Core Grammar Level 1

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Core Grammar Level 5 (formerly Essential Course Level 5)


"Take Your First Step into Korean Learning!"

 

LevelLevel 1
TypeAudio
Duration5.5 total hours
Lessons 26
Language English & 한국어

 

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. / 안녕하세요. 감사합니다.
Lesson 2. Yes. No. What? / 네. 아니요. 네?
Lesson 3. Good-bye. See you. / 안녕히 가세요. 안녕히 계세요. 안녕.
Lesson 4. I’m sorry. Excuse me. / 죄송합니다. 저기요.
Lesson 5. It’s me. What is it? / 저예요. 뭐예요?
Lesson 6. What is this? This is … / 이거 뭐예요? 이거…
Lesson 7. This, That, It / 이, 그, 저
Lesson 8. It’s NOT me. / 아니에요.
Lesson 9. Particles for Topic and Subject / 은, 는, 이, 가
Lesson 10. have, don’t have, there is, there isn’t / 있어요, 없어요
Lesson 11. Please give me. / 주세요.
Lesson 12. It’s delicious. Thank you for the food. / 맛있어요. 잘 먹겠습니다. 잘 먹었습니다.
Lesson 13. I want to … / -고 싶어요
Lesson 14. What do you want to do? / 뭐 하고 싶어요?
Lesson 15. Sino-Korean Numbers / 일, 이, 삼, 사
Lesson 16. Basic Present Tense / -아요, -어요, -여요
Lesson 17. Past Tense / -았/었/였어요 (했어요)
Lesson 18. Particles for Location / 에, 에서
Lesson 19. When / 언제
Lesson 20. Native Korean numbers / 하나, 둘, 셋, 넷
Lesson 21. Negative Sentences / 안, -지 않다
Lesson 22. 하다 verbs
Lesson 23. Who? / 누구?
Lesson 24. Why? How? / 왜? 어떻게?
Lesson 25. From A To B, From C Until D / -에서/부터 -까지
Review What You’ve Learned in Level 1


Why you'll LOVE our Essential Korean Curriculum

  • All Levels Covered
    By simply following our curriculum that covers 10 levels, you can take your Korean skills from absolute beginner all the way up to advanced.

  • Short and Digestible Lessons
    Each lesson is bite-sized and easy to understand, as it focuses on one grammar point at a time and provides many example sentences.

  • Fun Story-based Reviews
    You can review the entire course through a fun story! The final lesson of each course features a fun story that allows you to review all the grammar and vocabulary introduced in the course.

  • Review Quizzes and Interactive Audio Lessons
    You can test your new knowledge through review quizzes and interactive audio lessons, where our teachers ask you questions, and you can respond and check where you need to improve.


Who teaches this course?

Hyunwoo
Kyeong-eun

 

What you can find in this course:

Lesson notes


MP3 file


PDF file


Sample dialogues


Sample dialogues


Review lesson


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Reviews

  1. Lilou Clt,

    Hi everyone. I’ve created a group in instagram. The purpose is to help each other to learn korean and practice the language together. If u want to be add in this group, please add me in instagram: @lilx0u

    • ,

      Can I join with you?

    • Daisy,

      Can I join your group?

  2. Ara Patria,

    who wants to practice me korean with me? plz add me on instagram @arapatria

  3. kerolaine,

    TTMIK와 함께 공부할 때 한국어를 배우는 것은 정말 즐겁고 쉽습니다.

    TTMIK 감사합니다 ☺️

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      감사합니다! 🙂

  4. beauty girl,

    hi guys i’m learning korean and i’d like to find a partners so we can talk in korean with eachother and help eachother yhis is my instagram @wafia.brk

    • Funmi Fawole,

      hi! do you mind if I join as well?

    • Zsófia Bán,

      Id like to join too. My instagram name is b.zsofii29

    • Nicole,

      hello, can I join the group too? I’d like to practice a bit. My instagram is @pibanana3

      • ,

        Can we practice together? I’ve already added you on Instagram

    • Heidy Hur,

      Hii we can be partners if you want. I need to practice my korean cause I can’t really write/type well.

  5. Eugene Evangelista,

    선생님, 질문이 있어요.
    “어제 네 어머니 쓰러질 뻔 했다고 들었는데 지금은 어머님이 어떠셔?” 말해도 돼요? 감사합니다~

    • Monika Dharma,

      안녕하세요.
      “어제 네 어머니 쓰러질 뻔 했다고 들었는데 지금은 어머님이 어떠셔?” 이렇게 말해도 돼요.

  6. Guru datta,

    봄 세일 끝난 다음에, standard shipping 있으까요?

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      코로나 문제로 인해 DHL 배송을 진행해 드리고 있습니다. 추후 상황에 따라 standard shipping 배송 여부를 판단 할 수 있을 것 같습니다. 감사합니다.

  7. Damon Triplett,

    can I say 하실 거야.

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      You can say 하실 거야 which is respectful way to say. Eg, Your dad will do it for you. = 너희 아빠가 너를 위해 하실 거야.

      • Damon Triplett,

        Are honorifics and politeness levels separate? I thought if I used 거야 instead of 거예요 it would make the sentence impolite. Does this change when adding 시 to the verb ending? Will 시 always make the sentence polite?

      • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

        거예요 and 시 are one of the respectful way to say. -거야 is normally used among friends or someone who you don’t need to talk using respectful words.

  8. Guru datta,

    Hey I’m younger than Jessica.I’m 12

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      Thank you for studying with us:)

  9. Guru datta,

    When can we use the -b nida sentence ending?

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      감사합니다 can be the example !

  10. Guru datta,

    You guys are doing a great job. Thank you so much. But still I have difficulty in understanding Korean as they talk very fast. Any tips for that?

    • Lynn Gouvenec,

      I think if you watch some doramas (Korean series) it can help too…

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      Thank you for studying with us! For the listening part, repeating is the best way to understand other languages. You can also memorize the sentences you are confused, and repeat that part to catch it! Hope this helps 🙂

  11. Jérémy,

    한국어를 배우는 것은 정말 재미있어요!

    TTMIK 감사합니다!

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      톡투미인코리안과 함께 공부해주셔서 감사합니다! 🙂

  12. 마이클,

    복습하기 시작하자마자 이런 문법 어떻게 쓸 수 있는지 다시 생각났는데 왠지 저한테 가장 어려운 점은 이미 배웠던 단어들 하고 그 단어들이 무슨 의미였는지 기억하는 것도 좀 힘든 것 같네요. 그래도 다시 해보니까 너무 재밌었어요! 한국어가 정말 최고예요! 영원히 화이팅!

    • TalkToMeInKorean Staff,

      단어는 자주 복습하고, 또 실제로 많이 사용해보거나 글을 많이 읽어봐야 익숙해 질 수 있어요. 지금처럼 열심히 하시면 언젠가는 한국어가 모국어처럼 느껴지시는 날이 올 거예요 🙂

      • 마이클,

        네~ 정말 맞는 말씀인 것 같아요. 언제간 모국어처럼 유창하게 말할 수 있기가 제가 오랫동안 가지던 꿈이라서 이루어지도록 계속 열심히 공부하고 복습할 수밖에 없고 영화들도 많이 봐야되겠죠. 제 댓글을 답장해주신 것도 정말 감사합니다!