Here’s what you’ll learn in the first month:

In General:

Firstly, you are going to learn to read and write the Korean alphabet. They say that Korean is a very "logical" and "scientific" language and they're absolutely right. And to best take advantage of that logic when learning the language, it helps immensely to see (and understand) things written in Korean, which is why we always recommend the first step anyone take in learning Korean be to learn how to read and write…even if it’s slow, and even if you don’t understand much of what you’re reading.

Once you’ve completed that, you’ll transition from learning how to read to learning how to SPEAK Korean. We will use one of the most widely used verb structures in the language as a springboard to dive in and learn two of the most common and useful questions and answers you’ll use in your time in Korea. Specific details on those just below.

We progress one class per week, so your trial month will last a total of four weeks.  Each week you have the video lectures and materials to watch and study, and a live practice session with your Korean teacher (details on that below).

Specifically:

Class #1: The Basic Korean Alphabet

(Six videos, approximately one hour in total)

In this class, we’ll learn how to read, write, and pronounce the basic Korean alphabet, including all 16 consonants and 8 vowels. Please note, if you’re unfamiliar with Korean, this can seem daunting (as many people naturally compare it to the complexity of learning to read Chinese or Japanese), but it is in fact relatively simple compared to those languages, and even compared to English.

 Class #2: The Korean Alphabet (part 2)

(Seven videos, approximately one hour in total)

In this class we learn the rest of everything you need to know to literally be able to read and write everything you will ever see in Korean. Specifically we cover how to read the vowel combinations, sounds of double-consonants, consonants in the final position of a block, and then just mention a few things about some other consonants that we'll want to keep on the backburner for later classes when we're working on pronunciation.

Class #3: The Basic Korean Sentence

(Five videos, approximately one hour in total)

In this class we dive into the basic Korean sentence using one of the most common questions and answers we will both hear and use in Korean… “What’s this/that?” “It’s a ______. Both the question and answer utilize ‘이다’ (equivalent to the English verb ‘to be’, but with some differences), easily one of the most commonly-used verbs in the entire language. We’ll look at the basic sentence structure, how to conjugate this verb into various levels of respect (and also how to simplify everything while you’re just starting out), and how to plug and play with different vocabulary, so that you can continue to expand everything you can say over time.

Class #4: All about money

(Five videos, approximately one hour in total)

In this class we’re going to reinforce everything we learned in class #3 by focusing on another really common question and answer that you’ll both hear and use during your time in Korean… “How much is this/that?” “It’s _____ won”. We’ll learn about how to count using what I call the ‘Chinese Derivated Counting System”, the counting system you’ll use when talking about money.

Here are the resources we include to help you learn and improve as efficiently as possible:

And along with the digital resources to help you learn, you’re also getting…

And lastly, please note...

While we do rely on automation to streamline operations, myself and our team are real people behind all of the emails you'll receive upon registering.  So any questions or concerns you might have (regarding the material learned in the videos, the classes and schedules, or anything at all!), please feel free to reply and ask or share anything that's on your mind, and we'll be happy to help.  Thanks!