Korean for Beginners: Mastering Conversational Korean (Includes Free Online Audio) - Softcover

Amen, Henry J.; Park, Kyubyong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804841004 ISBN 13: 9780804841009

Publisher: Tuttle Pub, 2010

Synopsis

Korean has been called "the most logical language there is," and with this friendly and thorough introduction you can quickly begin speaking conversational Korean!

With a lighthearted and effective approach, Korean for Beginners starts by showing you just how reasoned and logical the Korean alphabet—hangul—is, and helps you master it quickly. Using realistic situations and conversations needed in modern Korea, commonly used vocabulary and detailed lessons, soon you'll be able to say with pride, "I know Korean!"

This book is for people who want a grasp of how to speak, write and understand Korean—and who want to enjoy things while they're at it!

• Filled with fun manga illustrations and practical situations
• Online companion audio recordings provide native-speaker pronunciation of words and phrases
• 40 short videos by teacher Bryan Park teach you how to pronounce the Hangul alphabet, vowels, and consonants

After completing Korean for Beginners,you will be able to:

• Speak Korean as it's spoken today and read Korean hangul with ease!
• Converse with confidence using practical phrases and dialogues
• Successfully communicate in modern Korean situations, such as navigating cities, ordering food in restaurants or making plans

All media content is accessible on the Tuttle Publishing website

About this title

About the Author

Henry J. Amen, IV, is a freelance editor and writer of language learning materials; he studied Korean while working for a publishing company in Seoul for two years.

Kyubyong Park works at a Korean publishing company that creates practice books for Koreans learning English.

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Learn to speak, read, and understand real Korean with Korean for Beginners: Mastering Conversational Korean. This friendly, fast-paced guide teaches you hangul right away—something most books skip—then builds your confidence with everyday dialogues, fun manga illustrations, and free online audio and video lessons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804841004
• ISBN 13: 9780804841009
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 159