Newbie (A1)

Your very first Korean, from zero: tiny everyday exchanges, polite and casual, and the words you need first, from greetings, numbers and food to shopping, family, time and getting around.

  • 30 lessons
  • About 5 lines each

Your goal: 60 Newbie lessons, then on to Pre‑Elementary. 0 / 60 Why 60? Log in to track it.

Newbie is still being written: 30 of its lessons are here so far, and new ones are added as they're ready.

By the end of Newbie you will

  • Understand greetings, introductions, numbers, prices, dates and times when people speak clearly.
  • Follow short exchanges about family, ordering food, shopping, directions, transport and the daily routine.
  • Recognise the polite 해요체 endings strangers use and the casual 반말 of friends and family, and the set phrases of greetings and shops.
Start Lesson 1

All Newbie lessons

Every level
  31. 31. No More Rice
  32. 32. Too Salty
  33. 33. A Hard Name
  34. 34. Photos Allowed?
  35. 35. Looking for a Toilet
  36. 36. Tell Me When
  37. 37. A Baby on the Way
  38. 38. What Is Chuseok?
  39. 39. Outdoor Gym
  40. 40. What Time Is It?
  41. 41. Chicken Tonight
  42. 42. Beach Day
  43. 43. What Do I Call Him?
  44. 44. A Ticket to Busan
  45. 45. Picking Up a Parcel
  46. 46. Floor Bedding
  47. 47. Late-Night Noodles
  48. 48. Stop Kicking
  49. 49. Join Your Group?
  50. 50. How Many a Day?
  51. 51. A Little Extra
  52. 52. Broken Air Con
  53. 53. How Much Was It?
  54. 54. My Turn Next?
  55. 55. His Last Day
  56. 56. Building for Sale
  57. 57. More Slowly, Please
  58. 58. Off to Jeju?
  59. 59. The Blind Date
  60. 60. It's Over
  61. 61. Is This Yours?
  62. 62. He Got the Job
  63. 63. A Typhoon Is Coming
  64. 64. A Broken Controller
  65. 65. A Place to Charge
  66. 66. Dropping the Formal
  67. 67. Taking a Number
  68. 68. Wrong Person
  69. 69. Wash or No Wash?
  70. 70. Booking a Table
  71. 71. Splitting the Bill
  72. 72. Where Did We Park?
  73. 73. A Jar of Kimchi
  74. 74. A Small Studio
  75. 75. A Sick Dog
  76. 76. Which Team?
  77. 77. How Was He Today?
  78. 78. A Short Ride Home
  79. 79. Where Do I Sleep?
  80. 80. Where Does It Go?
  81. 81. How Long in Korea?
  82. 82. Take My Seat
  83. 83. Baduk with Grandpa
  84. 84. A Spider!
  85. 85. Exam Nerves
  86. 86. A Bigger Size
  87. 87. First Birthday Party
  88. 88. When Is the Test?
  89. 89. Too Many Side Dishes
  90. 90. When Can I Eat?
  91. 91. Bored at the Museum
  92. 92. Looking for Exit 3
  93. 93. Wake-Up Call
  94. 94. Take My Photo?
  95. 95. Leave It at the Door
  96. 96. That's My Seat
  97. 97. A Good Drawing
  98. 98. Kimchi for Winter
  99. 99. English Subtitles?
  100. 100. Safe to Swim?
  101. 101. Which Year Are You?
  102. 102. A New Dad
  103. 103. Who Pays?
  104. 104. A Flat Tyre
  105. 105. Sore Legs
  106. 106. Dinner at Mine
  107. 107. First Day at Work
  108. 108. A New Bakery
  109. 109. A Child's Fever
  110. 110. A Korean SIM Card
  111. 111. A Bad Back
  112. 112. See You Again?
  113. 113. Can We Talk?
  114. 114. A Found Wallet
  115. 115. First Snow
  116. 116. A Box and Tape
  117. 117. Back from the Army
  118. 118. The Machine Kept It
  119. 119. Walking from Here
  120. 120. Housewarming Gift
  121. 121. Where Are You From?
  122. 122. The Last Train
  123. 123. A Bit Louder
  124. 124. Birthday Wish List
  125. 125. Time Back Home
  126. 126. Giving My Address
  127. 127. The Washing Machine
  128. 128. Blocked In
  129. 129. Smoke Next Door
  130. 130. Can We Get a Cat?
  131. 131. A Swimming Cap
  132. 132. Meeting His Father
  133. 133. How Old Is She?
  134. 134. Sharing the Chores
  135. 135. A Stepped-On Foot
  136. 136. Pricey Watermelon
  137. 137. What to Watch
  138. 138. How Did You Do?
  139. 139. No Cool Air
  140. 140. A Surprise Party
  141. 141. Short on the Sides
  142. 142. Moving Out
  143. 143. Coffee to Take Away
  144. 144. Favourite Painting
  145. 145. Is It Far?
  146. 146. Picnic Spot
  147. 147. Not My Order
  148. 148. The Microwave
  149. 149. A Late Train
  150. 150. Snacks from Jeju
  151. 151. Booking a Cleaning
  152. 152. Too Spicy!
  153. 153. Choosing Seats
  154. 154. What's an MT?
  155. 155. Free Tonight?
  156. 156. When Can You Start?
  157. 157. Locked Out
  158. 158. Modest About Korean
  159. 159. Ten More!
  160. 160. Who Is He?
  161. 161. First Sunrise
  162. 162. Chatty Driver
  163. 163. Shoes Off?
  164. 164. First Visit
  165. 165. Friend of the Bride
  166. 166. No Money on the Card
  167. 167. My Hometown
  168. 168. Our Hundredth Day
  169. 169. Making Up
  170. 170. A New Year's Bow
  171. 171. Lost Dog
  172. 172. Guests Coming Soon
  173. 173. Sharing an Umbrella
  174. 174. The Wrong Drink
  175. 175. Failed Again
  176. 176. Home by When?
  177. 177. A New Account
  178. 178. A Bad Headache
  179. 179. Card Declined
  180. 180. House Rules
  181. 181. Wrong Number
  182. 182. Missing Home
  183. 183. Fill It Up
  184. 184. Noise from Upstairs
  185. 185. Can I Pet Your Dog?
  186. 186. How Far to the Top?
  187. 187. Not Home Yet
  188. 188. Before They Visit
  189. 189. Lights Off
  190. 190. Say It Again, Please
  191. 191. Hanbok for a Day
  192. 192. What's for Lunch?
  193. 193. Building 105
  194. 194. The Borrowed Coat
  195. 195. A Public Bike
  196. 196. Arrived Broken
  197. 197. At Namsan Tower
  198. 198. A Two-Hour Perm
  199. 199. Snacks on the Train
  200. 200. A Change of Plan
  201. 201. A Parcel Home
  202. 202. Cats Allowed?
  203. 203. Working Saturday?
  204. 204. What's Cooking?
  205. 205. Which Film?
  206. 206. More Time, Please
  207. 207. Need a Bag?
  208. 208. More Side Dishes
  209. 209. The Broken Chair
  210. 210. Was That Normal?
  211. 211. A Bad Toothache
  212. 212. To the Airport, Fast
  213. 213. The Wi-Fi Password
  214. 214. How Often?
  215. 215. The New Member
  216. 216. The Next Bus
  217. 217. Red Peppers
  218. 218. He Forgot
  219. 219. Celebrity Couple
  220. 220. Jet Lag
  221. 221. When Will You Marry?
  222. 222. New Haircut
  223. 223. A Doctor's Note
  224. 224. Saying How He Feels
  225. 225. Checking In
  226. 226. Why So Quiet?
  227. 227. My Umbrella
  228. 228. Wear a Mask
  229. 229. Long Time No See
  230. 230. Forgotten PIN
  231. 231. A Beach Umbrella
  232. 232. Call You Back, Mom
  233. 233. The New Roommate
  234. 234. Left or Right?
  235. 235. Heavy Shopping
  236. 236. Afraid of Dogs
  237. 237. A Hurt Ankle
  238. 238. The Babysitter
  239. 239. Wet Floor
  240. 240. Cover for Me?
  241. 241. Saturday Lie-In
  242. 242. Late for Class
  243. 243. Any Allergies?
  244. 244. Old Milk
  245. 245. How Long a Wait?
  246. 246. Closing Time
  247. 247. See You Saturday
  248. 248. To the Palace
  249. 249. Cherry Blossoms
  250. 250. Quitting the Job
  251. 251. The Empty Bowls
  252. 252. Where Are You Going?
  253. 253. Too Casual
  254. 254. Boiling Eggs
  255. 255. Paying by Card
  256. 256. What Should I Bring?
  257. 257. Sold Out
  258. 258. Graduation Day
  259. 259. What Do You Do?
  260. 260. You Live Here?
  261. 261. Is This My Bus?
  262. 262. Eating Well?
  263. 263. Too Short!
  264. 264. Christmas for Two
  265. 265. An Hour Early
  266. 266. No Hot Water
  267. 267. Until Payday
  268. 268. What's Nearby?
  269. 269. The Changing Room
  270. 270. Leaving the Bags
  271. 271. Big News at Work
  272. 272. Cleaning the Fish
  273. 273. Before the Check-Up
  274. 274. A Filling
  275. 275. Coffee Sometime?
  276. 276. We Broke Up
  277. 277. My Lost Bag
  278. 278. So Hot Today
  279. 279. When Will It Arrive?
  280. 280. What's in It?
  281. 281. You Sing First
  282. 282. Money for Home
  283. 283. Monday Morning
  284. 284. A New Car
  285. 285. Can't Hear You
  286. 286. Who Ate My Cake?
  287. 287. Driving Lesson
  288. 288. Rice Cakes Next Door
  289. 289. A Coat for the Dog
  290. 290. Goal for Korea!
  291. 291. After-School Classes
  292. 292. After the Party
  293. 293. Seoul Rent
  294. 294. Hiking on Sunday?
  295. 295. Warm Floors
  296. 296. Raw Fish by the Sea
  297. 297. Free Time
  298. 298. A Day Off
  299. 299. A Student Discount
  300. 300. Lost Together
  301. 301. Is This Seat Free?
  302. 302. Where to Put It
  303. 303. A Cut Finger
  304. 304. Apples at the Market
  305. 305. Which Platform?
  306. 306. Stopping the Taxi
  307. 307. Time to Go
  308. 308. Grew Up in LA
  309. 309. Which Line?
  310. 310. Sending a Photo
  311. 311. Pepero Day
  312. 312. Late Again
  313. 313. The TV Remote
  314. 314. Out of Rice
  315. 315. Did You Cry?
  316. 316. Class Sign-Up Day
  317. 317. Breakfast Time
  318. 318. Wrapping the Meat
  319. 319. Hold the Ladder
  320. 320. Monthly Membership

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