Be Frank with the Foreigner: Korea Language Resources

Learning the Language

To get the most out of your time in Korea, it's best to learn the language. It will definitely help you navigate through life here, make friends, and understand the culture of the people around you. Honestly, I'm not the best example. Beside teaching myself how to read, I made the mistake of not studying Korean for the first three years here. But I've found some resources which have helped me and others to learn the language. Below are a few sites and resources you can check out to learn the basics.

Dictionary English to Korean: http://www.zkorean.com/dictionary/search
Dictionary Japanese to Korean: http://www.zonmal.com/

Korean Language Books

Books on the Korean language are a valuble resource you can't overlook. Here are serveral books foreigners use to learn the Korean language. I highly recommend you find one that works for you.

Spoken World: Korean by Living Language

Survival Korean: The Korean study guide by the host of Arirang TV's Let's Speak Korean by Stephen Revere
Speak Korean for Beginners: The Easiest Way to Communicate Right Away! by Sunjeong Shin

Survival Korean: How to Communicate without Fuss or Fear - Instantly! (Survival Series) by Boye Lafayette De Mente
Korean For Dummies by Jungwook Hong and Wang Lee

Dirty Korean: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!" (Dirty Everyday Slang) by Haewon Geebi Baek

Making Out in Korean: Revised Edition (Making Out Books) by Peter Constantine and Gene Baik

**Books on the Korean Language**

Online Sites

KBS World Radio: http://rki.kbs.co.kr/learn_korean/lessons/e_index.htm
Korean Flashcards Online: http://www.korean-flashcards.com/
Learn Korean: http://www.learn-korean.net/
Learn Korean Language: http://www.learnkoreanlanguage.com/learn-hangul.html
Learn Korean Online (Blog): http://onlinekorean.blogspot.com/search/label/Level%201

Online Courses

An Introduction to Korean
Click Korean 20 excellent comprehensive lessons (beginner-intermediate) from Seoul National University. Highly Recommended!
College Korean
Corean4Life Weekly Podcast-Based Korean lessons
Korean Sustainment and Enhancement Course Designed for Intermediate students to use for review.
Indiana University. Contains 7 courses of 7 lessons each. The "lessons" are the sound files for the "Integrated Korean" textbook series. The textbooks are needed to make full use of this site.
Sogang University Excellent online course that takes you to intermediate level Korean. Requires free registration. Highly Recommended!
Teen Korean
Yonsei University (Korean Language Institue) Offers 6 courses of 20 daily lessons each. Access per level costs 100 US$, a free sample lesson for each course is provided.
ZKorean

Online Basics or Simple Courses