A Guide to Korean - 10 facts, 20 key phrases and the characters

Facts about the Korean language

Korean language facts

10 facts about Korean. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes.
It's also available in Korean with audio.

Korean words and phrases

Get started with 20 audio phrases and learn how to say a range of useful phrases from 'Hello' to 'Pleased to meet you'.

A list of useful phrases in Korean
Details on the Korean alphabet

Korean characters

Hangul, the Korean script, has sometimes been called the most scientific writing system in the world.

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