Stories for Korean Learners

Welcome to our collection of stories for Korean learners! Each story contains accompanying audio, English translations, a key words list, and quizzes.

• To see the romanizations for a line, click the RO button. For example, this will show 안녕하세요 as an-nyeong-ha-se-yo. Romanizations are not perfect, so it's better to read the _Hangul_ and use your ears.
• To see the translations for a line, click the EN button.
• To move the playhead to a word, click on the word.

A great way to learn is to first read the story while listening to the audio, then listen to the story without reading the text, several times over the next few days!

The stories are organized into four levels: Foundational and Beginner and Intermediate and Advanced.

Can't read Hangul?

If you don't know how to read Hangul yet, you can still get started reading the Foundational stories with romanizations.

However, we recommend you learn at least a bit of Hangul first. Check out Unit 1 where we teach you all you need to know about reading Hangul.

Foundational Stories

Even if you can't read Hangul you can get started with these stories! Each story focuses on a single Grammar concept.

foundational

Sora and Nabi (이다)

소라와 나비

Learn to introduce yourself and others, and describe basic relationships and objects using the 'to be' verb (이다).

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Me and My Friends (이야)

나와 내 친구들

Learn how to use the informal form 이야 of the verb "to do" which is used in speech among people of the same age.

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A Beautiful Day (Adjectives)

아름다운 하루

Learn a variety of common Korean adjectives to describe the world around you, from the weather to your own feelings.

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I Look Out the Window (Basic Action Verbs)

나는 창밖을 본다

Learn fundamental Korean action verbs in the plain declarative form, a common style for writing and diaries. Practice describing simple, sequential events.

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My Room (있다/없다)

나의 방

Learn how to describe what is and isn't in a location using the essential Korean verbs 있다 (to exist) and 없다 (to not exist).

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Beginner Stories

Once you know some basic vocabulary and grammar, check out these easy Korean stories!

Beginner stories coming soon!

Intermediate Stories

Starting to get the hang of Korean? These intermediate stories are a bit longer and have more diverse grammar and vocabulary.

Intermediate stories coming soon!

Advanced Stories

You're pretty good at Korean now, but reading books meant for Koreans is still tricky. These stories will help you gain enough confidence to move onto material for native speakers!

Advanced stories coming soon!