Your first words.
Your first Korean story.
Learn Korean for absolute beginners
You don’t need to know a single word of Korean. Meet a few words with pictures and audio, practice them with guidance, then see them come together in a story.
Module 1 needs no account. Create a free account to save progress and unlock module 2.
Link Korean sounds to the words you see
Korean letters form syllable blocks. Listen while looking at each word so that its written shape and sound become familiar together. Use the picture and translation as support, then test recognition in a short exercise before moving on.
Begin with recognition
Meet a manageable set of words with visual and listening support. You can repeat before moving on.
Practice in small steps
Follow the module’s guided activities, check your understanding and revisit unfamiliar words.
Grow into stories
Milestone stories bring earlier vocabulary together, so your practice has a clear destination.
Your Korean beginner course
Start at the beginning and build on familiar words. Explore any module below to see its goal and vocabulary before opening the course.
- 1TRY WITHOUT SIGNUP
A Child Comes to the Door
Recognize basic Korean words for a child, a teacher, a door, coming, going, seeing, and being present.
아이 · 문 · 오다 - 2FREE WITH YOUR ACCOUNT
Is Grandmother Home?
Understand simple talk about a home, someone being absent, and coming inside.
집 · 그 · 나 - 3CONTINUE IN THE APP
A Small Photo Today
Understand and use words for this, our, today, a photograph, small, good, and smiling in a simple shared moment.
사진 · 이 · 작다 - MILESTONE STORY
The Photograph at Grandmother’s Home
Read a short story about going to a home, noticing a photograph, and seeing someone arrive.
- 4CONTINUE IN THE APP
Waiting at the Café
Understand and use simple words for a café visit, waiting, asking why, confirming, and contrasting two ideas.
카페 · 사람 · 기다리다 - 5CONTINUE IN THE APP
Grandfather’s Walk to the Café
Understand and use words for a village, a grandfather, being alone, acting now, moving slowly, standing, and doing something again.
마을 · 할아버지 · 혼자 - 6CONTINUE IN THE APP
The Big Bag of Photos
Understand and use simple Korean words for size, quantity, a bag, and putting things inside.
가방 · 크다 · 아주 - MILESTONE STORY
The Bag at the Café
Read a short story about finding a bag, recognizing someone in a photograph, and waiting for that person to arrive.
- 7CONTINUE IN THE APP
A Quiet Moment Together
Understand and use words for hands, eyes, head movements, sitting, waiting briefly, acting quietly, and something that is still happening.
손 · 눈 · 고개 - 8CONTINUE IN THE APP
The Shop Every Morning
Recognize and understand six common words for mornings, repetition, sequence, speed, and a shop employee.
아침 · 직원 · 빠르게 - 9CONTINUE IN THE APP
A Quiet Morning
Understand simple descriptions of light, faces, quietness, words, and listening in an everyday home scene.
얼굴 · 빛 · 말 - MILESTONE STORY
The Photo in the Bag
Read a complete story about searching for a missing photograph and finding it in a bag.
- 10CONTINUE IN THE APP
A Quiet Day for Mom
Understand simple Korean words for a day, a mother, repeated situations, sadness, feelings, and worry.
엄마 · 날 · 항상 - 11CONTINUE IN THE APP
Two Sheets of Paper
Recognize and use simple Korean words for paper, colors, appearance, difference, and small changes in amount.
종이 · 파랗다 · 하얗다 - 12CONTINUE IN THE APP
A Rainy Dawn
Recognize and use words for dawn, rain, an umbrella, nearby positions, distance, and quick movement.
새벽 · 비 · 우산 - MILESTONE STORY
The Blue Umbrella
Read a short story about finding an umbrella and going out together on a rainy morning.
- 13CONTINUE IN THE APP
Paper Apples at Dawn
Recognize words for a man, an apple, a brush, making something, doing a lot, and a span of time in a simple everyday scene.
남자 · 사과 · 붓 - 14CONTINUE IN THE APP
A Sudden Shower
Understand and use simple Korean words for sudden events, feelings, breathing, timing, doing something well, and saying that something does not happen.
안 · 잘 · 갑자기 - 15CONTINUE IN THE APP
An Old Letter
Recognize and use words for a letter, ownership, age, knowing, thinking, and repeated occurrences in a simple family moment.
편지 · 제 · 오래되다 - MILESTONE STORY
The Blue Umbrella
Read a complete story about finding a missing umbrella and going to a café.
Your progress comes with you.
Try module 1 here without signing up. Create a free account to save your progress and complete module 2 on the web. Then continue in the Inklingo app.
Already have an account? Sign in to that same account in the app. Use the same sign-in method as on the website. You don’t need a new account or to start again.
The free app includes the first 3 modules and the first milestone story. Premium learners can continue through the full course.
Open Foundations
Before you start
What does A0 mean?
Inklingo uses A0 for the starting point before A1: absolute beginners who are building their first vocabulary. You don’t need a placement test or previous lessons to start Foundations.
Do I need an account for the first module?
No. You can try module 1 as a guest. Create an account when you are ready to continue so your completion is saved and available across the web and app.
Can I use the course on a computer?
Yes. The first two modules are available to free learners on the web; module 2 requires an account. Continue free starter access in the app, or use your existing Premium access for the full web course.
What should I practice after Foundations?
Try beginner Korean stories. Keep using audio and word meanings while you build reading confidence. You can also explore the Korean vocabulary library.