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# Korean Made Simple: A beginner's guide to learning the Korean language

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Review: Best book for beginners! - I can’t praise this book enough. I had tried Talk to Me in Korean Level 1, but progress felt really slow. Switched to this book and, just in the first 5 chapters, I felt like I was making way more progress - building vocab, grammar, and actual reading/writing skills. What makes this series stand out is how much Korean text you actually work with and how much vocab you’re introduced to. Other books sometimes feel like an English book about Korean, but this feels like a Korean book for learners. You’re exposed to full Korean passages and lots of text right away, but the way it’s broken down makes it click by the end. That little bit of immersion makes a huge difference. The workbook is a must too! Lots of fill-in-the-blanks, sentence building, dictation exercises - so you’re actually using the language. If you’re a beginner self learner and want the best introduction to really reading, writing, and understanding Korean, this is it!
Review: Good recourse for beginners - I'm about half way through the book so far, and I feel like I've used it enough to leave a thoughtful and (hopefully) helpful review. The first thing that you should know is that this probably isn't the best "stand alone" book. It's not a textbook, so it's not going to have everything that you need to learn the language. It IS, however, very helpful for a beginner to gain a lot of basic understanding to the language and how grammar fits Korean sentences together. The information is pretty clearly laid out and is to-the-point. Not a lot of unnecessary confusing topics right off the bat, and then it goes a bit deeper into complex rules later on. It's set up in a format that is really easy for me to follow. I really like this book and will definitely move on to the others as I continue learning the language. That being said, there are a few things that I would have liked to see, especially in a beginner's book. Some of these are entirely preferential, so if you're okay with these things missing, then that's okay. Use of a "handwriting" font is extremely confusing. It took about 8 chapters before I felt comfortable reading the Hangul font, and I was often copying down the WRONG spelling due to my complete inability to read that font. I would have liked to see the first chapter or two have both the typical font and the handwriting font for all the words in order to better familiarize the differences between the two fonts. Only occasionally in later chapters are new concepts introduced with the cleaner font, but most new words are in the handwriting font. Though there are audio files available on the site (which are very useful), they are only of the conversations. This is good for listening practice, but there are a lot of new words introduced in each chapter and (especially as a beginner), you kind of have to guess at what they sound like. There's an in-depth Appendix on pronunciation rules, but very few people will read and retain all the rules, and you often find yourself learning a mispronunciation and can't identify the word if you hear it elsewhere. It'd be nice if on vocab words that have special pronunciation, if there was a bit of a reminder "hey, this looks like this, but is pronounced like this!" Not enough repetition. Again, totally preferential, but I find myself diligently taking notes through out a chapter, do the 6-10 lines of practice at the end, and then moving on to the next chapter without realizing I'm not ready due to a lack of real structure in the chapter's end. There are lists and lists and lists of vocab words, most of which were not used in the chapter. It'd just be nice to see a bit more repetition, a bit more "work" in order to drive home concepts that were taught during a chapter. Even with these minor flaws, I still find this to be a helpful book, and I recommend it to anyone learning Korean. It's a valuable source of information and the narration style is comfortable, easy to read (not like a dry textbook). Edit after finishing the book: Of all the resources that I've been using for learning the language, this one is definitely my favorite. It explains things pretty well and gives you a bit of cultural insight. Right now I'm just going through again to review each chapter. There are a few things that I'd already forgotten, but the rest of it is really sticking with me. I already purchased the second book, and I'll definitely get the third later on. I'm updating my review from 4 stars to 5 stars. Thanks!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #26,780 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #37 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) |
| Book 1 of 3  | Korean Made Simple |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,991) |
| Dimensions  | 7 x 0.78 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | Bilingual |
| ISBN-10  | 1497445825 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1497445826 |
| Item Weight  | 1.6 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 346 pages |
| Publication date  | April 7, 2014 |
| Publisher  | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book for beginners!
*by A***R on September 6, 2025*

I can’t praise this book enough. I had tried Talk to Me in Korean Level 1, but progress felt really slow. Switched to this book and, just in the first 5 chapters, I felt like I was making way more progress - building vocab, grammar, and actual reading/writing skills. What makes this series stand out is how much Korean text you actually work with and how much vocab you’re introduced to. Other books sometimes feel like an English book about Korean, but this feels like a Korean book for learners. You’re exposed to full Korean passages and lots of text right away, but the way it’s broken down makes it click by the end. That little bit of immersion makes a huge difference. The workbook is a must too! Lots of fill-in-the-blanks, sentence building, dictation exercises - so you’re actually using the language. If you’re a beginner self learner and want the best introduction to really reading, writing, and understanding Korean, this is it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good recourse for beginners
*by B***A on July 7, 2016*

I'm about half way through the book so far, and I feel like I've used it enough to leave a thoughtful and (hopefully) helpful review. The first thing that you should know is that this probably isn't the best "stand alone" book. It's not a textbook, so it's not going to have everything that you need to learn the language. It IS, however, very helpful for a beginner to gain a lot of basic understanding to the language and how grammar fits Korean sentences together. The information is pretty clearly laid out and is to-the-point. Not a lot of unnecessary confusing topics right off the bat, and then it goes a bit deeper into complex rules later on. It's set up in a format that is really easy for me to follow. I really like this book and will definitely move on to the others as I continue learning the language. That being said, there are a few things that I would have liked to see, especially in a beginner's book. Some of these are entirely preferential, so if you're okay with these things missing, then that's okay. Use of a "handwriting" font is extremely confusing. It took about 8 chapters before I felt comfortable reading the Hangul font, and I was often copying down the WRONG spelling due to my complete inability to read that font. I would have liked to see the first chapter or two have both the typical font and the handwriting font for all the words in order to better familiarize the differences between the two fonts. Only occasionally in later chapters are new concepts introduced with the cleaner font, but most new words are in the handwriting font. Though there are audio files available on the site (which are very useful), they are only of the conversations. This is good for listening practice, but there are a lot of new words introduced in each chapter and (especially as a beginner), you kind of have to guess at what they sound like. There's an in-depth Appendix on pronunciation rules, but very few people will read and retain all the rules, and you often find yourself learning a mispronunciation and can't identify the word if you hear it elsewhere. It'd be nice if on vocab words that have special pronunciation, if there was a bit of a reminder "hey, this looks like this, but is pronounced like this!" Not enough repetition. Again, totally preferential, but I find myself diligently taking notes through out a chapter, do the 6-10 lines of practice at the end, and then moving on to the next chapter without realizing I'm not ready due to a lack of real structure in the chapter's end. There are lists and lists and lists of vocab words, most of which were not used in the chapter. It'd just be nice to see a bit more repetition, a bit more "work" in order to drive home concepts that were taught during a chapter. Even with these minor flaws, I still find this to be a helpful book, and I recommend it to anyone learning Korean. It's a valuable source of information and the narration style is comfortable, easy to read (not like a dry textbook). Edit after finishing the book: Of all the resources that I've been using for learning the language, this one is definitely my favorite. It explains things pretty well and gives you a bit of cultural insight. Right now I'm just going through again to review each chapter. There are a few things that I'd already forgotten, but the rest of it is really sticking with me. I already purchased the second book, and I'll definitely get the third later on. I'm updating my review from 4 stars to 5 stars. Thanks!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Book for Learning Korean Grammar
*by I***N on June 28, 2025*

Well-written and easy to understand. Definitely also get the workbook. It really helps reinforce what you learned. I recommend making flash cards for the vocabulary also. It is also well-organized. This is the first language textbook I have ever been able to stick with. I believe this is a great place to start and I recommend going through all three books over time.

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- Korean Made Simple: A beginner's guide to learning the Korean language
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