Korean Vowels and Consonants

This video expands on the introduction to vowels from the basic 10 to another 11.
Four pairs of consonants with both weak and stronger pronunciation are illustrated with examples.
Online virtual Korean keyboard and Sejong Korean vocabulary phone app are also mentioned.


Watch at Youtube if you need the bookmarks, https://youtu.be/YFcQvBVSTrM

How to speak Korean for Beginners

Speaking Korean for beginners

 I used to see this series of Korean books at Kyobo bookstore in Seoul.

Do not know why NLB treats it as a reference book and it cannot be borrowed out, you have to go to Level 8 of Central Library and sit in there to read this book.

Korean Picture Dictionary

 This Korean Picture Dictionary can be found in NLB.

Korean picture dictionary : learn 1,200 Korean words and phrases

This Korean picture dictionary covers the 1,200 most useful Korean words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Korean Hangeul characters with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly and the English meaning. The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics. Each theme has around 30 words and several example sentences showing how the words are used. Each page is richly illustrated with dozens of color photographs. The enclosed free Audio CD contains recordings by native Korean speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences in the book, to allow you to practice pronouncing them. An introduction to Korean pronunciation and grammar is included and indexes at the back allow you to quickly look up the words in this easy-to-use Korean dictionary

Korean Textbooks with voice of Korean actor Lee Jun Ki - Hello Korean / Hola Coreano

Actor Lee Jun Ki has two books, titled Hello Korean. Even if you are not his fan, can check out his books. I always felt that if Korean celebrities with great voices and diction were to lend their voices for the audio accompanying Korean learning textbooks, we would learn Korean much faster!

He has Korean textbooks in other languages (e.g. Japanese, Spanish) besides learning Korean through English.

You can copy and paste this to search "이준기와 함께하는 안녕하세요 한국어"

 

Korean Textbooks - KLEAR Series

 I highly recommend the "Integrated Korean" series of 14 books but NLB has only 8 of them and they are not available as ebook at NLB, so borrow the physical books by locating the library shelf with call number starting with 495.78xxx 

Expect to see Japanese books next to the Korean language books.

KLEAR textbooks in Korean

Korean Textbooks by King Ross - Elementary Korean, Continuing Korean, Advanced Korean

Free Korean books you can borrow from Singapore public libraries (NLB).

Digital Korean language textbooks are available for borrowing. 

First, if you do not already have one, is to sign up for Singapore NLB MyLibrary ID,
https://account.nlb.gov.sg/

Then you can follow the guide for those new to NLB e-books,
https://mobileapp.nlb.gov.sg/get-started-with/libby/

I assumed that ebooks are available in unlimited "copies" but no, so if a popular book is not available, you need to reserve via "Place Hold". 

Of course, one of the first things I did was to search for "Korean" and filter by choosing Subjects -> Language Arts. And I am glad a number of books I often recommend are available as NLB's ebooks and I share them below. I like the series of three books by King Ross and his co-authors:

ELEMENTARY KOREAN

CONTINUING KOREAN

ADVANCED KOREAN

Learn Korean with Lee Jun Ki

If only more Korean celebrities will lend their voices ...
It took 3 years to publish the series of 3 books but worth the wait for good books.
Available in Korean (green) and 3 other languages - Chinese (yellow), English (blue) and Japanese (pink).

In 2010, it won the Netizen's Choice Book Award (in Practical Category).

Review 16 sample pages at http://www.yes24.com/24/viewer/preview/11993261

Review 16 sample pages at http://www.yes24.com/24/viewer/preview/11993231

Learn Korean Language Free Video Lessons

Knowing some Korean is most useful when shopping or asking for directions when in Korea. Learning the Korean language through watching videos is so much more fun and enjoyable than just reading a book or listening to mp3 audio. Arirang TV and EBS were the early ones to provide such Korean learning vidoes and by now there are several video series from each of the two. KBS has two great series with mp3 audio and by now has two video series called Pit-a-Pat Korean. Take your pick from all these great video resources from Korea's TV stations!

Recently, the Sejong Hakdang website collated what they called broadcasting classes but navigation is not so easy, so here is my listing.

A R I R A N G  T V

Arirang TV has quite a number of learn Korean programmes. The earliest that I am aware of is the 60-episode Let's Speak Korean Season 1 hosted by Ahn Chak Hee. While no longer available at Arirang's own website, you can find some of them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQR7W6ZZY7k&hl
 
This was followed by a lengthy 130-episode season of Let's Speak Korean Season 2 hosted by Lisa Kelley and Stephen Revere. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbf-dHbvCRqZPKvnNlOVpozJPnEpKP6tX


When the LSK series was hosted by Lisa Kelly and Stephen Revere, the latter published his first book - Survival Korean. He has since published his second book - Survival Korean: Basic Grammar Skills.

After Season 2, fans of Stephen Revere could still see him at the other 25-episode programme called, Traveler's Korean. This program introduces Korea's attractions, history and culture along with helpful tips for travelers and handy traveler-friendly vocabulary. The show targets English, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish-speaking viewers with repetitive lessons designed to make learning Korean easy.Viewers can also learn about the behaviors, gestures and signals distinctive to Korea. After all, it's never easy to figure out what's acceptable or not in a new country. In the spirit of respecting different cultures, the program will also teach viewers what to watch out for in terms of etiquette." To watch, go to Traveler's Korean Season 1 Website 

Arirang Let's Speak Korean Season 3 with 60 episodes was hosted by Lisa Kelley and Kim Young.
www.arirang.co.kr/Tv/Lets_Archive.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0110

Arirang TV also published a set of 2 books for this Season 3, simply titled Arirang Korean Basics 1 and Arirang Korean Basics . 





Arirang's LSK series took a break and Brian from FTTS hosted Homey Korean.
The 1st episode went on air on 8th Oct 2007 (Mon).
I wont be surprised if KNTO had sponsored this programme.
There is an animation segment called "Arari Show" with English, not Korean, subtitles.I shall not say more, watch for yourself. To quote Arirang's introduction :

"Enjoyable conversation with the Stars!! Learn everything there is to know about Korea.
New talk show with Korea's leading entertainers, HOMEY KOREAN!! If most education program on introducing Korea were dull with boring contents, HOMEY KOREAN is a new type of talk show like an episode out of a sitcom that will introduce Korea in a fun and exciting way! Leading Korean entertainer, Brian from the duo “Fly to the Sky" and his neighbor Chris: these two guys will introduce all there is to know about Korea through fun conversations making it easy for people to learn.
Based on their direct experiences and episodes in Korea, Brian and Chris will give answers to all questions that foreigners in Korea may be curious about, such as culture, travel, transportation, pop culture and so on.
Exciting talk show funnier than any other books, easier than any other Korean language programs, HOMEY KOREAN!! It will be the new way to introduce Korean tourist information and educate Korean language at the same time."

Then Let's Speak Korean Season 4, hosted by Lisa Kelley and Kim Young Chul, debut on 9 June 2008. Kim is a comedian on Korean gag shows and has written books in Korean on studying English.
http://www.arirang.co.kr/Tv2/LSK_WhatsOn.asp?PROG_CODE=TVCR0430

Then on 18 Oct 2008, Traveler's Korean (Season 2) made a comeback teaching travel phrases in 4 languages. Brian (Fly To The Sky) is the host for the English version, comedian Jo Hye Ryun for Japanese version, broadcaster Son Mi Na for Spainish version and actress Kang Rae Yeon for the Chinese version.

To watch, go to Traveler's Korean Season 2


Arirang's Let's Speak Korean Season 5 debut on 19 July 2009.
This hour long per episode series is co-hosted by Lisa Kelly and Kim Young, who were the same two hosts for Season 3.
Season 5 is the first season using a game show format. Total of 26 episodes in Season 5.

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E B S  T V

EBS is known as Korea's education broadcast station. For many years, EBS has broadcast programmes for those learning the Korean language. EBS even tailored Korean learning programmes for foreign women married to Korean men and is about the only TV station that teaches Korean through other languages besides English.  EBS used to require log in to view the videos but this requirement seems to have been removed.

Hello! 안녕하세요 2005 season (hosted by Richard Harris) : 130 episodes
Hello! 안녕하세요 2006 season (hosted by Beau Jackson) : http://home.ebs.co.kr/home2429/index.html and link to teaching points http://home.ebs.co.kr/home2429/board/1/501398/list?hmpMnuId=100


There are several programmes for foreign women married to Korean men. (1) http://home.ebs.co.kr/home4331/index.html 한국말 쉬워요 (meaning Korean language is easy) debut September 2006.
and (2) http://home.ebs.co.kr/home5894 여성 결혼이민자를 위한 한국어 (중급), intermediate level and taught in Chinese, Vietnamese and Russian. The latter debut on 19th November 2007 and each  episode is 30-minute long.

Another beginners' level Korean programme for foreigners (as opposed to women married to Korean men) debut on 3 Nov 2008. In truth, this programme is meant for Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino women married to Korean men, since the 25-episode 30-minute weekly programme is taught through 3 languages; Chinese on Mon, Vietnamese on Tue and Tagalog on Wed. Watch the VOD and get the lecture notes at EBS Plus2  Videos also available as Youtube playlist

This continued to Intermediate level series which debut in January 2011
http://home.ebs.co.kr/korean2/replay/5/list?courseId=BP0PHPI0000000023&stepId=01BP0PHPI0000000023

Then in 2012, EBS launched 함께하는 한국어 Together Korean which has a Youtube video playlist


There was even a learn Korean cum cooking programme. http://home.ebs.co.kr/home5579/index.html 한국말 요리쇼

K B S  T V

Both 2 seasons of KBS' Pit-a-Pat videos can be viewed at http://www.sejonghakdang.org/nuri/sjl/online/SJL_OnAirCourseL?crcClassIdx=166

Pit-a-Pat Season 1 Youtube playlist
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMf7VY8La5RHN7wW65FWV7EJ-n7B6tUzp
The script for season 1 can be downloaded as PDF files but one by one just below the video for each episode from
http://www.sejonghakdang.org/nuri/sjl/online/SJL_OnAirCourseL?crcClassIdx=166
Alternatively, register for a log-in ID and read as e-book at http://www.sejonghakdang.org/nuri/sjl/board/SJL_TextBookL/SJC002 (look for keywords -> 두근두근 한국어)


Pit-a-Pat Season 2 Youtube playlist
The script for season 2 can be downloaded as PDF files from http://www.korean.go.kr/09_new/edu/kteacher_dguen.jsp

KBS Drama Dream High Ep 8 comics Hani Nah Ae Ri

In Ep 8 of Dream High drama, the characters Hani and Nah Ae Ri from this Korean comic book series, 달려라 하니, were mentioned.

Samdong went to a bookshop to get the comic book and later made sketches to change the characters in the story.

Where to buy Korean books in Singapore

For those self-studying Korean, the series of books from Ganada is much more suitable than using textbooks meant for classroom teaching. Email me if you wanna get these books, published January 2011,  in Singapore.

 

 

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Buy Korean grammar book in Singapore

Whether you are learning Korean at NUS Extension or Singapore Korean School or self-studying, this Korean Grammar book (with CD included) published in March 2010 would be a useful reference book. Now you can buy it in Singapore, just email huangsy88 @ yahoo.co.kr
Orders close on 14 June 2010 and you can collect the book from 20 June.

Preview 16 pages of book   here

Download sample MP3 for this book at MP3 LINK

머리말 Preface
이 책의 구성과 활용 How to  Use This Book
차례 Table of Contents

■ Introduction to the  Korean Language
1. Korean Sentence Structure
2. Conjugation of  Verbs and Adjectives
3. Connecting Sentences
4. Sentence Types
5.  Honorific Expressions

■ Getting Ready
01 이다 (to be)
02 있다  (to exist/be, to have)
03 Numbers
04 Dates and Days of the Week
05  Time

Unit 1. Tenses
01 Present Tense A/V-(스)ㅂ니다
02  Present Tense A/V-아/어요
03 Past Tense A/V-았/었어요
04 Future Tense  V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 ①
05 Progressive Tense V-고 있다 ①
06 Past Perfect Tense  A/V-았/었었어요

Unit 2. Negative Expressions
01 Word Negation
02  안 A/V-아/어요 (A/V-지 않아요)
03 못 V-아/어요 (V-지 못해요)

Unit 3.  Particles
01 N이/가
02 N은/는
03 N을/를
04 N와/과, N(이)랑, N하고
05  N의
06 N에 ①
07 N에 ②
08 N에서
09 N에서 N까지, N부터 N까지
10 N에게/한테
11  N도
12 N만
13 N밖에
14 N(으)로
15 N(이)나 ①
16 N(이)나 ②
17 N쯤 
18 N처럼/N같이
19 N보다
20 N마다

Unit 4. Listing and Contrast
01  A/V-고
02 V-거나
03 A/V-지만
04 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데 ①

Unit 5. Time  Expressions
01 N 전에, V-기 전에
02 N 후에, V-(으)ㄴ 후에
03 V-고 나서
04  V-아/어서
05 N 때, A/V-(으)ㄹ 때
06 V-(으)면서
07 N 중, V-는 중
08 V-자마자
09  N 동안, V-는 동안
10 V-(으)ㄴ 지

Unit 6. Ability and Possibility
01  V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다
02 V-(으)ㄹ 줄 알다/모르다

Unit 7. Demands and  Obligations, Permission and Prohibition
01 V-(으)세요
02 V-지 마세요
03  A/V-아/어야 되다/하다
04 A/V-아/어도 되다
05 A/V-(으)면 안 되다
06 A/V-지 않아도 되다  (안 A/V-아/어도 되다)

Unit 8. Expressions of Hope
01 V-고 싶다
02  A/V-았/었으면 좋겠다

Unit 9. Reasons and Causes
01 A/V-아/어서 ②
02  A/V-(으)니까 ①
03 N 때문에, A/V-기 때문에

Unit 10. Making Requests and  Assisting
01 V-아/어 주세요, V-아/어 주시겠어요?
02 V-아/어 줄게요, V-아/어 줄까요?

Unit  11. Trying New Things and Experiences
01 V-아/어보다
02 V-(으)ㄴ 적이  있다/없다

Unit 12. Asking Opinions and Making Suggestions
01  V-(으)ㄹ까요? ①
02 V-(으)ㄹ까요? ②
03 V-(으)ㅂ시다
04 V-(으)시겠어요?
05  V-(으)ㄹ래요? ①

Unit 13. Intentions and Plans
01 A/V-겠어요 ①
02  V-(으)ㄹ게요
03 V-(으)ㄹ래요 ②

Unit 14. Background Information and  Explanations
01 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데 ②
02 V-(으)니까 ②

Unit 15. Purpose  and Intention
01 V-(으)러 가다/오다
02 V-(으)려고
03 V-(으)려고 하다
04  N을/를 위해(서), V-기 위해(서)
05 V-기로 하다

Unit 16. Conditions and  Suppositions
01 A/V-(으)면
02 V-(으)려면
03 A/V-아/어도

Unit 17.  Conjecture
01 A/V-겠어요 ②
02 A/V-(으)ㄹ 거예요 ②
03 A/V-(으)ㄹ까요? ③
04  A/V-(으)ㄴ/는/(으)ㄹ 것 같다

Unit 18. Changes in Parts of Speech
01  관형형 -(으)ㄴ/-는/-(으)ㄹ N
02 A/V-기
03 A-게
04 A-아/어하다

Unit 19.  Expressions of State
01 V-고 있다 ②
02 V-아/어 있다
03 A-아/어지다
04  V-게 되다

Unit 20. Confirming Information
01 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는지
02  V-는 데 걸리다/들다
03 A/V-지요?

Unit 21. Discovery and Surprise
01  A/V-군요/는군요
02 A/V-네요

Unit 22. Additional Endings
01  A-(으)ㄴ가요?, V-나요?
02 A/V-(으)ㄴ/는데요

Unit 23. Quotations
01  Direct Quotations
02 Indirect Quotations
03 Indirect Quotation  Contracted Forms

Unit 24. Irregular Conjugations
01 ‘ㅡ’ 불규칙  (Irregular Conjugation)
02 ‘ㄹ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
03 ‘ㅂ’  불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
04 ‘ㄷ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
05  ‘르’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
06 ‘ㅎ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)
07  ‘ㅅ’ 불규칙 (Irregular Conjugation)

■ Appendix
알아두면 좋아요 Good  Things to Know
정답 Answer Key
한국어 문법 설명 Grammar Explanations in  Korean
문법 색인 Grammar Index                        

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