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Learn natural Korean for introductions, dining, directions, hotels, shopping, and public transportโ€”with clear translations, short dialogues, and practice.

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Korean Introductions: Essential Phrases

Learn how to greet someone, introduce yourself, exchange basic personal details, and close a first conversation naturally in Korean.

20 phrases ยท 2 conversations ยท 3-question practice

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  • ์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š”. โ€” Hello.
  • ์ฒ˜์Œ ๋ต™๊ฒ ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. โ€” It's a pleasure to meet you.
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Korean Restaurant and Cafรฉ Phrases

Modern Korean phrases for a polite restaurant interaction in South Korea: getting a table, ordering, checking ingredients, handling problems, and paying.

21 phrases ยท 2 conversations ยท 3-question practice

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  • ์‹ค๋ก€ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค, ๋‘ ๋ช… ์ž๋ฆฌ ์žˆ๋‚˜์š”? โ€” Excuse me, do you have a table for two?
  • ์˜ˆ์•ฝํ–ˆ์–ด์š”. โ€” I have a reservation.
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How to Ask for Directions in Korean

Learn how to get someoneโ€™s attention, ask where a place is, follow simple directions, and ask someone to repeat or slow down in Korean.

20 phrases ยท 2 conversations ยท 3-question practice

  • A couple of examples
  • ์ €๊ธฐ์š”. โ€” Excuse me.
  • ์‹ค๋ก€ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. โ€” Excuse me.
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Korean Hotel and Accommodation Phrases

Natural Korean phrases for checking in at a hotel, asking about services, reporting room problems, and checking out.

20 phrases ยท 2 conversations ยท 3-question practice

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  • ์˜ˆ์•ฝํ–ˆ์–ด์š”. โ€” I have a reservation.
  • ์˜ˆ์•ฝ ํ™•์ธ ์ข€ ๋ถ€ํƒ๋“œ๋ฆฝ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. โ€” Could you please check my reservation?
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Essential Korean Shopping Phrases

Learn the Korean phrases you need to shop in Korea: ask where something is, check price, size, color, and stock, try clothes on, decide whether they fit, and handle payment, exchange, or refund.

20 phrases ยท 2 conversations ยท 3-question practice

  • A couple of examples
  • ์‹ค๋ก€ํ•ฉ๋‹ˆ๋‹ค. โ€” Excuse me.
  • ์ด๊ฑฐ ์–ด๋””์— ์žˆ์–ด์š”? โ€” Where is this?
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Korean Public Transport Phrases

A Korean phrasebook for finding the right bus or train, buying a ticket, checking fares and times, making transfers, and handling delays or missed stops in South Korea.

20 phrases ยท 2 conversations ยท 3-question practice

  • A couple of examples
  • ์ด ๋ฒ„์Šค ๋งž๋‚˜์š”? โ€” Is this the right bus?
  • ์ด ์—ด์ฐจ ๋งž๋‚˜์š”? โ€” Is this the right train?
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