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Essential Korean Podcast
by Essential Korean
Learn how Korean really works, what gets lost in translation, and how to express yourself naturally in real situations. Each episode, Kay샘 explains the nuances of Korean grammar, asks you questions, and practices with you using real-life examples. Kay샘 is a Korean language educator with 25+ years of experience. She taught at The Ohio State University and Columbia University, and led the Korean program at Portland State University. She is the author of Korean Through Folktales and other Korean learning materials. Want to go further? Subscribed members at https://essentialkorean.com get lesson guides and transcripts for every episode, plus 45 thoughtfully designed and structured courses. Explore membership: https://essentialkorean.com/membership. Or start free with our beginner courses at https://my.essentialkorean.com.
Episodes
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59. 누구 vs 누가: How to Use Korean “Who” Words + First-Person Pronouns (나, 저, 내, 제)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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58. Korea Unscripted Ep. 1: 딱 맞아!, 맥사 Maeksa, and the Korean Language of Everyday Life
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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57. -지요 in Korean: A Lesson in Language and Love—A Tribute to My Father
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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56. Connecting with Han Kang—Korea's First Nobel Laureate in Literature: A Tribute and Language Lesson
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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55. Speaking the Language of Olympic Victory: Korea’s '효자 종목' and Archery
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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54. Navigating Essential Particles 부터, 에서, 까지, 로/으로, and More
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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53. Korean Cinema & Music: A Journey Through 'ㅆ을까
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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52. Mastering Korean Food Verbs for Iconic Korean Dishes
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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51. How To Use Question Word 몇 for Numbers and Classifiers in Korean
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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50. How To Say 'YOU' in Korean
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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49. How To Express Wants or Wishes Part 2: What He/She/They Want (3rd Persons)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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48. How To Express Wants or Wishes Part 1: What 'I' or 'We' Want
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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47. 사랑해 줘 Love me VS. 사랑해 주세요 Love me - The difference?
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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46. At a Cafe in Korea: What You Will Hear and How To Order
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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45. Wrap Up Korean Future Tense (Part 3) + Fun Hypothetical Question! 🇰🇷✨
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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44. Future Tense in Polite & Casual Styles + Music Break 🎶🇰🇷
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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43. Deep Dive into the Korean Future Tense (Part 2) : Action vs. Descriptive Verbs 🇰🇷✨
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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42. Learn the Future Tense in Korean (Part 1) + Irregular Verbs! 🇰🇷✨
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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41. Master Colloquial Pronunciation of 고 & Build Complex Sentences in Korean! 🇰🇷✨ (& Tribute to Extraordinary Attorney Woo!)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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40. Combine Korean Past Tense with the 고 Conjunctive! 🇰🇷✨
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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39. How to Form the Past Tense in Korean Step-by-Step (Part 1 with situational examples)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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38. Explore "아깝다" + Master the -고 Conjunctive (Part 2) with a Classic Korean Song!
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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37. Introducing Your First Verb Conjunctive: The 고 Conjunctive (Part 1)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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36. More Situational Examples: Present Tense & Its Meanings (Bonus: 김치찌개 recipe!)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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35. Korean Present Tense Form & Its Meanings
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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34. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 3: Temporal
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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33. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 2: Destination
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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32. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 1: Locational
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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31. "How Do I Study Korean?" Tips for Beginners & Advanced Learners
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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30.5. Korean Pop Music & the Language
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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30. How To Use Particle 만
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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29. When NOT To Use Particle 을/를 (Part 2 of 을/를!)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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28. How To Use The Object Particle 을/를
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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27. Particles Comparison: How To Use Particle 이/가 and Particle 은/는
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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26. How To Say the Days of the Week + Ask "What Do You Think?" in Korean
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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25. Learn More Korean Numbers (20 to 90 in increments of 10) & New Noun Connector 와/과
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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24. Learn to Count 6-10 in Korean + Master the Particle 도
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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23. How To Count in Korean (Yay, we’re learning numbers!) & Use Korean Numbers in Conversation
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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22. How To Do 은/는 Particle Contractions + Sentence Connectors in Korean
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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21. Learn to Build Longer Sentences in Korean: Learn 하고, 그리고, and 은/는!
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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20. How To Use Korean Particle 은/는 as Topic & Contrastive Particle in Sentences (Yes, we're now learning Korean particles!)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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19. How To Express What Someone Doesn't Do in Korean (Verb Negation)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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18. How To Make Korean Sentences with Pronouns 'I,' 'we,' my,' and 'our' & 10 More Action Verbs
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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17. How To Make Korean Sentences with Pronouns 'I' and 'we' & 13 Action Verbs
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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16. Korean Speech Levels: Learn with K-Dramas and K-Pop (With 6 Verbs of Daily Routine)
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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15. Demystifying Korean Speech Styles: Polite vs. Casual
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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14. Master the Foundations and Basic Concepts of Korean Grammar
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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13. Learn How to Use 있다 & 없다: Presence, Absence, and Possession in Korean 🇰🇷✨
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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12. Basic Sentence Structure of Korean
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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11. Real-Life Korean Conversations: Review Episodes 1-10!
Welcome to the Essential Korean Podcast! I'm Kay샘, here to help you understand the nuances of Korean and develop a deeper, more confident command of the language. Enjoying the podcast? Take your learning further with the Essential Korean Community. Explore 45 carefully designed Korean courses,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Learn how Korean really works, what gets lost in translation, and how to express yourself naturally in real situations. Each episode, Kay샘 explains the nuances of Korean grammar, asks you questions, and practices with you using real-life examples.
Kay샘 is a Korean language educator with 25+ years of experience. She taught at The Ohio State University and Columbia University, and led the Korean program at Portland State University. She is the author of Korean Through Folktales and other Korean learning materials.
Want to go further? Subscribed members at https://essentialkorean.com get lesson guides and transcripts for every episode, plus 45 thoughtfully designed and structured courses. Explore membership: https://essentialkorean.com/membership. Or start free with our beginner courses at https://my.essentialkorean.com.
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Learn how Korean really works, what gets lost in translation, and how to express yourself naturally in real situations. Each episode, Kay샘 explains the nuances of Korean grammar, asks you questions, and practices with you using real-life examples. Kay샘 is a Korean language educator with 25+ years...
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