Korean A1 — Starter: greetings, 입니다, first verbs

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The whole Korean A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Greet people and introduce yourself
• Use 입니다, 이/그/저 and both counters
• Use 아요-verbs and 있어요/없어요

A1, unit by unit

First words

Greetings: 안녕하세요

안녕하세요 (hello — be peaceful!), 안녕 (hi, casual). Meeting: 처음 뵙겠습니다 (how do you do) → 저는 + name + 입니다 → 만나서 반갑습니다 (nice to meet you)! Bow and smile!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Choose the contextual meaning of 안녕하세요 (annyeong-haseyo).

   1. hello
   2. hi / bye (casual)
   3. good morning
   Show the answer

   hello

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “hi / bye (casual)”.

   Show the answer

   안녕

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Read 좋은 아침 (jo-eun achim) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   good morning

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Produce “good evening” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   좋은 저녁

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Match 처음 뵙겠습니다 to its contextual meaning.

   1. thank you
   2. how do you do
   3. sorry
   Show the answer

   how do you do

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: Thank you!

   Show the answer

   감사합니다!

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: How do you do, I am Mina.

   Show the answer

   처음 뵙겠습니다, 저는 미나입니다.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Select the correct target form for “yes / no”.

   1. 안녕하세요
   2. 안녕
   3. 네 / 아니요
   Show the answer

   네 / 아니요

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “Thank you!”.

   Show the answer

   감사합니다!

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Complete 지훈’s turn in the taught register: How do you do, I am Jihun.

    Show the answer

    처음 뵙겠습니다, 저는 지훈입니다.

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Read 만나서 반갑습니다! (mannaseo bangapseumnida!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Nice to meet you!

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Greetings: 안녕하세요: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: 저도 반갑습니다!

    Show the answer

    Me too!

Quick check (5).

1. quick check처음 뵙겠습니다 means…

   1. hello
   2. how do you do
   3. goodbye
   4. thanks
   Show the answer

   how do you do

   First-meeting formal.

2. quick check만나서 반갑습니다 means…

   1. thank you
   2. nice to meet you
   3. excuse me
   4. good luck
   Show the answer

   nice to meet you

   Meeting-joy phrase.

3. quick check죄송합니다 means…

   1. thanks
   2. sorry
   3. hello
   4. yes
   Show the answer

   sorry

   죄송합니다 = sorry.

4. quick check저도 means…

   1. goodbye
   2. me too
   3. never
   4. maybe
   Show the answer

   me too

   저 + 도 = me-too.

5. quick check입니다 ends…

   1. casual sentences
   2. formal sentences
   3. questions
   4. commands
   Show the answer

   formal sentences

   입니다 = formal am/is.

Worksheet: Greetings worksheet

Review list. 안녕하세요 · 안녕 · 좋은 아침 · 좋은 저녁

Names and 어떻게 지내세요

Ask names: 이름이 뭐예요? (what's your name?) → 저는…입니다. How are you: 어떻게 지내세요? → 잘 지내요! 세요 asks politely, 요 answers warmly. Korean runs on 요!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: What is the central communicative purpose of “Names and 어떻게 지내세요”?

   Show the answer

   Ask names: 이름이 뭐예요? (what's your name?) → 저는…입니다.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Read 잘 지내요! 당신은? (jal jinaeyo! dangsin-eun?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I'm fine! And you?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Infer the intended meaning or social force of 어떻게 지내세요? without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   How are you?

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   What's your name?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Play the labeled synthetic Korean audio and type the complete line in Hangul.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   저는 미나입니다. 어떻게 지내세요?

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I'm fine! And you?
   2. I'm fine!
   3. please give me

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I'm fine! And you?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I'm fine!

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   잘 지내요!

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “이름이…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   이름이 뭐예요?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   저는 미나입니다. 어떻게 지내세요?

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Choose the contextual meaning of 이름 (i-reum).

    1. name
    2. how are you
    3. I'm fine
    Show the answer

    name

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “how are you”.

    Show the answer

    어떻게 지내세요

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — Names and 어떻게 지내세요: Read 잘 지내요 (jal jinaeyo) and give its lesson meaning.

    Show the answer

    I'm fine

Quick check (5).

1. quick check어떻게 지내세요? means…

   1. what is this
   2. how are you
   3. where are you
   4. who are you
   Show the answer

   how are you

   어떻게 지내세요 = how are you.

2. quick check이름이 뭐예요? asks…

   1. my name
   2. your name
   3. his name
   4. no name
   Show the answer

   your name

   이름이 뭐예요 = what's your name.

3. quick check잘 지내요 means…

   1. not well
   2. I'm fine
   3. so-so
   4. busy
   Show the answer

   I'm fine

   잘 지내요 = living well.

4. quick checkTo strangers use…

   1. 당신
   2. 너
   3. name + 씨
   4. 야
   Show the answer

   name + 씨

   Name + 씨 = safe polite.

5. quick check주세요 means…

   1. thanks
   2. please give me
   3. sorry
   4. hello
   Show the answer

   please give me

   주세요 = please give.

Worksheet: Questions worksheet

Review list. 저 · 너 · 이름 · 어떻게 지내세요

숫자와 전화번호

Native numbers 하나·둘·셋 count things and tell age; before a counter 둘 becomes 두 and 셋 becomes 세. Phone numbers are read one digit at a time, and zero is 공, never 영.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. Korean. Every exercise works on Hangul, particle system 은/는·이/가·을/를·에/에서, speech levels 해요체 and 합니다체, honorific -(으)시- and 드리다, agglutinative verb endings, counters and 사자성어.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] 숫자와 전화번호 — Choose the meaning of 하나 (hana) in this lesson.

   1. one (native)
   2. two (native)
   3. three (native)
   4. phone number
   Show the answer

   one (native)

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] 숫자와 전화번호 — Type the Korean expression meaning “two (native)”.

   Show the answer

   둘

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] 숫자와 전화번호 — Interpret the Hangul in context: 전화번호가 뭐예요? (jeonhwa-beonho-ga mwo-yeyo?).

   Show the answer

   What is your phone number?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] 숫자와 전화번호 — Write in Hangul: It is 010-2345-6789..

   Show the answer

   공일공에 이삼사오 육칠팔구예요.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] 숫자와 전화번호 — Match 셋 to its lesson meaning.

   1. three (native)
   2. one (native)
   3. two (native)
   Show the answer

   three (native)

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] 숫자와 전화번호 — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Korean: Two apples, please..

   Show the answer

   사과 두 개 주세요.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] 숫자와 전화번호 — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (하나 · 둘 · 셋 → 한 개 · 두 개 · 세 개 · 전화번호가 뭐예요? · 공일공): What is your phone number?.

   Show the answer

   전화번호가 뭐예요?

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] 숫자와 전화번호 — Select the Korean form for “phone number”.

   1. 전화번호
   2. 몇
   Show the answer

   전화번호

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] 숫자와 전화번호 — Correct the model the lesson warns about: 사과 둘 주세요.

   Show the answer

   사과 두 개 주세요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] 숫자와 전화번호 — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: What is your phone number?

    Show the answer

    공일공에 이삼사오 육칠팔구예요.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] 숫자와 전화번호 — Read “다시 한 번 말씀해 주세요.” (dasi han beon malsseumhae juseyo.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Say it once more, please.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] 숫자와 전화번호 — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Zero-one-zero, two-three-four-five, six-seven-eight-nine.

    Show the answer

    공일공, 이삼사오, 육칠팔구.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 하나?

   1. one (native)
   2. two (native)
   3. three (native)
   4. phone number
   Show the answer

   one (native)

   하나 (hana) means one (native) in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 둘?

   1. two (native)
   2. one (native)
   3. three (native)
   4. phone number
   Show the answer

   two (native)

   둘 (dul) means two (native) in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 셋?

   1. three (native)
   2. one (native)
   3. two (native)
   4. phone number
   Show the answer

   three (native)

   셋 (set) means three (native) in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 전화번호?

   1. phone number
   2. one (native)
   3. two (native)
   4. three (native)
   Show the answer

   phone number

   전화번호 (jeonhwa-beonho) means phone number in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 몇?

   1. how many, which number
   2. one (native)
   3. two (native)
   4. three (native)
   Show the answer

   how many, which number

   몇 (myeot) means how many, which number in this lesson.

Worksheet: Number worksheet

Review list. 하나 · 둘 · 셋 · 전화번호

입니다 and counters

입니다 and 이/그/저

Point in Korean! 이 (this-near-me), 그 (that-near-you), 저 (that-far). 이것은 책입니다 = This is a book. Negative: 책이 아닙니다 (it's not a book). Adjectives first: 큰 책!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Produce “that (far)” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   저

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Match 책 to its contextual meaning.

   1. school
   2. book
   3. car / tea
   Show the answer

   book

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: That is a school.

   Show the answer

   저것은 학교입니다.

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: It's not a book.

   Show the answer

   책이 아닙니다.

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Select the correct target form for “big”.

   1. 작은
   2. 이
   3. 큰
   Show the answer

   큰

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “That is a school.”.

   Show the answer

   저것은 학교입니다.

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Complete 미나’s turn in the taught register: Is this a book?

   Show the answer

   이것은 책이에요?

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Read 네, 큰 책이에요. (ne, keun chaeg-ieyo.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, it's a big book.

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: 저것은 학교예요?

   Show the answer

   Is that (far) a school?

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: What is the central communicative purpose of “입니다 and 이/그/저”?

    Show the answer

    Point in Korean! 이 (this-near-me), 그 (that-near-you), 저 (that-far).

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Read 이것은 책이에요? (i-geo-seun chaeg-ieyo?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Is this a book?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — 입니다 and 이/그/저: Infer the intended meaning or social force of 저것은 학교입니다. without overclaiming.

    Show the answer

    That is a school.

Quick check (5).

1. quick check그 points…

   1. near me
   2. near you
   3. far
   4. nowhere
   Show the answer

   near you

   그 = near-listener.

2. quick check저 points…

   1. near me
   2. near you
   3. far from both
   4. at me
   Show the answer

   far from both

   저 = far away.

3. quick check아닙니다 means…

   1. is
   2. is not
   3. was
   4. will be
   Show the answer

   is not

   아닙니다 = is-not.

4. quick check큰 책 means…

   1. book is big
   2. big book
   3. my book
   4. that book
   Show the answer

   big book

   Adjective-first: big book.

5. quick check차 means…

   1. school
   2. car / tea
   3. book
   4. house
   Show the answer

   car / tea

   차 = car AND tea!

Worksheet: Pointing worksheet

Review list. 이 · 그 · 저 · 책

Counters: 개 and 명

Count things with NATIVE numbers + 개! 사과 세 개 (3 apples), 책 한 개 (1 book — 하나→한!). People: 명! 학생 두 명 (2 students). 몇 개예요? = How many?

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Counters: 개 and 명: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Here you go!

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Counters: 개 and 명: Play the labeled synthetic Korean audio and type the complete line in Hangul.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   사과가 몇 개예요?

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Counters: 개 and 명: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Three!
   2. Three, please!
   3. three (sino)

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Three!

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Counters: 개 and 명: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: Three apples, please.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   사과 세 개 주세요.

5. listen and fillPractice 8 [listen and fill] — Counters: 개 and 명: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “여기요!…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   여기요!

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Counters: 개 and 명: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   사과가 몇 개예요?

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Counters: 개 and 명: Choose the contextual meaning of 둘 (dul).

   1. two (native)
   2. three (native)
   3. one (sino)
   Show the answer

   two (native)

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Counters: 개 and 명: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “three (native)”.

   Show the answer

   셋

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Counters: 개 and 명: Read 일 (il) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   one (sino)

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Counters: 개 and 명: Produce “two (sino)” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    이

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Counters: 개 and 명: Match 삼 to its contextual meaning.

    1. a lot
    2. three (sino)
    3. a little
    Show the answer

    three (sino)

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Counters: 개 and 명: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: Two.

    Show the answer

    두 개예요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick check세 개 means…

   1. 2 things
   2. 3 things
   3. 3rd
   4. three times
   Show the answer

   3 things

   세 개 = three things.

2. quick check몇 개예요? asks…

   1. how much
   2. how many
   3. where
   4. what
   Show the answer

   how many

   몇 = how many.

3. quick check한 개 shortened from…

   1. 일 개
   2. 하나 개
   3. 한개로
   4. 하나를
   Show the answer

   하나 개

   하나→한 before counters.

4. quick checkPeople count with…

   1. 개
   2. 명
   3. 번
   4. 살
   Show the answer

   명

   두 명 = two people.

5. quick check여기요! means…

   1. goodbye
   2. here you go
   3. how many
   4. please
   Show the answer

   here you go

   여기요 = here it is!

Worksheet: Counters worksheet

Review list. 하나 · 둘 · 셋 · 일

가족이 있어요

Family words carry the speaker's position: a woman says 언니 or 오빠 where a man says 누나 or 형, and a younger sibling is 동생 to everyone. Existence takes 있어요, and the thing that exists takes 이/가, not 을/를.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. Korean. Every exercise works on Hangul, particle system 은/는·이/가·을/를·에/에서, speech levels 해요체 and 합니다체, honorific -(으)시- and 드리다, agglutinative verb endings, counters and 사자성어.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] 가족이 있어요 — Choose the meaning of 가족 (gajok) in this lesson.

   1. family
   2. mother
   3. father
   4. younger sibling
   Show the answer

   family

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] 가족이 있어요 — Type the Korean expression meaning “mother”.

   Show the answer

   어머니

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] 가족이 있어요 — Interpret the Hangul in context: 저는 동생이 있어요. (jeo-neun dongsaeng-i iss-eoyo.).

   Show the answer

   I have a younger sibling.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] 가족이 있어요 — Write in Hangul: There are four of us in my family..

   Show the answer

   우리 가족은 네 명이에요.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] 가족이 있어요 — Match 아버지 to its lesson meaning.

   1. father
   2. family
   3. mother
   Show the answer

   father

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] 가족이 있어요 — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Korean: Is your grandmother at home?.

   Show the answer

   할머니가 계세요?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] 가족이 있어요 — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (저는 동생이 있어요 · 동생이 없어요 · 어머니가 계세요): I have a younger sibling..

   Show the answer

   저는 동생이 있어요.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] 가족이 있어요 — Select the Korean form for “younger sibling”.

   1. 동생
   2. 계시다
   Show the answer

   동생

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] 가족이 있어요 — Correct the model the lesson warns about: 저는 동생을 있어요.

   Show the answer

   저는 동생이 있어요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] 가족이 있어요 — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Mina, who is in your family?

    Show the answer

    부모님과 동생이 있어요.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] 가족이 있어요 — Read “동생이 학생이에요?” (dongsaeng-i haksaeng-ieyo?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Is your younger sibling a student?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] 가족이 있어요 — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Yes, a high-school student. And you?

    Show the answer

    네, 고등학생이에요. 지훈 씨는요?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 가족?

   1. family
   2. mother
   3. father
   4. younger sibling
   Show the answer

   family

   가족 (gajok) means family in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 어머니?

   1. mother
   2. family
   3. father
   4. younger sibling
   Show the answer

   mother

   어머니 (eomeoni) means mother in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 아버지?

   1. father
   2. family
   3. mother
   4. younger sibling
   Show the answer

   father

   아버지 (abeoji) means father in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 동생?

   1. younger sibling
   2. family
   3. mother
   4. father
   Show the answer

   younger sibling

   동생 (dongsaeng) means younger sibling in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 계시다?

   1. to be present (honorific)
   2. family
   3. mother
   4. father
   Show the answer

   to be present (honorific)

   계시다 (gyesida) means to be present (honorific) in this lesson.

Worksheet: Family worksheet

Review list. 가족 · 어머니 · 아버지 · 동생

First verbs

아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요

Verbs end 아요/어요! 먹어요 (I eat), 마셔요 (I drink). Negative: 안 먹어요 (don't eat). Past: 먹었어요 (ate)! Same for I/you/he — NO conjugation! Time words do the work!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: I speak Korean.

   Show the answer

   한국어를 말해요.

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Select the correct target form for “to study”.

   1. 일해요
   2. 살아요
   3. 공부해요
   Show the answer

   공부해요

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “I eat bread.”.

   Show the answer

   저는 빵을 먹어요.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Complete 지훈’s turn in the taught register: Amazing!

   Show the answer

   대단해요!

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Read 영어를 말해요? (yeong-eo-reul malhaeyo?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Do you speak English?

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: 네, 말해요! 당신은?

   Show the answer

   Yes, I speak! And you?

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: What is the central communicative purpose of “아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요”?

   Show the answer

   Verbs end 아요/어요! 먹어요 (I eat), 마셔요 (I drink).

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Read 대단해요! (daedanhaeyo!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Amazing!

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Infer the intended meaning or social force of 저는 빵을 먹어요. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I eat bread.

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Yes, I speak! And you?

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Play the labeled synthetic Korean audio and type the complete line in Hangul.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    저는 한국어를 말해요!

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — 아요/어요 verbs: 먹어요: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. Amazing!
    2. Do you speak English?
    3. to live

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Amazing!

Quick check (5).

1. quick check안 먹어요 means…

   1. eat
   2. don't eat
   3. ate
   4. will eat
   Show the answer

   don't eat

   안 = negative.

2. quick check먹었어요 means…

   1. eat
   2. don't eat
   3. ate
   4. want eat
   Show the answer

   ate

   었어요 = past.

3. quick check말해요 means…

   1. to eat
   2. to speak
   3. to read
   4. to write
   Show the answer

   to speak

   말해요 = to speak.

4. quick checkSame ending for I/you/he?

   1. no, all differ
   2. yes, context decides
   3. only I/you
   4. only he/she
   Show the answer

   yes, context decides

   No conjugation — drop pronouns!

5. quick check영어 means…

   1. Korean
   2. English
   3. book
   4. school
   Show the answer

   English

   영어 = English.

Worksheet: 아요-verbs worksheet

Review list. 먹어요 · 마셔요 · 읽어요 · 써요

있어요 / 없어요

THERE IS: 있어요 (exists/have), 없어요 (not-exist)! 책이 있어요 (there is a book), 돈이 없어요 (no money). Places: 책상 위에 책이 있어요 (on the desk, a book exists)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — 있어요 / 없어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: There is no money.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   돈이 없어요.

2. listen and fillPractice 7 [listen and fill] — 있어요 / 없어요: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “감사합니다!…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   감사합니다! 친구가 있어요?

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — 있어요 / 없어요: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   네, 있어요!

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — 있어요 / 없어요: Choose the contextual meaning of 있어요 (iss-eoyo).

   1. there is / have
   2. there isn't
   3. water
   Show the answer

   there is / have

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — 있어요 / 없어요: Type the complete Hangul expression meaning “there isn't”.

   Show the answer

   없어요

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — 있어요 / 없어요: Read 물 (mul) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   water

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — 있어요 / 없어요: Produce “house” in Hangul, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   집

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — 있어요 / 없어요: Match 돈 to its contextual meaning.

   1. friend
   2. money
   3. time
   Show the answer

   money

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — 있어요 / 없어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: There is a friend.

   Show the answer

   친구가 있어요.

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — 있어요 / 없어요: Rebuild this model with correct Korean Hangul syllable blocks, particles, agglutinative endings, and speech levels: There is no money.

    Show the answer

    돈이 없어요.

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — 있어요 / 없어요: Select the correct target form for “bread”.

    1. 있어요
    2. 없어요
    3. 빵
    Show the answer

    빵

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — 있어요 / 없어요: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “There is a friend.”.

    Show the answer

    친구가 있어요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick check책이 있어요 means…

   1. I want a book
   2. there is a book
   3. I read a book
   4. I see a book
   Show the answer

   there is a book

   이 + 있어요 = exists.

2. quick check없어요 means…

   1. have
   2. not-exist
   3. want
   4. see
   Show the answer

   not-exist

   없어요 = there isn't.

3. quick check이/가 marks…

   1. topic
   2. what exists
   3. object
   4. place
   Show the answer

   what exists

   책이 = book (exists).

4. quick check친구 means…

   1. book
   2. friend
   3. money
   4. time
   Show the answer

   friend

   친구 = friend.

5. quick check빵 means…

   1. water
   2. bread
   3. house
   4. rice
   Show the answer

   bread

   빵 = bread.

Worksheet: Existence worksheet

Review list. 있어요 · 없어요 · 물 · 집

카페에서 주문해요

Ordering is one frame: the item, the counter, then 주세요. Drinks take the counter 잔 and hot and cold are adjectives placed before the noun, 뜨거운 커피 and 차가운 커피.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Korean practice tests. Korean. Every exercise works on Hangul, particle system 은/는·이/가·을/를·에/에서, speech levels 해요체 and 합니다체, honorific -(으)시- and 드리다, agglutinative verb endings, counters and 사자성어.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] 카페에서 주문해요 — Choose the meaning of 커피 (keopi) in this lesson.

   1. coffee
   2. americano
   3. hot (to the touch)
   4. cold
   Show the answer

   coffee

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] 카페에서 주문해요 — Type the Korean expression meaning “americano”.

   Show the answer

   아메리카노

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] 카페에서 주문해요 — Interpret the Hangul in context: 커피 한 잔 주세요. (keopi han jan juseyo.).

   Show the answer

   One coffee, please.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] 카페에서 주문해요 — Write in Hangul: Two americanos, please..

   Show the answer

   아메리카노 두 잔 주세요.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] 카페에서 주문해요 — Match 뜨거운 to its lesson meaning.

   1. hot (to the touch)
   2. coffee
   3. americano
   Show the answer

   hot (to the touch)

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] 카페에서 주문해요 — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Korean: The cold one, please..

   Show the answer

   차가운 걸로 주세요.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] 카페에서 주문해요 — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (커피 한 잔 주세요 · 아메리카노 두 잔 주세요 · 뜨거운 걸로 주세요): One coffee, please..

   Show the answer

   커피 한 잔 주세요.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] 카페에서 주문해요 — Select the Korean form for “cold”.

   1. 차가운
   2. 한 잔
   Show the answer

   차가운

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] 카페에서 주문해요 — Correct the model the lesson warns about: 커피 한 개 주세요.

   Show the answer

   커피 한 잔 주세요.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] 카페에서 주문해요 — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Welcome. What can I get you?

    Show the answer

    아메리카노 한 잔 주세요.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] 카페에서 주문해요 — Read “뜨거운 걸로 드릴까요?” (tteugeoun geollo deurilkkayo?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Shall I make it hot?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] 카페에서 주문해요 — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Yes, the hot one. And water too, please.

    Show the answer

    네, 뜨거운 걸로 주세요. 그리고 물도 주세요.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 커피?

   1. coffee
   2. americano
   3. hot (to the touch)
   4. cold
   Show the answer

   coffee

   커피 (keopi) means coffee in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 아메리카노?

   1. americano
   2. coffee
   3. hot (to the touch)
   4. cold
   Show the answer

   americano

   아메리카노 (amerikano) means americano in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 뜨거운?

   1. hot (to the touch)
   2. coffee
   3. americano
   4. cold
   Show the answer

   hot (to the touch)

   뜨거운 (tteugeoun) means hot (to the touch) in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 차가운?

   1. cold
   2. coffee
   3. americano
   4. hot (to the touch)
   Show the answer

   cold

   차가운 (chagaun) means cold in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits 한 잔?

   1. one cup (counter 잔)
   2. coffee
   3. americano
   4. hot (to the touch)
   Show the answer

   one cup (counter 잔)

   한 잔 (han jan) means one cup (counter 잔) in this lesson.

Worksheet: Café worksheet

Review list. 커피 · 아메리카노 · 뜨거운 · 차가운

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A1 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Korean A1 vocabulary list — the words of “First words” through “First verbs”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Korean A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Korean A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: I am Mina

   Show the answer

   저는 미나입니다

2. fill the gap___! (Nice to meet you)

   Show the answer

   만나서 반갑습니다

3. chooseTo elders you say…

   1. 안녕
   2. 안녕하세요
   3. 잘 가
   4. 고마워
   Show the answer

   안녕하세요

4. translate into the languageSay: I eat bread

   Show the answer

   저는 빵을 먹어요

5. translate into English책이 있어요.

   Show the answer

   There is a book.

6. fill the gap___은 학교입니다. (That far)

   Show the answer

   저것

7. put it in orderOrder: 지내세요 / 어떻게

   Show the answer

   어떻게 지내세요

8. say it out loudSay aloud: 저는 빵을 먹어요.

   Show the answer

   저는 빵을 먹어요.

9. fill the gap돈이 ___. (not exist)

   Show the answer

   없어요

10. choose어제 책을 읽었어요.

    1. I read books
    2. Yesterday I read a book
    3. I will read
    4. I don't read
    Show the answer

    Yesterday I read a book

Korean A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Korean A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Hangul 한글 is the only widely used writing system with a recorded birthday: King Sejong promulgated it in 1443, and its 14 consonants and 10 vowels are drawn to match the shape of the mouth that makes them. Because it is that regular, a learner can read Korean aloud in an afternoon. Politeness is built into the grammar, not just the tone: 안녕하세요 means be at peace, and 저는 …입니다 states who you are without ever saying I am as a separate verb.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Korean language”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: I am Mina. I live in Seoul. In the morning I drink coffee and go to school. I study Korean. The teacher is kind. In the afternoon I meet a friend. My friend is a student. We eat together. In the evening I rest at home. At the weekend I go to the market with a friend. We buy fruit and bread. And we drink coffee and talk. At night I watch Korean dramas and write a diary. It is a little hard, but it is fun.

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ko-KR; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Mina: Hello. Jihun: Hello. How do you do, I am Jihun. Mina: Nice to meet you, I am Mina. Jihun: Mina, do you study Korean? Mina: Yes, a little. Please treat me well.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• 저는 미나입니다 있어요. → 저는 미나입니다. 입니다 already ends the sentence — 있어요 does not follow it.
• 안녕하세요, 만나서 반갑습니다 감사합니다. → 만나서 반갑습니다. 반갑습니다 is the whole greeting; stacking another thanks sounds mechanical.
• 이름이 뭐예요? 저는 미나 이에요. → 이름이 뭐예요? 저는 미나예요. 미나 ends in a vowel: 예요. 이에요 follows a consonant, as in 학생이에요.

Your task

Introduce yourself in five sentences Write five Korean sentences: your name with 입니다, where you live with 에 살아요, what you study or do, one thing you drink or eat, and one closing hello. Read them aloud twice — 아요/어요 endings should sound like one word, not two.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Korean A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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