https://hangul.openblog.com/en From the history, letters and pronunciation of Hangeul to beginner, intermediate and advanced (TOPIK) levels and native-speaker expressions. Free Korean lessons you can study alone in a 1-year course with four kind teachers, in 21 languages. en Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/icon-192.pnghttps://hangul.openblog.com/en https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-before-hangul https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-before-hangul The Story of Hangul Learn how Koreans wrote before Hangul existed: Chinese characters, Literary Chinese, and clever systems like Idu and Hyangchal. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-sejong https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-sejong The Story of Hangul Meet King Sejong the Great and learn how he created Hunminjeongeum in 1443 and shared it with his people in 1446. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-consonant-design https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-consonant-design The Story of Hangul Discover how the five basic consonants ㄱ ㄴ ㅁ ㅅ ㅇ copy the shape of the mouth and throat, and how adding strokes made the rest. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-vowel-design https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-vowel-design The Story of Hangul See how all Korean vowels were built from three simple symbols: a dot for heaven, a flat line for earth and a standing line for human. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-haerye https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-haerye The Story of Hangul Learn about the Haerye edition of Hunminjeongeum, the 1446 book that explains how Hangul was designed, found in 1940 and listed by UNESCO in 1997. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-history https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-history The Story of Hangul Follow Hangul from 1446 to 1945: early books, centuries as 'eonmun', the first Hangul newspaper, Ju Si-gyeong and the Korean Language Society. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-today https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/story-today The Story of Hangul See how Hangul lives today: 24 letters, standard spelling rules, Hangul Day on October 9, and typing Korean on computers and phones. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-overview https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-overview Hangul First Steps See how Hangul works: letters for sounds, stacked into square syllable blocks. Learn the block shapes and read your first syllables. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-vowels-1 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-vowels-1 Hangul First Steps Learn the six basic vowels ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ: their sounds, mouth shapes and stroke order, and read your first Korean words. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-vowels-2 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-vowels-2 Hangul First Steps Learn the y-vowels ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ: add one stroke, add a 'y' sound. Read words like 우유, 여우 and 이유. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-consonants-1 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-consonants-1 Hangul First Steps Learn the consonants ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ, build syllables with all ten vowels, and read real words like 나무, 고기 and 머리. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-consonants-2 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-consonants-2 Hangul First Steps Learn ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅎ, the silent and 'ng' sides of ㅇ, and read everyday words such as 바다, 사자, 바지 and 하나. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-aspirated https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-aspirated Hangul First Steps Learn the aspirated consonants ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ, said with a strong puff of air, and hear how they differ from ㅈ ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-tense https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-tense Hangul First Steps Learn the tense consonants ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ, and hear the three-way difference in sets like 가/카/까 and 자다/차다/짜다. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-compound-vowels-1 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-compound-vowels-1 Hangul First Steps Learn ㅐ ㅔ ㅒ ㅖ: how they are built from ㅣ, why ㅐ and ㅔ sound the same today, and how to read words like 개, 게, 노래 and 시계. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-compound-vowels-2 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-compound-vowels-2 Hangul First Steps Read and say the seven w-type and ㅢ compound vowels (ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ), and learn the three ways to pronounce ㅢ. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-batchim-1 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-batchim-1 Hangul First Steps Learn what batchim (final consonants) are and how every final consonant is pronounced as one of only seven sounds. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-batchim-2 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-batchim-2 Hangul First Steps Read the 11 double final consonants (ㄳ ㄵ ㄶ ㄺ ㄻ ㄼ ㄽ ㄾ ㄿ ㅀ ㅄ): which one you pronounce, the key exceptions, and what happens before a vowel. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-linking https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-linking Hangul First Steps Learn linking (연음): how a final consonant moves to the next syllable when a vowel follows, so 음악 sounds like [으막]. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-sound-change-1 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-sound-change-1 Hangul First Steps Learn nasalization (국물 [궁물], 합니다 [함니다]) and ㄹ assimilation (신라 [실라], 종로 [종노]), the sound changes you hear every day. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-sound-change-2 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-sound-change-2 Hangul First Steps Learn tensing (학교 [학꾜]), aspiration (좋다 [조타], 축하 [추카]), palatalization (같이 [가치]) and silent ㅎ (좋아요 [조아요]). Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-reading https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-reading Hangul First Steps Put your Hangul to work: read real signs, restaurant menus, subway station names and Korean names, using the sound rules you learned. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-typing https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/hangul-typing Hangul First Steps Type Korean on a computer and phone: the 2-set (두벌식) keyboard layout, Shift letters, adding a Korean keyboard, and the 천지인 phone keypad. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-greetings https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-greetings Beginner Korean Learn the greetings Koreans use every day: hello, goodbye, thank you, sorry and nice to meet you, and when to use the polite or formal version. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-self-intro https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-self-intro Beginner Korean Introduce yourself in Korean: say your name, country and job with N이에요/예요, and ask other people the same questions. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-this-that https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-this-that Beginner Korean Point to things in Korean with 이, 그 and 저, ask “What is this?”, and use the short forms 이거, 그거 and 저거 in daily speech. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-topic-subject https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-topic-subject Beginner Korean Learn the two most famous Korean particles: the topic marker 은/는 and the subject marker 이/가, how to attach them, and when to choose each one. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-object https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-object Beginner Korean Mark the object of a verb with 을/를 and use the huge family of 하다 verbs, like 공부해요 and 운동해요, in polite present tense. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-present https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-present Beginner Korean Conjugate any Korean verb into the polite present tense with -아요/어요, including contractions like 가요, 와요, 마셔요 and 돼요. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-native-numbers https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-native-numbers Beginner Korean Count from 1 to 99 with native Korean numbers and use them with counters like 개, 명, 살, 권, 잔, 병 and 마리. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-sino-numbers https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-sino-numbers Beginner Korean Use Sino-Korean numbers (일, 이, 삼…) for prices in won, big numbers with 만, phone numbers and the twelve months, including 유월 and 시월. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-time-date https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-time-date Beginner Korean Tell the time with native hours and Sino-Korean minutes, name the days of the week, and say full dates in Korean order: year, month, day. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-location https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-location Beginner Korean Say what there is and what you have with 있어요 and 없어요, and describe where things are with 위, 아래, 앞, 뒤, 옆, 안 and 사이. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-places https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-places Beginner Korean Say where you are going with 에 and where an action happens with 에서, and learn the everyday places in a Korean town. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-past https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-past Beginner Korean Talk about what happened with the polite past tense -았어요/었어요/했어요, including contractions like 갔어요, 왔어요, 마셨어요 and 됐어요. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-future https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-future Beginner Korean Talk about plans and predictions with -(으)ㄹ 거예요, including irregular verbs like 듣다, 살다 and 춥다. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-negation https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-negation Beginner Korean Say what you don’t do and what you can’t do with 안, 못 and -지 않아요, and place them correctly with 하다 verbs. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-want https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-want Beginner Korean Say what you want to do with -고 싶어요, talk about other people’s wishes with -고 싶어 해요, and say you miss someone. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-requests https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-requests Beginner Korean Ask and instruct politely with -(으)세요, ask for favors with -아/어 주세요, and say "please don’t" with -지 마세요. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-and-but https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-and-but Beginner Korean Link your ideas with 그리고, 그런데, 하지만, 그래서 and join two sentences into one with -고 and -지만. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-restaurant https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-restaurant Beginner Korean Order food and drinks, ask for changes, pay and get takeout in Korean restaurants and cafés, plus key dining customs. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-shopping https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-shopping Beginner Korean Ask prices, understand won amounts, try things on, ask for other sizes and colors, pay by card and request an exchange. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-transport https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-transport Beginner Korean Take the subway, bus and taxi in Korea: buy and charge a transit card, ask about transfers and exits, and give taxi directions. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-family https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-family Beginner Korean Name family members in Korean, choose 형, 오빠, 누나 or 언니 correctly, say 우리 엄마, and use honorific verbs for elders. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-ability https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-ability Beginner Korean Say what you can and can’t do with -(으)ㄹ 수 있어요/없어요, including irregular verbs, and talk about skills and possibilities. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-honorific-intro https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-honorific-intro Beginner Korean Understand the two sides of Korean respect: polite endings for the listener and honorifics for the person you talk about. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-topik1 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/b-topik1 Beginner Korean Learn what TOPIK I is, how its listening and reading sections work, and follow a step-by-step study plan using this site’s lessons. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-reason https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-reason Intermediate Korean Learn to give reasons with -아서/어서 and -(으)니까, attach them correctly to any verb or adjective, and know when only one of them works. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-background https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-background Intermediate Korean Use -는데/-(으)ㄴ데 to set the scene, give background before a question or request, show contrast, and soften the end of a sentence. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-conditional https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-conditional Intermediate Korean Say 'if' and 'when' with -(으)면, attach it to any word, use it for habits and wishes, and tell it apart from -(으)ㄹ 때. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-modifiers https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-modifiers Intermediate Korean Turn verbs and adjectives into noun modifiers with -는, -(으)ㄴ and -(으)ㄹ to build phrases like 'the book I read' and 'the place I will go'. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-experience https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-experience Intermediate Korean Talk about life experiences with -아/어 본 적이 있어요/없어요 and -(으)ㄴ 적이 있어요, and suggest trying things with -아/어 보세요. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-progressive https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-progressive Intermediate Korean Describe actions in progress with -고 있어요 and resulting states with -아/어 있어요, and learn which verbs take which form. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-intention https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-intention Intermediate Korean Say why you go somewhere with -(으)러 and what you intend or plan with -(으)려고 and -(으)려고 해요, and avoid the common mix-ups. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-obligation https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-obligation Intermediate Korean Say must, may, must not and don’t have to with -아/어야 해요, -아/어도 돼요, -(으)면 안 돼요 and -지 않아도 돼요. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-guessing https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-guessing Intermediate Korean Make soft guesses in Korean with -(으)ㄹ 것 같아요, -는/-(으)ㄴ 것 같아요 and -나 봐요, and choose the right one for what you see or know. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-indirect-speech https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-indirect-speech Intermediate Korean Report what other people said in Korean: statements with -다고, questions with -냐고, suggestions with -자고, commands with -(으)라고, and the short forms -대요/-래요. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-passive https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-passive Intermediate Korean Use Korean passive verbs: the suffixes -이-, -히-, -리-, -기- (보이다, 먹히다, 열리다, 안기다), the pattern -아/어지다, and 되다 with 하다 nouns. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-causative https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-causative Intermediate Korean Say "make someone do something" in Korean with causative verbs (먹이다, 입히다, 울리다, 웃기다, 깨우다, 낮추다) and the general pattern -게 하다. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-honorifics https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-honorifics Intermediate Korean Show respect in Korean with -(으)시-, 께서 and 께, special verbs like 드시다, 주무시다, 계시다, 드리다, 뵙다, and honorific nouns like 진지, 연세, 성함, 댁, 말씀. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-speech-levels https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-speech-levels Intermediate Korean Learn Korean’s six speech levels — 하십시오체, 하오체, 하게체, 해라체, 해요체, 해체 — which ones people use today, and how to choose the right one safely. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-time-connectors https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-time-connectors Intermediate Korean Connect events in time with -기 전에 (before), -(으)ㄴ 후에/다음에 (after), -는 동안 (while), -자마자 (as soon as) and -(으)면서 (while doing at the same time). Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-topik2 https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/i-topik2 Intermediate Korean Understand how TOPIK II is structured and learn practical reading and writing strategies: the -다 essay style, intro–body–conclusion and useful connective phrases. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-written-style https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-written-style Advanced Korean Learn the plain written style of Korean (-다/-ㄴ다/-는다), the linking endings -(으)며 and -(으)나, -고자, and nominalization with -(으)ㅁ and -기. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-news https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-news Advanced Korean Read Korean news headlines and articles: noun-ending headlines, 발표, ~에 따르면, ~로 알려졌다, ~할 방침이다 and 전년 대비. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-formal-speech https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-formal-speech Advanced Korean Give a presentation or formal speech in Korean: -습니다 style, opening and closing phrases, signposting, handling questions and humble expressions. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-sino-roots https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-sino-roots Advanced Korean Grow your vocabulary fast with Sino-Korean roots like 학(學), 생(生), 국(國), 인(人), 대(大), 전(電) and 식(食): learn one syllable, understand ten words. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-hanja https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-hanja Advanced Korean Meet Hanja, the Chinese characters behind many Korean words: how Koreans name them (물 수), basic characters, the days of the week, and the initial-sound rule. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-proverbs https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-proverbs Advanced Korean Learn twelve well-known Korean proverbs (속담): their literal picture, their real meaning, and how to use them naturally in conversation. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-idioms https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-idioms Advanced Korean Learn common four-character idioms (사자성어) such as 일석이조, 작심삼일 and 유비무환: their Hanja, literal meaning, real meaning and natural use. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-nuance-endings https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-nuance-endings Advanced Korean Master the subtle endings -거든요, -잖아요, -더라고요, -네요, -군요 and -는걸요: what each one adds, how to form it, and when it sounds wrong or rude. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-academic-writing https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-academic-writing Advanced Korean Write clear Korean essays and reports: introduction-body-conclusion structure, written connectors, cause and opinion patterns, hedging and spoken words to avoid. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-dialects https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/a-dialects Advanced Korean Discover Korea’s regional dialects (사투리): famous words and endings from Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Chungcheong and Jeju, and how to listen to them with respect. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-reactions https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-reactions Speak Like a Native Learn the short reaction words Koreans use all the time, like 진짜요?, 그렇구나, 대박 and 글쎄요, and when each one is polite or too casual. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-casual https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-casual Speak Like a Native Learn how to turn polite -요 sentences into casual 반말, how to ask 말 놓을까요?, and who you can (and cannot) speak casually with. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-texting https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-texting Speak Like a Native Read and write Korean text messages: ㅋㅋ, ㅎㅎ, ㅠㅠ, ㅇㅋ, ㄱㅅ, ^^, and the small but important difference between 네 and 넵. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-abbreviations https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-abbreviations Speak Like a Native Learn popular Korean shortened words like 아아, 혼밥, 맛집, 먹방 and 소확행, how they were made, and where they sound natural. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-onomatopoeia https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-onomatopoeia Speak Like a Native Learn Korean sound words (멍멍, 쾅, 똑똑) and mimetic words that describe movement, feelings and texture (반짝반짝, 두근두근, 쫄깃쫄깃). Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-kdrama https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-kdrama Speak Like a Native Understand common phrases from Korean dramas like 괜찮아?, 가지 마, 보고 싶어 and 정신 차려, and learn when you can use them in real life. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-titles https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-titles Speak Like a Native Learn how Koreans call each other: 언니, 오빠, 형, 누나, 선배, 씨, 님, 이모 and more, and why people ask 몇 년생이에요? Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-food-culture https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-food-culture Speak Like a Native Learn the words and manners of the Korean table: 잘 먹겠습니다, 밥 먹었어요? as a greeting, refilling side dishes, eating with elders, and the warm feeling of 정. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-workplace https://hangul.openblog.com/en/lesson/n-workplace Speak Like a Native Learn the Korean you need at work: greetings like 수고하셨습니다, leaving with 먼저 들어가 보겠습니다, job titles with 님, meetings, reports and polite email phrases. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT