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Korean Folk Tales: Short & interesting stories for learners

Target level

TTMIK Levels 7-9

What can you achieve through this course?

  • Improve your listening skills as well as speaking skills by listening and repeating after Jooyeon
  • Advance your reading comprehension
  • Understand Korean culture behind each folk tale
  • Learn a bunch of useful words and expressions
  • Practice writing and translation using the PDF file accompanied with the course

Sample lesson

Lecturer

Jooyeon

Course language

Korean

What can you find inside the course?

  • 15 Korean folk tales recorded at two different speeds: normal and slow
  • Full transcript in Korean and English translation
  • A PDF file of translation practices, grammar points, conjugation exercises, vocabulary quizzes in addition to the stories

Customer reviews

"An easy and fun way to learn new vocabulary and grammar points while reading some Korean Tales."

Gnostothea m.

"The ebook is an asset for anyone practising reading and/or listening to the Korean language. The team's effort in producing such a valuable resource is seen from having two listening versions - slower and normal speed - for each story. The stories are also interesting to read as compared to usual textbook passages. Recommend learners to learn the vocabulary first and reading the story - without translation."

Pamela L.

"I bought the folktales ebook specifically for an assignment in a world literature course at school. The assignment was to share a folktale from the textbook or an outside source, and since I knew there were a lot of interesting Korean folktales, I bought this book to read them, learn some new vocabulary, and pick one story for the assignment. I shared the story "The Magic Millstone," and the class enjoyed my retelling. The ebook features useful vocabulary lists, grammar points, and translation practice that I found helpful. This ebook is definitely a fun way to study Korean."

Esther L.

Table of contents

  1. The Spring That Makes You Young (젊어지는 샘물)
  2. [slow] The Spring That Makes You Young (젊어지는 샘물)
  3. The Sun And The Moon (해님 달님)
  4. [slow] The Sun And The Moon (해님 달님)
  5. The Old Man With A Lump (혹부리 영감)
  6. [slow] The Old Man With A Lump (혹부리 영감)
  7. Golden Axe And Silver Axe (금도끼 은도끼)
  8. [slow] Golden Axe And Silver Axe (금도끼 은도끼)
  9. The Green Frog Who Won't Listen (말 안 듣는 청개구리)
  10. [slow] The Green Frog Who Won't Listen (말 안 듣는 청개구리)
  11. The Fairy And The Woodcutter (선녀와 나무꾼)
  12. [slow] The Fairy And The Woodcutter (선녀와 나무꾼)
  13. The Magic Millstone (요술 맷돌)
  14. [slow] The Magic Millstone (요술 맷돌)
  15. Heungbu And Nolbu (흥부와 놀부)
  16. [slow] Heungbu And Nolbu (흥부와 놀부)
  17. Red Fan, Blue Fan (빨간 부채 파란 부채)
  18. [slow] Red Fan, Blue Fan (빨간 부채 파란 부채)
  19. Loyal Brothers (의좋은 형제)
  20. [slow] Loyal Brothers (의좋은 형제)
  21. Kongjwi And Patjwi (콩쥐 팥쥐)
  22. [slow] Kongjwi And Patjwi (콩쥐 팥쥐)
  23. The Tiger And A Persimmon (호랑이와 곶감)
  24. [slow] The Tiger And A Persimmon (호랑이와 곶감)
  25. King's Ears Are Donkey Ears (임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀)
  26. [slow] King's Ears Are Donkey Ears (임금님 귀는 당나귀 귀)
  27. The Lazy Man Who Became A Cow (소가 된 게으름뱅이)
  28. [slow] The Lazy Man Who Became A Cow (소가 된 게으름뱅이)
  29. The Magpie That Repaid Kindness (은혜 갚은 까치)
  30. [slow] The Magpie That Repaid Kindness (은혜 갚은 까치)

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Reviews

  1. Sagorislam Panna,

    Why do I find bad request when I play these audio tracks?

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We are sorry for the inconvenience!
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      Thank you for your patience!

  2. Eloise Roberts,

    녹음 안 되는데요…”track not found”같은 메시지가 생기고 있어요. soundcloud 트랙들을 확실해 주시겠어요? 감사합니다

    • Hyunwoo Sun,

      안녕하세요! 지금은 잘 되고 있는 것 확인했습니다 : ) 공부 재미있게 하세요!
      Thank you Eloise, and we have fixed the issue and the audio tracks are working well again. Thank you!

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      안녕하세요!
      불편을 드려 죄송합니다. 오른쪽 하단에 있는 Questions? 버튼을 눌러서 메일 주시면 문제를 확인하고 해결하여 드리겠습니다.
      감사합니다.

  3. Marilyn Soong,

    I made a purchase but why I cannot download

    • Talk To Me In Korean,

      We’re so sorry for the inconvenience. If it’s still happening, please e-mail us at [email protected]