Korean Grammar: The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally

by Soohee Kim, Emily Curtis, Haewon Cho

Korean The Complete Guide to Speaking Korean Naturally covers all the basic sentence structures, verbal forms and idiomatic expressions taught in the first two years of a college-level Korean language course.

It is uniquely designed for the following
Each chapter provides clear grammatical explanations with charts and examples for each construction, showing how it is used in various contexts. All Korean words and sentences are given in both Korean Hangul script and Romanized form, with English translations to assist beginning learners. Fundamental concepts like honorifics, formal and informal speech styles, verb endings and complex sentence constructions are all presented in simple and clear terms to make these constructions accessible to learners at every level. Exercises at the end of each chapter reinforce the learning process.

Genres: Language, Reference, Nonfiction

640 pages, Paperback

Published November 28, 2017

About the author

Soohee Kim, Ph.D. is on the faculty of the University of Washington's Dept. of Asian Languages and Literature. Over the past decades she has taught the Korean language to a wide variety of learners in both Asia and the U.S.

Reviews

[Lute · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this textbook. It goes very in-depth and is the most helpful resource I've found for learning Korean. My only complaint is that the style of romanization it chooses is at times very odd and not phonetic at all; I find it to be more of a hindrance than a help but overall still appreciate this book.

[Tamara]

I didn't get very far through this, but not because of its quality. I just realised I don't have the time right now to concentrate on this project.