Speak Korean Today
Like Duolingo, but for Speak Korean Today. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
A deep dive: 116 levels across 6 sections, about 232 minutes end to end, roughly 46 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Survive Your First Day in Seoul, Read and Sound Like a Local, Build Your Own Sentences, Navigate Social Situations, Master Levels of Politeness, and The Logic Behind the Language. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Speak Korean Today
- Annyeong-haseyo is the standard polite greeting
- Annyeonghi gyeseyo is used when the other person is staying
- The '-yo' ending is appropriate for strangers and service staff
- 'Gyeseyo' literally refers to 'staying' or 'remaining'
- Annyeonghi gaseyo is used when the other person is leaving
- Bowing is the standard physical gesture for greetings
- 'Gaseyo' literally refers to 'going'
- The depth of the bow reflects the level of respect
- The '-yo' ending is polite enough for almost all social situations
- Gyeseyo is for the person staying put
- It avoids the risk of being accidentally rude or overly stiff
- Gaseyo is for the person moving away
- Mapping the goodbye phrase to the person's movement
- Annyeong-haseyo is the polite form
- Annyeong is the casual form
- Understanding the physical etiquette of greeting
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Speak Korean Today the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You're heading out of a shop while the owner stays inside. Which goodbye should you use?
Get it right to open this lesson and 115 more in the app.
Where Speak Korean Today takes you
Start speaking natural Korean immediately by focusing on real conversations and daily life. Master the unique sounds and sentence patterns that make the language come alive.
- 1
Survive Your First Day in Seoul
- Saying Hello and Goodbye
- Polite Ways to Say Thank You
- Ordering Your First Meal
- Asking for the Bathroom
- Numbers for Shopping and Prices
- 2
Read and Sound Like a Local
- Cracking the Alphabet Code
- Vowels That Sound Alike
- The Secret of Double Consonants
- How Batchim Changes Everything
- Mastering the Natural Rhythm
- Typing on a Korean Keyboard
- Common Pronunciation Mistakes
- 3
Build Your Own Sentences
- Putting the Verb at the End
- Using 'Am', 'Are', and 'Is'
- The Magic of Subject Particles
- Describing Things with Adjectives
- 4
Navigate Social Situations
- Talking About Your Hobbies
- Asking 'Who', 'What', and 'Where'
- Making Plans for the Weekend
- Expressing Likes and Dislikes
- Telling Time and Dates
- 5
Master Levels of Politeness
- When to Use Formal Speech
- Talking to Friends Casually
- Showing Respect to Elders
- 6
The Logic Behind the Language
- How Verbs Change Their Shape
- Connecting Two Ideas Together
- Past, Present, and Future Rules
- The History of King Sejong's Letters
- Why Korean Grammar is Unique
6 sections · 29 units · 116 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Speak Korean Today is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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