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Essential Korean Podcast — 60 episodes

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59. 누구 vs 누가: How to Use Korean “Who” Words + First-Person Pronouns (나, 저, 내, 제)

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58. Korea Unscripted Ep. 1: 딱 맞아!, 맥사 Maeksa, and the Korean Language of Everyday Life

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57. -지요 in Korean: A Lesson in Language and Love—A Tribute to My Father

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56. Connecting with Han Kang—Korea's First Nobel Laureate in Literature: A Tribute and Language Lesson

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55. Speaking the Language of Olympic Victory: Korea’s '효자 종목' and Archery

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54. Navigating Essential Particles 부터, 에서, 까지, 로/으로, and More

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53. Korean Cinema & Music: A Journey Through 'ㅆ을까

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52. Mastering Korean Food Verbs for Iconic Korean Dishes

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51. How To Use Question Word 몇 for Numbers and Classifiers in Korean

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50. How To Say 'YOU' in Korean

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49. How To Express Wants or Wishes Part 2: What He/She/They Want (3rd Persons)

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48. How To Express Wants or Wishes Part 1: What 'I' or 'We' Want

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47. 사랑해 줘 Love me VS. 사랑해 주세요 Love me - The difference?

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46. At a Cafe in Korea: What You Will Hear and How To Order

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45. Wrap Up Korean Future Tense (Part 3) + Fun Hypothetical Question! 🇰🇷✨

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44. Future Tense in Polite & Casual Styles + Music Break 🎶🇰🇷

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43. Deep Dive into the Korean Future Tense (Part 2) : Action vs. Descriptive Verbs 🇰🇷✨

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42. Learn the Future Tense in Korean (Part 1) + Irregular Verbs! 🇰🇷✨

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41. Master Colloquial Pronunciation of 고 & Build Complex Sentences in Korean! 🇰🇷✨ (& Tribute to Extraordinary Attorney Woo!)

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40. Combine Korean Past Tense with the 고 Conjunctive! 🇰🇷✨

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39. How to Form the Past Tense in Korean Step-by-Step (Part 1 with situational examples)

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38. Explore "아깝다" + Master the -고 Conjunctive (Part 2) with a Classic Korean Song!

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37. Introducing Your First Verb Conjunctive: The 고 Conjunctive (Part 1)

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36. More Situational Examples: Present Tense & Its Meanings (Bonus: 김치찌개 recipe!)

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35. Korean Present Tense Form & Its Meanings

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34. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 3: Temporal

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33. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 2: Destination

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32. How To Use Particle 에 l Part 1: Locational

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31. "How Do I Study Korean?" Tips for Beginners & Advanced Learners

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30.5. Korean Pop Music & the Language

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30. How To Use Particle 만

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29. When NOT To Use Particle 을/를 (Part 2 of 을/를!)

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28. How To Use The Object Particle 을/를

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27. Particles Comparison: How To Use Particle 이/가 and Particle 은/는

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26. How To Say the Days of the Week + Ask "What Do You Think?" in Korean

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25. Learn More Korean Numbers (20 to 90 in increments of 10) & New Noun Connector 와/과

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24. Learn to Count 6-10 in Korean + Master the Particle 도

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23. How To Count in Korean (Yay, we’re learning numbers!) & Use Korean Numbers in Conversation

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22. How To Do 은/는 Particle Contractions + Sentence Connectors in Korean

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21. Learn to Build Longer Sentences in Korean: Learn 하고, 그리고, and 은/는!

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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!)

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19. How To Express What Someone Doesn't Do in Korean (Verb Negation)

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18. How To Make Korean Sentences with Pronouns 'I,' 'we,' my,' and 'our' & 10 More Action Verbs

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17. How To Make Korean Sentences with Pronouns 'I' and 'we' & 13 Action Verbs

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16. Korean Speech Levels: Learn with K-Dramas and K-Pop (With 6 Verbs of Daily Routine)

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15. Demystifying Korean Speech Styles: Polite vs. Casual

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14. Master the Foundations and Basic Concepts of Korean Grammar

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13. Learn How to Use 있다 & 없다: Presence, Absence, and Possession in Korean 🇰🇷✨

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12. Basic Sentence Structure of Korean

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11. Real-Life Korean Conversations: Review Episodes 1-10!

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10. How To Tell Understanding & Knowing: Difference between 알겠습니다 & 알겠어요 & More Comparisons

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9. How To Say What Something is NOT, How To Express Surprise, & How To Say Congratulations In Korean

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8. Handle Real-Life Situations in Korean: Unannounced Visits & Phone Calls!

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7. How To Get Someone's Attention In Korean & Tell What You Want In The Simplest Form

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6. Must-Know Korean Greetings & Farewells in Various Situations

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5. Difference Between Two Korean "Thank You" Phrases & Several Responses To Thank You In Korean

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4. How To Apologize & Respond To an Apology in Korean

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3. How To Ask 5 Essential Questions (Wh-Word Questions) in Korean

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2. How To Say What Something or Someone Is in Korean

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1. How To Greet People for the First Time Meeting in Korean & Other Essential Phrases