From Hangul ㄱㄴㄷ to TOPIK and business Korean. With lessons + quizzes + listening, and friends from around the world, studying is never boring. 😎
Whether you're a total beginner or polishing your skills — climb step by step through 5 levels.
Learn Hangul, the Korean writing system, from scratch. Master consonants, vowels, and final consonants, and read syllables aloud.
Start your first conversations with greetings, introductions, numbers, basic particles, and "-seumnida/-ayo" sentences.
Learn past and future tenses, connective endings, honorifics, and casual speech to speak naturally in any situation.
Master indirect speech, causatives and passives, proverbs, and idioms to convey even the subtlest nuances.
Reach the expert level with advanced TOPIK vocabulary, formal documents, and business emails and presentations.
Quiz right after each lesson to lock it in.
Study daily to build streaks and XP.
Compete worldwide and collect badges.
Ask, answer and study with friends.
Listen to every example and repeat aloud.
PC or mobile. Progress saves automatically.
All courses and quizzes, free.
Prepare for the exam and business Korean.
Read, listen, quiz, share — Korean grows without a dull moment.
Keep your streak with one quiz a day. Today's bonus +30 XP!
Korean Step by Step is a free online Korean course that takes you from Hangul consonants and vowels through beginner conversation, intermediate expressions, advanced nuance, and TOPIK/business Korean across 5 levels. Start learning instantly from anywhere in the world, no sign-up required, with practice quizzes and clear Korean pronunciation audio in every lesson.
A new Daily Korean short story every day, gamified learning with XP, streaks and rankings to keep you motivated, and a community of learners worldwide to practice with — all designed to make studying Korean genuinely enjoyable.
Is it really free?
Yes. All courses, quizzes, the Hangul chart, and listening practice are completely free, and signing up is optional.
Can I start with zero knowledge of Hangul?
Yes. The introductory Hangul chart teaches pronunciation and reading from scratch.
Can I prepare for the TOPIK exam?
Yes. The expert level covers TOPIK grammar, vocabulary, and business Korean.