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Latest October 18, 2026 8 min read

How to Conjugate Korean Irregular Verbs (With a Chart)

Korean irregular verbs only change before some endings, and once you know which ones, they’re much easier. Here’s when each group changes, a chart of the common forms, and how to tell whether a verb is irregular before you get it wrong.Read the article October 16, 2026 9 min read

TOPIK Levels Explained: What Each Level Means and the Score You Need

TOPIK has six levels but only two tests, and people say “TOPIK 2” to mean both. Here’s how the levels work, the score you need for each one, what each level means in real life, and how to study for the one you want.Read the article October 11, 2026 6 min read

How Many Korean Particles Are There?

Korea’s official dictionaries list anywhere from 157 to 594 particles, depending on which one you ask. Here’s where those numbers come from, why they’re so different, and how many you actually need to learn.Read the article October 8, 2026 8 min read

Korean Verb Conjugation Rules, Step by Step

Most Korean verbs follow the same few steps: drop 다, pick 아 or 어, and add your ending. Here’s how each step works, with examples, and what to do with the irregular verbs that don’t follow them.Read the article September 1, 2026 8 min read

Korean Sentence Structure vs English: Does Word Order Actually Matter?

Every guide tells you Korean is SOV and stops there. But the nouns actually move around and the verb doesn’t, and once I worked out why, a lot of sentences stopped looking broken to me.Read the article August 12, 2026 9 min read

What Is a Particle in Language?

What is a particle in language? A plain-English guide to grammatical particles and how they work in grammar: the particle definition, examples in English, modal particles in German, and how Korean particles (josa) and Japanese particles work in practice. With sources.Read the article August 8, 2026 5 min read

What Makes Korean So Hard to Learn?

Three years in and I still can’t follow a normal conversation in Korean, something French gave me by year three. Here’s what I think the real problem is, and it isn’t the grammar.Read the article February 25, 2026 6 min read

When to drop Korean particles?

Ever wonder why Korean particles seem to vanish in dramas or casual conversation? It's not magic—it's context. Learn when to drop them and when to keep them.Read the article February 15, 2026 10 min read

Which Korean Particles to Learn First: A Beginner's Guide

New to Korean particles? Start with the four that show up in almost every sentence, then build up to the 20 that do most of the work, each with an example.Read the article February 2, 2026 3 min read

Mastering Korean Particles: Launching the Beta

We are thrilled to announce the beta launch of KoreanParticles.com, a dedicated tool designed to help learners conquer the most difficult part of Korean grammar: Josa.Read the article