Course · 15 days · Intermediate
K-Pop & K-Drama Korean
The Korean of fandom and drama: fan words, reactions, the titles people call each other, casual speech, love lines and arguments, and the slang in the comments. Every line is written for the lesson, and each one says whether it is safe to use in real life.
Days 1 to 3 are open now, free and with no account. All 15 days are written; days 4 to 15 will be part of the paid plans, which are not open yet. About 12 minutes a day. After daily day 20 or so.
A day is marked done when you pass its quiz at the end: get 5 of its 8 questions right.
Unit 1 · Fan Korean
✓Day 1The words every fan uses팬, 최애, 입덕, 컴백 and 무대: the vocabulary of following a group.✓Day 2Reacting to a stage대박, 미쳤다, 레전드 and the compliments that fit a performance.✓Day 3오빠, 언니 and the titles fans useWho calls whom 오빠, 언니, 누나 or 형, and what -님 and 막내 mean.✓Day 4Reading a comeback schedule티저, 뮤비, 발매, 음원 공개 and 음악방송 on a release poster.Pro · soon✓Day 5The grammar in a chorusThe short casual endings songs lean on, shown in lines written for this lesson.Pro · soon Unit 2 · Drama Korean
✓Day 6Casual speech in dramas야, 뭐 해?, 가자, 됐어: how 반말 sounds between friends and siblings.Pro · soon✓Day 7Love-line Korean좋아해, 보고 싶었어, 사귈래? and 헤어지자, and how strong each one is.Pro · soon✓Day 8Family, bosses and titles엄마 and 어머니, 회장님, 실장님 and 사모님 in a family or office drama.Pro · soon✓Day 9Arguments and apologies그만해, 어이없어, 미안해 against 죄송합니다, and what a slammed door says.Pro · soon✓Day 10Exclamations you hear every episode아이고, 헐, 어머, 세상에 and 설마.Pro · soon Unit 3 · Using it for real