About this course
The title of the course, IYAGI(이야기), means talk, conversation or story in Korean. Teachers share their stories, experiences and thoughts as if they are talking to each other in real life. Through as many as 145 natural conversations, not only will you be able to improve your listening skills, but also get to know more about Korean culture.
Target level
TTMIK Levels 7-10
What can you achieve through this course?
- Take your Korean listening comprehension to the next level
- Learn more useful expressions and words
- Get familiar with Korean society and culture
Sample lesson
Lecturers
Course language
Korean
What can you find inside the course?
- 145 Korean conversations
- Full transcripts
Table of contents
- Priority Seating For The Elderly - 노약자석
- Going to a Bookstore - 서점
- How Do You Deal With Stress? - 스트레스
- What Do Guys Talk About? - 남자들의 이야기
- Traveling - 여행
- Part-time Jobs in Korea - 아르바이트
- Working Out - 운동
- First Impressions - 첫인상
- When It Rains - 비오는 날
- What Drinking Habits Do You Have? - 술버릇
- Public Bath Houses in Korea - 공중 목욕탕
- Mandatory Military Service in Korea - 군대
- Staying Healthy - 건강
- Catching a Taxi in Korea - 택시
- Having Pets in Korea - 애완동물
- Blind Dates in Korea - 소개팅
- Korean Harvest Festival - Chuseok - 추석
- Have You Ever Won The Lottery? - 복권
- Group Blind Dates In Korea - 미팅
- Talk About Dreams - 꿈
- Using Twitter - 트위터
- Korean SAT - the Su-neung Test - 수능시험
- Coffee Shops in Korea - 한국의 카페
- Going to an Airport - 공항
- Restaurants in Korea - 한국의 식당
- Buses in Korea - 한국의 버스
- Kitchens in Korea - 부엌, 주방
- Playgrounds for Kids in Korea - 놀이터
- The Subway in Korea - 지하철
- What Are Your Fears? - 공포에 대해서
- Popular Hang-out Spots in Korea - 명동, 홍대, 강남에 대해서
- Delivery Services in Korea - 배달
- Korean Dramas - 드라마
- Korean Movies - 영화
- Social Commerce Websites - 소셜 커머스
- Lunar New Year's in Korea - 설날(구정)
- Franchise Coffee Shops in Korea - 프렌차이즈커피숍
- Valentine's Day in Korea - 발렌타인데이
- Matching Outlooks Between Couples in Korea - 커플룩
- How Often Do You Take Selfies? - 셀카
- Pizza In Korea - 피자
- Do You Like Milk? - 우유
- What Is Your Blood Type? - 혈액형
- Hiking Is Very Popular In Korea - 등산
- Kimchi - The Most Famous Korean Food - 김치
- Photography As A Hobby - DSLR 카메라
- Do You Keep A Diary? - 일기
- What Is Your Favorite Kind Of Snack? - 과자
- May Is Family Month In Korea - 가정의 달
- Food-Sharing Culture In Korea - 음식 나눠 먹기
- Kimbap - Rice Rolls - 김밥
- After-school Institutes In Korea - 학원
- School Vacation For Korean Students - 방학
- Studying New Languages - 외국어 공부
- What Is Your Definition Of Friendship? - 우정
- Talent Competition Shows On Korean TV - 오디션 프로그램
- Love Advice - 연애상담
- Rainy Days In Korea - Part 2 - 비오는 날 Part 2
- Social Media- 소셜 네트워크 서비스
- Famous Restaurants - Would You Wait In Line? - 맛집
- Membership Training - What Does That Mean? - 엠티
- How Often Do You Drink Cola? - 콜라
- Indie Music in Korea - 한국의 인디 음악
- Best Birthday Presents - 생일 선물
- Junkfood For Korean Children? - 불량식품
- Various Dialects in Korea - 사투리
- Company Dinner Culture In Korea - 회식
- Interesting Culture of Seonbae and Hubae - 선배 & 후배
- Buzzwords That Are Trending In Korea - 유행어
- Is There Someone You Don't Like? - 싫어하는 사람
- Brothers & Sisters - 형제 & 자매
- Playing Soccer In Korea - 축구
- How Do You Spend Time Alone? - 혼자서 시간을 보내는 방법
- Autumn Picnics In Korea - 가을 소풍
- What Are Your Favorite Fruits? - 과일
- Memorable Teachers You Had - 기억나는 선생님
- Casual Language vs. Formal Language - 반말/존댓말
- Moving In Korea - 이사
- Private Tutoring Is Common In Korea - 과외
- Do You Like Reading Comic Books? - 만화
- What Are Your Favorite Anniversaries? - 기념일
- Ramyeon Noodels In Korea - 라면
- What Are You Addicted To? - 중독
- What Kind Of Souvenirs Do You Buy? - 기념품
- Popular Dating Places In Korea - 데이트 코스
- University Circles In Korea - 동아리
- Singers Who Were Once Famous In Korea - 추억의 가수
- How Old Are You? Asking Someone's Age In Korea - 나이
- Embarrassing And Shocking Experiences - 황당한 경험
- Borrowing Books And Studying At Libraries In Korea - 도서관과 독서실
- Very Small Rooms For Rent In Korea - 하숙집과 고시원
- How Do You Pick a Team For a Game? - 편짜기 게임
- Where Do You Usually Go Shopping? - 쇼핑
- Do You Like Cooking? - 요리
- What Foods Do You Not Like? - 싫어하는 음식
- Do You Know Of Any Korean Superstitions? - 미신
- How Often Do You Have Nightmares? - 가위
- What Do You Think About The K-Wave? - 한류
- What Countries Would You Like To Visit? - 해외여행
- Which Non-Korean Dramas Do You Enjoy Watching? - 외국 드라마
- Architecture In Korea - 건축
- Embarrassing Moments - 굴욕적인 기억
- Housewarming Parties In Korea - 집들이
- Giving Carnations On Parents' Day - 카네이션
- Getting A Driver's License In Korea - 운전면허
- Korean Cold Buckwheat Noodles - 냉면
- Have You Ever Tried To Lose Weight? - 다이어트
- Have You Ever Made A Prank Call? - 장난 전화
- Going To Movie Theaters In Korea - 극장의 추억
- How Often Do You Write Letters? - 편지
- How Good Is Your Eyesight? - 시력
- Playing In The Water As A Child - 물놀이
- How Adaptable Are You? - 적응
- Have You Been To The U.K.? - 영국
- What Do You Think About The Olympic Games? - 올림픽
- Have You Been To Australia? - 호주
- Talent Shows At School - 장기자랑
- How Much Time Do You Spend On The Internet? - 인터넷
- Rental Shops In Korea - 대여점
- Corporal Punishment In Korea - 체벌
- Careers You Want To Have - 장래 희망
- Mom's Nagging - 엄마의 잔소리
- Gangnam - What Is The Area Like? - 강남
- Skincare For Men - 남자의 피부관리
- Bringing Lunch To Work - 도시락
- Samcheongdong - What Is The Area Like? - 삼청동
- Professional Baseball In Korea - 프로 야구
- Your Sleeping Habits - 잠버릇
- Your Hometown - 고향
- Traditional Marketplaces In Korea - 시장
- Commuting To Work - 출퇴근길
- Street Food In Korea - 길거리 음식
- How Much Sleep Do You Get Each Night? - 잠
- Christmas In Korea - 성탄절
- Aftereffects - 후유증
- Winter Sports In Korea - 겨울 스포츠
- Variety Shows On Korean TV - 연예 오락 프로그램
- Losing Things - 분실
- Taekwondo - Does Everyone In Korea Do It? - 태권도
- Elementary Schools In Korea - 초등학교
- Nicknames From School Days - 학창 시절 별명
- Working From a Cafe - 카페에서 일하는 것
- Space Travel - 우주 여행
- Games of Our Youth - 학창 시절 놀이
- Sweet Treats - 디저트
This course is exclusively available to subscribers.
A vocabulary list of the key words mentioned in the audio would really be awesome.
Thank you for the great idea. We’ll make an effort to create a vocabulary list. 🤓
Hi TTMIK! I was wondering if would be possible to add a “Play all 이야기 lesson audios” section just like the curriculum courses. it would be really helpful to have it playing and review it effortlessly.
Hello! At the end of this course, there is a lesson that allows you to play all the lessons. 😄
It’s amazing that I was using mostly only the free elements of this site when I decided to subscribe almost because I just felt that the product deserved it, without even necessarily planning to use the paid features. And now there has been such a process of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification] on this site that I’m now given a considerably worse experience as a paid subscriber than I was when I was here for free a year ago.
PDFs and mp3s are vital for this kind of stuff. It’s a real shame to see all of this content be hamstrung so significantly.
Thank you very much for subscribing to the membership.
Unfortunately, due to frequent illegal replication and distribution of PDF and MP3 files, we regret to inform you that we have discontinued providing them. We are actively working on finding a solution that prevents illegal copying and distribution while enhancing the learning effectiveness and convenience for our subscribers.
Please let us know how you utilized the PDF and MP3 files in your studies, and we will incorporate your feedback into our improvements. 감사합니다! : )
Hello! Is there a book with the translations of the conversations? Thank you!
We don’t have a translation for this conversation, but we will consider creating one. Thank you! 😊
This course (IYAGI) is one of my favorite proglem in TTMIK podcast. I like the pleasant voices and interesting topics! Will “IYAGi” continue updateing?( Up to now I have listened all 145 episodes )^^ I really hope “IYAGI” update every week again !
Thank you for enjoying the 이야기 course! Unfortunately, we will no longer be updating this course.
Instead of updating the 이야기 course, we have created a video version called 비빔챗. Do you prefer the format of having only audio without video, similar to the 이야기 course?
If you, or anyone else reading these comments, have opinions, please let us know! Thank you.
I’m really enjoying natural Korean conversation that we can’ t listen to in other site or youtube often.
However, as everyone says, it’s super inconvenient to listen each audio through website one by one.
Both on PC and mobile the lording is very very slow…
I miss the podcast so much…. I hope you do something for learners, please please….. best whishes.
We genuinely appreciate your feedback. We completely understand your frustration you may encounter while using our website. Every member of our team is fully aligned with your concerns and try to improve our service, which includes the development of a new app. However, we regret to inform you that we cannot provide a specific timeline for its development at this time. Your understanding means a lot to us. Thank you for your patience as we diligently work to enhance our service.
Agree completely. The website is incredibly slow to use and very frustrating on the go. They should release their own app with these lessons…
hello TTMK team! thanks for your efforts to make these courses. could you make these iyagis possible to listen through the app?. it is very inconvenient to use it through website.
Thank you for your comment. We completely agree that listening to this course through our app would be way more convenient. While we cannot promise an exact timeline for when it will be available, please rest assured that your suggestion has been noted, and we will prioritize it as we continue to make our app. Thank you for your support and patience in the meantime. We’ll try our best to deliver an even better experience for you in the future.
I don´t mind paying membership at all, but as a paying costumer I would love to be able to listen to this course in audio form through something like an app, because doing it through the website is super inconvinient on my phone, I love ttmik so much and I hope you guys can come up with a solution for this. best wishes!!
Thank you for your sincere feedback. We will certainly do our best to explore options and find a solution to meet your needs. Thank you for your patience in the meantime. Best wishes on your language learning journey!
I agree with you!
I would like to support the comments of the others, saying that in my opinion, removing Iyagi, Bibimchat etc from the listening platform such as Spotify before having come up with a suitable alternative for the paying members was an unpleasant idea to say the least. You could have already set your app (for which a log in is required) to have in-app-download or stream those audio files because going through the website on mobile is an absolute pain, and require people to actually have a decent internet connection on the go, which is not the case for everyone at all times. I love ttmik and I am learning with you since 5 years and while I can understand the shift to make people get your paid content, you should have made the move smoother for your already paying customers. Very frustrating but hoping that you guys will solve it asap. best wishes!!
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Currently, you can take our courses on our website, and on your mobile browser along with the lesson notes we provide on each lesson.
We will consider adding a new feature in the future to continue to improve your learning experience with us. We appreciate your patience and understanding!
Over the past years, I have been carrying a habit of listening audio on TTMIK app every morning while I’m driving to work but now you stopped and removed all those audio files including the grammar and Igaki. Really really upset that I paid for the membership but I still have to go to the website to listen one by one. In this modern busy life, we try to utilize every single minute to learn new things. You can imagine how inconvenient it is to perform on mobile browser. Please put you guys in learners’ shoes. If you can’t develop something more learner-friendly, please at least bring those functions back. You concern about copyright infringement. Then what about us?
Hi Emily, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you for your comment!
Currently, you can study with us on our website on your PC or mobile device while studying along with the lesson notes. However, we will continue to provide more useful and convenient features for you in the future.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Can you guys please create an auto-play listening function where members are given access to all courses’ audio? apart from books’ audio.
Please bring the course back. I just paid for it because of Bibimchat and IYAGI.
Thank you for studying Korean with us.
This course is available, so please click on the “Add to My Learning Center” and continue studying!
I love the iyagis the topics are interesting and make it fun to speak along however it would save me a lot of time to have the key vocabulary instead of having to look it up my self or some difficult structure. I think you guys do this on the bibimchat series. Also the fact that we now have to go to the website to listen to it make it a bit difficult for me to do repetitive listening. I understand why you did it but it makes listening inconvenient. At list with the books we get to download the content and on Spotify we could loop the iyagis and listen to it frequently it would be good to have a similar feature otherwise they become even less accessible to study with.
We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you’ve experienced with our audio lessons. We’re trying to work on a solution to make it easier for you to automatically play or loop the audio files. Thank you for your patience in the meantime🥹
I’ve already solved the problem, but I really appreciate for your reply.
I’m not talking about mp3 files download. Of course I understand copyright infringement.
But is it possible to make playlist for courses’ lessons.
It was very very convenient to listen your courses in spotify while doing something. But in your website lesson 끝날때마다 다음 트랙으로 넘어가려면 하던 일 중지하고 사이트에 들어가서 다음 트랙 선택하고 재생 눌러야 하잖아요. 음악 플레이 리스트처럼 one after another 계속 재생도는게 얼마나 편해요.
You also have TTMIK app. And there is no courses listening function as well. Is it possible to create such function? Website and app functionality is too low.
Thank you for good courses, but you website and app are … so poorly adapted for use.
Hi Oleg,
안녕하세요 🙂 Thank you for your explanation and for your sincere feedback on our services! We understand that the auto-play feature is very convenient for you, and we will certainly do our best to deliver the service that you’ve requested in the future. We appreciate your honest feedback. 감사합니다!
Was listening your cources in spotify. But you deleted all audio files from there. I paid for membership but on your website there are also no audio files of your cources. Tell me is there any reason to keep memebership? When i click at course lesson it tells me that there is no audio track or sends me to sound cloud. But it doesn’t work as well.
Hi,
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
The audio lessons are available to our premium members, and you can still listen to them on our website through your mobile browser.
Please follow the instructions below and let us know if you still have difficulty taking the lessons.
Thank you for your patience.
그리고 전에 spotify app으로 운동할때, 집안일 할때, 밖에서 걸어갈때 비빕챗이나 이야기 lesson 편하게 들을 수 있었는데 요즘 오디오 파일 없어서 못 하네요. 이제 비빔챗 비디오 수업을 들으면 다른 거 아무것도 못하고 앉아서 비디오에만 집중해야겠네요. 이야기 lesson 오디오는 아애 없고요. 사이트 정말 실망했어요
II paid for membership because of cources, but i can not hear any audio files and pdf files. No audio at all.
It send me to sound cloud but sound cloud doesn’t work at all. It really makes me angry. Wanna my money back.
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!
Please click on the player above the lesson notes and you will be able to hear the audio lessons. If this does not work, please try the solutions below:
-Delete browser cookies and try again
-Clear your browser cache and try again
-Using incognito mode in Chrome
-Try again from another browser and/or device
If you still cannot watch the lessons, please write to us with your sign-in email address, browser information, and device information. We will assist you. Thank you for your patience.
Hey I’ve read the comments below but I still can’t see where the pdfs for the transcripts are?
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!
me too. can’t see anywhere can download. There is no hidden bottom.
Where are the translations?
Thank you for studying with us. We’re sorry that this course does not provide English translations.
Thank you for these lessons in intermediate, I am planning to take TOPIK 2 for fun, wanted to check if you plans to launch book ,similar to News in Korean which I can use for comprehensive input learning while I prepare for learning, short and easy reads . Textbooks are way too boring and have no illustrations. Lol
Thank you for studying with Talk To Me In Korean. We’re sorry that the books specifically breaking down articles like “News in Korean” are not currently included in our list but we’re constantly working on developing new books to assist you in your comprehensive input learning!
For everyone looking: the PDFs are there to download but the button is hidden for some reason. Hover your cursor over the bottom right corner space and it’ll light up and you can click on it and download the pdf
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!
Thank you for sharing it! 🙂 Although the button is not visible due to a temporary error, you can still download the PDF by hovering your cursor over the bottom right corner of lesson 1 and clicking on it to download the file.
Thank you! I’ve found it!
Hello! May I know where I can find the PDFs for this course as well? Thank you!
Although the button is not visible due to a temporary error, you can still download the PDF by hovering your cursor over the bottom right corner and clicking on it to download the PDF.
Thank you for your patience.
I’ve found it 🙂
Hello! May I know where I can find the PDFs for this course? Thank you!
Thank you for your update!
We are glad that you downloaded them now.
We appreciate your understanding 🙂
[Update: July 14, 2023] 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!
Oh sorry. I cleared my cookies and a blue button is now showing on Windows desktop when I hover on the lower right. Thank you. 🙂
Hello! The PDF is not showing in lesson 1 either. I checked on windows desktop, android phone, and iPad. Thank you!
Please note that the PDF file that you can download in lesson 1 is the file you are looking for. If you cannot find the icon, please contact us 🙂
Is it possible for you to send me the PDFs to my email address please? Thank you
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Although the button is not visible right now for some reason, you can still download the PDF in lesson 1. Please put your cursor on the bottom right corner and click on it to download the file.
I believe there is a typo in lesson 39’s English title. it should be “Couple Outfits” and not “Couple Outlooks”. Additionally, “between couples” sounds a bit awkward instead of just “Matching Couple Outfits in Korea”
Thank you for your suggestion.
We changed the translation as you suggested 🙂 We appreciate your time and effort!
Thank you! And thanks for the incredibly helpful and fun content!
We appreciate your lovely feedback! 😍
I wish there was translation available for this series.
We will consider adding them in the future if it’s possible.
Thank you for your feedback!
어떤 레손에서 홀로 아리랑이나 아리랑 불러 주세요 😊
의견 주셔서 감사합니다 🙂
안녕하세요. Lesson 67 3쪽에서
경은: 가면은 다음 날 욕먹잖아요.
‘욕먹’ 무슨 뜻이에요?
‘욕을 먹다’는 나쁜 소리를 듣는다는 뜻입니다 🙂