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The Six Levels
Not levels. Situations, and the things underneath them.
Three shapes, one subject. The six levels are the path already built — ten-minute lessons with a workbook each, taken whenever the time is yours, no schedule and no expiry. The coaching is a path built for you instead: private sessions shaped by your level, your goals, and how you actually plan to use Korean. Write-to-Speak is that second one turned around — you write first, I mark it during the week, and the session is spent saying your own sentences out loud.
The levels are numbered, but they are a sequence rather than a grammar syllabus. Both are built out of the same situations, which is the part that takes longest to learn anywhere else.
Three pages. Pick one — the others are always a click back.
Self-paced · recorded · yours forever
From reading Hangul
to thinking in Korean.
Six levels, 47 lessons, about ten minutes each. One path, in order, with a workbook at every step — so you always know what the next thing is.
No schedule. No expiry. Lifetime access, one payment.
The path
Each level changes one thing about you.
Not “beginner, intermediate, advanced” — those words describe a shelf, not a person. Here is what is actually different about you at the end of each one.
You can read it
Hangul, signs, menus. Seven days.
You can get through a day
Order, pay, ask directions, say your name.
You understand what they actually said
Real speed, real endings, not textbook Korean.
You build your own sentences
Because, but, if — your ideas, chained.
The conversation keeps going
React, add, ask back — without freezing.
You sound like you mean it
Register, honorifics, 눈치, the precise word.
Find your level
Most people start at 0 or 1.
Tick the hardest thing on this list you can genuinely do today — not the one you could do with a dictionary and ten minutes.
Nearly everyone places themselves one level too high. It’s the single most common reason people stall.
Take the checkThe quick self-check
What one lesson looks like
Ten minutes of video, then something to do.
A video you watch once, a page you keep, and a workbook that makes you produce the thing rather than recognise it. Recognition is what makes people think they know Korean.
- The words
- Ten, with how they sound and a real example each.
- The scene
- A dialogue you’ll actually be inside one day.
- The pattern
- One grammar point, explained by why — not by rule.
- The workout
- Writing and speaking, in my voice first, then yours.
The six levels
What’s in each one.
Level 0 · 7 days
$16
Read Korean: Hangul in 7 Days
- The Vowels
- The Consonants
- Building Syllable Blocks
- Batchim (The Bottom Letter)
- The Last Letters: Twins & Combos
- Reading in the Wild
- Graduation
Level 1 · 8 lessons
$29
First Words
- Welcome
- Hellos & Introductions
- At a Café or Restaurant
- K-Drama Essentials — Names & Feelings
- Numbers & Time
- Getting Around
- Shopping
- Wrap-Up & Mini Drama
Level 2 · 8 lessons
$35
Real Korean
- The Two Koreans
- Talking Like Friends
- The Feeling Endings
- Fast Korean
- Reacting Like a Local
- Slang & Gen Z Korean
- Drama Decoder
- Wrap-Up & Full Scene
Level 3 · 8 lessons
$39
Speak Korean
- From Phrases to Sentences
- Time: Did, Do, Will
- Because: Explaining Why
- But: The Other Side
- If: Talking About Possibilities
- Intentions: Saying What You'll Do
- Chaining: Telling a Whole Story
- Wrap-Up: Tell Your Own Story
Level 4 · 8 lessons
Recording now
Everyday Fluency
- From Monologue to Dialogue
- Keeping It Going
- Saying What You Think
- Telling a Longer Story
- Real Topics: Work & Life
- Heart Talk: Feelings & Comfort
- Disagreeing Gracefully
- Wrap-Up: A Real Conversation
Level 5 · 8 lessons
Recording now
Sound Like a Native
- The Last 1%
- Levels of Polite
- Honorifics: Speaking Up
- Reading Between the Lines (눈치)
- The Precise Word (Nuance)
- Idioms & Proverbs
- Emotional Precision
- Wrap-Up: The Native Switch
Best value
The Full Path, Levels 0 to 5.
All 47 lessons, all 47 workbooks, the Maru community, and a certificate when you finish. Lifetime access — if you stop for a year and come back, it’s all still there.
- lessons
- 47lessons
- workbooks
- 47workbooks
- months, steady
- ~6months, steady
- access
- ∞access
$187$209
One payment. Save $22 against buying them one at a time.
Get the full path → (opens in a new tab)Or start with Level 0 for $16 and decide later.
From students on the course
What people say when I ask properly.
“The videos are short, and Rok's explanations are engaging — he presents the information like a story and speaks at a pace that allows me to grasp everything immediately. After a long day of work and study, I actually consider watching these videos a prize.”
S · studying while working “Before taking your class, I tried learning Korean through apps like Pimsleur and Duolingo; however, they couldn't provide the human connection, cultural insights, or personalized guidance that come from learning with a native Korean teacher.”
Lucie · El Salvador“Your patience, encouragement, and positive energy create a welcoming environment where making mistakes feels like part of the learning process instead of something to fear.”
Michelle · Panama
From a feedback survey I send students. Quoted as written. Everyone here agreed to be quoted, and each name appears only as far as that person allowed.
Questions
The ones I get before people buy.
- What if I pick the wrong level?
- The levels build on each other, so nothing you bought is wasted — message me and I'll tell you where to actually start.
- How long do I have access?
- Forever. One payment, no subscription, no expiry date.
- Do I have to do them in order?
- It's strongly recommended — but skip Level 0 if you already read 한글 comfortably.
- Can I ask questions while I study?
- Yes — in the Maru community, or message me directly. The lessons are all in English.
Still not sure which one?
Watch the first lesson of Level 0 and Level 1. They’re free, and ten minutes will settle it faster than I can.