Essential Korean Vocabulary - 2nd Edition by Kyubyong Park (Paperback)

About the Book

With 'Essential Korean Vocabulary' you will learn to speak Korean the way that Koreans do by learning the key words and expressions they use everyday in their natural contexts. You'll also learn closely-related vocabulary in sets or groups, which will help you to acquire and use a wider vocabulary.

Book Synopsis

This user-friendly Korean language book pushes readers towards greater fluency in spoken and written Korean.

With Essential Korean Vocabulary you will learn to speak Korean the way that Koreans do by learning key words and expressions they use every day in their natural contexts. You'll also learn closely-related vocabulary together, which will help you remember and use a more extensive vocabulary. Each word in this book is explained clearly, and useful sentences are given to demonstrate how it's used. Author Kyubyong Park also provides tips on Korean grammar and modern colloquial usage in South Korea, so you can learn to speak like a native speaker.

Essential Korean Vocabulary presents the 8,000 most common Korean words and phrases organized into 36 different subject areas. Beginning students can focus on the most basic items, which are marked. As you progress to greater fluency, you can pick up more complicated words and expressions to bring your overall vocabulary and understanding of Korean up to an advanced level.

With Essential Korean Vocabulary, you will:

• Upgrade your Korean skills in stages by learning the most useful words in sequence along a graded spectrum from beginner to advanced.
• Learn how real Koreans speak in authentic sentences by native speakers.
• Get specific tips about tone, nuance, and correct usage of terms.
• Learn the vocabulary needed to pass standard Korean proficiency tests.

Review Quotes

"...a great way to see at a glance which words are most important to know..." --Clicky Studies

"...the vocab is divided into many organized sections that are easy for learners to search through words they are interested in learning." --Jamieliew.com blog

"Classifying essential Korean words in terms of topics greatly facilitates students' systematic learning of Korean vocabulary. Students are expected to learn a wide variety of useful information regarding Korean grammar and culture, as well as vocabulary, through the abundant authentic examples and notes that are efficiently provided." --Professor Ho-min Sohn, Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures in University of Hawaii at Manoa and author of Integrated Korean

"It's a SUBJECT DICTIONARY broken down into 36 different themed sections. This makes it the IDEAL book to learn vocabulary to use in various situations and subject matters." --Key to Korean blog

"Now you can learn a variety of Korean adjectives easily! This book will be a great help for learners who want to improve their vocabulary." --Hyunsook Kim, Producer, Los Angeles Radio Korea

About the Author

Kyubyong Park worked for many years as an editor at an educational publishing company focusing on language learning. His expertise in language learning books results in an especially effective approach. He is the author of 500 Basic Korean Verbs and the coauthor of Korean for Beginners. He lives in Seoul.