Practical Korean: Your Guide to Speaking Korean Quickly and Effortlessly in a Few Hours (Tuttle Language Library) (English and Korean Edition) - Softcover

Martin, Saumel E.

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9780804839037: Practical Korean: Your Guide to Speaking Korean Quickly and Effortlessly in a Few Hours (Tuttle Language Library) (English and Korean Edition)

Synopsis

Initially written for the tourist visiting Korea, Practical Korean is actually a very handy reference for anyone interested in quickly acquiring a working knowledge of spoken Korean. This book provides the basics needed to converse in simple Korean. Intended for beginners, it concentrates only on key grammar and pronunciation points. Most of the lessons include exercises that reinforce vocabulary items and grammatical structures. Phrases and sentences are recycled for long-term learning. Over 200 simple illustrations allow even beginners to express themselves.

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About the Author

Samuel E. Martin received his undergraduate degree and master's degree in oriental languages from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Ph.D. in linguistics from Yale University. He is the author of numerous books and papers on Japanese and Korean, including the definitive A Reference Grammar of Japanese and A Reference Grammar of Korean.

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