#advanced beginner

Great question! Personally, I didn’t use any books while studying on my own (which was kind of a mistake), but when I got into uni we used a series called “Integrated Korean”. It’s a good mix of texts/dialogs and grammatical pointers. There are Beginning 1 and 2 and then it goes into Intermediate 1 and 2. Even if you’re an advanced beginner getting beginning 1 might be good, because of the dialogs. They’re honestly great for practicing and it scales kinda fast. You can also get workbooks which you might really wanna think about if you want to efficiently practice grammar points (the workbooks have tasks that match up with a website with spoken dialog). Also, I know the textbooks at least are available as e-books on Amazon if you want them a little cheaper and right away. 

If they’re not really what you’re looking for I’d send you in the direction of My Korean Bookstore. They sell the Talk To Me In Korean textbooks and workbooks and I find TTMIK to be a brilliant resource.       

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Take your medicine(s), if applicable OR take a shower and brush your teeth

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