Korean for Beginners
Lesson 1 of 3 6 min +40 XP

Hangul & Hello

The alphabet and greetings.

What you'll learn

  • Understand hangul & hello
  • Apply it to real examples
  • Check yourself with a quiz
The alphabet you can learn in a day

Korean's Hangul was designed to be easy — its letters even mirror the shape of your mouth. With it, 'annyeonghaseyo' (hello) is your first friendly step.

First greetings

'annyeonghaseyo' (hello), 'gamsahamnida' (thank you), 'ne' (yes), 'aniyo' (no). Hangul is a featural alphabet.

Knowledge Check

+10 XP / correct

1. How do you say 'hello' in Korean?

2. 'Gamsahamnida' means…