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Free online courseBeginner korean course

Duration of the online course: 6 hours and 1 minutes

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Learn to read Hangul and speak basic Korean fast with a free online course. Practice pronunciation, essential phrases, and core grammar—study anytime.

In this free course, learn about

  • Course goals: core beginner skills in reading, pronunciation, and basic conversation
  • What Hangul is and how Korean letters form syllable blocks
  • Basic consonants/vowels, including ㄹ sound and new syllable types
  • Double/strong consonants and how their pronunciation differs from regular consonants
  • Korean diphthongs (combined vowel sounds) and how to read them
  • Key sound change rules and why they make Korean pronunciation smoother
  • Korean sentence order basics (SOV) for simple statements like 'I eat pizza'
  • Polite greetings and farewells in Korean
  • Polite self-introductions for first meetings
  • Polite thanks and apologies/attention-getting (e.g., to bus driver, waiter)
  • Intro to verbs and expressing wants with the '-고 싶다' form
  • Object marker usage (을/를) and what it does in a sentence
  • Topic marker usage (은/는) and how it frames a conversation topic
  • This/that, simple adjectives (e.g., 'tall'), likes/loves, and basic adverbs

Course Description

Start learning Korean from the ground up with a beginner-friendly online course designed to take you from curious to confident in everyday situations. You will build a practical foundation that helps you recognize the writing system, pronounce sounds more clearly, and form simple sentences you can actually use when greeting someone, introducing yourself, or expressing basic needs.

A major focus is Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Instead of memorizing random symbols, you will understand how letters combine into syllable blocks and how different consonants and vowels change the way words sound. You will also train your ear and mouth with pronunciation points that often confuse new learners, such as strong and double consonants and common diphthongs. With guided explanations, you will begin to read Korean more comfortably and approach new words without guessing.

As you progress, you will connect sound and writing to real communication. The course helps you move from single words to natural sentence patterns, so you can say hello and goodbye appropriately, show thanks in polite contexts, and get someone’s attention in places like cafés or restaurants. You will also learn how Korean sentences are typically ordered and how small markers attached to nouns shape meaning in conversation, making your speech clearer and more accurate.

To keep learning active, the course includes short checks and exercises that reinforce each idea right after you learn it. This structure supports steady progress, whether you are studying for travel, personal interest, or a first step toward using Korean for school, work, or understanding media. Because it is free and online, you can learn at your own pace and return to key lessons whenever you need a refresher.

Course content

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #1: Course Introduction

    04m

  • Exercise: What language skills will you learn in this Korean course?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #2: Intro to Korean

    09m

  • Exercise: What is Hangul?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #3: Learning Part 1 The First Letters

    07m

  • Exercise: Which sound is formed with the tongue in a D position but does not sound like D, L, or R in Hangul?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #4: Learning New Kinds of Syllables Part 2

    07m

  • Exercise: What is a characteristic of the new consonant described in the lesson?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #7: Learning Part 5 Double and Strong Consonants

    16m

  • Exercise: What distinguishes double consonants from regular consonants in Korean pronunciation?

  • Video class: Billy Go's Beginner Korean Course | #8: Learning Part 6 Diphthongs

    07m

  • Exercise: What is a diphthong in the context of Korean language learning?

  • Video class: Billy Go's Beginner Korean Course | #9: Sound Change Rules for ? and ?

    23m

  • Exercise: What is the main purpose of sound change rules in Korean?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #10: Hello and Goodbye

    06m

  • Exercise: What is the correct sentence structure in Korean?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #11: Introducing Yourself

    07m

  • Exercise: What is the polite way to introduce yourself in Korean when meeting someone for the first time?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #12: Saying Thanks

    04m

  • Exercise: In Korean, how do you say 'thank you' politely to a bus driver?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #13: Excuse Me

    03m

  • Exercise: How do you address a waiter in a Korean restaurant to say 'excuse me'?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #14: Intro to Verbs

    06m

  • Exercise: What is the standard Korean sentence structure for "I eat pizza"?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #15: I Want

    07m

  • Exercise: What is the correct way to express "want to go" using the grammar form discussed?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #16: The Object Marker

    03m

  • Exercise: What is the function of the object marker in a sentence?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #17: The Topic Marker

    05m

  • Exercise: What is the role of a topic marker in a conversation?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #18: This and That

    08m

  • Exercise: What does 'Tall' indicate in Korean adjectives?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #19: The Particle ?

    03m

  • Exercise: What is a particle?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #21: Likes and Dislikes

    05m

  • Exercise: Which verb in Korean means 'to love'?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #23: The Verb ??

    04m

  • Exercise: What is the meaning of 'Khumbu Hada' in Korean?

  • Video class: Billy Go’s Beginner Korean Course | #24: Intro to Adverbs

    05m

  • Exercise: In Korean, what is the correct adverb to use before 'komma' to express 'I eat really quickly'?

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