Korean course
Learn Korean by speaking
Short real-life conversations with native audio. You listen, say it out loud, and Lexemica tells you how it sounds.
- scenarios
- 84
- words
- 437
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The path, scenario by scenario
Each scenario is a conversation from a real situation. You start with what’s most useful and work your way up.
Beginner 64
Greet a neighborSay hello to your neighbor, ask how they are, and say goodbye. Introduce yourselfShare your name, where you are from, and greet someone warmly. Order a coffeeOrder at the counter and say how you want your drink. Pay at the caféPay with your card and say goodbye politely. Say where you liveTell someone which city or country you call home. Ask for the restroomAsk a staff member where the restroom is located. Ask for a priceAsk the shopkeeper how much an item costs. Buy bottled waterChoose your water bottle and pay at the kiosk. Say you don't understandPolitely let someone know that you don't understand them. Ask someone to repeatAsk someone to slow down and repeat what they said. Order lunchPick a sandwich and a side dish at the counter. Ask for the billCall the server over and ask to pay for your meal. Ask for the timeAsk a passerby politely what time it is. Ask when a store closesAsk an employee what time they close today. Ask where the station isAsk a local for directions to the nearest train station. Follow basic directionsListen to directions to go straight and turn left. Buy a train ticketAsk for a ticket to another city at the counter. Check the train platformAsk station staff which platform your train leaves from. Greet a colleagueSay good morning to your coworker and ask how they are. Talk about your jobTell someone what you do for a living. Introduce a friendIntroduce your friend to someone you just met. Apologize in a crowdSay excuse me and apologize after bumping into someone. Buy fresh fruitChoose some apples at the market stall and buy them. Ask for another sizeAsk the store clerk if they have a larger shirt. Decline a receiptTell the cashier you do not need a paper receipt. Ask for the Wi-Fi passwordAsk the barista for the network code to connect online. Say you are hungryTell your companion that you want to eat something soon. Suggest getting lunchInvite someone to grab lunch at a nearby restaurant. Book a table in personWalk into a restaurant and ask for a table for two. Order a beerAsk the bartender for a glass of beer. Say you feel sickExplain that you are not feeling well today. Buy painkillersAsk the pharmacist for something to treat your headache. Ask for a doctorAsk someone where to find a nearby medical clinic. Check in at a hotelGive your name at the front desk to claim your reservation. Ask for your room keyRequest your key card from the front desk staff. Report a broken showerTell the hotel staff that your shower is not working. Ask about the weatherFind out if it is going to rain today. Describe the weatherTalk about how cold and windy it is outside. Hail a taxiWave down a cab and ask if they are available. Give the taxi addressTell the driver the street or hotel you want to reach. Pay the taxi driverPay for your ride and tell the driver to keep the change. Talk about your familyTell a friend how many siblings you have. Ask if someone has childrenPolitely ask an acquaintance whether they have any kids. Talk about what you likeTell someone about a favorite hobby, like reading or walking. Ask about weekend plansFind out what your coworker is doing this Saturday. Accept an invitationSay yes to joining someone for coffee or a movie. Rent a bicycleAsk the rental clerk how much a bike costs per day. Buy a museum ticketAsk for an adult admission ticket at the museum desk. Ask someone for a photoAsk a passerby to take a picture of you. Ask where to sitAsk a passenger if the seat next to them is free. Complain about noiseAsk your neighbor to turn down their loud music. Find the supermarketAsk a local where to find the nearest grocery store. Ask for a shopping bagAsk the cashier for a paper or plastic bag. Say you are lostTell someone nearby that you do not know where you are. Ask to use a phoneAsk a stranger to make a quick call from their phone. Order a pizzaCall a local pizzeria and order your pizza to go. Ask about ingredientsAsk the waiter if a dish contains meat. Cancel an appointmentLet them know you cannot attend your scheduled meeting. Reschedule a meetingPropose a new day for your work meeting. Wish someone a good weekendSay goodbye to your coworker on Friday afternoon. Ask how someone sleptGreet your host in the morning and ask how they slept. Offer a drinkAsk your guest if they would like tea or coffee. Accept a drinkSay yes to a cup of tea and ask for sugar. Thank your hostThank your host for dinner as you leave their home.
Elementary 20
Catch up with a friendShare recent updates and ask how your friend has been doing. Describe your weekend routineTalk about how you usually spend your Saturdays and Sundays. Invite a friend for coffeeAsk a friend out and suggest a place to meet. Decline an invitation politelyTurn down an invite gracefully and give a brief reason. Set a time to meetDiscuss your availability and choose a time to get together. Change plans due to weatherSuggest an indoor activity because of the bad weather. Describe a friend's appearanceGive a brief physical description to help someone find your friend. Share family updatesTell a friend what your siblings and parents are doing. Ask for a different sizeAsk the store clerk for a larger or smaller size. Return a faulty itemExplain that your purchase is broken and ask for a refund. Ask for a different colorAsk the store clerk if an item comes in another color. Describe cold symptomsTell the pharmacist your symptoms and ask for the right medicine. Book a hair appointmentCall a salon to schedule a time for your haircut. Send a packageAsk the clerk how much it costs to mail your box. Drop off shoes for repairExplain what needs fixing and ask when they will be ready. Ask about ingredientsAsk your waiter if a dish contains meat or dairy. Report a problem with foodTell the waiter your soup is cold and ask to reheat it. Buy movie ticketsPick your seats and buy tickets for a specific showtime. Check into a hotelGive your name at reception to claim your reserved room. Ask for extra towelsCall the front desk to request more towels for your room.
Course vocabulary
All 437 words in the course, in the order they appear in the path.
- 안녕하세요!annyeonghaseyo!Hello!
- 잘jalwell
- 지내세요jinaeseyoare you doing
- 네neyes
- 지내요jinaeyodoing
- 좋은joeunnice
- 하루haruday
- 보내세요bonaeseyohave
- 감사합니다gamsahamnidaThank you
- 안녕히annyeonghipeacefully
- 가세요gaseyogo
- 만나서mannaseoto meet
- 반가워요bangawoyonice to meet you
- 어디eodiwhere
- 에서eseofrom
- 왔어요wasseoyocame
- 저jeoI
- 는neun(topic marker)
- 외국oegukabroad
- 환영해요hwanyeonghaeyowelcome
- 뭐mwowhat
- 드릴까요?deurilkkayo?Would you like?
- 커피keopicoffee
- 한hanone
- 잔jancup
- 주세요juseyoplease give me
- 따뜻한ttatteutanhot
- 요yo(polite particle)
- 아이스aiseuiced
- 얼마eolmahow much
- 예요yeyois it
- 사천sacheonfour thousand
- 원wonwon
- 이에요ieyois
- 카드kadeucard
- 로roby
- 할게요halgeyoI'll pay
- 여기yeogihere
- 있어요?isseoyo?Is it there?
- 에ein
- 살아요sarayodo you live
- 지금jigeumcurrently
- 서울SeoulSeoul
- 도doalso
- 화장실hwajangsilrestroom
- 이i(subject marker)
- 은eun(topic marker)
- 저기jeogiover there
- 오른쪽oreunjjokright
- 맞아요majayothat's right
- 이거igeothis
- 오천ocheonfive thousand
- 저거jeogeothat
- 삼천samcheonthree thousand
- 하나hanaone
- 시원한siwonhancold
- 물mulwater
- 천cheonone thousand
- 현금hyeongeumcash
- 으로eurowith
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- 영수증yeongsujeungreceipt
- 아니요aniyono
- 괜찮아요gwaenchanayoI'm fine
- 지하철역jihacheollyeoksubway station
- 죄송합니다joesonghamnidaI'm sorry
- 이해ihaeunderstanding
- 가ga(subject marker)
- 안annot
- 돼요dwaeyoworks
- 아aoh
- 그래요geuraeyoreally
- 한국어hangugeoKorean
- 못해요mothaeyocannot do
- 천천히cheoncheonhislowly
- 다시dasiagain
- 말씀해malsseumhaesay
- 알겠어요algesseoyoI understand
- 이제ijenow
- 샌드위치saendeuwichisandwich
- 사이드saideuside
- 메뉴menyumenu
- 감자튀김gamjatwigimfrench fries
- 육천yukcheonsix thousand
- 저기요jeogiyoExcuse me
- 계산해gyesanhaesettle the bill
- 몇myeotwhat
- 시sio'clock
- 잠시만요jamsimanyoJust a moment
- 세sethree
- 오늘oneultoday
- 문mundoor
- 닫아요dadayoclose
- 저녁jeonyeokevening
- 아홉ahopnine
- 기차역gichayeoktrain station
- 왼쪽oenjjokleft
- 서seofrom
- 가까워요?gakkawoyo?Is it close?
- 아주ajuvery
- 앞apfront
- 쭉jjukstraight
- 가요gayogo
- 그리고geurigoand
- 부산BusanBusan
- 기차표gichapyotrain ticket
- 장jangsheet
- 다음daeumnext
- 기차gichatrain
- 만manten thousand
- 좋아요joayosounds good
- 표pyoticket
- 타는taneunboarding
- 곳gotplace
- 번beonnumber
- 삼samthree
- 아침achimmorning
- 바빠요bappayoare busy
- 조금jogeuma bit
- 마셔요masyeoyodo you drink
- 힘내요himnaeyohang in there
- 무슨museunwhat
- 일ilwork
- 해요haeyodo
- 회사원hoesawonoffice worker
- 회사hoesacompany
- 일해요ilhaeyodo you work
- 컴퓨터keompyuteocomputer
- 이쪽ijjokthis person
- 제jemy
- 친구chingufriend
- 괜찮으세요?gwaenchaneuseyo?Are you okay?
- 정말jeongmalreally
- 아니에요anieyono
- 조심하세요!josimhaseyo!Be careful!
- 과일gwailfruit
- 맛있어요?masisseoyo?Is it good?
- 사과sagwaapple
- 개gaeitems
- 봉투bongtubag
- 가방gabangbag
- 셔츠syeocheushirt
- 더deomore
- 큰keunbig
- 사이즈saijeusize
- 입어ibeowear
- 봐도bwadotry
- 보세요boseyoplease try
- 필요하세요piryohaseyodo you need
- 버려beoryeothrow away
- 알겠습니다algesseumnidaUnderstood
- 계gyestay
- 세요seyo(honorific ending)
- 와이파이waipaiWi-Fi
- 비밀번호bimilbeonhopassword
- 배고파요baegopayohungry
- 같이gachitogether
- 밥bapmeal
- 먹어요meogeoyolet's eat
- 먹고meokgoeat
- 싶어요sipeoyowant to
- 어때요?eottaeyo?How about it?
- 점심jeomsimlunch
- 근처geuncheonearby
- 식당sikdangrestaurant
- 음식eumsikfood
- 피자pijapizza
- 하고hagoand
- 파스타paseutapasta
- 두dutwo
- 명myeongpeople
- 자리jaritable
- 예약하셨어요?yeyakasyeosseoyo?Do you have a reservation?
- 예약yeyakreservation
- 했어요haesseoyodid
- 오세요.oseyo.please come
- 맥주maekjubeer
- 생맥주saengmaekjudraft beer
- 병맥주byeongmaekjubottled beer
- 몸mombody
- 아파요apayohurts
- 머리meorihead
- 집jiphome
- 쉬세요.swiseyo.rest
- 많이manibadly
- 두통약dutongnyakheadache medicine
- 드세요deuseyoplease take
- 도와주세요.dowajuseyo.please help me
- 병원byeongwonhospital
- 열yeolfever
- 너무neomuso much
- 빨리ppalliright away
- 체크인chekeuincheck-in
- 예약했어요yeyakaesseoyoI made a reservation
- 여권yeogwonpassport
- 확인했어요.hwaginhaesseoyo.I've confirmed it
- 키kikey
- 방bangroom
- 호horoom number
- 삼백오sambaego305
- 샤워기syawogishower
- 나와요nawayocomes out
- 확인해hwaginhaecheck
- 드릴게요deurilgeyoI will
- 날씨nalssiweather
- 흐려요heuryeoyoit's cloudy
- 비birain
- 와요wayois coming
- 우산usanumbrella
- 밖bakoutside
- 추워요chuwoyoit's cold
- 바람baramwind
- 불어요bureoyois blowing
- 감기gamgicold
- 택시taeksitaxi
- 빈차binchavacant
- 서울역SeoullyeokSeoul Station
- 어서eoseoplease
- 타세요taseyoget in
- 주소jusoaddress
- 보여boyeoshow
- 호텔hotelhotel
- 출발할게요!chulbalhalgeyo!I'm heading out!
- 내려naeryeoget off
- 팔천palcheoneight thousand
- 잔돈jandonchange
- 형제hyeongjesiblings
- 남동생namdongsaengyounger brother
- 여동생yeodongsaengyounger sister
- 가족gajokfamily
- 아이aichildren
- 아들adeulson
- 딸ttaldaughter
- 책chaekbooks
- 읽어요ilgeoyoread
- 좋아해요joahaeyolike
- 산책sanchaekwalks
- 음악eumakmusic
- 산책해요sanchaekhaeyotake a walk
- 토요일toyoilSaturday
- 만나요mannayoam meeting
- 영화yeonghwamovie
- 봐요bwayolet's watch
- 이번ibeonthis
- 주말jumalweekend
- 쉬어요swieoyorest
- 시간sigantime
- 와wawow
- 보고bogowatch
- 영화관yeonghwagwanmovie theater
- 일곱ilgopseven
- 자전거jajeongeobicycle
- 빌리고billigorent
- 박물관bangmulgwanmuseum
- 성인seonginadult
- 이세요iseyoare you
- 입장료ipjangnyoadmission fee
- 사진sajinpicture
- 찍어jjigeotake
- 카메라kameracamera
- 찍을게요jjigeulgeyoI'll take the picture
- 둘dultwo
- 셋setthree
- 빈binempty
- 비어bieoempty
- 앉아도anjadoif I sit
- 앉으세요.anjeuseyo.Please have a seat
- 소리sorisound
- 커요keoyois loud
- 줄여juryeoturn down
- 슈퍼마켓syupeomaketsupermarket
- 걸어서georeoseoon foot
- 얼마나eolmanahow long
- 걸려요geollyeoyodoes it take
- 오ofive
- 분bunminutes
- 비닐봉투binilbongtuplastic bag
- 종이봉투jongibongtupaper bag
- 백baekhundred
- 길gilway
- 을eul(object marker)
- 잃었어요ireosseoyolost
- 모르겠어요moreugesseoyodon't know
- 핸드폰haendeuponphone
- 배터리baeteoribattery
- 없어요eopseoyois dead
- 전화jeonhwacall
- 해도haedomake
- 쓰세요sseuseyouse
- 포장해pojanghaepack
- 이만imantwenty thousand
- 이십isiptwenty
- 고기gogimeat
- 들어가요deureogayogoes in
- 소고기sogogibeef
- 채소chaesovegetable
- 그럼geureomthen
- 그거geugeothat
- 여보세요?yeoboseyo?Hello?
- 약속yaksokappointment
- 취소해도chwisohaedocancel
- 회의hoeuimeeting
- 다른dareunother
- 날nalday
- 언제eonjewhen
- 주juweek
- 금요일geumyoilFriday
- 수고하셨어요!sugohasyeosseoyo!Thank you for your hard work!
- 먼저meonjeofirst
- 갈게요galgeyoI'll go
- 월요일woryoilMonday
- 주무셨어요?jumusyeosseoyo?Did you sleep?
- 잤어요jasseoyodid you sleep
- 편했어요?pyeonhaesseoyo?Was it comfortable?
- 침대chimdaebed
- 다행dahaengrelief
- 편하게pyeonhagecomfortably
- 마실masilto drink
- 것geotthing
- 차chatea
- 맛있게masitgedeliciously
- 마실게요masilgeyoi will drink
- 혹시hoksiby any chance
- 설탕seoltangsugar
- 작은jageunsmall
- 스푼seupunspoon
- 맛있었어요masisseosseoyowas delicious
- 벌써beolsseoalready
- 재미있었어요jaemiisseosseoyoit was fun
- 초대해chodaehaeinviting
- 주셔서jusyeoseofor
- 또ttoagain
- 오랜만oraenmanlong time
- 지냈어요jinaesseoyohave been
- 요즘yojeumlately
- 어떻게eotteokehow
- 보통botongusually
- 자주jajuoften
- 운동undongexercise
- 가끔gakkeumsometimes
- 잠깐jamkkana moment
- 가고gagoto go
- 새saenew
- 카페kapecafé
- 거기geogithere
- 알아요arayodo you know
- 디저트dijeoteudessert
- 정말요?jeongmalyo?Really?
- 싶지만sipjimanwant to but
- 아쉽네요.aswimneyo.That's too bad
- 에는eneunon
- 꼭kkokdefinitely
- 우리uriwe
- 내일naeiltomorrow
- 오후ohuafternoon
- 못motcannot
- 오니까onikkasince it is raining
- 실내sillaeindoors
- 생각saenggakidea
- 생겼어요saenggyeosseoyolooks like
- 길어요gireoyois long
- 짧아요jjalbayois short
- 짧고jjalgois short and
- 안경angyeongglasses
- 썼어요sseosseoyowears
- 쓴sseunwearing
- 사람saramperson
- 부모님은bumonimeunparents
- 건강하게geonganghagehealthily
- 대학교daehakgyouniversity
- 열심히yeolsimhihard
- 공부해요gongbuhaeyois studying
- 학생haksaengstudent
- 바지bajipants
- 작아요jagayoare small
- 라지rajilarge
- 한번hanbeononce
- 딱ttakperfectly
- 이걸igeolthis one
- 환불하고hwanbulhagorefund
- 컵keopcup
- 깨졌어요kkaejyeosseoyois broken
- 바로baroright away
- 환불해hwanbulhaerefund
- 색saekcolor
- 흰색huinsaekwhite
- 파란색paransaekblue
- 검은색geomeunsaekblack
- 예뻐요yeppeoyois pretty
- 목mokthroat
- 기침gichimcough
- 감기약gamgiyakcold medicine
- 미용실miyongsilhair salon
- 커트keoteuhaircut
- 예약하고yeyakhagoto book
- 오고ogocome
- 가능해요?ganeunghaeyo?Are you available?
- 삼십samsipthirty
- 정도jeongdoabout
- 상자sangjabox
- 까지kkajito
- 이틀iteultwo days
- 신발sinbalshoe
- 고칠gochilfix
- 수su(ability)
- 문제munjeproblem
- 굽gupheel
- 떨어졌어요.tteoreojyeosseoyo.came off
- 찾을chajeulpick up
- 올게요olgeyoI'll come
- 나naor
- 치즈chijeucheese
- 를reul(object marker)
- 빼고ppaegoleaving out
- 빼ppaeleave out
- 그렇게geureokelike that
- 해haedo
- 수프supeusoup
- 차가워요chagawoyois cold
- 데워dewoheat up
- 줄julgive
- 잠시만jamsimanjust a moment
- 기다려gidaryeowait
- 중간jungganmiddle
- 화면hwamyeonscreen
- 골라gollachoose
- 즐겁게jeulgeopgeenjoyably
- 도와드릴까요dowadeurilkkayocan I help you
- 예약자yeyakjareservation holder
- 성함seonghamname
- 되세요doeseyois
- 식사siksameal
- 부터buteofrom
- 일층ilcheungfirst floor
- 프런트peureonteufront desk
- 수건sugeontowel
- 이요iyo(polite particle)
- 가져다gajyeodabring
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