This book is for people who want to learn to speak, write, and understand Korean. Realistic situations you might encounter in Korea are described as you learn, and new words are explained in terms of how you'll find them useful to communicate with friends. The CD-ROM's audio and video materials lets you listen and repeat.--[book cover]

Korean collection.

Welcome to Korean! An introduction to Korean and the Korean spirit -- Korean characters: An introduction to the Korean characters and their pronunciation -- Reading and pronouncing Korean words: Review of the characters and some additional pronunciation rules -- I You Love: Five basic features of Korean: word order, particles, conjugation, honorifics, and omissions and plurals -- My mother is Korean, and my father is American: All about particles -- Learn, Learned, Learning: Regular conjugation patterns -- Go, went, going: irregular conjugation patterns -- My mother loves me: Honorific endings and words -- Hello? What to say in greeting, in parting, and in thanks -- I, you, we...Do I know you? Personal pronouns and how to address strangers -- What's this? Demonstrative pronouns and how to ask simple questions -- To be, or not to be? All about the verb "to be" -- My name is Hal. Introducing yourself and holding simple conversations -- Father, mother, brother, sister: Korean nouns and terms for family members -- I don't want to eat: Advanced pronunciation rules -- Excuse me, where's the restroom? Interrogatives: when and where -- How's Korea? Interrogatives: how and why, reasons and causes -- I'm from the U.S.: Verb tenses: past, progressive, and future -- Have you ever seen a Korean movie? Turning verbs and adjectives into noun modifiers -- I couldn't study so much: Negations -- I should talk to my wife first: Suggestion, supposition, obligation, and prohibition -- Canada is larger than the U.S.: Special adverbs -- One, two, three...: Counting: numbers and counting units -- How much is this? How to shop -- What time is it? Asking and telling time and how many -- Today is August 15: Days, dates, and seasons -- I wish you would come back to Korea someday: Wanting and wishing.