From Zero to Fluent Korean

This lesson focuses on real-life situations like buying drinks and handling money in Korean. You’ll practice asking if something is available, understanding prices, clarifying misunderstandings, and completing a transaction politely. The bonus section expands your number skills into larger amounts and introduces useful expressions for talking about money and quantities.

남자: 실례지만. 맥주 있으세요?

• Excuse me. Do you have beer?

여자: 예. 여기 있습니다.

• Yes. Here it is.

남자: 감사합니다. 얼마예요?

• Thank you. How much is it?

여자: 삼천원이에요.

• 3000₩.

남자: 사천원요?

• 4000₩?

여자: 아니요. 삼천원이에요.

• No. 3000₩.

남자: 아. 알겠어요.

• Ahh. I understand.

그럼 삼천원 있습니다. 감사합니다.

• Then, here is 3000₩. Thank you.

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만육천

• 16,000

만

• 10,000

만칠천

• 17,000

많이

• A lot

돈이 많이 있어요.

• I have a lot of money.

여기 만육천원 있습니다.

• Here is 16,000₩.

만육천원 드릴게요.

• I’m giving you 16,000₩.

얼마요?

• How much?

This lesson focuses on making casual plans while also introducing practical expressions related to money. You’ll practice inviting someone for drinks, setting a time and place, and responding politely. The bonus section expands into useful phrases for talking about how much money you have, especially in Korean currency, helping you navigate everyday situations like shopping or paying.

남자: 오늘 저녁에 뭘 좀 안 마시겠어요?

• Won’t you drink something with me this evening?

여자: 미안합니다. 오늘은 좀…

• I’m sorry. Today is a little inconvenient…

남자: 그럼 내일은요?

• Then, how about tomorrow?

여자: 예. 어디에서요? 언제요?

• Yes. Where? When?

남자: 제 집에서요. 일곱 시에요.

• At my house. At seven o’clock.

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얼마 있으세요?

• How much do you have?

한국 돈

• Korean money

한국 돈이 얼마 있으세요?

• How much Korean money do you have?

삼천원 있어요.

• I have 3000₩.

오천원

• 5000₩

여기 있습니다.

• Here it is.

없어요.

• Don’t have.

한국 돈이 없어요.

• I don’t have Korean money.

육천원 있어요.

• I have 6000₩.

This lesson focuses on making future plans, especially inviting someone to dinner and adjusting schedules politely. You’ll practice suggesting different days and times, responding to invitations, and confirming plans. The bonus section introduces useful expressions for daily conversations, including talking about prices, numbers, and Korean currency, helping you handle real-world situations more confidently.

남자: 오늘 저녁에 저와 드시겠어요?

• Are you going to eat with me this evening?

여자: 미안합니다. 오늘 저녁은 좀…

• I’m sorry. This evening is a little inconvenient…

남자: 그럼 내일은요?

• Then, how about tomorrow?

여자: 내일요? 언제요?

• Tomorrow? When?

남자: 여덟시는요?

• How about eight o’clock?

여자: 예. 좋습니다. 감사합니다.

• Yes, okay. Thank you.

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내일 봅시다.

• See you tomorrow.

오늘은 점심을 안 먹겠어요.

• As for today, I’m not going to eat lunch.

얼마예요?

• How much is it?

원

• Korean unit of currency.

천원

• 1000₩

천원이에요.

• It’s 1000₩.

이천

• 2000

삼천원하고 이천원이에요.

• It’s 3000₩ and 2000₩.

사천원

• 4000₩

원 (₩)

• Won (Korean currency symbol)

This lesson focuses on making detailed plans in Korean, including setting a time and choosing a place to eat. You’ll practice inviting someone to lunch, adjusting schedules politely, and deciding on a location together. The bonus section expands your vocabulary with numbers, time expressions, and useful phrases for structuring conversations more naturally.

남자: 저와 점심을 드시겠어요?

• Are you going to eat lunch with me?

여자: 예. 언제요?

• Yes. When?

남자: 한 시예요?

• One o’clock?

여자: 미안합니다. 한시는 좀…

• I’m sorry. One o’clock is inconvenient…

남자: 그럼 두시는요?

• Then, how about two o’clock?

여자: 예, 좋습니다. 어디에서 드시고 싶어요?

• Yes, alright. Where do you want to eat?

남자: 레스토랑에서요?

• At the restaurant?

여자: 예, 좋습니다.

• Yes, alright.

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따라하세요.

• Please repeat.

여섯

• Six

일곱

• Seven

그럼

• Then / In that case

오늘 저녁에

• This evening.

열

• Ten

내일

• Tomorrow

오늘 한시에 점심을 먹고 싶어요.

• Today at one o’clock I want to eat lunch.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…