In recent decades, the world of culture and entertainment has changed a lot. South Korea has been particularly successful in using culture to influence Western media. For example, the huge popularity of K-pop groups, the record-breaking success of Netflix’s „Squid Game“ and the fact that many people all over the world now like Korean food show the country’s huge impact on international business. At the same time, while North Korea seems isolated from the rest of the world, it also plays an important role, with ties to major powers such as Russia and China... But let’s move on to the language.
Here you will find a popular self-study guide to the Korean language, complete with audio accompaniment and commentary. After studying the online lessons, you will be able to read Korean, compose grammatically simple sentences using the suggested models, recognize several hundred words by ear, and understand basic Korean grammar. The lessons are free of charge.
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Korean may not hold as much importance as Chinese or Japanese, but the reasons to learn it do not diminish:
- Learning Korean will help you expand your social circle by 78 million people. This is the approximate number of Korean speakers.
- Knowing the language will help you learn more about Korean culture, traditions and lifestyle.
- If you love to travel or are planning to visit Korea, knowing the language will come in handy a lot as not many people speak English and it will be difficult to travel all over the country.
- Korean language skills are a prerequisite for a successful career in Korean companies.
- The Korean government offers a variety of grants and financial aid for those who wish to study in their country. Being in the country, in turn, will accelerate your learning process.
- The language is not that complicated. You don't need to learn hieroglyphics, just one alphabet. The grammar follows a simple and logical structure; knowing a few suffixes will allow you to easily form sentences in any case and words in any form.
- Why are you learning Korean?
here you can learn Korean from scratch!