# Korean

* Other languages...
* Learn Korean (Introduction)
* — Reading and writing •
* Conversation — 1단계: Beginner •
* 2단계: High beginner •
* 3단계: Low intermediate •
* 4단계: High intermediate •
* 5단계: Low advanced •
* 6단계: Advanced
* Grammar
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## Introduction

Korean is the official language of both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It is also one of the two official languages in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, China. Worldwide, there are about 80 million Korean speakers, most of whom live in China, Japan or the United States outside of the Koreas, but they also represent sizeable minorities in Russia (esp. Far East and Sakhalin), New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Canada, Uzbekistan and Australia.
In the Republic of Korea, the language is most often called 한국말 (Han-guk-mal), or more formally, 한국어 (Han-guk-eo) or 국어 (Guk-eo; literally "national language"). In North Korea and Yanbian, the language is most often called 조선말 (Chosŏnmal), or more formally, 조선어 (Chosŏnŏ).
Experts are unsure of the origins of the Korean language, although some believe it to come from the Altaic language tree. It is an agglutinative language, so it has some certain special characteristics that are unlike English. A student of Chinese languages will quickly notice that Korean shares much of their vocabulary, while a Japanese student will also notice similarities in grammar and vocabulary.
Feel free to use English Wiktionary's Korean language Category as a reference for these courses. New students to this type of language may initially progress slowly, but as study progresses, previously unfamiliar aspects of Korean will begin to make sense and new concepts will be more easily learned. Korean grammar is complex but surprisingly also very simple, and always very fun to learn.

## Reading and writing

* Alphabet Introduction
* Learn to read, write and pronounce Korean (course)
* Principles of Orthography
* Essential Pronunciation Rules
* Advanced Pronunciation Rules
* Mini-tutorial Lesson
* Getting started on Hanja

## Grammar

| Introduction to Korean Grammar Personal pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Adjectives Verbs Articles & qualifiers | Conjunctions Particles Sentence word order Comparatives & superlatives Forming questions Forming commands Forming dates & times |

## Vocabulary

* Expert Hanja Hanja Terms for Expert Level Learners
* Expert Terms for Expert Level Learners

## Conversation

| 1단계 (LEVEL I): Beginner 1. Greeting 안녕 (informal) 안녕하세요? (general) 안녕하십니까? (formal) 2. Forming sentences 저는 대학생입니다. 3. Connective Particles and Forms -고, -거나, -지만 4. Colors / Shopping 파랑, 빨강, 노랑 5. In a taxi / Distance and Time 택시 / 거리와 시간 6. Family 가족 7. Around the house 집안 8. The workplace / Using the telephone 직장 9. School 학교 10. Onomatopoeia 의성어 | 2단계 (LEVEL II): High beginner 1. Sports 운동 2. Jobs 직업 3. Downtown 도심 4. Public transportation 대중교통 5. At the hotel 호텔에서 6. At the library 도서관에서 7. At the farm 시골에서 8. Medical care 병원에서 9. The Weather 날씨 10. At the Theater 영화관에서 |
| 3단계 (LEVEL III): Low intermediate 1. The human body 인간의 몸 2. Religion 종교 3. Nature 자연 4. The universe 우주 5. Reading a book 책 읽기 6. How much do you love me? 날 얼마나 사랑해? 7. Using computers 컴퓨터 사용하기 8. At the restaurant 식당에서 제9과 제10과 | 4단계 (LEVEL IV): High intermediate 제1과 제2과 제3과 제4과 제5과 제6과 제7과 제8과 제9과 제10과 |
| 5단계 (LEVEL V): Low advanced 제1과 제2과 제3과 제4과 제5과 제6과 제7과 제8과 제9과 제10과 | 6단계 (LEVEL VI): Advanced 제1과: 마침 제 친구가 전화했기에 망정이지 그렇지 않았으면 비행기를 놓칠 뻔했어요. 제2과 제3과 제4과 제5과 제6과 제7과 제8과 제9과 제10과 |

## External Links

* Learn Korean in 15 minutes comic
* Basic Online Korean course
* Learning Korean in Korean (Wikibooks)
* Free Korean Language Podcast
* Korean Language Institute
* Learn Korean with Free Lessons
* Overview of courses on the internet
* FSI-Korean online
* Korean phrases online
* Sogang University Online Korean Course
* Korean Course (free)
* Cours de Coreen
* Course and korean dictionnary

## About this Book
### About the Authors

* Authors
* Other languages...
* Learn Korean (Introduction)
* — Reading and writing •
* Conversation — 1단계: Beginner •
* 2단계: High beginner •
* 3단계: Low intermediate •
* 4단계: High intermediate •
* 5단계: Low advanced •
* 6단계: Advanced
* Grammar