Survival Korean Language Course
🏝️ Level 1: Survival
Korean (Weeks 1–2)
Goal: Get by in daily situations
🔤 Vocabulary &
Phrases
- Hello
/ Goodbye: 안녕하세요 / 안녕히 가세요
- Thank
you / Excuse me / Sorry: 감사합니다 / 실례합니다
/ 죄송합니다
- Yes /
No: 네 / 아니요
- Numbers
1–100
- Basic
food items, transportation, and hotel terms
🧠 Grammar
- Sentence
basics: Subject-Object-Verb structure
- Simple
present tense: 먹어요 (I eat), 가요
(I go)
- Particles:
은/는, 이/가,
을/를
🎙️ Speaking Practice
- Ordering
food
- Asking
for directions
- Shopping
expressions
- Introducing
yourself
✈️ Cultural Tips
- Korean
bowing etiquette
- Removing
shoes indoors
- How
to call a taxi / use public transport
🎒 Level 2: Functional
Korean for Study & Travel (Weeks 3–6)
Goal: Handle everyday life & study-related
interactions
🔤 Vocabulary &
Phrases
- Classroom
words: 선생님 (teacher), 숙제 (homework)
- Shopping
& bargaining
- Transportation:
버스, 지하철, 택시
- School
& dorm life: 기숙사, 수업,
시험
🧠 Grammar
- Question
formation (뭐, 어디, 누구)
- Past
tense (-았어요/었어요)
- Location
particles (에, 에서)
- Counting
units: 명, 개, 마리,
대
🎙️ Speaking Practice
- Asking
for help
- Talking
about your schedule
- Describing
people & places
- Making
appointments
✈️ Cultural Tips
- How
to register for a phone card
- Korean
university classroom culture
- Manners
when speaking to professors or elders
💼 Level 3: Social &
Business Korean Basics (Weeks 7–10)
Goal: Communicate politely in social and basic
professional settings
🔤 Vocabulary &
Phrases
- Formal
greetings: 처음 뵙겠습니다
- Business
basics: 회의 (meeting), 회사 (company), 이메일
- Describing
work roles, tasks, and routines
- Basic
small talk
🧠 Grammar
- Honorifics
(시, 께서, 드리다)
- Future
tense (ㄹ 거예요)
- Conditional
and polite requests (면, 주세요,
해 주세요)
🎙️ Speaking Practice
- Introducing
yourself in a professional setting
- Phone
call etiquette
- Scheduling
meetings
- Email
and business card exchange phrases
✈️ Cultural Tips
- Korean
business card etiquette
- Formality
and hierarchy in Korean companies
- How
to address someone at work (직함 + 님)
📚 Level 4: Intermediate
Communication (Weeks 11–14)
Goal: Carry full conversations and understand simple
written materials
🔤 Vocabulary &
Phrases
- Intermediate
verbs and connectors
- Emotion
& opinion words
- News
& current event terms
- Study
habits, goals, routines
🧠 Grammar
- Verb
connectors (고, 지만,
기 때문에)
- Indirect
speech (다고 해요)
- Relative
clauses (verb + 는)
🎙️ Speaking Practice
- Discussing
news and opinions
- Talking
about your major or work project
- Expressing
feelings, preferences, and ideas
✈️ Cultural Tips
- Korean
news, social media, and trends
- Korean
body language and nonverbal cues
- How
to politely disagree
🌏 Level 5: Practical
Fluency & Cultural Mastery (Weeks 15–20)
Goal: Operate independently in Korea with cultural
awareness
🔤 Vocabulary &
Phrases
- Business
negotiation terms
- Academic
vocabulary for papers/presentations
- Idioms
and common expressions
- Emergency
& health-related phrases
🧠 Grammar
- Advanced
connectors (더라도, 지만,
게 되다)
- Passive
& causative verbs
- Expressing
uncertainty or probability
🎙️ Speaking Practice
- Handling
job interviews or academic Q&A
- Giving
presentations
- Complaints
& conflict resolution
- Making
friends and networking
✈️ Cultural Tips
- Drinking
culture & dinner etiquette
- Regional
accents & slang
- Avoiding
faux pas in different settings (study, work, social)
📚 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
- Apps:
Duolingo, Drops, Anki, Naver Dictionary
- Books:
“Integrated Korean” series, “Talk to Me in Korean”
- YouTube:
KoreanClass101, TTMIK, Jae's Corner
- Drama-based
learning: Watch with Korean subtitles for vocab boost
- Language exchanges: HelloTalk or Meetup Korea events
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