Grammar and reading
Basic Korean particles with examples
Learn the basic Korean particles 은/는, 이/가, 을/를, 에, 에서, 와/과, 도, 의 and 으로/로, and how to choose the right form after a consonant or a vowel.
1 October 2026 · 6 min read
Grammar and reading
Particles, signs, short notices and short passages: the building blocks of beginner reading questions, explained with original Korean examples.
Lessons in this topic
Read them in this order, then test yourself with the practice set below.
Grammar and reading
Reading workplace signs in Korean
Learn to read common Korean workplace signs such as 금연, 출입 금지, 안전모 착용 and 화기 엄금 by spotting four key pattern words.
1 October 2026 · 5 min read
Grammar and reading
Understanding short notices
Short Korean notices about schedule changes, holidays, the cafeteria, the dormitory or meetings all answer four questions: who, when, where and what.
1 October 2026 · 5 min read
Grammar and reading
Finding the answer in a short passage
A simple method for short Korean reading passages: read the question first, find the keywords, check each option and avoid paraphrase traps.
1 October 2026 · 5 min read
Practise this topic
20 question practice · Short practice set
EPS reading 01
Twenty beginner reading questions on workplace signs, short sentences, notices and short passages, with an explanation for every answer.
- EPS-TOPIK
- Reading
- 20 questions
- About 25 min
- Beginner
- No audio