From Zero to Fluent Korean

This lesson focuses on travel-related conversations in Korean. You'll practice asking about gasoline prices, talking about distances, and asking for directions to a destination. The bonus section expands your travel vocabulary with common direction phrases, route questions, and useful expressions for driving and navigating around Korea.

남자: 한국은 석유가 비싸요?

• Is gasoline expensive in Korea?

여자: 네, 비싸요.

• Yes, it's expensive.

남자: 한 리터 얼마예요?

• How much is one liter?

여자: 모르겠어요. 하지만 비싸요.

• I don't know. But it's expensive.

여자: 어디로 가세요?

• Where are you going?

남자: 부산으로 가요. 몇 킬로예요?

• I'm going to Busan. How many kilometers is it?

여자: 사백오십 킬로예요.

• It's 450 kilometers.

-- Bonus expressions

가족과 같이 부산으로 가요.

• I'm going to Busan with my family.

석유는 비싸요?

• Is gasoline expensive?

길은 어디예요?

• Which way is it? / Which is the best route?

이 길이에요.

• It's this way.

똑바로 가세요.

• Please go straight ahead.

부산으로 어떻게 가요?

• How do I get to Busan?

저 쪽이에요.

• It's in that direction.

인천

• Incheon

오른쪽이에요.

• It's on the right.

왼쪽으로 가세요.

• Go to the left.

This lesson focuses on talking about where you live and describing your family in Korean. You’ll practice answering questions about your hometown, discussing how many children you have, and explaining whether your family is with you. The bonus section introduces useful travel expressions, including asking for directions, talking about destinations, and describing distances.

여자: 어디에 사세요?

• Where do you live?

남자: 뉴욕에 살아요.

• I live in New York.

여자: 아이들은 있으세요?

• Do you have any children?

남자: 아이들이 다섯 명 있어요.

• I have five children.

여자: 가족이 많이 있네요.

• You have a big family.

아이들이 선생님과 같이 있어요?

• Are your children with you?

남자: 예, 저와 같이 있어요.

• Yes, they are with me.

-- Bonus expressions

말해 보세요.

• Please say.

가득 채워 주세요.

• Fill it up, please. (gas tank)

물어 보세요.

• Please ask.

어디로 가세요?

• Where are you going?

서울로 가요.

• I’m going to Seoul.

멀어요.

• It’s far.

부산

• Busan

사백오십 킬로

• 450 kilometers

This lesson focuses on describing your family in Korean by talking about your children, where they live, and whether they are young or grown up. You'll practice answering common personal questions and using simple descriptive sentences. The bonus section introduces useful vocabulary for describing objects, talking about family size, and discussing transportation and distances.

여자: 아이들이 몇 명 있으세요?

• How many children do you have?

남자: 아이들이 두 명 있어요.

• I have two children.

여자: 아이들이 커요?

• Are your children grown up?

남자: 아들은 커요. 하지만 딸은 어려요.

• My son is grown up. But my daughter is young.

여자: 여기 있어요?

• Are they here?

남자: 아들은 뉴욕에 있어요.

• My son is in New York.

딸은 저와 같이 있어요.

• My daughter is with me.

여자: 아… 그러세요?

• Ah… is that so?

-- Bonus expressions

차가 작아요.

• The car is small.

가족이 많이 있네요.

• You have a big family. (Your family is large, isn't it?)

가족이 많이 있어요.

• We have a big family.

가족이 뉴욕에 살아요.

• The family lives in New York.

차가 여기에 있어요.

• The car is here.

석유

• Gasoline.

십 리터

• 10 liters.

몇 킬로예요?

• How many kilometers is it?

This lesson focuses on discussing family and children in Korean. You’ll practice asking whether someone has children, describing sons and daughters, and talking about age using simple adjectives like “big” and “young.” The bonus section introduces additional family-related expressions, location questions, and useful everyday phrases such as asking where the bathroom is.

여자: 아이들은 있으세요?

• Do you have any children?

남자: 예, 세명 있어요. 김씨는요?

• Yes, I have three boys. How about you?

여자: 아들과 딸이 있어요.

• I have a son and a daughter.

남자: 아이들이 커요?

• Are the children big?

여자: 딸이 커요. 아들은 정말 어려요.

• The girl is big. As for the boy, he’s very young.

남자: 우리는 큰 아들이 있어요.

• As for us, we have a big boy.

-- Bonus expressions

그러세요?

• Is that so?

아이들과 같이 계세요?

• Are the children along with you?

아이들은 여기에 있어요.

• As for the children, they are here.

우리는 큰 아들이 있어요.

• As for us, we have a big boy.

우리 아들이 커요.

• Our boy is big.

우리 딸은 정말 어려요.

• Our girl is very young.

화장실이 어디예요?

• Where is the bathroom?

화장실이 저기예요.

• The bathroom is over there.

아이들은 어디에 있어요?

• As for the children, where are they?

뉴욕에 있어요.

• They’re in New York.

This lesson focuses on welcoming someone into your home and having polite introductory conversations in Korean. You’ll practice introducing yourself, greeting guests, offering drinks, and responding politely. The bonus section expands into talking about family, including children, where you live, and describing your family members using common everyday expressions.

여자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello?

남자: 안녕하세요? 저는 존스입니다.

• Hello? I’m Jones.

여자: 만나서 반갑습니다. 어서 오세요!

• Pleased to meet you. Welcome, please come in!

남자: 감사합니다.

• Thank you.

여자: 뭘 드시겠어요?

• What would you like?

남자: 물을 주세요.

• Water, please.

-- Bonus expressions

아이들은 있으세요?

• Do you have any children?

아이들이 커요.

• The children are big. / The children are grown up.

어디에 사세요?

• Where do you live?

서울에 살아요.

• We live in Seoul.

우리는 워싱턴에 살아요.

• As for us, we live in Washington.

아이들이 몇 명 있으세요?

• How many children do you have?

아들이 세 명 있어요.

• We have three boys.

딸은 없어요.

• As for girls, we don’t have any.

This lesson focuses on ordering food and drinks in Korean while also introducing common expressions for talking about family members. You’ll practice asking what is available, ordering politely, and introducing your spouse in conversation. The bonus expressions also teach useful greetings and introduction phrases that are commonly used when meeting people for the first time.

남자: 어서 오세요! 뭘 드시겠어요?

• Welcome! What would you like?

여자: 뭐가 있어요?

• What do you have?

남자: 많이 있어요. 커피 드시겠어요?

• There’s a lot. Would you like coffee?

여자: 아니요, 맥주! 맥주 두 병 주세요.

• No, beer! Two bottles of beer please.

-- Bonus expressions

뭐가 있어요?

• What do you have?

누구예요?

• Who is that?

제 아내예요.

• That’s my wife.

선생님의 남편이세요?

• Would that be your husband?

제 남편은 여기 없어요.

• My husband is not here.

선생님의 남편은 어디에 계세요?

• Where is your husband?

선생님의 부인이세요?

• Would that be your wife/lady?

선생님의 부인이 뭘 마시고 싶어 하세요?

• What does your wife want to drink?

어서 오세요!

• Welcome!

저는 김입니다.

• As for me, I’m Kim. / My name is Kim.

만나서 반갑습니다.

• Pleased to meet you!

This lesson focuses on shopping conversations in Korean, including asking what someone wants to buy, discussing prices, and asking for money. You’ll also learn useful family-related expressions, such as talking about your husband or wife and describing what they want to do. These patterns are very useful for everyday conversations and travel situations in Korea.

여자: 쇼핑을 하고 싶어요.

• I want to do some shopping.

남자: 뭘 사고 싶어요?

• What do you want to buy?

여자: 도자기를 사고 싶어요.

• I want to buy china (ceramic / pottery).

남자: 얼마예요?

• How much is it?

여자: 만삼천원이에요.

• It is 13,000₩.

남자: 만삼천원… 안 비싸요.

• 13,000₩... not expensive.

여자: 그럼 돈을 주세요.

• Then please give me money.

-- Bonus expressions

더 비싸요.

• It’s more expensive.

제 남편은 어디 있어요?

• As for my husband, where is he?

저기에 계세요.

• He/She is over there.

제 남편이 물을 마시고 싶어 해요.

• My husband wants to drink water.

제 아내가 커피를 마시고 싶어 해요.

• My wife wants to drink coffee.

남자: 오늘은 뭘 하시겠어요?

• What are you going to do today?

여자: 오늘은 쇼핑을 하고 싶어요.

• I want to go shopping today.

남자: 하지만 돈이 있으세요?

• But do you have money?

여자: 예, 조금 있어요.

• Yes, I have a little.

남자: 한국 돈이 얼마 있으세요?

• How much Korean money do you have?

여자: 천원이나 이천원.

• 1000₩ or 2000₩.

남자: 달러는요?

• How about dollars?

여자: 삼십구불이나 사십불 있어요.

• I have $39 or $40.

-- Bonus expressions

쇼핑

• Shopping

저에게는 너무 빨라요.

• That’s too fast for me.

쇼핑을 하고 싶어요.

• I want to do some shopping.

어디로요?

• Where to?

명동으로요.

• To Myeong-dong.

돈이 충분히 있으세요?

• Do you have enough money?

너무 비싸요.

• That’s too expensive.

너무 빨라요.

• That’s too fast. (You’re speaking too quickly.)

천천히 하겠어요.

• I’ll slow down. (I’m going to speak slowly.)

This lesson focuses on inviting someone and making plans for the next day in Korean. You’ll practice polite invitations, handling scheduling conflicts, and agreeing on a time to meet. The bonus section introduces useful expressions for talking about amounts of money, including “some,” “none at all,” and whether something is enough, helping you sound more natural in everyday situations.

여자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello?

남자: 안녕하세요? 저와 뭘 좀 안 드시겠어요?

• Hello? Won’t you eat something with me?

여자: 오늘은 좀…

• Today is a little inconvenient…

남자: 그럼 내일은요?

• Then how about tomorrow?

여자: 내일요? 예, 좋습니다. 언제요?

• Tomorrow? Yes, alright. When?

남자: 일곱시에요.

• At seven o’clock?

여자: 예, 좋습니다. 내일 봅시다.

• Yes, alright. See you tomorrow.

-- Bonus expressions

맥주 좀 살 수 있습니다.

• I can buy some beer.

한국 돈 좀

• Some Korean money.

하나도 없어요.

• I don’t have any at all.

십구불

• $19

십팔불이나 십구불

• $18 or $19

많이 있네요?

• It’s a lot, isn’t it?

너무 많아요.

• It’s too much.

이십사

• 24

충분해요.

• It’s enough.

안 충분해요.

• It’s not enough.

This lesson focuses on discussing money and ability in Korean. You’ll practice talking about what you want to buy, explaining when you don’t have Korean currency, and using dollars instead. The lesson also introduces how to ask and answer about ability using “can” and “cannot,” which is essential for everyday conversations.

여자: 뭘 좀 사겠어요.

• I’m going to buy something.

남자: 하지만 한국 돈이 없어요.

• But I don’t have any Korean money.

여자: 하지만 달러가 있어요.

• But I have dollars.

남자: 얼마 있어요?

• How much do you have?

여자: 십오불이나 십육불.

• $15 or $16.

-- Bonus expressions

달러로 얼마예요?

• In dollars, how much is it?

달러로 일불이에요.

• In dollars, it’s $1.

십불

• $10

저에게요?

• (Is it) for me?

선생님에게요.

• (It’s) for you.

다녀올게요.

• I’m leaving.

십팔불

• $18

드실 수 있습니까?

• Can you eat?

먹을 수 있습니다.

• I can eat.

먹을 수 없어요.

• I can’t eat.

살 수 없어요.

• I can’t buy anything.

살 수 있습니까?

• Can you buy (it)?