Practical Korean
Subtitle: your guide to speaking Korean quickly and effortlessly in a few hours
By: Samuel E. Martin
Edition: New ed.
Series: Tuttle language library; Tuttle language library
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Claredon, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780804843447
Subjects: Textbooks for foreign speakers; Spoken Korean; Korean language; English
Description: Planning a short visit to Korea? A "quick" and successful approach to speaking Korean.  Recently updated to reflect current conversational Korean usage and vocabulary, designed to be concise, fun, and useful for beginners without any previous knowledge of the language. Taking a functional approach to Korean language learning, provides all the basics you need, beginning with correct pronunciation and a few key grammar points in the very first page, followed by 47 short lessons which include everyday examples that reinforce key vocabulary and proper sentence patterns.  From "Names and Greetings" to "Casual Remarks Using -ji yo", people who are only visiting or staying in Korea for a short time will quickly gain confidence to get around and express themselves in simple conversational Korean.  Both Hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language, and standard romanization system used in South Korea today are also incorporated throughout the book.
Notes: Previous edition: 2008.