Focus Korean: Beginner Level 1, 2, 3A, & 3B: Your Complete Beginner’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Speaking Korean Hardcover – August 17, 2025

TheKoreanTutor.com Focus Korean: Beginner Levels 1, 2, 3A, & 3B with Hangeul Workbook is your all-in-one, full-color guide to learning Korean from the very beginning through solid beginner proficiency. This comprehensive textbook takes learners step by step—from mastering Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, to constructing complex sentences, using essential grammar patterns, and speaking with confidence in everyday situations.Created by experienced instructor Suebeet Kim, this book is part of a complete learning system that includes matching video lessons. Each chapter is paired with a video lesson that reinforces the material with clear explanations, pronunciation practice, and cultural context—just like having a personal tutor guiding you through every concept.🎥 What Makes This Book UniqueStructured Progression: Covers all beginner levels (1, 2, 3A, & 3B with Hangeul Workbook), gradually building from alphabet mastery to more sophisticated sentence patterns and real-life communication skills.Integrated Video Support: Each unit is paired with a video lesson to help learners see, hear, and practice content in context.Interactive Exercises: Apply your skills through translation, sentence formation, and conversation practice with included answer keys.Cultural Insights: Learn how Korean language and culture intersect, helping you communicate more naturally and respectfully.📚 What You’ll Learn in Focus Korean: Beginner Levels 1, 2, 3A & 3B with Hangeul WorkbookHangeul Mastery: Read and write the Korean alphabet, including simple and compound vowels, consonants, double consonants, and batchim, and confidently build syllables into words.Foundational Grammar: Use basic sentence structures, copulas (이다/아니다), particles (은/는, 이/가, 을/를, 의), and polite, casual, and honorific speech forms.Greetings and Daily Expressions: Introduce yourself, exchange pleasantries, and navigate common interactions appropriately.Numbers, Time, and Dates: Express quantities, tell time, discuss dates, and use time-related particles correctly.Verbs and Adjectives: Conjugate regular and irregular verbs, describe actions naturally, and express past, present, and future, including the past tense of 이다/아니다.Practical Particles: Master particles for location, direction, purpose, means, restrictions, and indirect objects (에, 에서, 까지, 으로/로, 만, 한테/에게/께).Pronouns and Possession: Use personal, subject, and object pronouns, including he/she distinctions, and express possession with 의.Connecting Ideas: Link sentences with conjunctions (그리고, 그래서, 그런데) and use noun-modifying forms (Adj~(으)ᄂ + N) for richer descriptions.Intentions and Probability: Communicate intentions, suggestions, desires, and predictions with structures like ~(으)ᄅ래요, ~(으)ᄅ 거예요, and ~(으)ㄴ/는데.Real-Life Communication: Apply grammar and vocabulary in dialogues about daily life, travel, hobbies, and opinions across different speech levels.Cultural Insights: Learn Korean social norms, etiquette, and modern customs for accurate and respectful communication.Comprehensive Practice: Reinforce learning with exercises, answer keys, and video lessons for pronunciation, grammar, and practical application.By the end of this comprehensive beginner series, you’ll have the foundation to read, write, and communicate confidently in Korean, with the skills to continue toward intermediate-level fluency.Visit TheKoreanTutor.com for additional video lessons, practice materials, and support for the full Focus Korean series. Read more