Why I built this

Hi, I'm Francisco. I'm learning Korean too, and this site started as the thing I wished existed.

Every time I ran into a particle I didn't understand, I had to go hunting. I'd google it, open five tabs, and piece the answer together from forum threads and half-finished blog posts. The clearer explanations were usually behind a subscription, and even then I had to dig to find the one lesson that covered it. Grammar patterns were the same story. There wasn't one place that brought everything together, or at least the things every Korean learner needs to know, and explained them simply.

So I started building it. KoreanParticles is meant to be an atlas of Korean grammar: an encyclopedia you can open on any particle, any grammar pattern, or any of the 1,800 basic hanja set for Korean schools, and learn from in a few minutes. Every page is a bite-sized lesson with real examples, the mistakes learners actually make, and a short practice set, and every piece of Korean comes with its romanization and English.

It's a place to consult and come back to, at your own pace. When something in Korean makes you stop and wonder, look it up, see it side by side with whatever it gets confused with, and carry on. Everything here is free, and it'll stay that way.

Most of all, this site is my tribute to the Korean language. The more I learn, the more I love how much meaning a single particle can carry, and I want to share that with everyone else who's learning it.

If you spot a mistake, or there's something you'd like to see here, write to me through the contact page. The site keeps growing, and a lot of that comes from learners like you.