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Free online course Korean lessons for beginners

Duration of the online course: 15 hours and 6 minutes

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Start speaking Korean with confidence: a free beginner course covering Hangul, pronunciation, typing, and essential grammar—learn faster with practice.

In this free course, learn about

  • Course Orientation and Basic Greetings
  • Hangul Alphabet and Korean Typing
  • Essential Korean Grammar Foundations
  • Particles, Numbers, and Present Actions
  • Everyday Tenses and Expressions
  • Honorifics and Respectful Korean
  • Intermediate Sentence Patterns
  • Noun Modifiers and Advanced Structures
  • Reasons, Reported Speech, and Suggestions
  • Course Review and Final Assessment

About the free online course

Build real confidence in Korean from day one with a beginner-friendly course designed to take you from curious to conversational. Whether you want to enjoy K-dramas without relying on subtitles, prepare for travel, connect with Korean friends, or add a valuable language skill to your CV, this training helps you create a solid foundation you can actually use.

You will start by getting comfortable with the Korean writing system, learning how Hangul works and why it is easier than many beginners expect. Step by step, you will practice key sounds, improve pronunciation with practical techniques, and understand how vowels, consonants, combined characters, and final consonants affect what you hear and say. Instead of guessing, you will learn the patterns that make Korean pronunciation and spelling more predictable.

As you progress, the course moves beyond reading and speaking into everyday structure. You will develop the ability to form basic sentences naturally by using common particles, building polite speech, and expressing meaning through verb changes and useful endings. You will also explore essential ideas like negation, progressive forms, numbers, object markers, intention and preference, honorifics, and past tense forms, helping you speak appropriately in real situations.

To make learning practical in daily life, you will also learn how to type in Korean on your phone and computer, so you can search, message, and study with Korean input enabled. Throughout the lessons, you can reinforce what you learn with exercises and quick checks that strengthen retention and help you notice your progress.

By the end, you will be able to read and type Hangul, understand core grammar building blocks, and produce clear beginner-level Korean with more accuracy and confidence. The course closes with a final exam and an option to earn a certificate of completion, making it a strong free online course for structured self-study and measurable results.

Course content

  • Video class: Orientation for Tammy's Elementary Korean Lesson 07m
  • Exercise: What is the main goal of the course offered by the English channel?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E1] 12 Basic Korean Greetings with English translation 09m
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E2] Korean Vowels! Pronunciation and Writing with Chart! 11m
  • Exercise: How many types of sounds are Korean pronunciations roughly divided into, according to Tammy's introduction on Hangul?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E3] Korean Basic Alphabet Letters with Chart 11m
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E4] Aspirated and Tense Consonants Perfect Guide 12m
  • Exercise: What is the purpose of the tissue check method in Korean pronunciation practice?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E5] Combined Vowels and Types of Korean Alphabet 10m
  • Exercise: What is a key concept of combined vowels in Korean?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E6] Final Consonants, Double Batchim, and Pronunciation Rules 16m
  • Exercise: Which of the following statements accurately reflects the concept of 'patim' as described in the text?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E7] How to Type Korean Keyboard on iPhone and Android 09m
  • Exercise: How can you type Korean on a smartphone?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E8] How to Type Korean Keyboard on Windows 10 and Mac 07m
  • Exercise: What should you uncheck during the process of installing a Korean language pack on a Windows computer?
  • Video class: Learn Korean E9: ? / ? (Topic Particle), ? / ? 14m
  • Exercise: What is the correct form to use when introducing yourself in Korean if your name ends with a final consonant?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 11 15m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 12 19m
  • Exercise: How do you say 'to love' in a polite phrase using Korean present tense polite form?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 13 18m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E13: Negative Expressions 17m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E14 Conjugating the ~yo form Speech Levels 19m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 16 21m
  • Exercise: Understanding Korean Object Markers
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E16] ?/?, Native Korean Numbers, Interrogatives'' 20m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E17: Present Progressive Tense 14m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 19 17m
  • Exercise: What is the correct way to express '50 points' in Korean?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 20 18m
  • Exercise: What does the Korean word '돌아가다' mean?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 21 17m
  • Exercise: Which one of the following tenses is NOT directly mentioned in the text?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 22 17m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 23 19m
  • Exercise: What does the grammatical ending '-(으)ㄹ래요' imply in Korean?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 24 18m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E24 Honorifics 19m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E25: Honorifics 16m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E26: Past Tense of Honorifics 18m
  • Exercise: Which of the following grammar points indicates possession or belonging when attached to a noun in Korean?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 28 14m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 29 15m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 30 21m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 31 18m
  • Exercise: Which of the following is correctly using the 'mo' (can't) grammar construction in a sentence?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 32 19m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 33 18m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 34 18m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 35 18m
  • Exercise: Which Korean word means 'to be severe' when describing a cough?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 36 18m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 37 19m
  • Exercise: What is the correct way to express the past tense of the verb 'to eat' in Korean when modifying a noun?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 38 17m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 39 17m
  • Video class: Learn Korean E39: Noun Modifier -?, -?/? ? 17m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 41 18m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 42 18m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 43 17m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 44 20m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 45 21m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 46 20m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 47 19m
  • Exercise: Which grammar construction expresses a cause or reason for a situation in Korean?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 48 18m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 49 17m
  • Exercise: Which of the following phrases means 'I heard that...' in Korean, when the noun ends with a final consonant?
  • Video class: Video Lesson 50 16m
  • Video class: Video Lesson 51 20m
  • Exercise: Which of the following grammar constructions is used to suggest that someone should do something in Korean?
  • Video class: [Learn Korean E_Last] Final Exam and Certificate of Completion 09m
  • Video class: Tammy Korean Elementary All Conversations Lesson 9-50 30m

This free course includes:

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15 hours and 6 minutes of online video course

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Digital certificate of course completion (Free)

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Exercises to train your knowledge

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100% free, from content to certificate

Does this Korean course teach Hangul pronunciation and writing?

Yes. It covers Korean vowels, consonants, combined vowels, final consonants (batchim), and pronunciation rules.

How can I type Korean on an iPhone, Android, Windows 10, or Mac?

The course includes lessons on enabling and using the Korean keyboard on smartphones and computers.

What beginner Korean grammar does the course cover?

It teaches topic and object particles, polite ~yo verb forms, negative expressions, present progressive tense, interrogatives, and Korean numbers.

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