VocavoyLearn Korean and actually speak it
A trip through 24 Korean-speaking cities, from Seoul to Ulleungdo. Five minutes a day of lessons, an AI tutor and an Accent Coach that scores every word you say.
Your first Korean words
The Korean route: 24 cities, 3 levels
Cities 1โ6 are level A1 (survival), 7โ12 are A2 (everyday conversation) and 13โ24 are B1 (independent). Each has 3 lessons, a short story and a checkpoint.
Korean you can use right away
โ At the cafรฉ (Busan)
๐ Getting around (Jeju)
A story from Seoul
Minji is working at a small cafe in Hongdae when a Canadian customer named Alex comes in.
Accent focus: ๋ฌ ยท ๋ธ ยท ํ โ three kinds of D/T
ใท is soft and relaxed, ใธ is tense with no puff of air, and ใ comes with a strong puff. Hold a hand in front of your mouth: only ํ should blow on it.
Why learn Korean?
Korean is behind K-dramas, K-pop and one of the world's most exciting food and travel scenes, from Seoul to Jeju.
Hangul, the Korean alphabet, was designed to be easy: 24 letters that combine into syllable blocks. Most learners can read it after a few days of practice.
Is Korean hard to learn?
Korean is among the hardest languages for English speakers because of its grammar (verb last, particles, speech levels) and vocabulary that shares almost nothing with English. Reading is the easy part. Vocavoy starts with a Hangul trainer, then builds everyday phrases with romanisation and audio for every word.
The parts Vocavoy drills hardest in Korean:
- three kinds of D/T: ๋ฌ ยท ๋ธ ยท ํ
- polite -์ endings
- particles ์/๋ and ์ด/๊ฐ
- building syllable blocks in Hangul
How Vocavoy teaches Korean
- Lessons: new words, then real sentences you build, hear and complete, with native-speaker audio.
- Vocab Sprint: 60 seconds of spaced-repetition review a day. Why it works.
- Accent Coach: say phrases out loud and get a score for every word. How scoring works.
- AI tutor: roleplay Korean scenes by text or on a hands-free call. Meet Croco.
- Checkpoints: a short roleplay at the end of each city before you get its stamp.
Korean FAQ
Can I learn Korean with Vocavoy for free?
Yes. Vocavoy is free to download and you can start the Korean course right away, with no account.
How long does it take to learn Korean?
To reach everyday conversations (A2), plan on about 30 days of short daily sessions in Vocavoy. Full professional fluency takes far longer: the US Foreign Service Institute estimates about 2,200 class hours for an English speaker (category IV).
Is Korean hard to learn?
Korean is among the hardest languages for English speakers because of its grammar (verb last, particles, speech levels) and vocabulary that shares almost nothing with English. Reading is the easy part. Vocavoy starts with a Hangul trainer, then builds everyday phrases with romanisation and audio for every word.
What will I be able to say after the Korean course?
The course covers say hello, cafรฉ & food, getting around, shopping & money, hotel & travel, plans & weekends, eating out, health & feelings, my daily routine, last weekend, family & friends, travel trouble, work & studies, finding a home, nature & weather, future plans, when i was little, culture & opinions, errands, giving advice, cooking, feelings & friends, comparing places, dreams & goodbyes: greeting people, ordering food, getting around, shopping, hotels, making plans, talking about your day and your last weekend, and handling travel trouble.
Can I learn Hangul with Vocavoy?
Yes. The alphabet trainer teaches each letter by tracing and sound, then has you build syllable blocks before you read whole words.
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