Core Grammar Level 2


"Get a Solid Foundation of Your Korean!"

LevelLevel 2
TypeAudio
Duration5.5 total hours
Lessons 31
Language English & Korean

 

Sample Lessons

 

Main topics of the Level 2 course:

  • Future tense, present progressive
  • Basic Korean particles
  • How to read time, date, and days in Korean
  • Self-introduction
  • How to say "can/cannot" and "have to/should/must" in Korean

 

Table of Contents

Average lesson length: 11 minutes


Lesson 1. Future Tense / -ㄹ/을 거예요, 할 거예요

Lesson 2. Object-marking Particles / -을, -를

Lesson 3. And, and then, therefore, so / 그리고, 그래서

Lesson 4. And, with / -하고, -(이)랑

Lesson 5. Days In A Week / 요일

Lesson 6. But, However / 그렇지만, 그런데

Lesson 7. “To” someone, “From” someone / 한테, 한테서

Lesson 8. Telling The Time

Lesson 9. Counters / 개, 명

Lesson 10. Present Progressive / -고 있어요

Lesson 11. Self-introduction / 자기소개

Lesson 12. What Is Today’s Date? / 날짜

Lesson 13. Too, Also / -도 (part 1)

Lesson 14. Too, Also / -도 / (part 2)

Lesson 15. Only / -만

Lesson 16. Very, A bit, Really, Not really, Not at all / 아주, 조금, 진짜, 별로, 전혀

Lesson 17. Can, Cannot / -ㄹ 수 있다/없다

Lesson 18. To be good/poor at … / 잘하다/못하다

Lesson 19. Making Verbs Into Nouns / -는 것

Lesson 20. Have to, Should, Must / -아/어/여야 되다/하다

Lesson 21. More.. than… / -보다 더

Lesson 22. To like / 좋다 vs. 좋아하다

Lesson 23. If, In case / 만약, -(으)면

Lesson 24. Still, Already / 아직, 벌써

Lesson 25. Something, Someday, Someone, Somewhere / 누군가, 무언가, 어딘가,언젠가

Lesson 26. Imperative / -(으)세요

Lesson 27. Please do it for me. / -아/어/여 주세요

Lesson 28. Particles For Method, Way / -(으)로

Lesson 29. More, All / 더, 다

Lesson 30. Don’t do it. / -지 마세요

Review What You’ve Learned in Level 2


 

What you can find in this course:



Lesson notes




Sample dialogues




Review quizzes




Review lesson



 

Why you'll LOVE our Core Grammar courses


  • All Levels Covered
    By simply following our curriculum that covers 10 levels, you can take your Korean skills from absolute beginner all the way up to advanced.

  • Short and Digestible Lessons
    Each lesson is bite-sized and easy to understand, as it focuses on one grammar point at a time and provides many example sentences.

  • Fun Story-based Reviews
    You can review the entire course through a fun story! The final lesson of each course features a fun story that allows you to review all the grammar and vocabulary introduced in the course.

  • Review Quizzes and Interactive Audio Lessons
    You can test your new knowledge through review quizzes and interactive audio lessons, where our teachers ask you questions, and you can respond and check where you need to improve.


Who teaches this course?

Hyunwoo

Kyeong-eun

 

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Level 2 Textbook

Level 2 Workbook

Level 2 Textbook & Workbook

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Reviews

  1. Joel Ooi,

    I have issues completing the quiz because the website keeps glitching. I have had to redo the quiz countless times and it is somewhat frustrating. This problem hinders my learning progress. Please look into it. 제발~ 도와주세요

    • Marilyn,

      Joel, I’ve noticed if I don’t sign in each day, I too have glitching problems with the testing only. Try that….if you haven’t already.

  2. Beyza Sahin,

    Hello, I just finished the first lesson of level 2. If anyone wants to study together add me on insta: @beysluv
    Also, if you’re planning to go to SK or you’ve been there add me!!! ^-^

  3. Stephanie,

    I just completed Level 2 today and it feels great!
    I have been studying with other resources for about 1,5 years now, so going through Level 1 and 2 on TTMIK was actually not that hard considering grammar comprehension, reading and writing. I lack listening and speaking practice though, so I was really scared of the dialogue in the Level 2 revision. I thought I wouldn`t understand anything. Luckily, that wasn`t the case and after 2 times hearing it, I had a very good idea of the spoken content. I really like that every lesson has a dialogue part and the amount of new information in each lesson is perfect. Can`t wait to go through level 3! 🙂 Thank you so much for these courses and keep up the great work! TTMIK is an incredibly valuable source for self-study learners. <3

  4. Taylor Hiles,

    I just completed level 2!
    I have learned so much through TTMIK! I originally started learning Korean through Duolingo, and although it is good for vocabulary, I found out quickly that grammar was not explained at all. After some research, I ended up here! I am glad I did, too 🙂
    I feel as though I can read and write much better than I can speak. I am able to pick the words off of the pages pretty well and can use context clues if I do not know a word. However, I have a much more difficult time recalling what I know when I try to speak it. Does anyone else have this problem?!
    I wish I had someone to speak it with so I could practice!

    • Anne,

      Same! At some point, I can read and write Korean. I kinda start to understand a few words when reading Korean IG captions or pick up common phrases/words when watching kdrama or listening kpop but definitely need more practice specially with speaking.

    • Lilly,

      Hey I actually have started only 1 level but I took the quiz twice and got level 3. Should I do the level 3 first or level 3

    • Yoonzino_95,

      Hey guys! I am looking for a study buddy 🥺🥺. Preferably people aged 22-28 . Please, if you are interested respond to this thanks.

    • Rishabh,

      And…찾았어요?

    • Charu Bhagat,

      🙋🏻‍♀️

    • Anne,

      Still looking for a study buddy? 🥺

    • Kailey Le,

      hi we can be study buddies here is my kakaotalk @teasung48

    • Ashu purja,

      I also want study buddy😿

    • may luther,

      wanna be study buddies

    • Awa Camara,

      Hey, I am interested

    • Huh Rini,

      Hey, I am there.

    • Yoonzino_95,

      Hi. Where should I contact you ?

    • John,

      I know I share that problem — my reading vocabulary is much better than my recall. My verbal understanding is also poor — I think that is due to little real practice/use and simple processing — I cannot translate nearly as fast as even a slow talker will speak (and where do you find a slow speaking Korean outside these lessons!). The other challenge I face is word recognition as the correct pronounciation of the words is often different from what I think. Add the grammar to the speech and if I missed a queue I’m lost for the rest of the statement.

      If you’ve not heard of it – and in no way am I suggesting this as some alternative to TTMIK — italki.com has a lot of Korean learners and a lot of both professional teachers and community teacher and just native speakers that will help with verbal skill development. You can probably also look into meetups.com to see if there are any Korean based groups in your area. I know where I live there as some and some of the local Koreans will show up to help both with cultural exchange and language exchange.

    • isobadlywanttolearnkorean,

      I’m also very interested in having a practice buddy! If anyone is interested, please reply to this so we can hopefully work something out. I hope my age (14) won’t bother you or make you uncomfortable and I hope I would be able to find a legit and trustworthy practice buddy. Thank you so much!

    • Sasha G,

      Hi! I’m also 14 and have been learning Korean for almost a year! I would love it if we could be study buddies!

    • Sasha G,

      My inst is @s_amelia711

    • Soumita Tapaswi,

      I am ready to be your study buddy!

    • Anne,

      Badly need a practice buddy too! 🥺 Let me know where I can reach you.

    • ajah wallace,

      hi if you are still looking for a study buddy you can message me on kkt @helloajah

    • @Anna_Rod,

      ¡Hola! Tengo la misma edad y me interesa

    • Maryam Gadzama,

      yeah im down

    • Shadiya P,

      Helloo.. Umm.. I’m 14 too, and I’m halfway through level 2. So I guess we can help each other??

    • Céline Hugues,

      I’m 14 as well, and I want to study with someone so badly 😩 I’m around level 7 if you’re interested text me on instagram @celines_art_or_sum or @cline.hugs :))

    • Briana,

      Hi I would like to study with you I’m 13 and im jn level 2 😭😭😭

    • Blandina,

      I’m 13 too and I am finishing level 2, I would like someone to practice you can write me on insta @blandinac21 😊

    • Aayush Jaiswal,

      Yeah i am 14 too we can practice

    • Fatma Maged,

      Hey Iam interested and Ian 15 but I don’t have Kakao talk so can we contact over instagram please send me name

    • Aliyah Smith,

      We could if possible by email!!

    • Jacoba Verbeke,

      Hi!! I’m also 14 and learning Korean since August 2021 but because of school I didn’t have that much progress. Would you like me to make a discord group for Korean study buddies?

    • Kailey Le,

      yes

    • jangmi22,

      yes

    • carismalool,

      Yes!! I’m 14 too I’d be more then happy to be your partner buddy!

    • Special's channel,

      hi im 13 years old and i started fully on may 31 learning Korean do you want to be my study buddy? if so reply yes and ill give you my insta

    • nura,

      yes

    • Briana,

      Yes!!!

    • timur ♡,

      sure!

    • Soumya,

      YES

    • carismalool,

      Yes!

    • Special's channel,

      hi im 13 years old and i started fully on may 31 learning Korean do you want to be my study buddy? if so reply yes and ill give you my insta

    • Nahiera Hall,

      yes

    • Shreya Bharti,

      Yes I want

    • ,

      Im 13 and I would love to be your study buddy.

    • Soren Hansen,

      Hey, I’m 15 (just barely) and I’m around the level two knowledge, so I’d love to be your practice buddy! I’m also struggling with real experience, so I look forward to an answer!

    • Kortney,

      I’m 14 Do you want to be my study buddy?

    • Mustafa Aftab,

      I’m 13 and I wanna

    • khloeyminott,

      Me!
      I’m 14 too!

    • Sue Jin Park,

      Hi Taylor, I’d love to be your speaking buddy if you’d like to exchange contact info! I just finished lvl 2 as well.

    • Shania Shrieves,

      hey can we be partners?
      my insta is: _shaniaaa_

    • fatimadanyadado,

      Same

    • Tess,

      Looking for a study partner who is roughly around Level 2, practice sessions at least 2X per week, we state study goals at the start of the week and then check with each other how we’re doing on them throughout the week. Would prefer a study partner age 16 – 21, please dm on Instagram if interested. @yoongismile_ot7

    • Oluwatoyin Salako,

      Am interested

    • zammie,

      Meeeeee we could practice Should I create a group

    • Agent Maki,

      안녕하세요! I also finished level 2 today 🙂 and I encounter the same problem as you… I can’t really talk in korean because it’s still difficult to find the words.. I think it’s a common problem, for every language learners, so don’t beat yourself up !
      Also, I was reading the comments and I found a lot of people wanting to find study partners. I have never tried it, I wonder if it works.. any feedback ? (English is also not my native language, I’m French)

    • Tess,

      If you find one with similar goals as you then yes, it works amazingly.

  5. 444.gxk,

    언녕! Im finally on lvl 2

    • Yajandra Martínez,

      Hiii I’m also on lvl 2 and I want a study partner. Does anyone want to be mine ?

  6. Katty Pony,

    Hello, if someone speak native spanish and you are at this lvl 2, please send me a kakao, my id is kattypony

    You are also welcome if you can speak english ^^ I can communicate in english and spanish and we can practice korean♡

    • Mariana Mtz. Montes de Oca,

      I’m Spanish native speaker im from Mexico, if you want, we can be friends.

    • Yajandra Martínez,

      Holaa yo también habano inglés y español. Podemos practicar Coreano. 🙂

    • Alba Niyireth Cruz Bernal,

      Hi! I am a native Spanish speaker, can I send you a message? 🙂 I would love to practice both English and Korean…

    • Yajandra Martínez,

      Heeey me too. Quiero seguir practicando el Inglés y ahora Coreanoooo. I can speak English so if you want a study partner or just a friend. yajandra_mtz & yajanlanda are my IGs or by KakaoTalk
      Let’s chat on KakaoTalk!
      Download it now at https://dn.kakao.com and add me.

  7. Lucía Muñoz,

    안녕! I’m starting Level 2 and I’m very excited about it. I just want to ask for some tips for listening skills. Currently, I’m studying a lot of vocab and grammar, but I want to focus my learning on understanding spoken korean (more than written, you know…like…being able to watch dramas or Run BTS without subtitles😆 ). Since I can’t travel to Korea, I understand that it’ll take years to understand everything, but at least I want to do my first steps in the right way. (My native language isn’t English, so I hope you can understand 😄 )

    • Lucía Muñoz,

      We haven’t decided which app to use. Honestly I have no idea, I’ve never done this before 😆

    • Alex SS,

      Should we make a Whatsapp group to practice Korean together? I also want to join~

    • zammie,

      Me too pls add me I’m struggling I speak English thi

    • Cam,

      Hi! I’m starting level 2 soon as well and I would love to know if you need a study buddy, if you do I would love to be your study buddy so please let me know ^^ (don’t worry my native language isn’t english either but I can say I can understand what you wrote)

    • Lucía Muñoz,

      Maybe we can do a group, since all of us need help 😅

    • Shruthi,

      Did you all decide?

    • fatimadanyadado,

      What app should we make a group? I can try too

    • Javae,

      am i to late to join this group?

    • Elizabeth Uzoegwu,

      Oh, me!
      I want that too

    • fatimadanyadado,

      Meeeee

    • Lucía Muñoz,

      Hi! Yeah, I’d be glad to have a study buddy. Thank you sooo much 🙂

  8. Ursula Shekhar,

    시간이 오래 걸렷ㅅ지만 2 닫계를 배우는 주말 즐거웠습니다 . As you say in Korean “Fighting “☺️ for learning level 3 Thanks to the 2 선생님 Your jokes are lame 😄But you content and teaching is very very good 👌

  9. Moajuny,

    Hello! Teachers sometimes say that “maybe you already saw this word in your vocabulary”. Is there any word list that includes not only the words in the lesson but also some other expressions? I would love to know!

    • Simran Kaur Shiledar,

      Ah no… actually I don’t think there’s a word list but the textbooks conatain a lot of words which aren’t stated in these pdf lessons… like along with sample sentences and conversations they keep introducing new words… and they say this for maybe cuz we have come across many words from level 1… so maybe that’s the reason… since I’m referring both … these lessons and the textbooks I haven’t come across or have heard of any word list…
      Oh and also … what level are you on??… how is your journey?… I’d love to know… and would love to share mine too

  10. ,

    Hi! Here is a link to Kakao chat where native speakers help us out learning Korean.
    There are several regular group study sessions where you can talk with Korean learners and Korean natives!
    https://open.kakao.com/o/gQkDANTd

    • 柯金寶,

      can I join this group please?

    • Ivana,

      Hey! I can’t join using the link above. It would be great if you could resend the link or could you please add me to the group. My KakaoTalk ID is ivanaskz

    • Early Blues,

      Hey! I cant join using the link above. It would be great if you could resend the link or could you please add me to the group. My KakaoTalk ID is raebacca.k.joy

    • Jennifer Olivia,

      Thanks yow

    • Sasha Amina,

      Hey! I can’t join the open chat, can someone here add me my kakaotalk ID is: Sashmina06
      Thank you!

    • Laura Lexa,

      why doesn’t the link work?

    • Simran Kaur Shiledar,

      Canyon please resend the link as a reply to me?… I’m unable to join…

    • Mustafa Aftab,

      Same

    • vidra agustina s,

      I can’t join the open chat, can someone pls add me my ID is vidddra08 thank u ~~

    • its.wiKa,

      is it too late to join here?

    • Ayesha Ansari,

      I can’t join the WhatsApp group, can you send the link again?

    • Pihu Goel,

      It says the link reset

    • Agustina Papuccio,

      hi! is there a new link for this whatsapp group? I cannot join. Thank you!

  11. stream hopeworld,

    hey yall!

    i made a kakao chat that you can join using the link: https://open.kakao.com/o/geSyS3Od

    i also made a google classroom that you can join using the code: e27babn

    hope to see yall there!

    • Kaoutar Dergaoui,

      Hi! Here is a link for Kakao group chat!
      Korean native tutors help us out learn Korean language and answer for our questions through regular study session!
      Link: https://open.kakao.com/o/gQkDANTd

    • Morris John Luna,

      Can I join here? Hehe

  12. Brianna,

    Hello! If I created a group chat on kakao where we could all help each other study and practice speaking Korean would anyone be interested?

    • Kaoutar Dergaoui,

      Hi! Here is a link for Kakao group chat!
      Korean native tutors help us out learn Korean language and answer for our questions through regular study session!
      Link: https://open.kakao.com/o/gQkDANTd

    • Wafaa umarah,

      Is it too late to join??? I really want to join. Is it okay?
      May i join ?

    • zammie,

      Can I join🥺🥺

    • Tawan,

      kakao ID: Tawan_nawin plz invite me into the group

    • Summoned Skull,

      Is it too late to join? My ID is summonedskull in case it isnt!

    • Lexi,

      i wanna join too !

    • kiyomi,

      is it too late to join hehe ?

    • Johana,

      JAJAJJA ESTAMOS EN LA MISMA JAJAJA

    • Elena Rex,

      Is it too late to join?

    • Rejoice Yu,

      i would like to join too =)

    • Cassandra Calderon,

      Can I also join?

    • Danzer4lyfe,

      I would like to join too

    • Alejandra Arevalo,

      si yo me quiero unir

    • 애조자,

      Hello, i would love to join to but how can i get premium, arenot the lessons free?

    • 김도연,

      i would like to joing

    • Claude Monette Gubagaras,

      meeee

    • Zainab,

      I wanna join too

    • Mother2Nations,

      I’d love to join

    • Tanika White,

      I would like to join also 🙂

    • Zeinab,

      I would like to join

    • Mariel Lim,

      Hi, I want to join too please! 😀

    • Chulpan Korneeva,

      I’d love to, my ID is chkorneeva

    • ,

      i’m down for this

  13. Christine Martel,

    Just joined Kakao and looking for some practice/study pals with

    • The Unusual Panda,

      Hi! Can I be a study pal?

    • Amirul Miah,

      Hi Christine, I am also looking for some study pals. If you are interested, please add my ID: Ami_98

    • Christine Martel,

      Okay I added you

  14. Imelda,

    Just finished Level 2. It took me many months to get this done. I like how there is a test at the end of the level to put it all together.

  15. Michelle Barreto,

    I just finished my first lesson in level 2 and I really enjoyed it. Keep up the great work!!!

  16. Alex Ribeiro,

    Hi Guys,

    I created a kakaotalk group, please join so we can all help each other.

    Link below.

    https://open.kakao.com/o/gEqKmkDd

    • Ogunrinola Oluwatofunmi Peace,

      I want to join the group pls?

    • Jsultana,

      Can you add me in this group

    • Mariya,

      Hi ,is there a group yet? I can’t join

  17. Alex Ribeiro,

    Hello Guys,
    Im doing Level 2 now!
    How about we create a group to study together? we can use Kakaotalk or Discord.
    Let me know if you’re interested.

    I’m 26, fluent in English.

    My kakotalk ID is alexribbeiro

    • tema,

      Hi, can i join?

    • aida husna,

      Hi, can I join?

    • Summer Hussain,

      can i please join?

    • MARIYAH NASLANGAN,

      CAN I join?

    • Ishtinemayie,

      I wanna join too!

    • Faizeen,

      Yes please!

    • Whendie Feliciano,

      Can i join ?

    • Anannya,

      i wanna joinn too

    • Chris Bang,

      Can I join? Is there a group yet?

    • Bryan Sanglitan,

      can I join you guys?

    • Kinanti Lapulo,

      I agree

    • Ami,

      Can i join?

    • 남남,

      i cant get in. can you please kindly add me? my id is namnam_

    • Kinanti Lapulo,

      Saya setuju!

  18. Sheetal Sarang,

    I finally completed level 2…Yay!! (Lazy me was stuck at the last lesson for soo long 😩)

  19. Christine Martel,

    Just starting level 2 bought a bunch of books last week and can’t wait to start using them.

  20. Amina_TTMIK,

    I just completed Level 1, and this week I’m going to be revising Level 1 and start with Level 2. Anyone interested in a study buddy on Kakao (I’m from Germany, fluent in English, 26 yrs, and looking to complete 2 topics per week)?
    My KakaoTalk ID: dkalsdk_09

    • Whendie Feliciano,

      Hi i already add you 🙂 in kakao talk

    • Jsultana,

      Hii
      Can you plz add me

    • Aneesa Riaz,

      need a buddy for studies

    • Mark Livie Sagragao,

      I need buddy too to talk when I’m study do you want to be my buddy?

    • CALISTA STG,

      Can🤝👋

    • Jsultana,

      Hii
      I want to joint in kakao group

    • CALISTA STG,

      Can🤝🤝👋🖐

    • Jenna Maica Yap,

      im interested but i dont have kakao app

    • Elza M,

      Hi I am from Germany too but I am going to start with learning today. 🙁

  21. Tom Farmer,

    So far so good. 35년전에 미국에서 한국어 처음 공부했어요. 그런데 오늘 한국은 다시 제 마음에 있어요. TTMIK 에게 도와 주셔서 삼사합니다.

  22. Olmiche,

    삼겹살 고 이 맛있어요 그리고 한국 음식이에요

  23. Milan Drlík,

    It’s been a long time since I finished this level. I think it’s missing crucial information that verbs turned into a noun or adjective(either 기 or 은/는/을) still take object(를, action verbs only) and subject(이/가). Not knowing this makes understanding long sentences, like 10 words but only 1 verb, quite difficult. Until I figured out this I was having a hard time understanding how are words related to each other.

  24. Jessica Gershman,

    지금 저는 공부해야 되요. 재미 있어요!

    • Reitumetse,

      When I first started level 2 I couldn’t understand this sentence at all. Now I know exactly what you said and I’m so excited

    • Emily,

      The satisfaction when you can understand what someone else’s saying

    • 마이무나,

      So true XD

    • Nils Schröder,

      haha, thought the same 😆

  25. Jessica Gershman,

    Hi. I just finished lesson 19 and have a question. Can present progressive be interchangeable with using 는 것 in 19? For example 지금 노래를 듣고 있어요 verses 지금 듣는 거는 노래여요? 감사합니다 😊

    • Minh Nguyen,

      The first sentence says “Right now I am listening to music” whereas the second says “Right now the thing I am listening to is music.” The first sentence would probably be an answer to “What are you doing right now?” where the second sentence would be an answer to “What are you listening to right now?” Not sure if it makes too much of a difference but I don’t think those sentences are necessarily interchangable.

    • Jessica Gershman,

      감사합니다 😁

    • Fabrizio448,

      alguien me ayuda? tengo problemas no me deja entrar al nivel 1 del curso solo me deja entrar a todos los niveles menos el 1 🙁 cuando entro al 1 me lleva a la configuracion de mi cuenta

    • Amanta Kamilan,

      hi jessica i think the second verse using 는 것 means the song im listening to now and as i’ve watched from kdramas Koreans just use the 아요 어요 해요 for the simple version of present progressive for example 지금 노래를 듣고 있어요 can be changed to 지금 노래를 듣기 해요 im also still learning please correct me if im wrong

    • Jessica Gershman,

      감사합니다! I’m not sure about your 듣기 will look into it more 😀.

    • tomasss,

      I think you’re right but don’t trust me at all, i’m also learning!