Reading Comprehension: Easy Korean Reading For Beginners

This is my favorite course. It is so hard to find reading materials that are at a beginner to intermediate level. I have the paper book as well as the electronic book. I like to take notes in the paper book and make flash cards with vocabulary on the electronic version with the Kindle app. I would love to have more reading materials at this level. I have the News in Korean book, but it is still a little too hard for me.

Just finished this lesson today! I am so happy that my reading ability has improved a lot as compared to before. However, I still could not memorize all the guides in the changes in pronunciation whenever consonants are next to each other. Nevertheless, I can already read short paragraphs and answer simple reading comprehension questions like the ones given in Sejong Hakdang.

I have a question about Lesson 23 (취미). In sentence ‘등산을 시작한 지 5년 정도 되었어요’ why is 되었어요 being used instead of 됐어요? I thought the regular conjugation of 되다 is 돼요, hence 됐어요. Can anyone help me solve this puzzle? Is 됐어요 used at all? Help would be greatly appreciated! :)))

I loooove these explanations! I wish they were longer, but maybe I haven’t seen other books and their explanations. Once I am done with this one, I will get a new book and see what other types of explanations there are. By the way, it would be nice to have a comment section for each story. 선생님들, 진짜 감사합니다! 이 책을 너무 좋아해요!

I am restarting my Korean language studies after a few years-long break. I found this course extremely useful and easy to digest. Helps me get back. I really love TTMIK 🙂 Many thanks for the effort invested and keep going guys!

Reading comprehension is a powerful language learning tool that lets you test your own understanding, practice recognising grammar and vocabulary in context, and lets a power of a narrative drive you through a text longer than two or three sample sentences. For anyone who have gained a beginner grasp on Korean grammar and vocabulary, I really recommend challenging yourself with this course.

The course includes various texts expressing different situations, which makes sure you encounter both casual and very formal Korean. 현우 breaks down the vocabulary and sentences effectively for you, and I had to pace myself so I didn’t watch the entire course in a day.

If you’re considering studying this course, I have some tips I’ve learned (as I am a ESL learner and language teacher myself) to make the most of your reading comprehension:
1. Read the text (under the video) a couple of times by yourself WITHOUT looking at the translation.

2. Use a notebook and write down the text with spaces between each line (for notes). Make note of the words you know or recognise, and the ones you don’t. Can you guess what the unknown vocabulary might be? What do you think the text is about?

3. Play the video and follow along as 현우 breaks down the text, pronunciations, etc. Pause often, underline and write the translations of the new vocabulary words as you learn them, make small notes on grammar point you don’t know yet. Write extra vocabulary in you notebook margin. (Coloured pens are your best friends!) Now you’re really studying the text!

4. Listen to 현우 reread the text, and practice your pronunciation.

5. Come back to the text later (the next day, so that your brain may process the new information as you sleep) and read the text again.

I finished this course without the book, which made me really want to read more texts like this. I’m putting it on my list of books I want to buy! I am looking forward to more reading comprehension courses. To the teachers at TTMIK, thank you so very much!

이 비디오 강좌와 책에 정말 감사합니다. 저는 많이 배우고 즐거웠어요. 비슷한 비디오 강좌를 추천해 주시겠어요? 감사합니다.

저는 어릴 때 활동 적인 성격이라를 있었어요. 주로 자연여행으로 갔어요. 한지방에 빠른 달리러 배웠어요. 곰🧸 빠른 달려고 때문에 활동적인 성격이라를 있어야 돼요.
경치가🌄 아름다웠어요. 그곳으로 가면 기분이🥰 좋아요. 숲🌳🌳 근처에 이사하고 싶어요. 자연여행을 항상 기대했어요