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Learning Korean? As a 7 Year Foreigner in Seoul - I Gotchu

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I have lived in Korea for a long time so OFC I had to learn Korean, theres a lot of books to use, but these I found to be actually helpful!
 
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Okay now hear me out, I know this is for reading and it definitely helps for reading and learning new vocabulary in a natural and cute way. But better? USE IT TO READ OUTLOUD!! That is where I got sooo much benefit from it :) its definitely worth buy...
Easy Korean Reading: Beginners (Eng & Kor)
 
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This is definitely a proper level three and you do in fact need 1-2 to use this, I lvoe this one because I found that I use this in real life a ton and it really helped me understand politeness better and helped prevent me from slip ups in the workpl...
Talk To Me In Korean Level 3
 
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Minus the cheeky romance stuff, this is PERFECT FOR TOURISTS! I bought it for myself coming here for my GMBA and I had to learn this all on the fly in like a week LOL but it is VERY USEFUL like insanely, ridiculously, useful LOL. We love this book. I...
Survival Korean - Kindle edition by TTMIK
 
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8/10 Programs to learn Korean offline is going to want you to use this workbook (just not universities or kiip) but i found it was helpful for self study! You cant use the book alone I would argue this workbook is 10000% necessary to get everything t...
New 가나다 Korean for Foreigners Elem 2 WB
 
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Like I said, if you want private korean lessons (not university or KIIP) you will quite literally need this book so you may as well get it now haha
GANADA Korean for Foreigners Elementary 2 w/ MP3 CD
 
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Do you need regular words (usually 1,000 to get good at speaking)? Yes - But this verb guide will get you halfway there my speaking improved HEAVILY with this :) and its easy to use!! I went through it so fast I needed volume 2 quickly
The Korean Verbs Guide - Kindle Edition
 
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Of course level 1 is a great starting point for learning, I find these books super great for everything non-vocab related and its definitely worth it
Talk to Me in Korean Level 1 with Audio
 
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Do you need this if you got through level 1? yes, its very well designed to use one after another and though some of it feels a bit adjussi (old man), it helps lay the groundwork super well!
Talk To Me In Korean Level 2
 
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Okay do you need the workbooks? It depends on your study I'd say, for me I got 1 & 2 and a little bit regretted it, but for 3 I did NOT regret it, I think this is the level where it goes from “it depends” to you SHOULD
Talk To Me In Korean Workbook Level 3 + Audio
 
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Is this a good book? No. Is it a necessary evil because its required for a lot of visas? Sadly - yes… so just get it…
KIIP TextBook PDF +Workbook +Audio for All Levels 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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A lot of students if they come to Korea they will likely need this book (or test out) it could be great study at home just so you can skip the class later
New 가나다 Korean for Foreigners Workbook Elem.1
 
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So if you want “textbook Korean” and a good foundation, this is by far the best class, its not well known for real life Korean, but learners who truly care ALWAYS start here for a good foundation :)
Korean Language Education Center (KLEC) Sogang University