Korean · 한국어

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Honest start

Hangul pays rent immediately — learn it in week one with the script trainer. Then First 500 + speech. Do not hide in romanization for a month.

Four-week spine

1. Hangul mastery + pronunciation basics.
2. First 500 recognition + 10 spoken sentences/day.
3. Graded listening finish lines; particle frames in speech.
4. Politeness levels: formal vs polite informal — five reusable openers.

Traps

• Romanization comfort forever.
• Grammar PDFs without talking.
• K-drama binge as the only input.
• Ignoring speech levels until embarrassment forces a rewrite.

Daily 25-minute template

1. 5 min — script or pronunciation warm-up.
2. 10 min — First 500 or topic deck.
3. 10 min — listening you finish + 30-second retell.

Resource use on this site

Start with one free course from the list below, one listening habit, and one reference. Use on-site tools linked above. Ignore the rest of the directory until those three habits are alive for two weeks.

Progress checks

• Can you decode the script without romanization?
• Can you finish a graded clip and retell three facts?
• Have you spoken — even badly — four times this month?

A solid practice day

Pick five high-frequency words or phrases, say one sentence with each aloud, finish a short graded clip that might contain them, and write a brief diary line. If the clip is too hard, step down one level — don’t open another app.