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Anyone who has studied Korean as a second language knows it’s hard to find a book that is both accurate and easy to read. On top of that, most books don’t provide thorough details on grammar usage and don’t describe the feeling certain grammar and words give. Even the best dictionaries provide no insight into whether the word is mostly used by females, if it’s inappropriate to use with strangers and if the word sounds too formal to use on most occasions. These are often learned in intensive language institutes and through immersing yourself in Korean, where using the wrong word might’ve made a few people laugh at your expense.

For students studying at a language institute, the standard text book might not provide enough explanations, examples or have numerous bad translations. So these students often rely on other textbooks (which have their own problems as well) and end up looking through several textbooks. When it’s time to study, no student wants to carry around several textbooks and hunt for the same grammar pattern in each one. Additionally, there will be things the student learns in class that aren’t provided in any of their textbooks.

With a wiki, people who have already figured out accurate translations for Korean grammar patterns can give their own 2 cents on current articles, as well as create their own articles. Telling the textbook it’s wrong isn’t going to change anything, whereas in a wiki if you see something wrong you can fix it yourself and add your own insight. Furthermore no one wants to carry around several text books and pages of notes and go searching through them; it’s much easier to pull up an article on this wiki, not to mention it can be accessed anywhere, anytime. For more information, see about Korean Wiki Project.

If you're completely new to Korean, you should learn Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, first. You can also browse the articles in the basics section.

For more advanced users, select any of the main categories at the left side of the page to find a subject you are interested in studying.

If you are confused about how to exactly use this wiki, see the getting started section for more information.

Have an article creation or explanation request? Please make one here and we will try to prioritize it.

As with all good wikis, we need a number of good contributors, both non-native and native speakers alike. Non-native speakers, especially those who have taken Korean classes and own various textbooks, shouldn't shy away from contributing. By contributing, you can help cement concepts in your mind. However, with non-native speakers contributing, not all examples and sentences will come out correctly. There are always sentences that seem good, but still sound awkward to native speakers. This is where having native speakers contributing would be extremely helpful. If you want to start contributing now, please create an account. After creating an account, please visit the getting started guide for more helpful information. The more people contributing, the more we can get done, which means more accurate and thorough information about the Korean language available to everyone.

You don't have to be a grammar guru or an expert to contribute. If you have other ways to contribute, then by all means please do so.

• We are looking for photographers, especially those with high quality cameras, to take any pictures related to Korea, especially if it shows Chinese characters in use and things for the vocabulary page.
• Have a digital recorder? Please record anything related to Korean, i.e. subway announcements and upload them here!
• Audio editing specialist who can cut out background noise on records or can enhance them in anyway.
• Graphic designers, 3D modelers and regular artists.
• We also need some experienced wiki users with help modifying this wiki. Have an idea? Please post it on the brainstorm page.

• Body parts: A big vocabulary list of body parts, both formal and informal.
• Subway announcements: Some of the subway announcements too fast for you to understand? We've recorded and typed some out for you.
• Internet and text messaging: Learn the slang everyone's using online.
• Hangeul Assistant: Type Korean on any computer, conjugate verbs and practice text messaging in Korean.
• Tutorial for how to text message in Korean
• V + (으)ㄹ 게요: Books never fully explain this grammar's limitations, so we did our best to.
• 2NE1 - I Don't Care: Learn grammar and vocabulary with this popular song.
• 북한 dialect: Learn differences in a language separated by 50 years.
• ㄹ irregular verbs: Ever wonder why some verbs conjugate differently?