Gyeongbok Palace is Korea’s 117th National Treasure. And our Korean high school blogger went there with her class to do some volunteer work. In Korea, many schools participate in volunteer work in Korea, and Jeongeun went there to clean up the trash! And as this is a touristy area there are many yourists from different [...]

What time of the day do you usually study Korean? As soon as you get home from work? As soon as a new lesson at KoreanClass101.com is published everyday? Or even as soon as you get up? Whatever your answer is, you will know how to say that in Korean after listening to this lesson. [...]

You see a homeless man on the street, and you feel his pain and hardship. You reach into your pocket, take out some money, and drop it in his cup. You’ve just experienced 정 (jeong). 정 (jeong) is a key element in Korean culture and is a major factor in Korean society. It defines Koreans [...]

Saying “I can” is one of the basics of any language, and that’s why we’re introducing it in this Newbie Series! In this lesson, we’ll be going over how to say “I can speak Korean,” “I can speak English,” “I can drive,” and “I can do everything!” Listen in to this lesson to go over [...]

You didn’t do your homework, you’re tired, and you don’t feel like going to school. Does this sound familiar? In this lesson, we’re going on a three part series with a student that really doesn’t like school. Korean students are usually very studious but this particular student really doesn’t like going to school. And as [...]

Jeongeun is taking her final exams, but that’s not it for the life if a Korean high school student! Korean students have to study for their University Entrance Exam. The University Entrance Exam in Korea is one of the biggest tests of a student’s life. And there’s not many 2nd chances, so there’s added pressure [...]

Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! You meet some of your Korean friends on the street and ask them if they liked the movie they saw yesterday. If they go saying something like “We DID like it… but… “, they’re going to be using the grammar pattern that’s introduced in this lesson, -기는 -다. Listen to this [...]

Did Korean music spark your interest and make you want to learn Korean? Korean Music is one of the pillars of Korea’s global influence. However, how can it stand when everyone is getting their Korean music for free?! After the rise of the Internet in Korea, going to the local record store to buy CD’s [...]

Cheap, fashionable, and cutting-edge fashion in Korea! Shopping in Korea can be unbelievable… unless the staff doesn’t listen! Workers in Korea listen quite well, and are extremely helpful. But not this store employee. He just can’t seem to get a simple request! And as that’s the case our shopper will be saying “not this… but [...]

Some Korean companies influence the world. But some Korean bosses are world travelers! In this lesson we’ll continue our look at our two good for nothing Korean CEO’s. They’re bored again and thinking about what they should do. Being the head of powerful Korean corporations, the sky’s the limit! As they’ll be discussing traveling outside [...]

Practice your Korean with KoreanClass101.com! This week’s video homework is about how to say what you’re planning to do. What are you planning to do this weekend? If you don’t have any specific plans for this weekend, what about next week? Think about it, and try answering this question in Korean. Don’t know how to [...]

Studying in a Korean school can be quite different that what you experience in your own country. Seniors, or in Korea, 3rd year students, have less classes. But Korean high school students often have to spend more time studying on their own, called self-study. Self-study in Korea is reflective of the Korean work ethic. Studying [...]

Getting away on a short trip is the ideal way to get rid of some stress. In this lesson, Seongju, our studious son wins a free trip to…! Well not win, but his dad wants to take him out. In this lesson we’ll go over a grammatical pattern that expresses that you were intending to [...]

Have you ever had a teacher that was so demanding that you were afraid of him/her? That’s what the students in this Korean math class is experiencing. Teachers in Korea can be extremely demanding. There are teachers that are very lenient, but generally, Korean teachers are very demanding. And students in Korea will often experience [...]

Korean literature can be quite enthralling. That’s why one of the characters in this lesson loves Korean books. But it’s not the novel, mystery, suspense type of book, it’s the speech bubble, illustrations type of book. Yes that’s right, we’re talking about Korean comic books! And it’s a great way to study Korean! In this lesson, [...]

Your boss can give the orders, is always talking about productivity and efficiency. Sales, sales, sales! But what does he/she actually do behind closed doors? In this lesson we’re going to take a look into a Korean company, two of the biggest Korean companies to be exact, and take a look at the office of [...]

Korea is well known in Asia for its shopping. If you like buying clothes on the edge of fashion, and at cheap prices, shopping in Korea is exactly what you should do! Find out what Jeongeun does when she goes shopping, and find out about Myeongdong, which has some of the best shopping in Korea! [...]

Korean students are often stressed because of the amount of pressure put on them. Korean high school students often have to study until 10 o’clock at night and can often get overwhelmed with their studies. The parents in this conversation are trying to lift up his spirits by buying him a souvenir while on a [...]

Do you like Korean food? If you like all types of Korean food, or if you only like one or two types of Korean food, there’s a place in Korea where you can eat all different kinds of Korean food! And the best part is, these are among the cheapest restaurants in Korea! Watch this [...]

What would you do if a small Korean child starts crying hysterically? If you work with Korean children, this lesson is perfect for you! No one wants to leave a child crying by themselves. But not being able to communicate can be a difficult situation. In this lesson, we’ll be giving essential Korean vocabulary for beginners [...]

Meet the mom from hell! Hyeonseok’s mom is back, and she has no problem giving Hyeonseok chores! But this time, it’s on a different level. As she’ll be giving him multiple chores at once she’ll have to use the conjunction -고 (-go). In this lesson, we go over the Korean verb connector -고 (-go), which is [...]

It’s time for another Korean Video Homework! Yay! We know that learning Korean is fun with KoreanClass101.com, but it can be even more fun if you participate in the comments, the forums, and in the homework videos! This week’s video homework(비디오 숙제) is about saying what you can do and what you can’t do. What [...]

Jeongeun loves to watch movies, and in this Audio Blog, she’s telling us about the movie experience in Korea. Find out how Korean people experience those great Korean movies. What is the Korean experience? And as always, Hyunwoo and Mihyun are back talking 100% in Korean about movies in Korea. This 100% Korean lesson is [...]

We’ll be taking a look at an everyday conversation in Korean between a married couple. Married couples in Korea often use different speech levels according to their relationship. This lesson gives us a close look a Korean politeness levels between married couples. So if you’re married to a Korean, this may be the lesson to [...]

If you’re reading this, you’re almost definitely using a computer. But be careful, Computers can be extremely problematic for health. And it’s not just carpel tunnel syndrome. Listen in, and find out about these diseases! Be careful when you surf the net! As we’re talking about computer related diseases, we’ll be using Korean medical terms [...]

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