Session one Korean With AI

 Here is my first session with Chatgpt and Korean.  I told it to pretend that I am a beginner. 

Session 1: “I am…” — 저는 ___예요/이에요

1. Basic structure

저는 + noun + 예요/이에요.
= I am + noun.

• 저 = I (polite)
• 는 = marks the topic
• 예요/이에요 = am/is/are

Use:

• 예요 after a vowel
• 이에요 after a consonant

2. Examples

• 저는 의사예요.
  I am a doctor.

• 저는 학생이에요.
  I am a student.

• 저는 아비르예요.
  I am Abeer.

3. Vocabulary

• 학생 = student
• 선생님 = teacher
• 회사원 = office worker
• 작가 = writer
• 한국 사람 = Korean person
• 쿠웨이트 사람 = Kuwaiti person

4. Your turn

Write these sentences in Korean:

1. I am a student.
2. I am a writer.
3. I am Abeer.
4. I am a Kuwaiti person.
5. Write one original sentence about yourself.

Send me your five Korean sentences. I’ll correct them and explain each correction briefly.

Daily Korean Practice

오늘의 한국어 연습 🇰🇷

Focus: Object particle 을/를

Use 을/를 to mark the object receiving an action.

• Use 을 after a consonant: 책을
• Use 를 after a vowel: 커피를

Basic order:

저는 + object + 을/를 + verb.

Examples

• 저는 책을 읽어요.
  I read a book.

• 저는 커피를 마셔요.
  I drink coffee.

• 저는 한국어를 공부해요.
  I study Korean.

Vocabulary

• 밥 = meal/rice
• 먹어요 = eat
• 물 = water
• 마셔요 = drink
• 영화 = movie
• 봐요 = watch
• 한국어 = Korean
• 공부해요 = study

Your turn

Translate these into Korean:

1. I eat a meal.
2. I drink water.
3. I watch a movie.
4. I study Korean.
5. Write one original sentence using 을 or 를.

Write all five sentences yourself. I’ll then correct them into natural Korean and briefly explain any changes.

I wrote out my answers and got the corrections and ways to make them better or longer. All in all my first session was a success.

AI and Studying

 Lately I've been playing with AI as a way to study Korean alongside my book. I gave Chatgpt the following prompt:

Every day, give me a focused Korean practice session toward fluency. Use grammar and sentence-building exercises, have me produce Korean, then correct my attempts into natural Korean with concise explanations. Keep the pace manageable and gradually increase complexity, especially with sentence structures and verb forms.

Tomorrow would be my first session with the AI teacher, I'll share what I get each day so you all can study with me. 

Back to the drawing board

I've decided to go back to the drawing board where Korean is concerned. I'll finish out my sessions with the teacher and stop taking classes to sound more natural since I'm beginning to get confused. Also I won't be studying for a test. I've become disembodied and feel like nothing is entering my brain. So I've decided to go back to studying my Korean books, specifically "I love Korean" books. They are made by Seoul National University. I have the whole series so I'm reviewing book 1 so that I can get the vocabulary (I've already worked through it before as well as half of book 2) then moving on until book 6 which is the last one in the series. 

From Goodreads:

"The I Love Korean Series is designed to expedite Korean language learning with a 60-hour program. Our practical activities will help learners to speak, listen, read, and write Korean faster. I Love Korean 1 is a textbook for learners who have no knowledge of Korean at all. There is a dedicated section covering how to read and write Hangul, the Korean alphabet. Each unit of this learning book provides useful vocabulary, grammar, and key expressions used in everyday life. This book is ideal 

Having studied our I Love Korean Series , you will be able to communicate with your Korean friends! *The audio files are available at the SNU Language Education Institute or SNU Press web page*"

When and if I register for the TOPIK I'll study with the plan I put together for this purpose. Right now I need to focus on getting more vocabulary and a better reading experience as well as add to my grammar studies. I find books with themes are better for this. TOPIK practice books are not conducive to the kind of study on my mind.

The alphabets

 A question that I get a lot from my friends who see me studying languages: Is it worth it to learn how to read and write or should I just focus on speech?  My answer always comes down to it depends on why you are studying the language. If you are just studying it to go visit the country and be able to ask how much something is then learning to speak is your best option.  If you are like me and want to read the literature and learn about the culture in the original language then learning to read and write is important. 

The second question that I get is which of the languages is easier to learn reading and writing wise. I've learned Korean, Japanese some chinese and currently learning Thai. By far the Korean alphabet was the easiest to learn. It took me 2 hours to learn the whole alphabet. The second easiest was Japanese, learning the Hiragana and Katakana took one afternoon. Next comes Chinese but the problem with Chinese is the shear amount of characters there is to learn. Finally, the Thai alphabet because a lot of its characters look the same.

Japanese alphabets.

Chinese doesn’t have an alphabet it has thousands of characters.

Language Study Update (August 24, 2026)

 Korean

I have a teacher for Korean who is teaching me how to be more natural in my speech. However, I asked Chatgbt to help me get ready for TOPIK II test next year. It suggested I take a TOPIK I mock test to see if I am closer to TOPIK I Level 2 or TOPIK II Level 3. So during the weekend I took the TOPIK I mock test on Tammy Korean. I made sure to do it under the same conditions as a real TOPIK I test, i.e. in one sitting and timed. There are two sections to the test: Listening and Reading. For the listening section the time is 40 minutes, and for the reading section the time is 60 minutes. 

I have to say that I did much better in the listening section than the reading section. This is mainly because when I got to the reading section I was getting bored and finished it in 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes. I didn't take my time reading and figuring out what the passages where saying instead if I didn't understand something I just guessed. As a result I go 81/100 on my listening section and only 65/100 on my reading section. Together they make 146/200 which means I am at TOPIK I Level 2 rather than TOPIK II Level 3.

Next step is to start learning vocabulary and grammar for TOPIK I because my reading was not great. I found a vocabulary list on the same website as the TOPIK Test as well as a list for grammar. I'll be using them to study. I've already started to use Anki with the vocabulary words at 5 vocabulary words per day and I'm starting the grammar section today. I also decided to read a book in Korean (Secret Garden). 

Japanese

I had studied Japanese before with a teacher but I no longer have that option right now. So I decided to study on my own. I used Chatgbt to start relearning the Hiragana and Katakana until my book arrives. I'll be using Beginning Japanese Textbook: Revised Edition: An Integrated Approach to Language and Culture

As I said in my previous post I asked Chatgbt to make me a study plan for each of the languages above and to add that plan to my Google calendar. So now I just have to open my Google calendar each day to see what my study plan for the day is.

Reboot…

​I’m rebooting my language learning. This time though I’m going back to Korean, and Japanese. I will be doing my studies via a combination of books, free resources and AI.

The first thing I did was look at the resources I have and ordered what I was missing as well as look at online free resources. The second thing I did was ask Chatgbt to formulate a plan for each of the languages I wanted to study using the resources that I found.

Korean

The first thing that I thought about was what I wanted to do for the study of Korean as I was already taking a class online with a great teacher. I decided that next year I want to take the TOPIK II test. The first thing that Chatgbt suggested was that I take a mock TOPIK I test to see if I was at level 2 or closer to level 3. So this weekend I took the test and got 146/200 which means I am closer to level 2 than I am to level 3. Next Chatgbt suggested some sites to help me study for TOPIK I and TOPIK II. I printed out the grammar and vocabulary for both. Finally, Chatgbt made a study plan for me which included a daily study plan that incorporated vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening.

Japanese

Finally, for Japanese I asked Chatgbt to design a study plan for me using a book that I just ordered online called Beginning Japanese. However, until my books arrive I asked Chatgbt to teach me Hiragana and Katakana and quiz me on them. 

Chatgbt is amazing help so far. It has helped me put together my study calendar and tasks. It has given me a bird’s eye view of how long it might take me to get through to my goals. 

This is what my study calendar looks like.

And this is what one day of studying might look like:

A typical Japanese lesson in Chatgbt looks like this:

I’ve also asked Chatgbt to quiz me on chapters from books. It made me good test papers with answers which showed me where I was doing good and where I needed to study more.

I hope this helps others in getting an idea on how to use Chatgbt in studying languages.