Korean Full Course

There are 40 letters in the Korean language, including 19 consonants and 21 vowels. The basic set comprises 20 letters, while the other 20 are derived from the first set. The Korean alphabet is called Hangul. Unlike English and most European languages, the Korean language follows a distinct sentence structure. To communicate even at a basic level in Korean, one must not only acquire grammar and vocabulary but also master sentence structure. Sentence structure in Korean is similar to that of Japanese, Turkic languages (such as Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Tartar, Siberian languages), Mongolian, Nepali, and several Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and others.

If you already speak any of these languages, learning Korean can be considerably simpler and quicker. With a firm grasp of grammar and vocabulary, constructing sentences in Korean becomes effortless. However, acquiring Korean proficiency may require some additional effort and time if you are only familiar with one of the following languages: English, Latin-based languages (such as Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, or Romanian), German, Southeast Asian languages (such as Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, or Thai), Arabic, or Chinese. If you are proficient in Chinese or Japanese, you can memorize Korean words more quickly than those who do not speak these languages.

Korean language proficiency is divided into six levels: Beginner, consisting of Levels 1 and 2; Intermediate, comprising Levels 3 and 4; and Advanced, including Levels 5 and 6. Attaining Level 4 competency enables an individual to apply for undergraduate studies in Korea and comprehend roughly 60-70% of the professor's lectures. Achieving Level 3 or 4 proficiency in Korean may take a minimum of two years of dedicated study. However, if you already know one of the Turkic or Indian languages or have a good command of Chinese, it is possible to reach even Level 5 in two years. Diligent daily effort is essential to accomplish this.

Korean is spoken in South Korea, North Korea, and also in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China.

On this website, I plan to post all the grammar rules used in the Korean language. All lessons are sorted in chronological order. You can begin with the first lesson and proceed to the following ones in sequence. The learning journey starts with the Korean alphabet, which can take up to seven days to learn and memorize fully. A Hangul list is available below. Click the 'Next' button to go to the following lesson where you will learn more about Korean letters.