This lesson focuses on making plans by setting a specific time in Korean. You’ll learn how to invite someone to eat, ask “when,” suggest different times, and agree on a schedule. The bonus section introduces useful expressions for talking about preferences, asking the time, and using basic numbers, helping you manage real-life conversations more smoothly.

여자: 저와 점심을 드시겠어요?

• Are you going to eat lunch with me?

남자: 예. 하지만 언제요? 한시예요?

• Yes. But when? One o’clock?

여자: 아니요. 나중에요.

• No. Later.

남자: 두시예요?

• Two o’clock?

여자: 예. 좋습니다. 두시예요.

• Yes. Alright. Two o’clock.

-- Bonus expressions

선생님도요?

• You too?

한시는 좀…

• One o’clock is a little inconvenient.

드시고 싶어요?

• Do you want to eat?

먹고 싶지 않아요.

• I don’t want to eat.

몇 시예요?

• What time is it?

다섯

• Five.

세

• Three.

네

• Four.

This lesson focuses on making simple plans and discussing what you’re going to do in Korean. You’ll practice asking about someone’s plans, responding with your own, and ending conversations politely. The bonus section introduces basic time expressions and numbers, helping you talk about schedules and make arrangements more naturally.

남자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello, how are you?

여자: 안녕하세요? 날씨가 좋습니다.

• Hello? It’s good weather.

남자: 네. 그렇습니다. 지금 뭘 하시겠어요?

• Yes, that’s right. What are you going to do now?

여자: 점심을 먹겠어요. 선생님은요?

• I’m going to eat lunch. How about you?

남자: 저는 뭘 좀 사겠어요.

• As for me, I’m going to buy something.

여자: 좋습니다. 안녕히 가세요.

• Alright. Goodbye.

남자: 안녕히 계세요.

• Goodbye.

-- Bonus expressions

한 시에요.

• At one o’clock.

아홉

• Nine

여덟

• Eight

여덟시 나 아홉시예요?

• At eight or nine o’clock?

저와요.

• With me.

아니면 아홉시예요.

• Or else at nine o’clock.

알겠어요.

• I know what you mean.

This lesson focuses on ordering drinks and expressing preferences in Korean. You’ll practice how to ask what someone wants to drink, hesitate and change your mind naturally, and agree on a choice together. The bonus section expands into useful expressions for ordering, asking questions, and talking about plans, making your conversations more flexible and natural.

남자: 지금 드시겠어요?

• Would you like to eat now?

여자: 아니요. 괜찮아요.

• No. I’m fine.

하지만 뭘 좀 마시겠어요.

• But, I’m going to drink something.

남자: 뭘 마시겠어요?

• What are you going to drink?

여자: 모르겠어요. 소주? 아니요... 맥주.

• I don’t know. Soju? No… Beer.

남자: 좋습니다. 저도 맥주를 마시겠어요.

• Alright. I too am going to drink beer.

-- Bonus expressions

점심을 먹겠어요.

• I’m going to eat lunch.

맥주 두 병 주세요.

• Please give me two bottles of beer.

맥주나 소주를 마시겠어요?

• Are you going to drink beer or soju?

뭘 하시겠어요?

• What are you going to do?

호텔에서요?

• At the hotel?

뭘 좀 사겠어요.

• I’m going to buy something.

누구와요?

• With whom?

선생님과요.

• With you.

This lesson focuses on making simple plans in Korean, including suggesting when and where to meet. You’ll learn how to invite someone, respond with preferences, and suggest locations like your home or a restaurant. The lesson also introduces useful vocabulary for ordering drinks and expressing choices, helping you handle casual social situations naturally in Korean.

남자: 지금 뭘 좀 안 드시겠어요?

• Would you like to eat now?

여자: 아니요. 나중에요.

• No. Later.

하지만 뭘 좀 마시겠어요.

• But, I’m going to drink something.

남자: 어디에서요?

• Where?

여자: 모르겠어요.

• I don’t know.

남자: 제 집에서는요?

• How about my place?

여자: 예. 좋습니다.

• Yes. Alright.

-- Bonus expressions

레스토랑에서요.

• At a restaurant.

뭘 마시겠어요?

• What are you going to drink?

소주를 마시겠어요.

• I’m going to drink Soju.

맥주

• Beer

소주가 좋겠어요.

• Soju would be good.

아무 것도

• Anything

맥주는 안 마시겠어요.

• As for beer, I’m not going to drink.

삼원 가든에서요.

• At Sam-won garden.

This lesson focuses on offering and responding to food and drinks in polite Korean. You’ll practice how to accept or decline offers naturally, and how to continue the conversation by suggesting alternatives. The lesson also introduces useful expressions for talking about time, place, and shared plans, helping you sound more natural in everyday situations.

남자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello?

여자: 안녕하세요? 날씨가 좋습니다.

• Hello? It’s good weather.

남자: 그렇습니다.

• That’s right.

여자: 뭘 좀 안 드시겠어요?

• Won’t you eat something?

남자: 아니요. 괜찮아요.

• No. I’m fine.

하지만 뭘 좀 마시겠어요.

• But, I’m going to drink something.

여자: 좋습니다.

• Alright / Okay.

-- Bonus expressions

예

• Yes

저도 모르겠어요.

• I don’t know either.

어디에서요?

• Where at?

제 집에서요.

• At my place / house.

선생님 집에서요?

• At your place?

저도요.

• Me too.

언제요?

• When?

지금요.

• Now.

나중에요.

• Later.

좋습니까?

• Alright?

미안합니다.

• I’m sorry.

This lesson focuses on practical everyday interactions in Korean. You’ll learn how to politely ask for directions and respond using simple location phrases. It also introduces useful expressions for offering food or drinks, accepting or declining politely, and asking if someone knows something. These patterns are essential for natural, real-life conversations in Korean.

남자: 실례지만.

• Excuse me.

여자: 네…..

• Yes, what is it that you want to ask?

남자: 시장 공원이 어디예요?

• Where is Shi-jang park?

여자: 저기예요.

• It’s over there.

남자: 종로는요?

• How about Jong-ro?

여자: 여기예요.

• It’s here.

남자: 정말 감사합니다.

• Thank you very much.

-- Bonus expressions

아세요?

• Do you know?

네. 알아요.

• Yes. I know.

드시겠어요?

• Are you going to eat?

먹겠어요.

• I’m going to eat.

안 먹겠어요.

• I’m not going to eat.

뭘 좀 안 드시겠어요?

• Won’t you eat (a little bit of) something?

마시겠어요.

• I’m going to drink.

아니요. 괜찮아요.

• No. I’m fine. / No thank you.

글쎄요.

• Well, let me see…

This lesson combines polite Korean greetings with real-life conversation skills. You’ll practice introducing yourself, asking where someone is from, and responding to compliments about your language ability. It also introduces basic direction phrases, helping you ask and answer where places are. This is a great step toward handling simple everyday interactions in Korean.

여자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello, how are you?

남자: 안녕하세요? 날씨가 좋습니다.

• Hello. It’s good weather.

여자: 네. 그렇습니다.

• Yes. That’s right.

실례지만. 미국에서 오셨어요?

• Excuse me. Are you from America?

남자: 네. 미국에서 왔습니다.

• Yes. I came from America.

여자: 한국어를 아주 잘 하시네요.

• You speak Korean very well.

남자: 조금요. 하지만 아주 잘 못해요.

• A little. But I can’t speak very well.

-- Bonus expressions

선생님은요?

• How about you?

종로가 어디예요?

• Where is Jong-ro?

시장 공원이 어디예요?

• Where is Shi-jang park?

여기예요.

• It’s here.

여기가 아니에요.

• It isn’t here.

저기예요.

• It’s over there.

저기가 아니에요.

• It isn’t over there.

종로는요?

• How about Jong-ro?

This lesson introduces natural Korean small talk, starting with greetings and simple comments about the weather. It then transitions into asking about language ability and where someone is from. You’ll also learn useful everyday expressions like different ways to say goodbye, asking if someone has eaten, and how to express uncertainty. The lesson focuses on polite Korean, perfect for casual but respectful conversations.

여자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello.

남자: 안녕하세요?

• Hello.

여자: 날씨가 좋습니다.

• It’s good weather.

남자: 네. 그렇습니다.

• Yes. That’s right.

여자: 아! 한국어를 하실 수 있습니까?

• Ah! Can you speak Korean?

남자: 네. 조금요.

• Yes. A little.

여자: 미국에서 오셨어요?

• Are you from America?

남자: 네.

• Yes.

-- Bonus expressions

하지만

• But

아직

• Yet

안녕히 계세요.

• Goodbye (If the other person is staying.)

안녕히 가세요.

• Goodbye (If the other person is leaving.)

점심 드셨어요?

• Have you had lunch?

정말

• Very much

모르겠어요.

• I don’t know.

This lesson builds on basic conversation skills by combining language ability questions with essential everyday Korean phrases. You’ll practice how to ask and answer whether someone speaks Korean or English, talk about where you're from, and use common polite expressions like greetings, thanks, and simple responses. The lesson uses formal Korean, making it ideal for respectful real-world conversations.

여자: 실례지만. 한국어를 하실 수 있습니까?

• Excuse me. Can you speak Korean?

남자: 네. 조금 할 수 있습니다.

• Yes. I can speak a little.

여자: 미국에서 오셨어요?

• Are you from America?

남자: 네. 미국에서 왔습니다.

• Yes. I come from America.

영어를 하실 수 있습니까?

• Can you speak English?

여자: 아니요. 못해요.

• No. I can’t.

-- Bonus expressions

안녕하세요?

• Hello, how are you?

날씨가 좋습니다.

• It’s good weather.

그렇습니다.

• That’s right. (It is so.)

감사합니다.

• Thank you.

저는

• I (As for me)

아주 잘 하시네요.

• You speak very well.

아니요. 잘 못해요.

• No. I can’t speak well.

안녕히 계세요.

• Goodbye

This lesson teaches a simple and practical Korean conversation for first-time interactions. You’ll learn how to politely ask if someone speaks a language, respond with your ability, and ask where someone is from. It uses formal Korean expressions, making it perfect for respectful, real-life situations with people you’ve just met.

남자: 실례지만. 영어를 하실 수 있습니까?

• Excuse me. Can you speak English?

여자: 아니요. 못해요. 한국어를 하실 수 있습니까?

• No. I can’t. Can you speak Korean?

남자: 네. 조금 할 수 있습니다.

• Yes. I can speak a little.

여자: 미국에서 오셨어요?

• Are you from America?

남자: 네. 미국에서 왔습니다.

• Yes. I came from America.

-- Bonus expressions

조금요.

• A little.