Five Minute Korean for Beginners

Practice basic self-introduction in Korean through a short dialogue about name, job, and origin, while learning the three politeness levels—formal, polite, and casual (Punjabi)—and basic sentence structure with subject markers.

Learn to say this, that, and that over there in Korean using near, near-to-others, and far references; practice labeling items around your home on Post-it notes to remember these words.

Learn to say have and not have in Korean, including there is and I have, with examples of water, time, and fun; plus in, at, on for places.

Master present tense Korean by learning the dictionary form, identifying stems, and applying the conjugation rule to form sentences like I eat, I sleep, and I go.

Learn to form present tense descriptive verbs in Korean using the same conjugation rules as verbs, with examples like expensive, easy or difficult, close or far, and proper subject particles.

Master how to say please in Korean using polite verb stems, final consonant rules, and irregular verbs, with examples like please wait, read, or open the door.

Lesson 19 teaches how to say please don’t do it in Korean using masayo form, by adding ma to the verb stem, with examples like please don’t take a picture.

Learn how to express obligation in Korean using have to and must with practical examples like going grocery shopping, eating vegetables, and ordering food, plus pronunciation tips.

Learn how to form questions with how, which, and what kind of, and practice using at, to, from, how much, how long, and descriptive verbs.