01 · italki · Preply · Udemy
Live 1:1 lessons with a Korean tutor, and video courses that start from Hangul. Tutors offer trial lessons and most courses have free preview lectures, so try before you buy.
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italki · native Korean tutors
Live video lessons with a native Korean tutor, from Hangul to free talking and the TOPIK. Choose a tutor by schedule and teaching style, and start with a trial lesson.
View on italki ↗Preply · Korean tutors worldwide
One-to-one video lessons with a Korean tutor you pick by schedule, specialty and the languages they speak. Start with a trial lesson, and if the tutor isn't the right fit, Preply lets you switch for free.
View on Preply ↗Korean Studio · Keehwan Kim
Starts with reading and writing Hangul, then builds grammar, vocabulary and speaking. Buy once for lifetime access; Udemy offers a 30-day refund.
View on Udemy ↗Linguae Learning
Three Hangul lessons first, then greetings, numbers and everyday vocabulary through to grammar, with a bonus section on learning with music. No Korean needed to start.
View on Udemy ↗Korean Heba
A short course: 18 lectures on Hangul, a pronunciation section on sound changes, then basic sentences and travel phrases such as checking in and ordering food. Watch the free preview lectures first.
View on Udemy ↗02 · Amazon
From your first Hangul workbook to grammar, readers and the TOPIK. Most come with free audio from the publisher.
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Talk To Me In Korean
Nine units from single vowels and consonants to final consonants (batchim) and linking sounds, with drills, a final test and over 300 real handwriting samples.
View on Amazon ↗Darakwon · Oh Seung-eun
Written for self-study from zero: 20 lessons on everyday topics, grammar shown in pictures and tables, and free MP3 audio for its 40 dialogues.
View on Amazon ↗Billy Go
20 in-depth lessons on the writing system and over 1,000 words and phrases, with practice and an answer key in every chapter; the audio is a free download.
View on Amazon ↗Talk To Me In Korean
25 short lessons from greetings to particles, both Korean number systems and the present and past tense, each with a dialogue and review exercises.
View on Amazon ↗University of Hawaii Press · KLEAR
Volume one of a five-level classroom series: dialogues and readings with vocabulary, grammar, usage and culture notes. The workbook is sold separately; MP3s are free at kleartextbook.com.
View on Amazon ↗Sogang University Korean Language Education Center
The series Sogang uses for its regular program in Seoul (3rd edition, 2024), with QR codes for audio, pronunciation guides and videos. Level 1 continues in 1B.
View on Amazon ↗Darakwon
The beginner grammar taught in Levels 1 and 2 at Korean language schools, with conversation examples and comparisons of similar patterns. 376 pages, free MP3 audio.
View on Amazon ↗Talk To Me In Korean
30 short passages on everyday topics with full English translations, vocabulary lists and grammar notes; free native-speaker audio, including slow reading.
View on Amazon ↗Darakwon
A classic Korean tale retold with beginner vocabulary, with voice-actor recordings by QR code, an English translation and comprehension questions.
View on Amazon ↗Tuttle · Kyubyong Park
Over 5,600 headwords with clear English definitions and 5,633 example sentences in Hangul, romanization and English, plus an English-Korean word finder.
View on Amazon ↗Lonely Planet
Pocket phrasebook with a 3,500-word two-way dictionary and a pull-out card for menus, transit and shopping.
View on Amazon ↗Darakwon
Grammar for intermediate (Levels 3 and 4) courses, grouping patterns with similar meanings so you can tell them apart, with TOPIK practice and free MP3 audio.
View on Amazon ↗Darakwon · Seoul Korean Language Academy
Explains each TOPIK I question type, with practice questions and two mock tests, all in Korean and English; free MP3 and lecture videos by QR code.
View on Amazon ↗03 · Amazon
Flashcards, stickers, games and desk things that keep Hangul in front of you every day.
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CARDDIA
Every consonant and vowel plus 113 example words and a full Hangul table: the letter on the front, pronunciation, stroke order and words on the back.
View on Amazon ↗Dr. Moku
49 large laminated cards (88 × 126 mm) that teach each letter with a memory-trick picture, usage notes and a writing guide; the purchase unlocks audio and animations in Dr. Moku's app.
View on Amazon ↗Tuttle
200 cards on a ring with a 32-page booklet and native-speaker audio; each card has a main word, four related words, romanization and a sample sentence.
View on Amazon ↗Softamm
Korean-English key stickers, white letters on matte black, with tweezers, a cleaning brush and a cloth. Softamm says they fit most keyboards and peel off cleanly.
View on Amazon ↗Longtail Education Research Institute
An A4 manuscript-paper notebook with 15 squares per line and a 6-page illustrated guide to wongoji rules, printed in Korea.
View on Amazon ↗Clear sticker sheets in six pastel colours. Consonants and vowels are grouped by how often they are used, with bottom-position letters so you can spell real words.
View on Amazon ↗Lingo
A standard deck of 52 cards plus two jokers, each with a useful Korean phrase and its pronunciation, in a tin case.
View on Amazon ↗The traditional Korean stick-throwing board game for 2 to 4 teams. The 11.8-inch board folds down to 4.3 inches for travel.
View on Amazon ↗SSol & Sam
24 laminated flashcards covering every consonant and vowel, with pictures and English words, plus two sets of 25 wooden letters in a hard box.
View on Amazon ↗MINMEER
A wall chart for children: press the buttons to hear each Korean letter and word. It also has numbers, songs and quizzes.
View on Amazon ↗Course numbers come from each course page, book details from the publishers, and product details from each Amazon listing. Checked Oct 17, 2026. We list no prices or ratings because they change.
One lead story, plus Eat, Glow, Watch and Listen, Speak and Go. Free, in your language.
3 quick questions · free every Friday
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