Korean Grammar Crash Course (TOPIK Level 1 & 2)

Explore the most important Korean particles—topic 은/는 and subject 이/가—and understand their usage, including final-consonant rules and common negation patterns, with clear examples.

Explore Korean particles 을/를 as object markers, used with verbs to mark objects like rice and apple; learn how final consonant governs particle choice.

Use the Korean particles 에 and 에서 to distinguish location from action at a place. Differentiate position with 에 and actions with 에서 at that place.

Explore the Korean particles 부터-까지 and 에서-까지, showing how they express from-to relations with both place and time, using Seoul to Busan as an example.

Explore how the Korean particles 에게-에게서 and 한테-한테서 mark to/from relationships with examples like give, receive, call, and speak to, and note their frequency in speech versus writing.

Learn how Korean particles 와/과/하고/랑 connect nouns meaning 'and', choosing based on whether the preceding word has a final consonant, with casual spoken language examples such as chicken and beer.

Explore how the Korean particle (으)로 marks direction toward a place or route, and indicates by or using a tool or method, with taxi or pen examples.

Learn how the Korean particles 나/이나 express 'either ... or' by attaching to nouns with or without a final consonant, and practice with examples.

Discover how the Korean particles 의 and 도 mark possession and addition. Use 의 to show ownership, as in Tom's house, and 도 to mean 'also' or 'too' in sentences.

Explore the most important Korean verb endings, comparing formal endings used in writing or formal speech with informal endings used in casual conversation, and study -니다 and -요 endings.

Explain the Korean verb ending to be, using 입니다 for formal and 이에요 or 예요 after final consonants or vowels, with examples like this is a table and names.

Explore how to express existence and location with 있다/없다 and verb endings. Practice using particles with nouns, and form affirmative and negative sentences for possession and location.

Master present tense Korean verb endings and decide between io and oil forms based on the verb root's last vowel, with formal and informal usage and example sentences.

Master Korean verb endings for the past tense by learning rules for adding suffixes based on the verb root's last vowel, with examples illustrating when to use each form.

Explore Korean future tense verb endings and the two forms, noting that one is more common for guessing or imagining future actions, including the example what will you do Sunday.

Master Korean verb endings for negative sentences across present, past, and future, clarifying nuances between deliberate avoidance and inability due to circumstances.

Learn to form Korean negative sentences with 안 and 못 by placing the negation before the verb, covering present, past, and future with examples like going to school.

Learn two Korean verb endings 죠/잖아요, used to confirm what the listener already knows, with examples like isn’t it, this drama is interesting, and you are from China, right?

Learn how to use Korean verb endings 고 있다 and 고 싶다 to express ongoing actions in the present moment, with examples illustrating present continuous tense and desire.

Learn to make polite requests in Korean using -세요 or -십시오 after verbs, and to forbid actions with -지 마세요, with examples like please sit here and please come.

Explore the Korean verb ending 어 보다, learn how to express 'try doing something', how to suggest actions, and how to make polite requests using 어 주세요.

Learn how the Korean verb ending - 어지다 attaches to adjectives to express 'to become' or 'to get,' signaling a change in state, with vowel-based adjustments.

Learn the Korean verb ending 을 수 있다/ 없다 to express can or cannot by attaching it to verbs, with examples like I can drive and I cannot meet tomorrow.

Learn the Korean verb ending -ㄹ까요/ㅂ시다 to propose actions together, answer with yes, and practice common examples like let's go, let's eat, and let's watch a movie.

Explore the Korean verb ending 게 되다, which marks that something new happens or you end up doing something you hadn't before, such as starting to work this week.

Learn the Korean verb endings 아야 해요 and 어야 해요, which express obligation to do something, like waking up early or studying.

Explore the Korean verb ending 아도/ 어도 돼요, used to request permission or say it is okay to do something, with examples like see this book or enter a room.

Discover the verb ending 으면 돼요, you can just do this thing or it is okay to do so, with examples like writing your name and prohibitions such as smoking.

Explore Korean verb endings 려고 하다 and 기로 하다 to express intention or plan, and to show a fixed decision, with examples like planning to go next year.

Learn how the Korean grammar connector 고 links verbs and sentences to form a single statement by attaching 고 to the verb root; when connecting to nouns, use hagel.

Learn how the Korean connector 지만 expresses contrast by attaching to a verb or adjective stem, joining two clauses, and using but to start or link sentences.

This lecture teaches the Korean grammar connector 보다 for expressing 'than' by attaching after the noun, with word-order variations and example phrases like smartphone is more expensive than computer.

Discover how the Korean grammar connector 아서/어서 links actions in a sequence and also expresses reason, using 'and' and 'therefore' in related actions.

Master the Korean grammar connector 기 때문에 to express reason, meaning because or therefore. Use nouns with 때문에 for nouns and verb stem 기 때문에 for verbs or adjectives.

Learn how the Korean grammar connector (으)니까 pairs with verb endings to express reason. Use it to make requests or give suggestions, as in 'it's raining' and 'please call again'.

Learn how Korean grammar connectors 은데/는데 link sentences, add background information or contrast, and are common in spoken language; practice forming sentences joined by and.

Learn the Korean grammar connector (으)러, attached to verbs to express purpose, such as going to a place to have lunch or coming to Korea to study.

Learn how the Korean grammar connector (으)려고 expresses purpose by linking two verbs to show doing one action in order to achieve another, with practical examples.

Master the Korean connector 동안 to express during or for the duration of a period after a time noun, with examples like I studied Korean for two years.

Explore the Korean grammar connector (으)면, used with verbs to express 'if' or 'when'. Explain how it also conveys wishes, such as 'I wish it doesn't rain'.

Explore the Korean grammar connector (으)면서 to express actions done at the same time, with examples like eating while watching TV and studying while listening to music.

Learn how to use Korean grammar connectors '전에' and '(으)ㄴ 후에' to express before and after actions, with examples like before sleeping and after reading the book.

Learn Korean grammar connectors 에 대해 and 대한 to express 'about.' Identify when they follow a verb or a noun, with examples like books about Korean culture.

Learn the korean grammar connector 을/를/기 위해, used with nouns to mean in order to or for the sake of, and with verbs.

practice using the Korean grammar connector 그리고 to link two verbs, phrases, or sentences, usually at the sentence beginning to mean 'and,' with examples of combining or separating sentences.

Learn how the Korean grammar connector 그래서 expresses reason and serves as a transitional link between clauses. Use 그래서 in one or two sentence structures to express the reason.

Explore Korean grammar connector 그러니까, learn when and how to use it, and see its placement in sentences, the middle of one sentence or at the start of the next.

Master how to use Korean grammar connectors 그러나, 그런데, 그렇지만, 하지만 to contrast ideas, link clauses, and form single or paired sentences with correct verb endings.