TOPIK I

TOPIK I Grammar Masterclass

Learn the grammar that TOPIK I tests, from your first particles to reported speech, with interactive practice in every lesson.

  • 147 lessons
  • 13 sections
  • Package only
  • Study at your own pace
  • Works on phone, tablet and computer
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TOPIK I Grammar Masterclass

Who this course is for

  • Beginners preparing for TOPIK I, at Level 1 or Level 2.
  • Learners who have studied some Korean but never learned the grammar in a clear order.
  • Anyone who wants to practise each pattern, not only read about it.

About this course

TOPIK I tests a defined set of beginner grammar. This course teaches it in one place and in an order a beginner can follow. It starts with numbers, counters and question words, and it ends with honorifics and the irregular verbs.

The patterns are grouped by what they do. One part covers the Korean sentence: to be, politeness, tenses and negation. Another part covers the particles. Later parts cover joining two clauses, giving a reason or a condition, saying what you can or must do, talking about wishes and plans, and guessing or reporting what someone said. Patterns that do the same job are taught close together, so you can see how they differ.

Every grammar lesson follows the same steps. It shows how the pattern is formed with an interactive form builder: you tap a word and see its correct Korean form. It then explains the meaning and the rules for using the pattern. You read at least five example sentences, see two common errors corrected in a Mistake Clinic, learn how TOPIK tests the pattern, and compare it with similar patterns.

You practise in every lesson, not only at the end. Each grammar lesson has five scored practice questions with instant feedback. It ends with a four-question exit check that you can try again until you get it right. Each of the 35 chapters also ends with a review, and the reviews together contain 363 more questions with answers.

The course opens with a short Start Here section. It explains how TOPIK I is built, covers verb stems and 받침, helps you choose a study path, and gives you a Pattern Finder for looking up any pattern in seconds. It closes with a Revision Toolkit that ranks the patterns by priority, compares the confusing pairs and groups every pattern by function.

What you’ll get

  • 147 lessons, including 99 grammar lessons for Levels 1 and 2
  • An interactive form builder in every grammar lesson: tap a word and see the correct form
  • Five scored practice questions and a four-question exit check in every grammar lesson
  • A Mistake Clinic and an exam section in every grammar lesson
  • 35 chapter reviews with 363 questions and answers
  • A Pattern Finder for quick look-ups
  • A Revision Toolkit: priority tiers, confusing-pair cheat sheets and patterns by function
Included in:
  • TOPIK I Complete Package ($39)
  • TOPIK GUIDE All-Access Package ($99)

Course curriculum

147 lessons in 13 sections

Start Here6
  1. Welcome & How This Course Works
  2. About the TOPIK I Exam
  3. Before You Begin – Stems, 받침 & Notation
  4. How to Study TOPIK I Grammar
  5. Choose Your Study Path
  6. Pattern Finder
Foundations: The Building Blocks10
  1. Sino-Korean & Native Korean Numbers
  2. Counters (Classifiers)
  3. Chapter 1 Review · Numbers & Counters
  4. Telling Time
  5. Dates
  6. Money & Age
  7. Chapter 2 Review · Time, Dates, Money & Age
  8. 이 ／ 그 ／ 저 (this, that, that over there)
  9. Question Words
  10. Chapter 3 Review · Demonstratives & Question Words
The Korean Sentence14
  1. 이다 (to be)
  2. 있다 ／ 없다 (to exist, to have, to be located)
  3. 이／가 아니다 (is not)
  4. Chapter 4 Review · To Be & To Exist
  5. -ㅂ니다／-습니다 · -ㅂ니까?／-습니까?
  6. -아／어요
  7. Chapter 5 Review · Speech Levels & Politeness
  8. -았／었어요 (past tense)
  9. -(으)ㄹ 거예요 (future ／ plan)
  10. -고 있다 (progressive – be ～ing)
  11. Chapter 6 Review · Tenses
  12. 안 ／ -지 않다 (simple negation)
  13. 못 ／ -지 못하다 (cannot)
  14. Chapter 7 Review · Negation
Particles24
  1. 이／가 (subject particle)
  2. 은／는 (topic particle)
  3. 을／를 (object particle)
  4. Chapter 8 Review · Subject, Topic & Object
  5. 와／과 · 하고 · (이)랑 (and, with)
  6. 의 (possessive particle)
  7. Chapter 9 Review · Connecting & Possessive Particles
  8. 에 (location and time)
  9. 에서 (place of action, and origin)
  10. 에서～까지 · 부터～까지 (from ～ to ～)
  11. 에게／한테 · 께 (to／from a person)
  12. Chapter 10 Review · Place & Time Particles
  13. 도 (also, too, even)
  14. 만 (only, just)
  15. 밖에 (nothing but, only)
  16. 보다 (than)
  17. 만큼 · 처럼／같이 (as much as, like)
  18. 마다 (every, each)
  19. Chapter 11 Review · Adding, Limiting & Comparing
  20. (으)로 (direction, means, material)
  21. (이)나 (or; as many as)
  22. 쯤 · 말고 (about; not ～ but)
  23. -들 · -씩 (plural; each)
  24. Chapter 12 Review · Means, Choice & Approximation
Connecting Clauses15
  1. -고 (and; and then)
  2. -아／어서 (and so; and then, linked)
  3. -지만 (but, however)
  4. -거나 (or, between verbs)
  5. Chapter 13 Review · And, Or, But
  6. -(으)ㄴ／는데 (background, soft contrast, setup)
  7. Chapter 14 Review · The Background Ending – -(으)ㄴ／는데
  8. -기 전에 (before ～)
  9. -(으)ㄴ 후에 ／ 다음에 (after ～)
  10. Chapter 15 Review · Before, After & Sequence
  11. -(으)ㄹ 때 (when, at the time of)
  12. -(으)면서 (while, at the same time)
  13. 동안 · -는 동안 (during, while)
  14. -(으)ㄴ 지 (time since)
  15. Chapter 16 Review · Time & Simultaneity
Reason, Purpose & Condition11
  1. -아／어서 (because, so)
  2. -(으)니까 (because, since)
  3. 때문에 · -기 때문에 (because of)
  4. Chapter 17 Review · Reason & Cause
  5. -(으)러 (in order to, used with go／come)
  6. -(으)려고 (intending to, in order to)
  7. -기 위해(서) · 을／를 위해(서) (for the sake of)
  8. Chapter 18 Review · Purpose & Goal
  9. -(으)면 (if, when, whenever)
  10. -(으)려면 (if you intend to)
  11. Chapter 19 Review · Condition
Ability, Permission & Obligation10
  1. -(으)ㄹ 수 있다 ／ 없다 (can ／ cannot)
  2. -(으)ㄹ 줄 알다 ／ 모르다 (know ／ not know how to)
  3. Chapter 20 Review · Ability & Knowing How
  4. -(으)세요 (polite command ／ request)
  5. -아／어 주세요 (please do for me)
  6. Chapter 21 Review · Requests & Commands
  7. -아／어도 되다 (may, it is okay to)
  8. -(으)면 안 되다 (must not, not allowed)
  9. -아／어야 되다 ／ 하다 (must, have to)
  10. Chapter 22 Review · Permission & Obligation
Intention, Desire & Suggestion13
  1. -고 싶다 (want to do)
  2. -았／었으면 좋겠다 (I wish, I hope)
  3. Chapter 23 Review · Desire & Wishes
  4. -(으)ㄹ게요 (I'll do it, promise／offer)
  5. -(으)ㄹ래요 (I'll ／ will you, casual will)
  6. -겠- (intention; polite guess)
  7. -(으)려고 하다 (intend to, plan to)
  8. Chapter 24 Review · Intention & Plans
  9. -(으)ㄹ까요? (shall we? ／ shall I?)
  10. -(으)ㅂ시다 (let's)
  11. -는 게 어때요? (how about ～?)
  12. -는 게 좋겠다 (it would be good to ／ you'd better)
  13. Chapter 25 Review · Suggestions & Advice
Giving, Trying & Experience6
  1. -아／어 주다 ／ 드리다 (do for someone)
  2. 주다 · 받다 · 드리다 (give, receive, give humbly)
  3. Chapter 26 Review · Giving & Receiving Help
  4. -아／어 보다 (try doing; have done)
  5. -(으)ㄴ 적이 있다 ／ 없다 (have ／ have never done)
  6. Chapter 27 Review · Trying & Experience
Modifiers, Nouns & Change10
  1. -는 ／ -(으)ㄴ ／ -(으)ㄹ (verb-to-modifier endings)
  2. Chapter 28 Review · Noun Modifiers
  3. -는 것 (the act ／ fact of doing)
  4. -기 (nominaliser; set patterns)
  5. -게 (adverb-forming; so that)
  6. Chapter 29 Review · Making Nouns & Adverbs
  7. -아／어 있다 (resultant state)
  8. -아／어지다 (become; get more ～)
  9. -게 되다 (come to, end up, turn out)
  10. Chapter 30 Review · Resultant State & Change
Conjecture, Reactions & Reported Speech14
  1. -(으)ㄴ／는／(으)ㄹ 것 같다 (it seems, I think)
  2. -나 보다 ／ -(으)ㄴ가 보다 (guess from evidence)
  3. -겠- (quick guess from immediate evidence)
  4. -아／어 보이다 (looks, seems)
  5. Chapter 31 Review · Conjecture & Appearance
  6. -네요 (mild surprise, fresh realization)
  7. -군요 ／ -는군요 (realization, I see)
  8. -잖아요 (as you know, you see)
  9. -는데요 (softening ender)
  10. -지요？ ／ -죠？ (right？)
  11. Chapter 32 Review · Reactions & Soft Endings
  12. Indirect quotation (statements, questions, commands, suggestions)
  13. -(으)라고 하다 · -자고 하다 (reporting commands and suggestions)
  14. Chapter 33 Review · Reported Speech
Honorifics & Irregular Verbs11
  1. -(으)시- (the honorific infix)
  2. Honorific particles & nouns (께서, 께, 분, 댁)
  3. Chapter 34 Review · Honorifics
  4. The ㅡ irregular (drop 으)
  5. The ㄹ irregular (drop ㄹ)
  6. The ㅂ irregular (ㅂ to 우)
  7. The ㄷ irregular (ㄷ to ㄹ)
  8. The 르 irregular (add ㄹ, double up)
  9. The ㅎ irregular (drop ㅎ; color adjectives)
  10. The ㅅ irregular (drop ㅅ)
  11. Chapter 35 Review · The Seven Irregular Conjugations
Revision Toolkit3
  1. Grammar Priority Tiers
  2. Confusing Pairs Cheat Sheets
  3. Patterns by Function

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Welcome & How This Course Works -아／어서 (because, so)

Created by a team led by Dr. Satish Satyarthi, PhD (Korean), 15+ years teaching TOPIK.

Questions about this course

Can I buy this course on its own?

No. TOPIK I Grammar Masterclass is one of our most complete courses, so it comes only in a package. You get it in the TOPIK I Complete Package for $39, or in the TOPIK GUIDE All-Access Package for $99.

Is this a video course?

No. Every lesson is an interactive page. You build the forms yourself, answer practice questions and get feedback straight away.

I am a complete beginner. Can I start with this course?

If you cannot read Hangul yet, start with the Foundation Course in Korean, which comes in the same package. If you can read Hangul and make a few simple sentences, you can start this course with Part I.

Do I have to study all 147 lessons?

No. The Start Here section helps you choose a study path. The Revision Toolkit also ranks the patterns by priority, so you can begin with the ones TOPIK I uses most.

Can I study on my phone?

Yes. You can study on a computer, tablet or phone. Every lesson is designed for small screens as well as large ones.

How long do I get access?

Three years with the TOPIK I Complete Package, and five years with the TOPIK GUIDE All-Access Package. You get access immediately after payment, and your access details are sent to you by email.

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