I've been studying for around 2 months and i think im making quick progress, i remember a lot and got a good grasp of the grammar but i'd love to test myself somehow. So far i found the mock tests for Topiks, but other than that does anyone have any other sites?

Hello world!

I just made a website for Korean learners. Not too hard, just easy enough to do like a drill.

Who am I?

I'm a native Korean speaker. I taught Korean language and literature to middle school students in Korea for several months. I'm not a professional teacher of Korean as a foreign language, but I taught Korean to my foreign friends several times, and some of them wanted to learn in more detail.

But the same particle mistakes came up again and again, like 을 vs 를 for objects, or 에 vs 에서 for places. So I first built this for my friends.

What it is

- A free website, not an app. It works in your phone browser, no sign-up.

- You pick the answer from 2-4 choices. One round is 10 questions, and you can start a new round anytime.

- Particles: Level 1 is the right form (책을, 사과를, 서울로). Level 2 adds the particle a verb needs (사과가 좋아요 vs 사과를 좋아해요). Level 3 adds 에 vs 에서.

- Numbers: native vs Sino-Korean with counters, age, time, dates, prices and phone numbers. Level 1 starts with 1-10.

- Every answer shows the rule in English, and if you pick a wrong option, it explains that mistake. The answers follow the National Institute of Korean Language (국립국어원) rules.

- If you can read Hangul, you can start from Level 1.

Price

It's totally FREE! No ads right now. I may add ads later, but the drills will stay free.

Your answers are saved anonymously to make the drills better (no cookies, no IP). You can turn this off at the bottom of the page.

I'd love your help to make this website better, so people can practice Korean easily.

https://koreanreps.com

-> So this is the website! Feel free to try and leave me comments! I'll answer questions here in the comments. Thank you :)

*If a sentence sounds unnatural or you think an answer is wrong, please tell me. I'd also love to hear what you'd want to drill next.

**After some feedback from helpful Redditors, I changed the question font so it's easier to read, and added a note about spacing in dates. And still feedback matters! Thank you for your help 😄

여러분, 안녕하세요!

I've been learning Korean for some months now and it's going great! But I'm stuck on trying to understand when I should use the subject 는/은 and topic 이/가 particles. To me, I'm struggling to know when I should use one or the other and why.

if anybody could help me to explain that I would really appreciate it!

감사합니다!

Hi everyone! I'm currently at Yonsei KLI in Level 1 and we just learned the different ways to give a reason to a statement/statement but i cant seem to understand in which situations i should use which of the three options. I know i cant use 아서/어서/여서 for suggestions or demands with f.e -십시오.

Whenever my classmate and i asked our teacher, she always said that it has to do with how much background/context the listener already knows, but it just confuses me and i cant get my mind around it. I even asked my situationship who is fully korean if he could explain it but he just said that "i just know it". 🥲

Im aware that in casual conversation it might not matter which one you use but i need to know the difference and be able to use them correctly for my finals. Please if someone can help i'd greatly appreciate it!

so im learning korean right now because i just randomly decided that, but i'm confused with how you say "Nice to meet you" in korean. There's like 7 different ways of saying it but im not sure which is formal and more commonly used. And i would normally use google translate or AI mode but i don't really trust AI or google translate sometimes because it can make mistakes so erm! pls help what the formal and informal is!

반갑습니다. / Bangap-seumnida.

만나서 반가워. / Mannaseo bangawo.

반가워. / Bangawo.

만나서 반가워요. / Mannaseo bangawoyo.

반가워요. / Bangawoyo.

만나서 반갑습니다. / Mannaseo bangapseumnida.

처음 뵙겠습니다. / Cheoeum boepgetseumnida.

Alsooooo pls let me know any youtube channels/ apps, tips that i could use to improve my korean and maybe what i should focus learning first?

I’m curious about when it sounds natural to use 이다/아니다 with 겠다. For example, when making a guess:

- 그건 여권이 아니겠어요 instead of 그건 여권이 아닐 거예요

- 그 사람이 의사(이)겠어요 instead of 그 사람이 의사일 거예요

I don’t see 이다 used this way, so I’m wondering in what kinds of situations this combination would actually sound natural.

I began learning Korean last year mainly with self study and some help from my wife using Korean from zero, go billy and a few other apps and anki deck.

In that year all I’ve learnt is Hangul, maybe around 20-40 vocabulary words I could say/spell and some basic grammar around topic markers, pronouns and possessions, making statements and a a few adjectives.

It’s so incredibly hard to learn such a complex language and I feel like I am taking an age getting anywhere and just circling around the same points. I feel like I should have made way more progress in a year than I have and it’s just so demoralising.

That’s it really. I just really needed to rant.

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Hey guys!

I started learning Korean about four years ago and studied it at university for around a year, reaching A1 level. Back then, we used the Sogang Korean textbooks.

I've recently picked up Korean again and am currently attending a language school in Seoul, where I'll be finishing Sogang Korean 1A.

After that, I'd like to continue studying on my own using Sogang Korean 1B.

Do you have any tips for self-studying Korean, especially with the Sogang textbooks?

I'll probably only have around 15–30 minutes a day to study, so I'm wondering how to make the most of that time.

How would you recommend working through the textbooks?

My end goals is to read manwhas in korean.

XX(이름) 점점 더 핫해

I'm not learning korean and need a native to tell me is the above message weird rude or totally fine to use? For context, i plan to use this in concert. Kinda want to say "hey you're getting hotter (cuter) as days go by"

Looking for a free app to learn Korean, I'm learning it mainly for k pop/dance so if anyone has any good suggestions that would be great, thank you

I make flashcards on anki and tag all the cards with a grammar topic. 동사, 형용사, 부사, 명사, etc. Sometimes I face entries like this. It's not a 명사, 숙담, 관용어, but it can be a 동사, 형용사? How do I classify that?

I'm starting prepping for TOPIK writing and while I know general variations in spoken versus written korean with some grammar, spelling and not omitting particles. I was wondering if anyone knows a specific resource that highlights the different grammar. Because I don't really want to be looking up every grammar point and seeing if it's okay to use in an essay. As a very basic example of info I'm looking for - use 와/과 instead of 하고 and (이)랑 in an essay

Paid, book, online, everything is fine

자기가 쓰고 싶은거 알려주세요.
혹은 비한국어권 사람들이 써보고 싶은게 뭘까요

When 이다 is used with certain grammar points, it's often contracted after a vowel. For example:

- 친구인데 --> 친군데

- 친구이니까 --> 친구니까

But there are several structures where I haven’t seen something like that, and I’m wondering whether it's possible:

- 친구인 데다가... --> 친군 데다가...

- 친구인 편이다 --> 친군 편이다

- 친구일 때... --> 친굴 때...

- 친구일까요? --> 친굴까요...?

- 친구일 텐데... --> 친굴 텐데...

- 친구일 테니까... --> 친굴 테니까...

Question for native speakers. I'm making vocab flashcards from short picture descriptions and can't decide which form to put on the card for these. Asking in Korean so the English doesn't muddy it:

사진 설명 문장이에요:

남자 두 명이 얕은 강물에 누워서 카메라를 보며 웃고 있어요. 물은 맑고, 강바닥에는 돌이 깔려 있어요. 뒤쪽에는 누군가가 바위에 앉아 있고, 근처 물속에는 다른 두 사람이 서 있어요.

여기서 자세 단어를 카드에 넣는다면 뭐가 더 자연스러워요?

눕다 / 누워 있다

앉다 / 앉아 있다

서다 / 서 있다

둘 다 괜찮은지, 아니면 단어마다 다른지도 궁금해요.

Is there a simple way to say something like "Every time I see a dog, I am happy" or "Every time I sleep, I dream". Not just "When I see a dog I am happy" but to put emphasis on the fact that something happens every single time. Would we use 매번? What would be the proper grammar to use it?

Is there an app or website that helps learning with songs? I saw a tiktok live with this guy teaching Korean with songs but it was like a song along with Korean and English at the same time, light purple-ish colors, but I can’t find it

Hi! After some self study and a tutoring session, I realized that I'm still embarrassingly bad at the 51번 and 52번 problems on the TOPIK II. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve, like specific methods for extrapolating what should go into the blanks from context? If there are any self-study techniques you used, I'd be grateful for the help. Thank you!

There is a youtube series I watch and turn into flashcards. Can you answer the following questions so I can put accurate info on the flashcards? Each question has a relevant time stamp

6) At 1:51 the subtitles says 신났꾸욤. Is this a cute version of 구나?

52) Is the 라 in 몰라 short for the 라고 하다 quotation form? Is 몰라 the only time its shortened as 라 rather than 래? @10:00

64) Around 12:30 the girl on the bottom left says 또 우리네 when her and the other girl are the last players in a round again. Does the 네 here express surprise or is to refer to the two of them as a group?

93) is 살려주다 considered a compound verb?

108) In the sentence 내가 게임 잘하는 사람이었으면 PC방에서 종일 살 것 같아, is 살 from 살다 meaning to live? 22:16

I’m 27F and permanently living in Seoul. I’m currently taking a career break and am thinking about doing one term at Sogang KLEC this winter, mainly to improve my speaking.

I’ll most likely place around Level 4 or 5, and I’m currently trying to decide between the morning KGP200 and afternoon KAP200 classes.

For anyone who has attended either (or ideally both), are there any noticeable differences in the vibe or student demographics between the morning and afternoon classes?

Would love to hear recent experiences, especially from anyone who attended in the last year or two!

I’ve heard really good things about anki but it’s like $25 so I made my own flash cards on paper. the problem tho is I don’t know how to study them effectively. I’m not even 2mo in to studying Korean so I’m still not familiar with a bunch of vocab.

hey everyone! i’m korean, 17, and honestly it makes me really happy to see so many people learning my language.

i’ve talked to a bunch of korean learners, and what they struggle with surprised me, because as a native i never had to think about any of it:

• romanization you can’t turn off
• words nobody breaks down into syllables or 한자 (like 도서관 → 도 + 서 + 관)
• pronunciation and 받침 sound changes that nobody explains
• verbs taught in dictionary form instead of how they’re actually used in dramas
• not knowing what to learn next after the beginner stage

it’s made me want to build something that takes people from textbook korean to understanding real conversations. but i don’t want to guess what people need, so i’d love to hear from you:

1. why are you learning korean, and roughly what level are you?
2. what does your studying actually look like in a normal week? (apps, books, shows, classes, tutors, anything)
3. where do you get stuck the most, and what have you tried to fix it?
4. have you paid for anything to learn korean (books, apps, classes, tutors)? was it worth it?

not selling anything, no links. and if you have any korean questions, ask in the comments and i’ll answer as many as i can :) it would genuinely mean a lot to me.

four months ago i was worried about my post grad life, and realized a feasible plan b for me is the d-10 구직비자. i qualify based on points, as long as i get a 5급 on the exam, so i signed up for it thinking it would be a good use of my unemployment time, and give me something to work for. i ended up getting a job in my field, so i ended up not studying. for reference ive completed up to 6급 at my 어학당 while i lived in korea, and graduated with a minor in korean earlier this year. however, i havent had a korean class in almost a year, and now i did really poorly on a practice test i just took and i realistically dont have much motivation to even cram.

should i take the topik exam this saturday? if i do well, it would be nice to see how the format of the exam works. but if i do poorly, especially since i didnt study, i feel like it would hurt my self confidence after studying the language for 5+ years, and all my professors saying i would do well on the exam