Read, write and say Korean, one tool at a time.
Simple tools for English speakers learning Korean, built on the official rules and explained in plain English.
Tools
Every tool explains its answerKorean Romanizer
Paste any Korean text and get it in English letters, the way it is actually pronounced, with the sound rules explained.
Both number systems · audio · won, time, datesKorean Number Converter
Type any number and see how to say it in both Korean number systems, plus prices, dates, times, ages and phone numbers.
만 나이 · 세는 나이 · 연 나이 · zodiacKorean Age Calculator
Enter your birthday to see every kind of Korean age, which one is official now, and how to say "I am ... years old" in Korean.
Printable · stroke order · trace and writeHangul Worksheets & Stroke Order
Print a practice sheet for any group of letters or your own words, and learn the stroke order for every Korean letter.
Name in Hangul · real Korean names with meaningsKorean Name Generator
See how your name is written in Hangul, or get a real Korean name with its meaning, Hanja and pronunciation.
Standard 2-set layout · works on phonesKorean Keyboard Online
Type Korean right here with your regular keyboard or by tapping. Letters join into syllables on their own, then copy the text anywhere.
19 consonants · 21 vowels · syllable tableHangul Alphabet Chart
All 40 Korean letters with their names, sounds and audio. Tap any letter or syllable to hear it.
4 levels · two directions · audioHangul Reading Quiz
Practice reading Korean in short rounds: vowels, consonants, syllables, then real words. Pick the right sound and build your streak.
12 themes · flashcards · type-the-answer quizKorean Vocabulary Flashcards
Pick a theme, learn the words with flashcards and audio, then type the answers in Korean to make them stick.
6 levels · next-key hints · speed and accuracyKorean Typing Test
Learn the Korean keyboard row by row, then race through words and sentences. The next key lights up while you learn.
Letters, syllables, words · 12 word themesHangul Rain Typing Game
Korean letters and words fall like rain. Type each one before it hits the ground. 비 means rain, by the way.
New to Korean? Start here
- Learn the lettersTap through the alphabet chart and hear every sound.
- Practice readingTen-question rounds in the Hangul quiz, a few minutes a day.
- Learn your first wordsFlashcards and a typing quiz in the vocabulary themes.
- Type in KoreanLearn the keyboard in the typing test, then play Hangul Rain.
- Write your nameSee your name in Hangul with the name tool.
- Count and payPrices, times and dates with the number converter, or look up any number from 1 to 100.
- Say everyday phrasesHello, thank you, how much is it: how to say it in Korean, with audio and polite and casual forms.
From the blog
All articles →- Busan or Pusan? Korean Revised Romanization ExplainedWhy Pusan became Busan in 2000, how Revised Romanization differs from McCune-Reischauer, and why kimchi, Samsung and Lee kept their old spellings.
- Confusing Korean Vowels: ㅓ vs ㅗ, ㅐ vs ㅔ, and ㅡ and ㅢ ExplainedWhy 거기 and 고기 sound alike to beginners, whether 개 and 게 really differ, and how to say ㅡ and ㅢ, with simple lip tricks and minimal pairs to drill.
- Counting Money in Korean: 만, 억 and How to Read Won PricesWhy 10,000 won is 만 원, how Korean groups big numbers by four digits, and how to read cafe, market and rent prices from 천 원 up to 억 without panic.
- How Hangul Syllable Blocks Work: Initial, Vowel and Final LettersWhy Korean stacks letters into squares: where the first consonant, vowel and batchim go, tall vs flat vowels, and why a silent ㅇ starts so many syllables.
- How to Learn the Korean Alphabet in a Weekend: A 2-Day PlanA realistic 2-day plan to learn Hangul: basic vowels on Saturday morning, consonants after lunch, syllable blocks, then batchim and real words on Sunday.
- How to Say Dates and Birthdays in Korean (and Your Real Age)Say any date in Korean with 년, 월 and 일, learn the 유월 and 시월 exceptions and the days of the week, and see how age works since Korea dropped Korean age in 2023.
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