Welcome to Korean From Day One
This site is built on one core idea: understanding comes from exposure.
- 1280 daily lessons
- A1 to C2 levels
- 10 with audio
- English translations
- Free Anki decks
- No sign-up
Inspired by input-based methods like Antimoon, AJATT, and the ALG method, this free course helps you learn Korean by reading and listening to natural conversations, not by memorizing grammar or drilling vocabulary.
There's no speaking requirement, no grammar explanations, and no need to search for materials. Everything is here: a short conversation for every day with its English translation and audio, simple guidance, and ready-made Anki decks to review what you've learned, so you can learn Korean naturally and for free.
The conversations sound like Korean as people really speak it, with the speech level that goes with each relationship: friends and couples, families and coworkers, shopkeepers and strangers, women and men, children and grandparents.
Just follow the lessons, day by day, and let your understanding grow.
Getting Started
- Before anything else, read the How to Use page. It explains how to get the most from this course.
- Learn Hangul, the Korean alphabet, first. It takes a few hours, and it opens every lesson to you.
- Start with Day 1: just listen, without worrying about understanding everything right away.
- Revisit lessons whenever you like. Repetition is natural and helpful.
- Use the Anki decks to review the sentences you've already met in context.
- You learn best through input: by reading, listening, and absorbing language in context.
- You want to build understanding before worrying about speaking.
- You use or are open to using tools like Anki for long-term memory.
For more details on how to get the most out of the course, see the How to Use page.
If this free course has helped you in your Korean journey, please consider supporting the project. It's a one-person effort, and even small contributions help keep it running and free for everyone.