This introduction to Korean is designed for both classroom use and self-study.  The 12 lessons combine dialogues with easy-to-follow grammatical explanations, and include vocabulary, cultural material, and exercises that reinforce the material covered.  Each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing the student to gain confidence and mastery over the language.  The audio CDs complement the dialogue and vocabulary sections of the book, helping the student to understand the language as spoken.

Korean, the official language of North and South Korea, is spoken by approximately 80 million people worldwide. The U.S. is South Korea’s second-largest trading partner, and the Korean peninsula has become a globally significant business and financial center. This reference—perfect for business-people, students, and travelers—contains more than 5,000 total entries of essential Korean.

This pocket-sized dictionary is specially designed for the traveler.  Over 8,500 entries are supplemented with phrases addressing practicalities such as buying a ticket, customs, and immigration.  Word-to-word-- no definitions.

"Jeyseon Lee and Kangjin Lee’s Korean Standard Dictionary is another example of Hippocrene Book’s commitment to no-nonsense guides for beginning and intermediate users. The authors have chosen some 20,000 common entries that do not require exhaustive definitions. Their usage examples are practical without being cumbersome. At just under 400 pages this dictionary is ideal for English-speaking travelers wandering the streets of South Korea or Korean speakers on a trip to America. The Korean-English half of the dictionary prints Korean in the original hanguel alphabet and Romanized; the English-Korean section follows suit. A pronunciation and writing guide is also provided. Any dictionary for beginners must be useful. Hippocrene’s Korean Standard Dictionary is an example of how to get that right." - David Bannon, Midwest Book Review

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