Talk To Me In Korean

Sometimes you forget someone's name, when you were supposed to meet someone or how to go to some place. In that case, you can ask either yourself or the person you're talking to and say "What was it again?" or "When were we going to meet?" in English.... Continue Reading »

In this TTMIK lesson, we will be going over how to say “no matter how...” in Korean. By using the word 아무리 in addition with a suffix, you’ll be well on your way to forming Korean sentences with meanings such as, “No matter how delicious it is, stop eating now”... Continue Reading »

안녕하세요! In the Word Builder lessons, we introduce letters and words that work as building blocks of the Korean vocabulary. They are not necessarily all Hanja words based on Chinese characters, but many of them are. In this World Builder lesson, we will be looking at how 기 (機)... Continue Reading »

In this lesson, we are taking a look at the verb ending -더라 [-deo-ra]. You will hear this often in situations where one person is telling another what they found out or experienced. What is -더라? -더라 [-deo-ra] is used when you are telling someone else about a new fact... Continue Reading »

Welcome to our "causative" lesson. In English, when you say that you "make something bigger" or "to make someone sit down", you need the verb "make" but in Korean, you can attach a single suffix to the verb and the verb can take on the causative meaning. For example,... Continue Reading »

안녕하세요! This is the Sentence Building Drill (문장 만들기 연습) lesson! In this series, we will look at how you can expand your Korean sentence building skills by adding or replacing certain words in given sentences. All the “key” sentences that are used in these lessons are composed... Continue Reading »

안녕하세요! Welcome to Lesson 9 in Level 7 of TalkToMeInKorean! In this lesson, we will be going over the verb ending -느라고. This ending is used two verbs or actions as a reason for a result, but is specifically used when the result is somewhat negative. For example,... Continue Reading »

Learn how to use the verb ending -길래 to form sentences like “I saw that you like chocolate, so I bought some for you.” in Korean. -길래 is similar to -아/어/여서 and -(으)니까, but is more commonly used when you want to express your decision to do something... Continue Reading »

Through this lesson, you will learn to use the structure 아/어/여 봤자 to say things like “Even if you stay here, it’s a waste of time” and “there’s no use in talking to me.” This structure is actually quite useful and can be used in a couple different... Continue Reading »

안녕하세요! In the Word Builder lessons, we introduce letters and words that work as building blocks of the Korean vocabulary. They are not necessarily all Hanja words based on Chinese characters, but many of them are. In this World Builder lesson, we will be looking at how 원... Continue Reading »

Learn how to say “I am as tall as you.” or “Take as much as you want.” in Korean through this lesson! The keyword for this lesson is 만큼, and its usages are very diverse. Be sure to check out all the sample sentences and practice by making... Continue Reading »

Do you know how to say that something is like something? Yes, you use the expressions -같아요. But how about when you want to say “to do” something “like something” (i.e. to walk like a robot)? You need to use -같이 or -처럼 to form an adverb. Listen... Continue Reading »

In this lesson we are looking at an interesting sentence ending, -(으)ㄹ 만하다 and how it is used after verbs to form meanings like “to be worth doing”, “to be bearable” or even “to be understandable”. Listen in to learn more about it and be sure to practice... Continue Reading »

Learn how to say “to pretend to do” something in Korean in this lesson! The key words you need to know are 척 and 체. Listen in to find out how to use them in natural sentences. And after you study with this lesson, be sure to practice by making... Continue Reading »

Welcome to Level 7! In the first lesson of Level 7, we talk about how to use -(는)구나 and -(는)군요 to show your reaction about something that you found out about or realized for the first time.Lesson PDF in other languages (Participate in the translation!)Thanks for studying... Continue Reading »