Learn Korean without a teacher
Korean is an East Asian language, its homeland being somewhere in Manchuria. It is the official and national language of both Koreas: North Korea and South Korea, with different standardised official forms used in each country. It is spoken by about 77 million people. It is a recognised minority language in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County of Jilin Province, China. It is also spoken in parts of Sakhalin, Russia and Central Asia.
Historical and modern linguists classify Korean as an Altaic language or a language isolate. This means that Korean language does not have any close relative. It, however, does have a few extinct relatives, which together with Korean itself and the Jeju language (spoken in the Jeju Province and considered somewhat distinct), form the Koreanic language family.
Korean is spoken by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea; it is also spoken by Koreans settled in many countries including the People’s Republic of China, the United States, Japan, and Russia.
Currently, Korean is the fourth most popular foreign language in China, following English, Japanese, and Russian.
Korean is gaining popularity worldwide as a foreign language and is being sought by many who are in search of career opportunities either directly making use of the Korean language skills or indirectly benefiting from the knowledge of the Korean language possessed by candidates taking up important roles in various areas such as multinational companies.