Essential Korean Podcast

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This podcast is brought to you by Kay, a veteran Korean teacher and author of several Korean language books, including Korean Through Folktales, Essential Korean for Daily Conversation, and Online Learning Module for Advanced and Superior Korean. If you want to learn from a teacher who explains the nuances of the Korean language and its grammar, asks you questions, and practices with you using real-life examples, this podcast is for you.

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We look forward to seeing you in the next episode!

Recent Episodes
  • 58. Korea Unscripted Ep. 1: 딱 맞아!, 맥사 Maeksa, and the Korean Language of Everyday Life
    May 24, 2025 – 24:33
  • 1-Minute Announcement from EK
    Apr 8, 2025 – 01:05
  • 57. -지요 in Korean: A Lesson in Language and Love—A Tribute to My Father
    Mar 6, 2025 – 33:00
  • 56. Connecting with Han Kang—Korea's First Nobel Laureate in Literature: A Tribute and Language Lesson
    Oct 30, 2024 – 37:52
  • 55. Speaking the Language of Olympic Victory: Korea’s '효자 종목' and Archery
    Sep 3, 2024 – 29:22
  • 54. Navigating Essential Particles 부터, 에서, 까지, 로/으로, and More
    Aug 10, 2024 – 29:04
  • 53. Korean Cinema & Music: A Journey Through 'ㅆ을까
    Nov 9, 2023 – 24:07
  • 52. Mastering Korean Food Verbs for Iconic Korean Dishes
    Jul 16, 2023 – 31:20
  • 51. How To Use Question Word 몇 for Numbers and Classifiers in Korean
    May 23, 2023 – 25:42
  • 50. How To Say 'YOU' in Korean
    Apr 3, 2023 – 25:47
  • 49. How To Express Wants or Wishes Part 2: What He/She/They Want (3rd Persons)
    Jan 30, 2023 – 29:38
  • 48. How To Express Wants or Wishes Part 1: What 'I' or 'We' Want
    Dec 9, 2022 – 24:59
  • 47. 사랑해 줘 Love me VS. 사랑해 주세요 Love me - The difference?
    Nov 21, 2022 – 17:03
  • 46. At a Cafe in Korea: What You Will Hear and How To Order
    Nov 8, 2022 – 22:46
  • 45. Wrap Up Korean Future Tense (Part 3) + Fun Hypothetical Question! 🇰🇷✨
    Oct 24, 2022 – 27:56
  • 44. Future Tense in Polite & Casual Styles + Music Break 🎶🇰🇷
    Oct 10, 2022 – 15:17
  • 43. Deep Dive into the Korean Future Tense (Part 2) : Action vs. Descriptive Verbs 🇰🇷✨
    Sep 16, 2022 – 25:21
  • 42. Learn the Future Tense in Korean (Part 1) + Irregular Verbs! 🇰🇷✨
    Sep 6, 2022 – 17:16
  • 41. Master Colloquial Pronunciation of 고 & Build Complex Sentences in Korean! 🇰🇷✨ (& Tribute to Extraordinary Attorney Woo!)
    Aug 16, 2022 – 26:14
  • 40. Combine Korean Past Tense with the 고 Conjunctive! 🇰🇷✨
    Aug 8, 2022 – 22:56
  • 39. How to Form the Past Tense in Korean Step-by-Step (Part 1 with situational examples)
    Jul 31, 2022 – 24:58
  • 38. Explore "아깝다" + Master the -고 Conjunctive (Part 2) with a Classic Korean Song!
    Jun 10, 2022 – 32:37
  • 37. Introducing Your First Verb Conjunctive: The 고 Conjunctive (Part 1)
    May 9, 2022 – 28:23
  • 36. More Situational Examples: Present Tense & Its Meanings (Bonus: 김치찌개 recipe!)
    Mar 29, 2022 – 21:06
  • 35. Korean Present Tense Form & Its Meanings
    Mar 19, 2022 – 21:40
  • 34. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 3: Temporal
    Jan 23, 2022 – 20:40
  • 33. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 2: Destination
    Jan 6, 2022 – 17:34
  • 32. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 1: Locational
    Nov 30, 2021 – 22:28
  • 31. "How Do I Study Korean?" Tips for Beginners & Advanced Learners
    Oct 13, 2021 – 16:51
  • 30.5. Korean Pop Music & the Language
    Sep 24, 2021 – 11:22
  • 30. How To Use Particle 만
    Jul 15, 2021 – 17:06
  • 29. When NOT To Use Particle 을/를 (Part 2 of 을/를!)
    Jul 4, 2021 – 11:53
  • 28. How To Use The Object Particle 을/를
    Jun 22, 2021 – 21:56
  • 27. Particles Comparison: How To Use Particle 이/가 and Particle 은/는
    Jun 7, 2021 – 17:26
  • 26. How To Say the Days of the Week + Ask "What Do You Think?" in Korean
    May 5, 2021 – 21:54
  • 25. Learn More Korean Numbers (20 to 90 in increments of 10) & New Noun Connector 와/과
    Mar 31, 2021 – 24:50
  • 24. Learn to Count 6-10 in Korean + Master the Particle 도
    Feb 23, 2021 – 25:42
  • 23. How To Count in Korean (Yay, we’re learning numbers!) & Use Korean Numbers in Conversation
    Jan 30, 2021 – 17:00
  • 22. How To Do 은/는 Particle Contractions + Sentence Connectors in Korean
    Jan 15, 2021 – 21:56
  • 21. Learn to Build Longer Sentences in Korean: Learn 하고, 그리고, and 은/는!
    Dec 15, 2020 – 24:29
  • 20. How To Use Korean Particle 은/는 as Topic & Contrastive Particle in Sentences (Yes, we're now learning Korean particles!)
    Nov 27, 2020 – 24:11
  • 19. How To Express What Someone Doesn't Do in Korean (Verb Negation)
    Nov 11, 2020 – 23:06
  • 18. How To Make Korean Sentences with Pronouns 'I,' 'we,' my,' and 'our' & 10 More Action Verbs
    Oct 30, 2020 – 26:32
  • 17. How To Make Korean Sentences with Pronouns 'I' and 'we' & 13 Action Verbs
    Sep 12, 2020 – 19:40
  • 16. Korean Speech Levels: Learn with K-Dramas and K-Pop (With 6 Verbs of Daily Routine)
    Aug 24, 2020 – 19:48
  • 15. Demystifying Korean Speech Styles: Polite vs. Casual
    Aug 1, 2020 – 09:50
  • 14. Master the Foundations and Basic Concepts of Korean Grammar
    Jul 13, 2020 – 15:30
  • 13. Learn How to Use 있다 & 없다: Presence, Absence, and Possession in Korean 🇰🇷✨
    Jun 21, 2020 – 17:35
  • 12. Basic Sentence Structure of Korean
    Jun 13, 2020 – 12:59
  • 11. Real-Life Korean Conversations: Review Episodes 1-10!
    May 21, 2020 – 16:37
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