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Read More in Korean to Improve Your Speaking, But There's One Condition

If you want to speak Korean confidently, the secret isn’t just speaking more — it’s reading more at your level. Many learners believe the best way to improve speaking is to simply speak more, but that’s only part of the equation. Reading at your level supercharges your speaking

What is graded reading? Why do you need it for learning Korean?

If you're not using graded reading to learn Korean, you're making your journey ten times harder than it needs to be. Reading is one of the most powerful tools for mastering a language, yet it’s also one of the most daunting. For many Korean learners,

Small daily achievements lead to big changes. Read Korean every day with our app.

We're thrilled to unveil a new feature that will make your TTMIK Stories learning experience even more fun and meaningful! Say Hello to Daily Reading Tracker! Want to visualize your Korean learning progress? Now you can track your daily reading achievements at a glance! See how many stories

Introduce Talk To Me In Korean to Your School or Company and Get a Free Subscription!

Hello, Korean learners! Do you know anyone at work or school who would love to learn Korean? Have you ever thought about how great it would be if more people around you could study Korean, too? Now, you can share Talk To Me In Korean (TTMIK) with your school or

Test Your Korean Listening Skills with This Fun Pronunciation Quiz! 🎧

How sharp are your Korean listening skills? Let’s put them to the test with 15 tricky pronunciation questions designed to challenge even seasoned learners! 👂✨ Korean pronunciation can be one of the biggest hurdles for learners. Differentiating between similar sounds like ㅅ and ㅆ or catching subtle vowel shifts can

Don't give up on learning Korean (learner interview)

From West Virginia to Korea: The Inspiring Journey of Lee Seulgi At Talk To Me In Korean (TTMIK), we love celebrating stories of passionate Korean learners from around the world. One such inspiring story is that of Lee Seulgi, a 22-year-old learner from the U.S. who has dedicated herself

Korean Vocabulary Essentials: TTMIK Levels 1-3 (E-book)

안녕하세요! We're excited to share this news with you - we've just launched a brand-new ebook for everyone studying with the first 3 levels of the Talk To Me In Korean curriculum. If you’ve been following our grammar lessons, you’ve probably had those moments

Reading Comprehension: Easy Korean Reading For Beginners

A perfect course for boosting your Korean reading skills as a beginner What’s Inside the Course? This course has 30 video lessons, each designed to help you read simple Korean stories and understand them better. It’s perfect for learners who already know a bit of Korean (like how

Why you can't translate "How are you?" into Korean

In many cultures, the question "How are you?" is almost a reflex when starting a conversation, a courteous gesture to show that you care about the other person's well-being. However, for Korean learners, translating this habit can lead to some unexpected misunderstandings. In this post, I’

Share your stories - We'll introduce them in Korean on our podcast!

안녕하세요, 여러분! Hello, everyone! 톡투미인코리안으로 한국어 공부하시는 모든 분들께 진심으로 감사드립니다. 그리고 오랫동안 저희 팟캐스트를 들어주신 분들께도 감사드려요. Thanks everyone for studying Korean with Talk To Me In Korean. We'd like to also thank you for listening to our podcast over the years. 얼마 전에 저희가 톡투미인코리안 팟캐스트를

Korean spacing is fun! (15 examples)

Here are some fun examples of how adding or omitting even one space between words can change the whole meaning of a Korean sentence. In English, you basically add a space between every word unless two words have been used so frequently that they've become one, such as

Chuseok: A Korean Tradition in Transition

안녕하세요, 여러분! Hello, everyone. This is Hyunwoo from Talk To Me In Korean. As 추석(Chuseok), the Korean harvest festival approaches, I’ve been thinking about how this important holiday has been changing over the past couple of decades.  Do Koreans Still Celebrate Chuseok? Short answer: Yes, but it’s

Join our Korean learner interview series (YouTube)

Have you been learning Korean for a long time? Would you like to share your learning story with us and your subscribers? You can apply to be featured in our on-going YouTube interview series. Click here to apply! We are creating these interview videos with long-time Korean learners so that

7 Adorable Phone Wallpapers for Korean Learners

Have you already changed the language settings of your phone to Korean? If you are learning Korean and still haven't done that, do it now! It will give you more opportunities to learn new words and also be a great reminder for you to continue learning Korean. And