3-Month Survival Korean Program for Real Travel Communication

This is a full 12-week curriculum designed for foreigners with zero Korean knowledge who want to travel in Korea without communication difficulties. The methodology is pattern-based, situation-focused, and high-repetition, which is scientifically proven as the fastest way for beginners to build speaking skills.

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🇰🇷 Program Overview

This 12-week curriculum is designed for complete beginners who want to travel in Korea without communication issues.
The method is based on:
✔ Pattern-based learning
✔ Real travel situations
✔ Daily speaking practice
✔ Repetition & shadowing

Daily Study Structure (20–30 min/day):

• Day 1–2: New vocabulary + expressions

• Day 3–4: Listening + shadowing

• Day 5–6: Dialogue practice

• Day 7: Review + 5-minute speaking task

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🧭 WEEK 1–4 — Foundations & Essential Survival Korean

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📌 Week 1 — Hangul Sounds + Basic Greetings

Goals

• Understand basic Korean sounds

• Use essential greeting expressions

Learn (한국어 + English)

• 안녕하세요 (Hello)

• 감사합니다 (Thank you)

• 미안해요 (I’m sorry)

• 괜찮아요 (It’s okay)

• 다시 말해 주세요 (Please say it again)

• 저는 외국인이에요 (I’m a foreigner)

• 숫자 1–20 (Numbers 1–20)

Homework

✔ Shadowing basic phrases 50 times
✔ 30-second self-introduction

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📌 Week 2 — Questions + Location & Directions

Goals

• Ask for places

• Understand directions

Learn

• 여기/저기 (Here/There)

• 오른쪽 / 왼쪽 / 직진 (Right / Left / Straight)

• ○○ 어디예요? (Where is ○○?)

• ○○ 있어요? (Do you have ○○?)

• 어떻게 가요? (How do I get there?)

Homework

✔ 1-minute “asking for directions” dialogue
✔ 20 place words

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📌 Week 3 — Airport & Immigration Korean

Goals

• Communicate at immigration and baggage claim

Learn

• 여권 (Passport)

• 짐 / 수하물 (Luggage)

• 제 여권 여기 있어요 (Here is my passport)

• 이건 제 짐이에요 (This is my luggage)

• 어디로 가야 해요? (Where should I go?)

Homework

✔ 3 airport role-plays
✔ 25 travel-related vocabulary

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📌 Week 4 — Transportation (Subway, Bus, Taxi)

Goals

• Use public transportation confidently

Learn

• 지하철역 (Subway station)

• 버스정류장 (Bus stop)

• ○○역 가요? (Does this go to ○○ station?)

• 여기에서 내려요 (I get off here)

• 여기 세워 주세요 (Please stop here)

• 빠르게 가 주세요 (Please go fast)

Homework

✔ Practice giving directions using real maps
✔ 20 transportation words

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🍱 WEEK 5–8 — Restaurants, Shopping & Sightseeing

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📌 Week 5 — Restaurant Ordering

Goals

• Order food

• Adjust spice level

Learn

• 메뉴 (Menu)

• 물/수저 주세요 (Water/spoon please)

• 이거 하나 주세요 (One of this, please)

• 덜 맵게 해 주세요 (Less spicy, please)

Homework

✔ Read a real menu
✔ 2-minute “ordering food” presentation

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📌 Week 6 — Café Korean & Take-out

Goals

• Order drinks

• Request take-out

Learn

• 따뜻한/차가운 ○○ 주세요 (Hot/iced ○○ please)

• 포장해 주세요 (Please make it to-go)

• 얼음 / 뜨거운 (Ice / hot)

Homework

✔ 10 café shadowing exercises
✔ 20 drink words

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📌 Week 7 — Shopping (Clothes, Souvenirs)

Goals

• Ask for price, size, colors

Learn

• 얼마예요? (How much is it?)

• 다른 색 있어요? (Do you have another color?)

• 입어봐도 돼요? (Can I try it on?)

• 카드/현금 (Card/Cash)

Homework

✔ 3 shopping role-plays
✔ 20 souvenir items

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📌 Week 8 — Tickets & Reservations

Goals

• Buy tickets

• Ask about schedule

Learn

• 티켓 두 장 주세요 (Two tickets please)

• 몇 시에 시작해요? (What time does it start?)

• 예약했어요 / 예약하고 싶어요 (I have a reservation / I want to reserve)

Homework

✔ Make a sightseeing script
✔ 30 shadowing reps for ticket conversations

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🏥 WEEK 9–12 — Fluent Travel Survival Korean

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📌 Week 9 — Pharmacy & Symptoms

Goals

• Explain simple symptoms

Learn

• 배 아파요 (My stomach hurts)

• 두통 있어요 (I have a headache)

• 알레르기 있어요 (I have an allergy)

• 약 있어요? (Do you have medicine?)

Homework

✔ Make 10 symptom sentences
✔ 3 pharmacy role-plays

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📌 Week 10 — Hotel Check-in / Check-out

Goals

• Provide reservation details

• Make requests confidently

Learn

• 예약했어요 (I have a reservation)

• 제 이름은 ○○예요 (My name is ○○)

• 방 키 주세요 (Room key, please)

• 수건/물 더 주세요 (More towels/water, please)

• Wi-Fi 비밀번호 뭐예요? (What’s the Wi-Fi password?)

Homework

✔ 2-minute hotel role-play
✔ 20 hotel words

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📌 Week 11 — Emergency Korean

Goals

• Ask for help

• Report lost items

Learn

• 도와주세요 (Please help me)

• 제 물건 잃어버렸어요 (I lost my item)

• 경찰서 어디예요? (Where is the police station?)

• 병원 가고 싶어요 (I want to go to the hospital)

Homework

✔ Write 3 emergency scripts
✔ Pronunciation shadowing

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📌 Week 12 — Full Travel Simulation

Goals

• Connect all travel situations

• Speak without script

Learn

• Airport → Hotel → Transportation → Restaurant → Sightseeing → Shopping

• Daily 5-minute travel speech practice

• Review of 50 essential travel patterns

Homework

✔ “My Korea Trip” 3-minute video
✔ 300 words final review

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🎯 Top 30 Korean Travel Patterns 

Repeating this learning cycle will help you master 80% of practical Korean for travel.

1. ○○ 주세요 — Please give me ○○

2. ○○ 있어요? — Do you have ○○?

3. ○○ 해 주세요 — Please do ○○

4. ○○ 하고 싶어요 — I want to ○○

5. ○○ 어디예요? — Where is ○○?

6. ○○ 어떻게 가요? — How do I get to ○○?

7. 얼마예요? — How much is it?

8. 하나/둘/셋 주세요 — One/two/three, please

9. 덜/조금/많이 ○○ 해 주세요 — Make it less / a little / more ○○

10. 예약했어요 — I have a reservation

11. ○○ 돼요? — Is ○○ possible? / Can I ○○?

12. 도와주세요 — Please help me

13. 다시 말해 주세요 — Please say it again

14. 천천히 말해 주세요 — Please speak slowly

15. 사진 찍어 주세요 — Please take a picture

16. 포장해 주세요 — Please make it to-go / Take-out please

17. 여기 세워 주세요 — Please stop here

18. 카드 돼요? — Do you take card?

19. 포크/수저 주세요 — Fork/spoon please

20. 화장실 어디예요? — Where is the restroom?

21. 물 좀 주세요 — Please give me some water

22. 영수증 주세요 — Receipt please

23. 사이즈 있어요? — Do you have this size?

24. 다른 색 있어요? — Do you have another color?

25. 입어봐도 돼요? — Can I try it on?

26. 사진 봐도 돼요? — Can I see the photo? / Can I take a look?

27. 잠깐만요 — Just a moment / Wait a second

28. 괜찮아요 — It’s okay / No problem

29. 이거 추천해 주세요 — Please recommend something

30. 길 좀 알려 주세요 — Please tell me the direction / Show me the way

Final check of 300 travel vocabulary words and Repeat this learning cycle!