Both are time words used to talk about progress and status, but here is a quick distinction you might want to keep in mind:

• 아직 → Used when something is still ongoing ("still") or hasn't happened/finished yet ("not yet").
• 벌써 → Used when something happened or finished earlier than expected ("already").

Examples:

• 아직 안 왔어요. (He/she hasn't come yet.)
• 아직 공부해요. (I'm still studying.)
• 벌써 왔어요? (You're already here?)
• 벌써 끝났어요. (It's already finished.)

💡 Koreans use 벌써 not just to state a fact, but often to express surprise, shock, or emotional passage of time (e.g., 벌써 10년 됐어요. = It's already been 10 years!). On the other hand, 아직 conveys patience or continuation (e.g., 아직 괜찮아요. = It's still okay.).

See:

• Instead of 아직 다 했어요, try 아직 안 했어요. (Not yet.) or 다 했어요. (I finished.)
• Instead of 벌써 안 왔어요, try 아직 안 왔어요. (Haven't come yet.)

Thanks for checking it out 😊

비가 와요.

It’s raining.

비가 내려요.

It’s raining.

비가 오고 있어요.

It’s raining.

비가 내리고 있어요.

It’s raining.

비가 조금 와요.

It’s raining a little.

비가 살짝 와요.

It’s raining lightly.

비가 부슬부슬 와요.

It’s drizzling.

비가 보슬보슬 내려요.

It’s drizzling softly.

비가 주룩주룩 내려요.

The rain is pouring down.

비가 많이 와요.

It’s raining a lot.

비가 세차게 내려요.

It’s raining heavily.

비가 쏟아져요.

It’s pouring.

비가 억수같이 와요.

It’s pouring.

비가 퍼부어요.

It’s pouring down.

Hours use 하나 둘 셋 (native numbers), minutes use 일 이 삼 (Sino numbers).
That’s basically it lol

3:20 = 세 시 이십 분
3:30 = 세 시 반 (반 means half)

Just remember hours change a bit: 한 시, 두 시, 세 시, 네 시

Try this one: 2:15?
두 시 십오 분

These are workbook templates that elementary school students use to practice HanGEUL( not Hangul!).
The copyright belongs to the website and you can download them as PDFs after signing up.

초등학생들이 한글 공부에 사용하는 연습장 템플릿입니다. 저작권은 해당 홈페이지에 있으며 회원가입 후 PDF형태로 다운로드가 가능합니다. https://www.twinkl.pt/resource/hangeul-sseugi-doan-korean-writing-worksheet-template-kr-t-1629201808

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1. App + PC, one account. You can study on both mobile and PC, and your learning progress carries over between them.
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I'm a 21 year old guy from Tbilisi, and I'm trying to learn Korean. I'm a total beginner, so can anyone tell me and help me with learning strategies, resources, and stuff?

If there's also anyone interested in learning the Georgian language or even wants to talk in English, I would gladly help with all I can.

i can memorize a korean phrase and understand what it means, but sometimes i still don't know how to use it naturally lol. seeing it in a textbook feels different from hearing someone actually say it.
i noticed i remember things better when i hear people use them while chatting. i've tried korean-english rooms on gametalk, and listening to how people respond to each other gives me more context than just memorizing a list of words.
what helps u remember new korean phrases better? hearing them in conversations, writing your own examples, or trying to use them right away?

1. Match the size of each letters!
   Look and second picture red lines. Try matching them roughly

2. Think of a window frame
   When you write in english you draw 4 lines in your head right?
   Like that you can match korean into a window frame.

Think you match the vowels then it looks neat.
I'm not saying you sould write vowels first!
Just think where to position each one of them before actually writing.

1-1. ㅣ Type vowel
Put Continents at left, vowels at right side
+) Looks better if you match horizontal line at the middle

1-2. ㅡ type vowel
Put Continents in upper squares, vowels down
+) Looks better if you match vertical lines at middle

1-3. ㅡ + ㅣ type vowel
Put continent in top left, vowels in others

1-4. With 받침
Shorten ㅣ vowels into 2/3

And that's all basically. You do need sone practice but if you follow these rules it might not look pretty but it lookes organized

Extra. A few tricky continents
Look at picture 3.
There are fonts you don't actually write it on handwriting.
You can use them, but it's more difficult to write

Last photo is just my usual handwriting on paper. Just for the record. I didn't care about writing it neatly so don't look at it too closely 🙏

I think korean handwriting is fun because it's like an puzzle to me. You match them to be a square shaped letter, like a tetris.
More to think about but it's ultimately fun.

Sharing a site that might be useful if you're working on pronunciation, or if you've ever wondered why Hangul letters look the way they do.

It comes out of a research project funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea. A team of Hangul scholars, phoneticians, doctors and speech engineers used MRI to record people's mouths and throats as they spoke, to test the idea, described in the 1446 book that introduced Hangul, that the letters were modeled on the shapes of the speech organs.

What's on the site:

- Consonants: all 19, grouped by how they're made (stops, fricatives, affricates, nasals, liquids). Click any letter to see an MRI scan and an explanation of how it's articulated.

- Vowels: all 21 (10 single vowels and 11 diphthongs), each with an MRI scan and a description of where the tongue sits.

- Hunminjeongeum, 훈민정음: a sentence-by-sentence walk through that original 1446 text.

Why it's useful:

Comparisons like "ㅓ is like the u in cup" only go so far. Seeing where the tongue and lips actually are for ㅓ vs ㅗ, or ㅡ vs ㅜ, makes the difference much more concrete.

It also makes the letter shapes make sense. According to the 1446 text, ㄱ shows the back of the tongue closing off the throat, ㄴ the tongue touching the upper gum, ㅁ the mouth, ㅅ a tooth, and ㅇ the throat.

Two findings from their research page that are handy for learners:

- Korean ㄴ, ㄷ and similar sounds tend to be made with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper teeth, slightly in front of the gum ridge. (English t, d and n are usually made on the ridge itself.)

- ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ and ㅠ start from an ㅣ position and glide into the main vowel. They captured that glide with real-time MRI.

Link: https://www.sejongsound.org/

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괜찮아? = Are you okay?

괜찮아. (flat) = Don't ask.

괜찮아, 괜찮아... = I'm comforting you. Or myself.

In K-dramas, that last one usually comes right before the tears.

Hi! I saw this symbol and was curious to know if it represents ㄹ
if so, I would appreciate some help because I don't understand how they write it, to me it looks like a 3, while ㄹ looks like a 2
thank you

hi! i’m around a2 level (i think lol) and i’ve been feeling a little unmotivated with studying korean lately. i take lessons with a tutor and really enjoy them, but i’m struggling with figuring out what to do outside of class.

i’ve also recently lost interest in textbooks and want to focus more on immersion. i already watch kdramas, but i’d love to start watching more korean youtube content. i just don’t know where to start or what would be appropriate for my level.

should i be watching grammar/vocab videos, or just watching things i enjoy and picking up words naturally? i’d also love any youtube channel recommendations or advice on how you structure your independent study time, especially around the a2/b1 level!

Does anyone know/recommend any books that help aid in learning? Apps too, i only use Teuida at the moment and Ive heard its pretty good

Thank you!

Learning Korean? You've probably seen these two greetings!

👋 안녕 (annyeong)
An informal way to say hello or goodbye. Use it with close friends or people you're comfortable speaking casually with.

🙇 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo)
A polite greeting. This is a good choice when meeting someone for the first time or speaking to someone you don't know well.

✨ Beginner tip:
If you're unsure which one to use, 안녕하세요 is usually the safer choice.

Your turn! If you met your Korean friend's parents for the first time, which greeting would you use?

A) 안녕
B) 안녕하세요

Let me know in the comments! 😊

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Delete if not allowed. I’m a native English/Spanish speaker learning Korean. I’m about a month in and practicing writing skills. I have the hardest time with ㅎ ㄹ ㅍ ㅊ so any feedback is appreciated

I have trouble with grammar rules like this because it's directly backwards from English. If I want to say "Before I went to the party, I bought presents", I end up saying "Before I bought presents, I went to the party" and it's really frustrating. Does anyone else have this problem?

I've been learning Korean for almost a month now, putting in at least 3 hours a day. I can see that I'm making some progress, but honestly, I'm starting to get frustrated with my memory.

I'm learning through traditional classroom lessons with a tutor. The biggest problem isn't necessarily understanding something when it's being taught. It's remembering it afterward.

I can study something, practise it on my own, and feel like I'm getting somewhere. But when I come back to it the next day, my brain acts as if I've never seen it before. Sometimes, even familiar words and grammar look completely foreign to me.

My classmate seems to have a much better grasp of everything we've covered so far, while I'm struggling to keep up. It's frustrating because I know I'm putting in the hours, including self-study, but I don't seem to retain things as well as I should.

What's confusing me even more is that I'm not new to language learning. I've learned Turkish and Hungarian, neither of which is my native language, so I know what it feels like to learn a new language. But Korean is proving to be a completely different challenge for me.

I'm wondering whether the problem is my learning method, the way Korean works, or simply the fact that I've only been learning for a month. I don't expect to become fluent overnight, but I'd like to remember what I studied instead of feeling like I'm starting from scratch every morning.

For those of you who have learned Korean, especially if you've learned other foreign languages before:

Did you experience this during your first few months?

What helped you actually retain vocabulary and grammar instead of forgetting them the next day?

Is there a better way to study alongside traditional classroom lessons?

Did you find Korean particularly difficult compared with other languages you've learned?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences and what genuinely worked for you.

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Hi! I put together a free TOPIK I reading practice test for beginners and would love some feedback.

What it is

• 30 multiple-choice reading questions in the style of TOPIK I (levels 1–2): topic, fill-in-the-blank, notices and messages, sentence order, main idea
• Instant score and a rough level estimate at the end
• Explanations for the first 5 questions
• About 20 minutes, works on a phone, no sign-up, no email

Pricing

The test is free. At the end there is a button for a possible paid "Pro" version later (full explanations, a mistake notebook, 3 more mock tests, planned as a one-time $9). It is not available yet and nothing can be bought right now. The button only tells me whether anyone would actually want it.

Honest notes

The questions are original practice items, not official TOPIK questions, and the site is not affiliated with NIIED. I drafted them with AI help. If you spot an unnatural sentence or a wrong answer key, please tell me in the comments and I'll fix it.

Link: https://devjar.dev/lab/topik-practice/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=k054

Disclosure: I made this.

Hi all!

I wanted to share a free, lightweight web tool I built for Korean learners: '말빛 파인더(Malbit Finder) https://malbit-finder.pages.dev

It's designed to make looking up idioms (관용구) and proverbs (속담) easier and more intuitive than digging through traditional heavy dictionaries, focusing on natural usage and context.

It's completely free and runs directly in your browser. Feel free to check it out if you're looking for new resources, and any feedback or suggestions are warmly welcomed!

Hey everyone,

I’ve been learning Korean for about ~5 months now and now I’m looking for people to talk to or message with. I am learning with an instructor and also using the app TEUIDA to reinforce what I’ve learned. I watched a TTMK video about the 4 things you need to actually learn Korean and I am currently lacking in using Korean in everyday life. I don’t have any friends interested in learning Korean so now i reach out to the ocean of Korean learners.

I’m Mexican and live in the US, male, 23 years old (24 in Oct 23), gay, a researcher and skincare formulator. I like fly fishing (낚시), snowboarding (스노보딩), wine tasting (포도주), craft beer (맥주), anything science-related, yoga, meditation, skincare (스킨케어), cooking (요리), and leaning (배우다).

Hoping to build a group of Korean learners! Hopefully we can go to Korea together one day!!!!

Willing to meet up twice a week in a cafe in Gangnam area. Help me with Korean and I can help with English speaking or grammar.
Serious inquiries