Key facts
- Every tool runs in your browser; your input is never sent to a server.
- The tools are free to use, with no sign-up and no account.
- Any progress or settings a tool keeps stay in your own browser.
- The Korean verb conjugator lives in the verbs section, at /verbs/conjugator/.
- The Korean content in each tool is checked by a Korean reviewer before the tool goes live.
Which Korean Learning Tools Should I Start With?
Start with the interactive alphabet if you cannot read Hangul yet, the syllable builder once you know the letters, and the converters when you meet numbers, names or sound rules. The three starting points below match three common levels.
If You Cannot Read Hangul Yet
Open the interactive hangul alphabet first. It shows one letter at a time with its name, its sound at the start and end of a block, three example words and audio. Work through the 19 consonants and 21 vowels over a few short sessions; for example, learn ㄱ (giyeok) as "g at the start, k at the end".
If You Know the Letters but Read Slowly
Move to the hangul syllable builder. You pick a first consonant, a vowel and an optional final consonant, and it shows the finished block, such as ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ = 한. Its random challenge mode reverses the task, so you practise reading blocks as well as building them.
If You Read Hangul and Need Specific Help
Pick the tool that matches the problem. The korean number converter explains when to use 삼 or 셋 for "three". The korean romanization converter turns Hangul into Revised Romanization and shows each sound rule it applies.
The full list below shows what each of the 11 tools does.
All Korean Learning Tools on This Site
The tools fall into two groups. Practice tools train a skill through repeated use; converters take your input and return a result with the rule behind it.
Practice Tools (7)
The korean practice tools train five skills, from first letters to full sentences, at levels A0 to A1:
- Interactive Hangul Alphabet: explore all 40 letters with names, sounds and audio.
- Hangul Syllable Builder: build any of the 11,172 modern blocks and see why it takes its shape.
- Korean listening discrimination: hear a word and choose which of two or three similar spellings it was, for pairs such as ㄱ/ㅋ/ㄲ and ㅓ/ㅗ.
- Korean reading practice tool: read syllables, then words, then short sentences, with tap-for-meaning help.
- Korean dictation tool: type what you hear in Hangul and see which syllable block differs.
- Korean typing practice tool: learn the standard 2-beolsik (두벌식) keyboard layout from the home row to sentences.
- Korean sentence builder: put words in Korean order, add particles, and get a hint that names the exact problem.
Korean Converters (4)
The korean converter tools each turn one kind of input into Korean, at levels A1 to A2:
- Korean number converter: numbers, dates, times and prices into Korean words, with the Sino-Korean or native system explained.
- Korean romanization converter: Hangul into Revised Romanization, one sound change at a time.
- Korean name converter: an English name into a Hangul spelling under the standard rules for foreign words.
- Korean sound change checker: a written word into its standard pronunciation, for example 한국어 into [한구거].
The tools are released in order. The interactive alphabet and the syllable builder come first, the four converters follow, and the listening, reading, typing, sentence and dictation tools come after them. A tool that is not live yet appears as "coming soon", without a link.
Knowing the list is one step; the table below matches each tool to a task.
How Do I Choose the Right Tool for a Task?
Choose by the task you have today, not by the tool name. The table gives one tool per common task, with its level and what it returns.
| Your task | Tool | Level | What you get back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn what each letter is called and how it sounds | Interactive Hangul Alphabet | A0 | name, RR, sound hint, 3 words with audio |
| Understand how letters stack into blocks | Hangul Syllable Builder | A0 | the block, a layout diagram, RR |
| Hear the difference between ㅓ and ㅗ | Korean listening discrimination | A1 | right or wrong, with a tip for that pair |
| Read short texts with help | Korean reading practice tool | A1 | meanings on tap, optional audio |
| Type Korean on a computer | Korean typing practice tool | A1 | key-by-key lessons on 2-beolsik |
| Say a price or a time | Korean number converter | A1 | Hangul reading and the number system used |
| See how a word is really pronounced | Korean sound change checker | A2 | each rule applied, step by step |
Expert tip: learners often jump to converters before they can read Hangul and then depend on romanization. Spend your first week on the alphabet and the builder; every other tool shows Hangul first.
The next section explains what every tool promises about your data and its results.
How Do the Tools Handle Privacy and Accuracy?
Every tool on this site processes your input in your browser and sends nothing to a server. Each tool page carries a Tool Specification that lists its inputs, its outputs, its rules with sources, its edge cases and its privacy statement.
Three standards apply to all 11 tools:
- Rules are written out. Each tool names its sources, such as the Revised Romanization of Korean (2000) or the Standard Pronunciation rules (표준 발음법) of the National Institute of Korean Language, so you can check any result.
- Limits are stated. Each page has a "when not to use this tool" section. For example, the syllable builder says that a valid block is not always a real word.
- No pronunciation scoring. No tool on the site listens to your voice or grades your speech. The listening tools train your ear only.
The audio is generated by text-to-speech, and a Korean reviewer checks each tool's Korean content and clips before the tool goes live. Results are a study aid, not an official translation.
One more tool sits outside this section, and the last section shows where.
Where Is the Verb Conjugator?
The korean verb conjugator is in the verbs section, not in this tools section, because it is built from the same data as the verb lessons. Type a dictionary form such as 가다 (to go) and it returns the polite, formal and casual forms with the rule behind each. It counts as the twelfth tool on the site, after the 11 korean learning tools listed here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the tools free?
Yes. All 11 tools in this section, and the verb conjugator in the verbs section, are free to use. There is no sign-up, no account and no paid tier for any tool. Some tools save settings or progress, but only in your own browser, and you can clear them at any time.
Do the tools send my text to a server?
No. Every tool processes your input in your browser, so the words, numbers and names you type are never sent to a server. Audio files are downloaded when you press play, but your input is not attached to that request. Each tool page repeats this in its privacy statement.
Is there a conjugator?
Yes. The Korean verb conjugator is in the verbs section at /verbs/conjugator/. Type a dictionary form such as 먹다 (to eat) and it returns polite, formal and casual forms, with the rule behind each one. It sits with the verbs because it is built from the same data as the verb lessons.
Do the tools work offline?
Partly. Once a tool page has loaded, the logic runs in your browser, so the converters and the syllable builder keep working if your connection drops. Audio needs a connection, because clips are fetched only when you press play. The tools are not installable apps and do not store pages for offline use.
Which tool should a complete beginner open first?
A complete beginner should open the interactive hangul alphabet first. It teaches the 40 letters one at a time with names, sounds and example words. Once you can name most letters, move to the hangul syllable builder, which shows how letters stack into blocks. The other tools assume you can read Hangul.