Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you will learn a few useful phrases to use right after your flight to Korea lands at the Incheon Int'l Airport! You'll be asked to imagine being an exchange student who has just arrived in Korea, going through customs and meeting the host family at the airport :)

Kay will teach you a few ways to greet people when meeting them for the first time, to say thank you, and to answer yes/no questions - all with example situations.

By the end of this episode, you'll be able to say:

• Hello / Hi
• Nice to meet you
• Thank you
• Yes
• No
• I can't speak Korean
• I can't speak Korean well
  - ALL IN KOREAN!

Tune in and follow along- repeat after her, answer the questions, and find yourself speaking KOREAN!

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Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you will learn how to say what something or someone is in Korean.

Kay will introduce the two forms of the verb 이다, 'the verb of identification,' and give you many examples for when to use each.

The show consists of three parts:

• Lesson
• Mini Quiz for Review
• Suggested practice

Tune in and follow along.
Or repeat after her, answer the questions, and find yourself speaking KOREAN!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!

Send us a Text Message.

Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!

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In this episode, you will learn how to ask essential questions in Korean with example situations. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to ask:

• Who is it?
• What is it?
• Where is it?
• When is it? and
• How much is it?
  - ALL IN KOREAN!

The show consists of three parts:

• Lesson
• Mini Quiz for Review
• Suggested practice

Tune in and follow along.
Or repeat after her, answer the questions, and find yourself speaking KOREAN!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!

Send us a Text Message.

Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you'll learn a few ways to apologize and how to respond to an apology in Korean.

The show consists of three parts:

• Lesson
• Mini Quiz for Review
• Suggested practice

Tune in and follow along.
Or repeat after the phrases, answer the questions, and find yourself speaking KOREAN!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!

Send us a Text Message.

Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you will learn how to say thank you and a few ways to respond to an expression of gratitude in Korean. Moreover, you will also gain some insights into subtle differences among the phrases.

By the end of this episode, you'll learn:

• Two expressions of gratitude in Korean;
• Four different Korean phrases that functionally correspond to "You're welcome" in English.

The show consists of three parts:

• Lesson
• Mini Quiz for Review
• Suggested practice

Tune in and follow along.
Or repeat after Teach KAY, answer the questions, and find yourself speaking KOREAN!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!

Send us a Text Message.

Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you will learn five new essential greetings and farewells used in daily life situations. We'll continue with the situation in Episode 1 where an exchange student from America starts his new adventure in Korea from the time he arrives at the Incheon Int'l Airport! You'll imagine various situations that call for the various expressions and practice them together.

By the end of this episode, you'll be able to use the unique, essential Korean greetings and farewells in the following situations:

• meeting someone you haven't' seen for a while 안녕하셨어요
• welcoming someone 어서 오세요!
• bidding farewell to someone moving away from the current location 안녕히 가세요
• bidding farewell to someone who remains 안녕히 계세요
• bidding farewell to someone at work 수고하세요
  - ALL IN KOREAN!

The show consists of three parts:

• Lesson
• Mini Quiz for Review
• Suggested practice

Tune in and follow along - repeat after Teacher Kay, answer the questions, and find yourself SPEAKING Korean!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!

Send us a Text Message.

Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you will learn four new essential expressions used to get someone's attention in Korean and how to say what you want in the simplest form possible, along with useful tips for travel and cultural notes!

By the end of this episode, you'll be able to say the essential Korean phrases in various situations like the ones below:

• Getting servers' attention at a restaurant 여기요
• Approaching passersby to ask for directions 저기요
• Making your way out from subway 실례합니다
• Getting people's attention when passing them by at a crowded place 잠시만요
• Ordering food and drinks at a restaurant (noun)+요
  - ALL IN KOREAN!

The show consists of three parts:

• Lesson
• Mini Quiz for Review
• Suggested practice

Tune in and follow along - repeat after Teacher Kay, answer the questions, and find yourself SPEAKING Korean!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!

Send us a Text Message.

Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast, where I help break down the nuances of the Korean language to help you become a more aware and confident speaker of Korean. Ready to elevate your Korean skills and join a vibrant community of learners? Join the EK Community at my.essentialkorean.com for engaging courses, comprehensive resources, exclusive content, and great conversations on diverse Korea-related topics with other members. Visit our membership page to choose a plan that gives you access to episode transcripts and an enhanced learning experience with weekly classes and study sessions alongside like-minded people. Let’s embark on this wonderful journey together!


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In this episode, you will learn nine very useful Korean expressions to use in real-life situations you're likely to encounter in Korea. A couple of expressions are newly introduced, and the other previously learned expressions are re-introduced with different uses.

By the end of this episode, you'll have learned the expressions to handle the two following situations, IN KOREAN:

• Situation 1 > Having an unannounced visit by an unknown person to your place
• Situation 2 > Handling a phone call

The show consists of two parts:

• Lesson with speaking practice
• Mini Quiz for Review

Tune in and follow along - repeat after Teacher Kay, answer the questions, and find yourself SPEAKING Korean!

If you have any suggestions or requests for future episodes, email us at contact@essentialkorean.com. We love to hear from you!