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TOPIK guides, grammar lessons and word lists by topic — step by step.
Bernard Gagnon / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)Grammar lessons
-아요/어요: the polite ending you'll use every day
Learn the -아요/어요 ending step by step, from the basic rule to contractions like 가요 and 해요, with examples and a short practice.
Phrase from this story: 해요 = (I/you) do – polite present form of 하다
hyolee2 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)Hangul basics
Read hangul in an hour: the 24 letters and how syllables are built
Learn the 14 consonants and 10 vowels of the Korean alphabet and how they stack into syllable blocks, so you can start reading today.
Phrase from this story: 한글 = hangul, the Korean alphabet
Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)TOPIK guide
TOPIK explained: levels, sections, scores and 2026–2027 test dates
How the TOPIK Korean test works, what score you need for each level, and the upcoming test dates confirmed as of October 2026.
Phrase from this story: 한국어능력시험 = Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)
Basile Morin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)Words by topic
Weather words in Korean
Talk about sun, rain, snow, fine dust and the rainy season in Korean, with 26 everyday weather words and example sentences.
Phrase from this story: 날씨 = weather가
TOPIK guide
How to learn TOPIK vocabulary level by level
A simple plan for building Korean vocabulary from TOPIK level 1 to level 6 — how many words to aim for, how to review them, and how to keep going every day.