Learn Korean, starting with the words that matter
5.113 Korean words ranked by how often they actually appear — taught in that order, with spaced repetition so they stick.
5.113words
97grammar lessons
A1–C2CEFR levels
The first Korean words you should know
Ranked by real usage frequency — number one is the single most common word in the language.
| # | Word | Bedeutung | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 내가
/[nɛɡa]/ |
I | pronoun |
| 2 | 거야
/[ˈkʌ.ja]/ |
last night | noun |
| 3 | 그래
/[kɯɾɛ]/ |
yeah | interjection |
| 4 | 있어
/[i.s͈ʌ]/ |
have/exist | verb |
| 5 | 그리고
/[kɯɾiɡo]/ |
and | adverb |
| 6 | 우리
/[uɾi]/ |
we | pronoun |
| 7 | 무슨
/mu.sɯn/ |
what | determiner |
| 8 | 하지만
/ha̠d͡ʑima̠n/ |
but | adverb |
| 9 | 어떻게
/[ʌtʰʌkʰe]/ |
how | adverb |
| 10 | 그냥
/[kɯɲa̠ŋ]/ |
just | adverb |
| 11 | 정말
/[ˈt͡ɕɘːŋma̠ɭ]/ |
really | adverb |
| 12 | 그럼
/[kɯɾʌm]/ |
then | adverb |
The Korean course, level by level
Grammar taught in CEFR order, each lesson with worked examples and a quiz.
A1
16 lessons
A2
16 lessons
B1
16 lessons
B2
16 lessons
C1
16 lessons
C2
17 lessons
How you'll actually learn Korean
Frequency-first flashcards
Spaced repetition schedules each word for the moment you're about to forget it — so review time goes to what's actually slipping.
Read and watch real material
Graded readers, imported books, and YouTube with tap-to-translate. Every unknown word becomes a card.
An AI tutor that answers back
Chat, role-play a scene, or ask why a sentence works the way it does — at your level, any hour.