Speak Korean from day one — five-minute voice practice
Greetings, a soft order, and where something is — short voice sessions. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
- 5-min sessions
- Speak with Gu
- First two units free
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Commencez à parler coréen sur l’App Store ou Google Play. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
Hangul, particles, and 해요체.
Three beginner frictions. Each one is a line you practise out loud, not a chart you finish first.
- Hangul looks easy — mouth work is not
Syllable blocks (초성·중성·종성, including batchim) help you read early, but English speakers can still blur aspirated and tense stops such as ㅋ and ㄲ, or vowel pairs such as ㅏ and ㅓ. Silent flashcards do not train the release.
- Particles decide the job of the noun
은/는 and 이/가 change what the sentence highlights. A worksheet can state the rule; a spoken line makes you choose it while you are speaking. That contrast comes later in the course, not in the free early lessons.
- 해요체 is the useful polite gear
주세요, 예요/이에요, and soft request endings need to land inside short exchanges. Reading romanisation alone skips the rhythm.
Say it out loud, then try it again.
Say a Korean line out loud, and try it again. Particle contrast comes later in the course.
- 01
Say, retry
Practise a useful Korean line in a short speaking loop tied to the sound or polite-ending focus above.
- 02
Real beginner situations
Greetings, café orders, location questions, and repair phrases are practised out loud, not only as silent tiles.
- 03
Protect tomorrow’s five minutes
Use the daily-habit guidance linked on this page so the next five-minute session still happens.
Five speaking scenarios — not a fluency promise.
Example lines to say out loud. Not a time-to-fluency promise.
- 01
Greet and name yourself
안녕하세요. 저는 ___예요/이에요. Say the greeting and identity line as one polite breath.
- 02
Soft order
물 주세요. Keep the request ending inside the full line. 커피 주세요 comes later in the course.
- 03
Ask where
어디예요? A soft ask-where shape you can use under travel pressure.
- 04
Identity, again
저는 학생이에요. Practise this as identity. Particle contrast 은/는·이/가 comes later in the course.
- 05
Repair and review
다시 한 번 말해 주세요. Re-say the hardest early phrase, finish one five-minute session, and retry once.
Five speaking scenarios, not a time-to-fluency promise.
Mouth cues now. Hangul letters and particle contrast later.
Quick mouth cues for saying each line out loud.
| Focus | Korean cue | Mouth / structure note |
|---|---|---|
| Aspirated vs tense stop | ㅋ vs ㄲ shape cue (커피 is a sound token only) | ㅋ has a stronger puff of air; ㄲ is tighter with less puff. Say both aloud rather than English-ising them to the same “k”. 커피 주세요 comes later in the course. |
| Vowel contrast | 아 (ㅏ) / 어 (ㅓ) | ㅏ is more open-front; ㅓ is slightly farther back/central. Say them, then swap them in a short syllable. |
| Batchim timing | 안녕하세요 (final ㅇ in 녕) | Hold the closed syllable briefly before the next block; do not swallow the coda or add an English “ng” bang. |
| Coming later in the course | Particles 은/는 · 이/가; the Hangul alphabet | These come later in the course, after the free early lessons. |
A hello, water, a where-question, and a repair.
Practice script — say these lines out loud.
You: 안녕하세요!
Hello!
You: 저는 알렉스예요.
I’m Alex.
You: 물 주세요.
Water, please.
You: 어디예요?
Where is it? A soft ask-where shape.
You: 저는 학생이에요.
I’m a student. Identity — not a particle-contrast drill.
You: 다시 한 번 말해 주세요.
Please say that one more time.
Three people who open Korean to speak, not to finish Hangul in silence.
- English-speaking beginners
You want to greet, order, and ask for help aloud without waiting to finish Hangul first.
- K-drama and K-pop curious learners
You recognise words by ear but freeze when producing 해요체 lines.
- Travellers and newcomers
You want a small daily voice habit for cafés, stations, and polite repair rather than a silent grammar spreadsheet.
Korean next steps, sibling courses, and the habit pieces.
How long to learn Korean?
FSI classroom hours for Korean, and how many weeks that is at your weekly pace.
All languages
Browse every VoiGu course, including the other speaking pages.
Japanese
Japanese speaking practice — greetings, particles, and polite counter lines.
Chinese
The Chinese course page, linked here as a sibling East Asian path beside Korean.
A daily language habit
How to protect a five-minute session so tomorrow’s Korean still happens.
Comment fonctionne la pratique orale
Dites chaque phrase à voix haute, puis recommencez.
Get the app
Start speaking Korean free. The download links are on the get-app page.
See what Plus unlocks
Plus unlocks content beyond the first two free units.
Straight answers.
Do I need to master Hangul before I start speaking?
No. Start with short spoken phrases (greetings, identity, soft requests) while literacy grows. The structured Hangul alphabet unit comes later in the course, after the first two free units.
Does VoiGu teach standard Korean or regional dialects?
The Korean path is standard beginner Korean. There are no separate regional dialect versions.
How long until I can speak Korean?
Five-minute practice can build useful beginner phrases and a habit. It is not a fluency guarantee or a fixed-week promise.
Are the first Korean units free?
The first two units are free. Plus unlocks content beyond the first two free units; see /pricing. Start via /get-app.
Put a useful Korean phrase into your voice practice.
Say 안녕하세요. 물 주세요 out loud today — five minutes is enough to start.
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The first two units are free.
Commencez à parler coréen sur l’App Store ou Google Play. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.
Dans cinq minutes,
vous saurez votre première phrase.
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Commencez à parler coréen sur l’App Store ou Google Play. Les deux premières unités sont gratuites.