lesson 9. Particles for Topic and Subject / 은, λŠ”, 이, κ°€
Lesson 10. have, don’t have, there is, there isn’t / μžˆμ–΄μš”, μ—†μ–΄μš”
Lesson 11. Please give me. / μ£Όμ„Έμš”.
Lesson 12. It’s delicious. Thank you for the food. / λ§›μžˆμ–΄μš”. 잘 λ¨Ήκ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 잘 λ¨Ήμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
Lesson 13. I want to … / -κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μš”
Lesson 14. What do you want to do? / 뭐 ν•˜κ³  μ‹Άμ–΄μš”?
Lesson 15. Sino-Korean Numbers / 일, 이, μ‚Ό, 사
Lesson 16. Basic Present Tense / -μ•„μš”, -μ–΄μš”, -μ—¬μš”
Lesson 17. Past Tense / -μ•˜/μ—ˆ/μ˜€μ–΄μš” (ν–ˆμ–΄μš”)
Lesson 18. Particles for Location / 에, μ—μ„œ
Lesson 19. When / μ–Έμ œ
Lesson 20. Native Korean numbers / ν•˜λ‚˜, λ‘˜, μ…‹, λ„·
Lesson 21. Negative Sentences / μ•ˆ, -지 μ•Šλ‹€
Lesson 22. ν•˜λ‹€ verbs
Lesson 23. Who? / λˆ„κ΅¬?
Lesson 24. Why? How? / μ™œ? μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ?
Lesson 25. From A To B, From C Until D / -μ—μ„œ/λΆ€ν„° -κΉŒμ§€
Review What You’ve Learned in Level 1


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Who teaches this course?

Hyunwoo
Kyeong-eun

 

What you can find in this course:

Lesson notes


MP3 file


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Sample dialogues


Sample dialogues


Review lesson


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Reviews

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    basic reply test 11/21

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    • Dong-geun Yu,

      POST!

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        So?

      • Dong-geun Yu,

        BeepBoop!

  4. Monica Storbeck,

    μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš” TTMIK team. I always like to test myself after each and every lesson. Sometimes the results aren’t shown correctly, especially when – like here after lesson 4 of level 4 – I had to type 사무싀이 λ„ˆλ¬΄ μΆ₯μ£ . It is correct, but it said I had it wrong. Not that I’m angry, I just wanted to point out that something doesn’t work as expected.πŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

      • Haneefah Olasimbo,

        The link has been reset. Can you please send a new one?

  5. RJ Basa,

    Hi! Here is a link to Kakao chat where native speakers help us out learning Korean.
    There are several regular group study sessions where you can talk with Korean learners and Korean natives!
    https://open.kakao.com/o/gQkDANTd

  6. Michael P,

    It would be VERY helpful if you listed the vocabulary words and their meaning on a PDF to memorize the new words we get added each lesson.

  7. Chuck,

    I’m reviewing level 4 (second time around) and I’m wondering about 4.3 (-을리가 μ—†μ–΄μš”): is the phrase sincere or sarcastic? I know the lesson says the phrase “expresses disbelief,” but it seems to be like the phrase/idiom, in English, “I can’t believe.” So, for example:

    “I can’t believe it is still raining!”

    actually means:

    “It is totally, obviously, still raining and I hate it and wish it weren’t true, but it is, so I’m sarcastically saying ‘I can’t believe it.'”

    • Chuck,

      An example from the workbook: “내일이 μΌμš”μΌμΌ 리가 μ—†μ–΄μš”” –> “It isn’t possible that tomorrow is Sunday.”
      If I say something like this in English ON SATURDAY, it means one of two things:
      (1) I literally don’t know/am confused about the fact that it is Saturday. That is, I think it is only Friday or already Sunday.
      (2) I recognize that tomorrow is Sunday, but I wish it weren’t. The week has gone by too fast.

      If I say something like this on any other day of the week BESIDES SATURDAY, it means I’m seriously confused about the day OR I’ve gotten into a really weird conversation with someone who is seriously confused. “Look, it’s impossible for tomorrow to be Sunday, dummy, because we went to school today and we don’t go to school on Saturday, therefore tomorrow CAN NOT BE SUNDAY!”

  8. Hauwa Kabir,

    I’ve just started level 4. It’s been a little bit under a year since I started this journey and I couldn’t be happier to have found this website. 정말 κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€ μ„ μƒλ‹˜λ“€. 덕뢄에 ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ ‡κ²Œ 잘 ν•˜κ²Œ 될 수 μžˆμ—ˆμ–΄μš”. λͺ¨λ‘ ν™”μ΄νŒ…!!

  9. Kamiliuks,

    Hi! looking for someone i could practice what ive learned with! kind of like a study partner, would be good if you are also on level 4 (i just started lvl 4) and also 14-17 yrs old:)

    • Shalini Kumari,

      Hiiii I would love to practice Korean with other ppl . This is my insta message me if ur interested (kpopquotesandedits ) . BTW I am starting level 5 from today on

      • Purva,

        I tried to search you but I didn’t found

      • ANU VARSHINI,

        Are you from Tamil Nadu?

    • Mia,

      I know this comment is from sometime ago but if you’re still interested you could make a group chat and add other people who also want a study partner. I know I would be interested πŸ™‚

      • Lynda Neo,

        How do I get included in a chat grp to help me study korean amongst people who are learning ??

    • Mia,

      I would also love a study buddy. I’m 15

    • Eman Aboziad,

      hi looking for native korean speaker. any recommend <3

    • The Unusual Panda,

      Hello! Im 15 wanna be study buddies? =D

      • Shalini Kumari,

        My insta is kpopquotesandedits . If ur still interested .

    • Dahlia,

      me too

    • Babette Wissing,

      Hi! 17 year old here, I have been trying to find a conversation and study partner for a while too, I am almost done with level 4. Let me know if you’re interested:)

      • BTS-kimarmy,

        hey buddy i would love to study korean i am almost at the end of this level where do we talk?

      • Shay,

        I don’t know if the offer is still up but I’ve also been looking for a partner. (I am 16 years old)

      • shev,

        This comment is from quite some time ago but I’m also looking for a study partner! I’m 13 yr old ^^

  10. Daniela Chaves,

    Hey! I’m Dani. I’m looking for study partners. So if you’re interested in kakao id is DaniChaves

    • T. Margaret,

      μ•ˆλ…•ν•˜μ„Έμš” Dani! Are you still looking for people to study with? I would like to join your group, please?

      • Dahlia,

        me too μ €λ‘κ°™μ΄κ³΅λΆ€ν•˜κ³ μ‹Άμ–΄μš”.

      • Gurl with luv ][,

        yeah

    • Amandastdy,

      Hi, I’m Amanda, lemme join^^

  11. Ian Paul B. Saligumba,

    I’m done with Level 4 Yehey!

  12. Janada,

    κ΅¬κΈ€μ—μ„œ TTMIK을 μ•Œκ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”.
    Is this statement correct?

    • Jonathan,

      The γ€λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš”γ€‘ is incorrectly conjugated I think. I think it’s supposed to be γ€λμ–΄μš”γ€‘

      • Nicole Pinkley,

        λ˜μ—ˆμ–΄μš” and λμ–΄μš” both work

    • Beril Can,

      i think it is!

  13. Jason Lee Elliott,

    Really loving the progression of the testing. One issue that I found annoying is around punctuation. I got one answer wrong because I added a “?” at the end, and I go a different one wrong because I didn’t add one at the end. Just a bit confusing. Other than that, this is great πŸ™‚

  14. Ian Paul B. Saligumba,

    I can’t view the PDF File. Please help.

    • Ian Paul B. Saligumba,

      Access to hwcdn.libsyn.com was denied. You don’t have authorization to view this page. HTTP ERROR 403
      This is what I see when I click the PDF file.

      • Will How,

        I solved my access problem by contacting their CS. They emailed me a new password. It worked after that.

  15. Denise Gendron,

    In the Level 4 review , ‘to be funny’ is translated : The scarier it is, the more fun it is. β†’ λ¬΄μ„œμšΈμˆ˜λ‘ μž¬λ°Œμ–΄μš”. But in the Level 5 review, it is translated μž¬λ―Έμžˆμ–΄μš”…In my dictionary too. Wich one is good?
    λ„ˆλ¬΄ μž¬λ―Έμ—†μž–μ–΄μš”!

    • Julie Rigal,

      Both are fine. μž¬λ°Œμ–΄μš” is the shorten form of μž¬λ―Έμžˆμ–΄μš”. So, the shorten form is mostly used when talking or texting friends.

  16. Senida KakeΕ‘,

    μ§€κΈˆμ€ ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ μ‚΄μ•„λŠ”λ° ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό 말해야 λΌμš”. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μΈν„°λ„·μœΌλ‘œ μ°Ύμ•„μ‘Œμ–΄κ³  TTMIK μ•Œκ²Œ λμ–΄μš”. λ§Žμ€ μ‚¬λžŒλ“€μ€ μΆ”μ²œν–ˆμ–΄μš”. 그리고 μ’‹λŠ” 것 κ°™μ•„μš”.

    • Alaa Halim,

      Im happy you’re enjoying your time! A few tips though: You should write living as μ‚¬λŠ”λ° or μ‚΄κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ°, also it sounds better if you structure the first sentence as follows:ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ μ‚΄κ³  μžˆμ–΄μ„œ ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό 말해야 λΌμš”. As in because Im living in korea i have to speak korean (you could change it to study instead as well that would sound better). Also you should right find as μ°Ύμ•˜κ³  (Also this verb means to find so if you want to say to look for/ search instead that’s a different verb). Hope you have an amazing day!

  17. MarΓ­a Camila Certain,

    Hi!
    Just finished this level. It was very interesting. Something that would be great, maybe in the future, would be to make annotations about things that are similar. You already do them sometimes, but more would be good. Like, for example, lessons 4 and 28 have a very similar syllable 지 and it took me a while to understand the different construction. Also, the fact that some words with 아무 are written as one word and others as two words, I almost missed that. Things like that. But anyway, it was still an excellent course. I’m especially grateful for the Sentence Building Drill lessons. And everything you do, really.
    I have a question. These lessons are really old and you ask listeners to comment on every episode, but I think the old website was different? There’s no comment section for each individual lesson, so I’m not sure if we’re supposed to do it here or somewhere else… (or maybe you have too many listeners now to correct all sentences?)

  18. Andrea Campbell,

    Could you say the phrase below if you were really determined to leave a place?

    집에 κ°ˆλž˜μš”. 여기에 μžˆμ„λ¦¬κ°€ μ—†μ–΄μš”.

    • Sasha,

      depends on what type of determination, as in context, anyway what u are saying is ” I want to go home as there is no possible way i can be here” (As if u r in the wrong place)

  19. Xenia,

    Lesson 11 Level 4 is positively brilliant! It is difficult that one… Thank you!

  20. Ricardo Jesus Bochelen Abad,

    Hello everyone!! I just Made a group chat un kakao for everyone that wants to practice korean. https://open.kakao.com/o/gXGlV8Uc this Is the link. AND the group Is called “ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ 말기 μ—°μŠ΅”

    • 타머,

      Hi, just letting you know that 말기 is not the correct noun form of the verb λ§ν•˜λ‹€ (to talk). As ν•˜λ‹€ is conjugated to ν•˜κΈ°, λ§ν•˜λ‹€ is conjugated to λ§ν•˜κΈ°. Happy learning! πŸ™‚

  21. Julianne Horsley,

    In Lesson 2, it says, β€œthe -(으)γ„Ήλž˜μš” ending is typically used only in casual settings. You cannot use this verb ending if you are talking to someone with whom you must use formal language.” Can someone explain this? Even though this is in μ‘΄λŒ“λ§, is it because -(으)γ„Ήλž˜μš” gives off a determined tone and therefore can be a bit rude towards the older person?

    • SpillTheTae_,

      yep you’re right.. it COULD be a bit rude to older people but that doesn’t mean you can’t use it with them at all

    • Franz Daniel Co,

      Hi! I had the same question and asked some Korean native speakers if you can use it with strangers and people you don’t know that well, and they answered yes. Although, they might mean the question form β€œγ„Ήλž˜μš”?”. Anyway, I’m not sure they answer questions here, but you can ask them questions through their twitter account and an email I think. Also, you can join the discord server of TTMIK. The link is at the bottom of this website :)).

      • Julianne Horsley,

        Thank you my friend!

      • Liz Nonato,

        Hi there, there are 3 different forms to say that, they are : μ‹œκ² μ–΄μš” (Most formal one), μ‹€λž˜μš” (less formal than the first, used in daily conversations and (으)γ„Ή λž˜μš” (the most informal, used among close friends).
        Hope it helps you

  22. Julianne Horsley,

    Hello TTMIK!
    I think there might be an error with your quiz (I hope not). I took the quiz and on question 7, it asks us to change 컀피 λ§ˆμ‹€λž˜μš”? to 반말 which would be 컀피 λ§ˆμ‹€λž˜? If you type that in, it says that it’s incorrect? Is that because you don’t want us to use question mark at the end? Let me know if I’m missing something!

    • Julianne Horsley,

      Just tried the quiz again and it will mark it incorrect if you add punctuation at the end but at least I know now that λ§ˆμ‹€λž˜ was the correct answer!

      • INDULEKHA K M,

        That’s probably because the punctuation is already given in the question. So if the answer has a punctuation, there will be like two question marks! :))

  23. Monika Yuk,

    μ €λŠ” 2 κ°œμ›” λ™μ•ˆ ν•œκ΅­μ–΄λ₯Ό 배우고 μžˆμ–΄μš”. Let’s Go Level 4!

  24. Hoi Shan Leung,

    Hi, I got a problem about the sample dialogues. Since about one month ago, i couldn’t see any videos or sound recordings with the Sample Dialogue on every lesson. Do i need to download it from somewhere or they are no longer on? Its a little tough to study the dialogues with out native speaking examples πŸ™

    • ν•œμ†Œμ—°,

      I have the same issue. I’ve emailed a few times but they haven’t been able to help much :((

    • Mira Sahawneh,

      i dont understand lesson 23 fully

    • 민영,

      You need to be a premium member to unlock that feature πŸ™

    • Julianne Horsley,

      Hey! Are you a premium member or using the basic membership?

  25. Antonia Espigares,

    Hi, is this sentence correct? Practising lesson 27 structure:
    μ €λŠ” 검은 색 바지λ₯Ό 사야 됄 것 κ°™μ•„μš”.

    • KATJA HAUGK,

      I think 검은색 is spelled together, but I’m not too sure if you can do it in two different ways or not. Also 됄 것 κ°™μ•„μš” should be 될 것 κ°™μ•„μš”. Other than that, great jobπŸ‘