Bibimchat: One-stop Korean Listening Source

About this course

“Bibimchat: One-stop Korean Listening Source” is a video course where you can listen to native speakers conversing in natural Korean.

Why is it called ‘Bibimchat’?

It is a new word we made for this course! Bibimchat is the combination of “Bibim”, which is from “Bibimbap(a Korean dish full of various fresh vegetables)”, and “chat”. As you can try many different vegetables with that one dish - Bibimbap, the teachers talk about various topics in this course. From Korean culture to food, beauty, education, dating, and even to money, you can learn about many different aspects of Korea in this one course while improving your listening skills!

Target level

TTMIK Levels 8-10

What can you achieve through this course?

  • Advance your Korean listening skills through natural conversations between native speakers
  • Learn a wide array of vocabulary words used in various fields
  • Get familiar with Korean culture as the teachers talk about many different aspects of Korea
  • Acquire more knowledge about Korean society

Course Introduction

 

Lecturers

Hyunwoo
Kyeong-eun
Jooyeon
Yeji
Seung-wan

Course language

Korean

What can you find inside the course?

    A new lesson, published every Monday, includes:

  • A conversation in video format with Korean subtitles
  • A full transcript
  • A list of keywords and useful expressions with English translations and explanations

Table of contents


Lesson 1. 한국인들은 정말 김치를 매일 먹나요? (Do Koreans eat kimchi every single day?)
Lesson 2. 한국에서 결혼은 꼭 해야 하는 건가요? (Do Koreans think marriage is a must?)
Lesson 3. 한국의 90년대생 (Millennials in Korea)
Lesson 4. 한국인들은 사투리에 대해 어떻게 생각할까요? (What do Koreans think about regional dialects?)
Lesson 5. 다양한 직업에 대한 편견들 (Prejudice towards various jobs)
Lesson 6. 과거에는 어떻게 날씨를 예측했을까요? (How was weather predicted in the past?)
Lesson 7. 한국 사람들이 생각하는 “성공한 삶”이란? (What is “success” in Korea?)
Lesson 8. 한국에서 인기 있는 부업 (Popular side jobs in Korea)
Lesson 9. 한국 사람들이 생각하는 외국인들의 한국에 대한 인식 (Korean people’s view of what foreigners think of Korea)
Lesson 10. 점점 사라져 가는 한국의 사회적 관습 (Disappearing traditions in Korea)
Lesson 11. 한국의 연애 문화 (Dating culture in Korea)
Lesson 12. 한국의 민간 요법 (Korean Home Remedies)
Lesson 13. 한국인들이 좋아하는 해외 여행지 (Overseas travel destinations Koreans love)
Lesson 14. 한국의 선거 (Elections in Korea)
Lesson 15. 티티믹 선생님들, 밸런스 게임에 도전! (TTMIK teachers playing Balance Game!)
Lesson 16. 텔레비전 많이 보세요? (Do you watch a lot of TV?)
Lesson 17. 연예인을 꿈꾼 적이 있나요? (Have you ever wanted to be a celebrity?)
Lesson 18. 재테크 하세요? (How do you manage your money?)
Lesson 19. 티티믹 선생님들의 학교 생활 이야기 (Our School Day Stories)
Lesson 20. 먹지 않는 음식이 있나요? (Are there any foods you don’t eat?)
Lesson 21. 어떤 운동 좋아하세요? (What sports do you like to play?)
Lesson 22. 한국어 선생님들은 한국어를 어떻게 생각할까요? (What do Korean teachers think of the Korean language?)
Lesson 23. 부모님과 같이 살기 vs. 자취하기 (Living with parents vs. alone)
Lesson 24. 한국의 이직 문화 (How often do people change jobs in Korea?)
Lesson 25. 해 보고 싶은 헤어스타일 있나요? (What hairstyles do you want to try?)
Lesson 26. 서울 집값 왜 이렇게 비싸죠? (Why are houses so expensive in Seoul?)
Lesson 27. 외계 생명체가 존재할까요? (Do aliens exist?)
Lesson 28. 살아 보고 싶은 도시가 있나요? (What city do you want to live in?)
Lesson 29. 생활을 편리하게 해 주는 변화들 (Changes that make your life easier)
Lesson 30. 앞으로 기대되는 미래 기술은? (What future technologies do you want?)
Lesson 31. 귀신이 있다고 믿으세요? (Do you believe in ghosts?)
Lesson 32. 연예인에 대한 한국 사람들의 인식 (How are celebrities perceived in Korea?)
Lesson 33. 일회용품 많이 쓰세요? (Do you use a lot of disposable products?)
Lesson 34. 티티믹 선생님들이 제일 좋아하는 한국 음식은? (Our favorite Korean dishes?)
Lesson 35. 티티믹 선생님들이 대학생이었을 때 (When we were college students)
Lesson 36. 한국의 영어 교육 (English education in Korea)
Lesson 37. 룸메이트와 살아 본 적이 있나요? (Have you ever lived with a roommate?)
Lesson 38. 건강 보조 식품 드시나요? (Do you take dietary supplements?)
Lesson 39. 좋아하는 숫자 있나요? (What is your favorite number?)
Lesson 40. 혼자 사는 것의 장단점은? (Pros and cons of living alone)
Lesson 41. 새로 생긴 직업들 (New types of jobs)
Lesson 42. 한국에서 병원 가기 (Hospitals in Korea)
Lesson 43. 우리 삶을 변화시키는 환경 오염 (Environmental pollution)
Lesson 44. 한국인들이 생각하는 K팝 (How K-Pop is viewed in Korea)
Lesson 45. 반려동물 이야기 (Companion animals)
Lesson 46. 팬데믹 때문에 달라진 일상 (How the pandemic changed our daily lives)
Lesson 47. 한국인들이 경험하는 시댁/처가와의 관계 (Getting along with your in-laws in Korea)
Lesson 48. 한국에서 운동 경기 보기 (Watching sports games in Korea)
Lesson 49. 한국의 미신 (Superstitions in Korea)
Lesson 50. 한국의 교육 환경 (Education in Korea)
Lesson 51. 안 좋은 습관이 있나요? (Do we have bad habits?)
Lesson 52. 부모님과 친한가요? (Are you close with your parents?)
Lesson 53. 언어를 배우면서 하는 실수들 (Language learning mistakes)
Lesson 54. 어떤 문화생활을 즐기시나요? (What kind of cultural activities do you enjoy?)
Lesson 55. 내가 직업을 고르는 방법은? (How do you choose a job?)
Lesson 56. 한국의 결혼식은 어떤가요? (What is a wedding like in Korea?)
Lesson 57. ‘정’이라는 게 한국에만 있을까요? (Is 정(Jeong) really a Korean thing?)
Lesson 58. 갑자기 100억이 생긴다면? (What would you do if you had 10 billion won?)
Lesson 59. 한국의 전통 디저트 함께 먹기 (Eating Traditional Korean Desserts Together)
Lesson 60. 집에 대해 중요하게 생각하는 부분은? (How do you choose where to live?)
Lesson 61. 한국의 사계절 (Four seasons in Korea)
Lesson 62. 한국어로 할 수 있는 놀이 (Fun word games using Korean)
Lesson 63. 극한 환경에서 살아남기 (Surviving in an extreme environment)
Lesson 64. 음악 듣는 거 좋아하시나요? (Do you like to listen to music?)
Lesson 65. 어떤 여행을 좋아하세요? (What is your style of traveling?)
Lesson 66. 나를 짜증 나게 하는 것 (What are your pet peeves?)
Lesson 67. 본인의 이름을 좋아하시나요? (Do you like your name?)
Lesson 68. 서로에 대한 첫인상이 어땠나요? (What was your first impression of each other?)
Lesson 69. TTMIK 선생님들의 소신 발언 (TTMIK teachers’ unpopular opinions)
Lesson 70. 다시 태어난다면 갖고 싶은 능력은? (What kind of talents do you wish you had?)
Lesson 71. 한국어 선생님들의 외국어 이야기 (Korean teachers talk about foreign languages)
Lesson 72. 내가 살고 싶은 집 (My dream house)
Lesson 73. 영화 좋아하세요? (Do you like movies?)
Lesson 74. 한국 학생들은 진짜 11시까지 공부해요? (Do Korean students really study until 11 PM?)
Lesson 75. 꿈 자주 꾸세요? (How often do you dream at night?)
Lesson 76. 별자리 뭐예요? (What is your zodiac sign?)
Lesson 77. 쇼핑을 주로 어디서 하세요? (Where do you usually go shopping?)
Lesson 78. 변화하고 있는 한국 사회 (Changes in Korean society)
Lesson 79. 나의 일상 루틴은? (Your daily routine)
Lesson 80. 사랑하는 사람을 어디에서 만날 수 있나요? (Where to find love?)
Lesson 81. 어떤 걸 고르시겠어요? (TTMIK staff play “Would You Rather?”)
Lesson 82. 예술을 즐기는 방법 (How do you like to enjoy art?)
Lesson 83. 태어난 시간에 따라 운명이 달라진다?! (When you were born determines your future?!)
Lesson 84. 시간 여행을 한다면 과거로, 아니면 미래로? (Would you time travel to the past or future?)
Lesson 85. MBTI 유형 아시나요? (What is your MBTI personality type?)
Lesson 86. 올림픽이나 월드컵 좋아하세요? (Do you enjoy the Olympics or World Cup?)
Lesson 87. 이 유행어 아세요? (Do you know these Korean slang words?)
Lesson 88. 일상 속에서 언제 행복을 느끼나요? (What makes you happy in your daily life?)
Lesson 89. 내가 잘하는 것과 못하는 것 (What I’m good/bad at)
Lesson 90. 어린 시절의 추억과 향수 (Childhood memories and nostalgia)
Lesson 91. 미래는 어떤 모습일까요? (What will the future look like?)
Lesson 92. 식물 키우는 것을 좋아하나요? (Do you like to grow plants?)
Lesson 93. 한국어 선생님이 되지 않았다면…? (If we hadn’t become Korean teachers…?)
Lesson 94. 한국에서 병원 가기 (Seeing a doctor in Korea)
Lesson 95. 한국의 기업 문화는 어때요? (What is corporate culture like in Korea?)
Lesson 96. 신비로운 우주 (The mysterious universe)
Lesson 97. 아무 주제로 해 보는 대화 (Random talk using conversation starter cards)
Lesson 98. 날씨에 따라 기분이 달라지나요? (Does the weather affect your mood?)
Lesson 99. 군대에서 했던 경험들 (Our experiences with Korean military service)
Lesson 100. 비빔밥 먹으면서 비빔챗에 대해서 이야기하기 (Talking about Bibimchat while eating bibimbap)


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Reviews

  1. John Chae,

    Hi TTMIK team!
    Just wanted to say thank you for the bibimchat series. It’s been great!
    I especially like how it allows me to kill two birds with one stone (learn the language as well as learn the culture)

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you very much for your 5-star review! 🤩

  2. kyriesam,

    Hello TTMIK Team! I have listened to BIBIMCHAT and IYAGI a lot. I would want to listen to them through out the day as kind of a Passive Listening/Immersion activity to improve my listening but I can’t. As the extra steps of unlocking my phone, clicking the next lesson, wait for it to load, and then click the play button again hinders me down. I wish there was a mechanic on the website to have the next lesson play automatically.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for taking the “이야기” course and “비빔챗” course. We plan to add an automatic playback feature to these two courses, like the core grammar course. Please wait a bit for the update! 😄

    • Shibole,

      Strongly agree with this! Most of my learning takes place in the car and I can’t really be changing lessons on my phone while driving! Thanks for the amazing content as always!

  3. Byrdperson,

    Copyright infringement is an issue for an intellectual property. However, screen recording and pdf readers are easy ways around it for people willing to do intellectual theft. Discontinuing pdfs and mps3s (amazing tools) really hinders us who pay for the subscription.

    • Matt,

      People who paid for a year’s subscription should be refunded the months between PDFs and mp3s being removed and an adequate replacement being implemented. I for one wouldn’t have even subscribed if I knew they were going to be taken away.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience our decision may have caused. We understand the importance of PDFs and MP3s for your learning experience, and we’re actively exploring alternative solutions to ensure you have convenient access to our lessons. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

  4. Lucila Baravalle,

    ttmik is the only website out there that has actually useful and fun korean language material. Especially for the more advanced students, its very hard to find korean language content to level up! But this course is perfect for that and also not boring at all like other websites. living in korea has been so much easier since learning with ttmik and i can make friends and have conversations with koreans thanks to this website, thank you so much!!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      TTMIK과 한국어 공부 해 주셔서 감사합니다!ㅎㅎ 한국에 살면서 한국 사람들과 대화도 많이 하고 한국인 친구도 만드셨다니 저희도 기분이 좋네요😊 앞으로도 한국어 공부 파이팅입니다💪

  5. Srihari G,

    I am unable to download the PDF for this series, is this expected? I have seen that PDF download button is missing even on the Iyagi lesson.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Please note that we made some changes, and we have decided to discontinue supporting PDF and MP3 downloads due to copyright infringement. Thank you for your understanding!

  6. Thai,

    Please continue this series , I just paid to learn the course but there is no new video since 4 month T_T

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Did you complete all 100 lessons? That’s awesome! While we don’t have plans to make additional lessons for this course, we’ll definitely look into it in the future. Thank you for your support and commitment to our course!🙌

  7. Nguyễn Phương Thảo,

    이 학습자료로 열심히 듣기 연습하고 있습니다. 더 많은 대화를 만들어서 공유하시기를 바랍니다. 한국어 듣기 연습뿐만 아니라 한국사람, 한국생활에 대해 이해하는 데 큰 도움이 됩니다 ~~

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      감사합니다!😄 한국어 공부 파이팅!💪

  8. Hi! Kai,

    I’d like to join Anwar to voice the same. The series is really fun and very useful.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thanks! 🙂

  9. Anwar,

    Please continue this series or more great content like this! Thank you so much

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We’ll keep trying our best to make more great content! Thank you.

  10. Mitchell,

    I love this course 🙂 캐나다의 일상 생활에서 듣기 연습할 기회 많이 없어서 이런 학습 자료가 너무 유용해요!
    As always, so thankful to TTMIK

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      유용하다니 너무 좋네요! TTMIK과 함께 한국어 공부 해 주셔서 정말 감사합니다😁

  11. yifan,

    Extremely helpful to my Korean learning. Thank u guys so much! Pls keep up the good job! TTMIK 화이팅 !

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      감사합니다! 🙂

  12. Emma Scott,

    Please keep this series going, it’s the best! I’m still beginner level but using these lessons to listen over and over again at different speeds, shadowing as you speak and using the transcript to recognise patterns in speech and to learn phrases has been the most effective and useful thing in my language learning so far. I would say to anyone who is beginner level not to be intimidated by more advance content like this as it is a good way to get used to the sound of the language and patterns in speech – also really good way to hear grammar/words in context – I think the best method to language learning is to get your listening comprehension really good before you attempt to speak. Thanks TTMIK!!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for your constructive feedback, and we hope you continue to enjoy studying Korean with us ☺️

  13. Robert Yan,

    In lesson 76, the vocabulary list lists 영웅 as hero, heroin. It should be “heroine” like the female hero, not “heroin” like the drug. =)

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for the heads up!
      We corrected the typo and added “e” at the end of the word. We appreciate your contribution 🙂

  14. Li Wen,

    Hi TTMIK,
    Bibimchat is only 75 lessons? Or there will be more lessons uploaded weekly? Monthly? This course is very suitable for me. Thanks!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Hi,

      We still release new lessons for this course, and we post one new episode each week!

  15. Glenn Klepic,

    Yep, me too. The lessons for Bibimchat are blocked for me as well. It was already even “added” on my course list and is now off of that !!!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Hi,

      We apologize for the inconvenience.
      Please contact us by clicking on the “Questions?” button if you still experience the same issue.

    • Thai,

      the issue is still happenning today T_T

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Hi,

      We apologize for the inconvenience.
      Please contact us by clicking on the “Questions?” button.

  16. Mags Lee,

    Unable to access this content anymore even though I always have been able to and I am for sure still a premium member 🙁 Same issue as others below have said

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Hi,

      We apologize for the inconvenience.
      There was a temporary issue, but we fixed it so you will be able to take the course now!
      Please contact us by clicking on the “Questions?” button if you still experience the same issue.

    • David Wolfe,

      I am having the same issue.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Sorry for the inconvenience.
      Could you send us an email? Thank you for your patience!

    • Thai,

      me too

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Sorry for the inconvenience.
      Could you send us an email? Thank you for your patience!

    • Zan,

      Same for me 🙁

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Sorry for the inconvenience.
      Could you send us an email? Thank you for your patience!

    • Nguyễn Hằng,

      저도요

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      불편을 드려 죄송합니다.
      Sorry for the inconvenience.
      Could you send us an email? Thank you for your patience!

  17. Paola Ferrero,

    I can’t see the “take this course” button for this course…

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We apologize for the inconvenience.
      Please send us an email at [email protected] if the issue persists.
      Thank you!

  18. Keane Anderson,

    I think its something happening today because I can’t access premium content anymore too.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Sorry for the trouble!
      Please send us an email so that we can assist you with the issue.

    • Ismail,

      Keane 님 I had same problem.
      You can raise a ticket via the ‘contact us’ button.

      It’s fixed for me now

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for supporting us! 🙂

  19. Ismail,

    @Thai님 I have same problem.
    You can raise a ticket via the ‘contact us’ button.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Sorry for the trouble! Please send us an email so that we can assist you with the issue.

  20. Thai,

    Hello, today I cann’t see the content in this course. Event thought I upgraded my membership to Premium.
    Can anyone help me to fix this issue?

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We apologize for the inconvenience.
      Could you send us an email at [email protected]?

  21. Yunshan Xu,

    Hello! I have been listening to the bibimchat podcast on Spotify for a while and I really like how you upload some episodes on there because it makes it so much easier to practice korean listening and thank you so much for that.
    I was also wondering if you can upload more episodes to Spotify? For example, lesson 1 and lesson 6 are not available on Spotify.
    Thanks again!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for your feedback 🙂
      Please note that not all lessons are available on Spotify. However, you have full access to our premium courses as you are a premium member!

  22. Sarah,

    Hello! I noticed I struggle more studying with the Bibimchat course than the intermediate Iyagi’s one. I feel less confident about my language learning progress because I can’t really see if it’s due to my lack of abilities or if it’s because the Bibimchat course is an higher level learning material.
    I look forward to learning more with TTMIK 🙂

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you for your feedback! As this course covers all kinds of topics from lighthearted ones to social issues, you might feel the course is more challenging than the Iyagi course. It is totally normal that you feel that way. Don’t worry, you are doing great!

    • Suzie,

      I totally agree with you, Sarah. Just brought this up on the discord actually.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      It is totally understandable that you feel that way as the course covers various topics. We hope you continue to enjoy studying Korean with us! 🙂

  23. Hani,

    hello TTMIK, i hope you are all well.
    i am studying with bibimchat for some time and on the 10th lesson, i write down the vocabulary/word section for better memory and review and they are the best for an advanced student. thank you guys for the effort. i was thinking of learning French language and TTMIK popped up in my mind, what if they could teach me French like they taught me Korean, anyway that is how best i believe TTMIK. THANK YOU GUYS ALOT.

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you!

  24. Yunshan Xu,

    Hello! Really like the material!!
    btw, are there pdf version of the transcripts? Would like to like a pdf to print out and write notes on!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      Thank you!
      You can use the lesson notes and study with them! 🙂

  25. Barnaby,

    Are there full English translations to these conversations anywhere?

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We do agree that English translations would make this course even better. Though we can’t guarantee that they’ll be added for the moment, we’ll make sure to consider your suggestion when we reinforce this course. Thank you so much for your valuable feedback❤️

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      The lessons are provided only in Korean for now. Thank you for your understanding!

    • James,

      Do you intend to have translations? It would be really helpful, especially for a few grammatically-difficult sentences. To me, it’s what makes things like TTMIK Premium special. If I just wanted to listen to Korean there are a load of free resources.