Finding good resources to learn Korean on your own can be particularly difficult and time consuming. But don’t worry, we’re here to help! Here are the best resources (according to MosaLingua) to learn Korean. You’ll find every type of resource for every level so that you can choose which options help you learn best.

Memorizing Vocabulary

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Online Dictionaries

  1. Naver Korean Dictionary : This English-Korean dictionary is the most trustworthy dictionary to date. This dictionary was developed by Naver, South Korea’s leading search engine.
  2. Papago : This translator was developed by Naver and is known for its precise translations. All the same, we suggest writing only simple sentences using short terms and non-complex structures.
  3. DeepL : For many learners, DeepL is the best AI translator of our day to translate between English and Korean.

Understanding (listening comprehension)

Podcasts et Radios

  1. Radio.fr – South Korea : Listen to 33 South Korean radio stations for free.
  2. SBS Korean : Listen to interviews and social commentary from Korea’s SBS Radio Program.
  3. 정오의 희망곡 김신영입니다 (Midday Songs of Hope with Kim Shin-young) : Listen to this podcast from MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) featuring music from a variety of guests.
  4. Korea Herald : Listen to the news in Korean from this Korean-English bilingual podcast.
  5. 우리말 아리아리 (Aliali Korean) : Korean culture, Korean history, and discovering hangeul in this podcast for intermediate learners.

YouTube Channels for Learning Korean

  1. Storytime in Korean: Accessible short stories for beginners all about Hailey’s life.
  2. Jake – The Korean Dream : This channel follows Jake, a French man who left to live his Korean dream in 2015. This channel offers several types of content : Korean classes, life in Korea, and sidewalk interviews.
  3. Maya // Korean Class : This channel is connected with Maya’s blog as a native Korean professor. This channel offers lessons on vocabulary and Korean lexicon.
  4. Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com : This channel teaches Korean backed by a multitude of resources for English speakers. They make content for language learners at all levels, from an absolute beginner all the way to advanced.

Films for Learning Korean

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Here is our selection of the best films to learn about Korean and Korean culture. If you’ve been learning Korean for a while and you’d like to spice up your learning with more creative options, checkout these Korean films for some excellent practice.

Korean Netflix Series for Learning Korean

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Here is our selection of the best Netflix films to learn about Korean and Korean culture. Don’t wait to check out these options if you prefer series over films.

Speaking

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Conversations and Tandem Learning

  1. LanguaTalk : This is an online language learning platform linking language learners with native speakers to practice speaking face-to-face.
  2. iTalki : This is a website where you can find many people to practice tandem learning, or find a tutor to practice with. ​
  3. Tandem : This is an app and a website for linguistic exchange that connects language learners with natives through text and audio, video calls, and/or meeting in person.

Korean Forvo

Korean Forvo offers you many recordings to learn how to pronounce words in your language of choice. With over 120,000 words and expressions matched with Korean pronunciation, you’ve got plenty to do!

Reading and Writing

Journals and Mass Media

  1. Chosun Ilbo (« The Daily Korean ») This is one of the three main South Korean daily newspapers, founded in 1920 by its First President Jo Jin-Tae, that tends to lean conservative. With 2,380,000 copies circulated, this is one of the most widely read newspapers in South Korea and also one of the most influential.
  2. Hankook Ilbo (« The Daily Korean ») This is the second biggest South Korean daily newspapers that is centrist leaning.
  3. Donga Ilbo (« East Asia Daily ») This is one of the three main South Korean daily newspapers, that tends to lean conservative, founded during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
  4. Hanguk Kyeongje Sinmun (“The Daily Korean Economy”) This is a South Korean financial daily journal. It’s the journal of the business world.
  5. Hankyoreh (« One Nation », Korean : 한겨레) This is a South Korean daily newspaper that tends to lean center-right. It was founded in 1988 by dissident journalists opposed to the military regime at the time, with the political context of liberalization that allowed for the publication of new titles.

Other Useful Resources

  1. How to Study Korean : Here you can find 7 Units of free Korean courses along with links to a bunch of different materials so that you can learn with what works best for you.
  2. Talk To Me In Korean : This website is one of the largest Korean learning sites for beginners, stacked with books, audio recordings, and testing so that you can start off at your actual level.
  3. Sogang Korean Program : If you prefer the traditional language learning approach, try out the actual Korean course curriculum used at Sogang University for free! This university has set up its language learners for beginning and intermediate Korean.
  4. Korean Wiki Project : For a less traditional approach to learning Korean, try out this wiki project and lose yourself down a rabbit hole of Korean vocabulary, grammar, and culture.

Happy Learning !

We hope you like this list of the best resources to learn Korean. We regularly look for language learning sites and test them out online. If you have any suggestions of resources you feel like belong on this list, feel free to send us a message on our Contact Page.