ABSTRACT

Colloquial Korean provides a step-by-step course in Korean as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Korean in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Key features include:

• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

• structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar

• an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises

• realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios

• useful vocabulary lists throughout the text

• additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Korean will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Korean.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter |28 pages

Introduction

The Korean alphabet, Hangǔl

chapter |12 pages

Unit One 인사 Greetings

chapter |13 pages

Unit Three 사무실에서 At the office

chapter |15 pages

Unit Four 어디 있어요? Where is it?

chapter |15 pages

Unit Five 이거 뭐예요? What is this?

chapter |17 pages

Unit Six 몇 시예요? What time is it?

chapter |13 pages

Unit Nine 교통 수단 Transportation

chapter |14 pages

Unit Ten 쇼핑 Shopping

chapter |7 pages

Unit Eleven 여행 Travel

chapter |13 pages

Unit Twelve 전화 On the phone

chapter |17 pages

Unit Thirteen 날씨 Weather

chapter |8 pages

Unit Fourteen 가족 Family

chapter |6 pages

Unit Sixteen 은행에서 Travel