Illustration: the dancheong-painted roof of a Korean palace at dusk, with N Seoul Tower on the hill above

LingoLab Korean

Flag of South Korea (Taegukgi)

안녕하세요

annyeonghaseyo · “Hello”

Understand every Korean sentence, word by word.

Try the demo lesson. It shows how results will look. It is not a real study session.

체험 수업cheheom sueop

Demo lesson

Understand Korean sentences and words like a lesson, in your language.

Sample lesson

Fixed example. Sign up to study your own sentences.

차이점chaijeom

Why LingoLab Korean is different

Study the Korean you actually want to say, explained in your own language.

Try the demo lesson above to see how a sentence is explained, then sign up to study your own.

  • Your sentences, not a fixed course

    Type what you want to say in your language, or paste Korean you saw in a K-drama, online or on a trip.

  • Explained in your language

    Meanings and grammar notes come in the language you choose, from 22 languages.

  • Sentence first, then each word

    See the whole sentence, then every piece inside it with its romanization, role and meaning.

  • Hear it, then say it

    Listen to the audio and see how it is actually pronounced. Subscribers can also check their own pronunciation.

Try it with your own sentences. Free: 3 sentences and 3 words a day. No card needed.

Start free

실시간 코칭silsigan koching

Talk with your avatar teacher, live

Speak out loud and get answers right away. Your teacher explains in your language and teaches the language you choose, from Korean to any of our 22 languages.

  • Corrected as you speakSay it out loud. Mistakes are fixed right away, by voice.
  • Any of our 22 languagesKorean comes first, but you can study any language on the site.
  • Keep your lessonRecord it if you like and save it to your own device.
LIVE

AI Live Coaching

Pick your teacher and start talking.

Sujeong, the female avatar teacher, seated on a sofa
Sujeong
Daehan, the male avatar teacher, seated on a sofa
Daehan
Try AI Live Coaching

For subscribers. Uses tokens while you talk.

Your teacher is an AI avatar. Recordings are saved only on your device and are never uploaded.

토픽 연습topik yeonseup

Get ready for the TOPIK

TOPIK, the Test of Proficiency in Korean, is the official Korean language test run by the Korean government. Schools, universities and employers use it to check your Korean.

  • Study in KoreaLanguage schools and exchange programs
  • University admissionKorean universities and graduate schools
  • Jobs and visasEmployment and visa applications

1,000

Up to 1,000 rounds of TOPIK tests

Drawn at random and never repeated for you. See where your Korean stands before test day.

Practice TOPIK

Question-bank tests are practice material made by LingoLab; the Past Papers tab has official TOPIK papers. No pass guarantee.

Every member, including free members without a subscription, can practise recent official TOPIK past papers for free (0 tokens) in the Past Papers tab. More rounds are added over time.

TOPIK question bank API, coming soon. Schools and companies interested in using our question bank can contact us.

TOPIK is administered by NIIED; LingoLab is not affiliated.

이름 쓰기ireum sseugi

Write your name in Hangul

See how a name like Emily Johnson becomes Korean letters, then build your own block by block and save it as an image. Free, no sign-up.

Write my name

Example: Emily Johnson is written 에밀리 존슨 in Hangul: ㅇ plus ㅔ makes 에, ㅁ plus ㅣ plus ㄹ makes 밀, ㄹ plus ㅣ makes 리, ㅈ plus ㅗ plus ㄴ makes 존, ㅅ plus ㅡ plus ㄴ makes 슨.

한국 여행hanguk yeohaeng

Korea Travel

Festivals, hot spots and food streets, with the Korean you'll need there.

Explore Korea Travel Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
Illustration: a woman in a pink jeogori with a long front otgoreum and a full navy chima, standing in a stone-paved Bukchon hanok alley at dusk

한복hanbok· traditional dress

시작sijak

Study your own sentences

Bring a Korean sentence you want to understand, or something you want to say in Korean, and LingoLab explains it in your own language.

  • Meaning, grammar notes and a word-by-word breakdown, in your choice of 22 languages
  • Listen to each sentence and word read aloud
  • Free account: 3 sentences and 3 words a day, no card needed
  • Monthly plan: US$20.00 a month + tax, with 10,000 tokens every month, folders to save what you study, and a pronunciation check. See Pricing

Learn has a Hangul chart, the story of King Sejong, and free Korean guides.

The Fun Korean pages are free to explore: Write your name in Hangul, Korea Travel, Korean History and Hangul Builder.

짧은 영상jjalbeun yeongsang

Korean in short reels

A new short lesson every day. Follow us on Instagram for the next one.

  • 오징어게임

    How to write “Squid Game” in Hangul

  • 너무 설레요

    I'm so excited! / My heart is fluttering.

  • 스트레이키즈

    How to write “Stray Kids” in Hangul

한국어 학교hangugeo hakgyo

Learn Korean in Korea

Two long-running university Korean language schools in Seoul. They are independent schools, not part of LingoLab.

See all schools
  • Yonsei University Korean Language Institute

    연세대학교 한국어학당

    Yonsei University's institute for Korean language and culture for international students.

    50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul · Founded April 1, 1959

    Official website(opens in a new tab)
  • Korea University Korean Language Center

    고려대학교 한국어센터

    Korea University's center for Korean language and culture programs.

    41 Bugaksan-ro 27-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul · Founded March 1, 1986

    Official website(opens in a new tab)