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15 Years of Teaching Experience, Passionate about Language, Culture, and Education
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Yunhee has taught Korean for fifteen years. She reads what a student actually needs fast, then adjusts the lesson on the spot.
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15 Years of Teaching Experience, Passionate about Language, Culture, and Education
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Yunhee has taught Korean for fifteen years. She reads what a student actually needs fast, then adjusts the lesson on the spot.
Multilingualism, Specialized Education, Extensive Experience, Target Audience, Practical Skills
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Sanghoon teaches Chinese, English, and Korean out of Hangzhou, pulling material from work with students across very different backgrounds.
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Multilingualism, Specialized Education, Extensive Experience, Target Audience, Practical Skills
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Sanghoon teaches Chinese, English, and Korean out of Hangzhou, pulling material from work with students across very different backgrounds.
Experienced Korean Language Teacher
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Thirteen years teaching Korean out of San Gabriel, and Jihye still tailors lessons strictly to whatever level and need walks in the door.
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Experienced Korean Language Teacher
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Thirteen years teaching Korean out of San Gabriel, and Jihye still tailors lessons strictly to whatever level and need walks in the door.
Light, Learning, Growth your languages.
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Jihoon starts with pronunciation basics, tongue position included, before moving into grammar. He teaches Chinese and Korean both, out of Bogotá.
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Also speaks: Japanese
Light, Learning, Growth your languages.
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I also speak: Japanese
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Jihoon starts with pronunciation basics, tongue position included, before moving into grammar. He teaches Chinese and Korean both, out of Bogotá.
I'm an experienced teacher with a BA in Korean Language also fluent in Spanish
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I'm an experienced teacher with a BA in Korean Language also fluent in Spanish
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Learn Korean language from a cerfitied teacher!
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Twenty years teaching Korean, NYC-based and certified, and Nari still builds lessons around whatever culture-embedded material actually fits the student.
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Also speaks: English
Learn Korean language from a cerfitied teacher!
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I also speak: English
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Twenty years teaching Korean, NYC-based and certified, and Nari still builds lessons around whatever culture-embedded material actually fits the student.
Korean teacher fluent in Chinese and English
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Korean teacher fluent in Chinese and English
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Why Korean?
Four reasons to take Korean classes
Dive Into K-Culture Without the Subtitles
K-dramas, K-pop, and Korean cinema are a global phenomenon. But subtitles lose the wordplay, the honorifics, and the humor that make Korean storytelling so addictive.
Thrive in LA's Koreatown Economy
Koreatown is a full-service city within LA — banks, clinics, law firms, media companies — operating primarily in Korean. Fluency is a career asset right here at home.
Marvel-Level Language Coaching
Strommen coached Korean for Marvel's Eternals and Hawkeye. When Hollywood production needs Korean language precision, they work with us.
Master Hangul in a Day, Earn Respect for a Lifetime
King Sejong designed Hangul to be learned in hours. Showing up to a Korean conversation reading their script — not Romanization — signals genuine respect.
Since 2006
Korean in Los Angeles
Korean is spoken by about 77 million people, primarily in South Korea and North Korea, with substantial diaspora communities in the United States, China, Japan, and Central Asia. The Korean writing system, Hangul, was deliberately invented in 1443 by King Sejong the Great to make literacy accessible to common people. It is widely considered one of the most logical and learnable writing systems ever designed: you can memorize the entire alphabet in an afternoon. Korean grammar, however, is another story. It is agglutinative, with verbs going at the end of the sentence and a complex system of speech levels that change verb endings, vocabulary, and even sentence structure based on the social relationship between speakers. Politeness is not optional in Korean. It is grammatically encoded.
Los Angeles has the largest Korean population outside of Korea. Koreatown, bounded roughly by Wilshire, Olympic, Western, and Vermont, is not a quaint ethnic enclave. It is a city within a city: Korean-language banks, hospitals, law firms, karaoke rooms, restaurants open until 3 AM, and newspapers that cover local LA politics entirely in Korean. The community extends well beyond K-Town into the San Fernando Valley, Fullerton, and Irvine. Korean cultural influence in LA runs far beyond the Korean-American community. K-pop, K-drama, Korean skincare, and Korean barbecue have become mainstream. Strommen has coached Korean for Marvel productions including Eternals and Hawkeye, working with cast members on pronunciation and delivery.
Strommen has been matching students with private Korean tutors in Los Angeles since 2006. Our tutors are native speakers who know that Korean’s speech levels are the make-or-break element for sounding natural: use the wrong level with the wrong person and you have committed a social error, not just a grammar mistake. We teach Hangul immediately because it takes so little time to learn, and then we get into real conversation. Whether you are a K-drama fan who wants to ditch subtitles, a heritage speaker filling in the formal registers your parents never used at home, or a professional working with Korean companies, your tutor designs every session around your actual needs.
No public Korean group classes right now — but we can set up a semi-private class for your family, friends, or company with as few as two people. Get in touch.
Korean class FAQ
What is the best way to learn Korean?
Learn Hangul first — it takes a few hours to a few days, and it eliminates the crutch of Romanization, which causes pronunciation problems. Then work with a native speaker regularly. Korean's speech level system is something you can only learn through guided practice; a tutor shows you which level to use in which context and corrects you in real time. Between sessions, K-dramas are surprisingly effective study tools because they expose you to natural speech patterns, slang, and the full range of politeness levels. Pair that with a flashcard app for vocabulary and you will make steady progress.
How long does it take to learn Korean?
The Foreign Service classifies Korean as Category IV — the hardest tier, alongside Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese — estimating 2,200 class hours for professional proficiency. But conversational Korean comes faster than that number suggests. Hangul takes almost no time to learn, the grammar is highly regular with very few exceptions, and pronunciation is manageable. Most students with consistent weekly lessons can hold everyday conversations within 9 to 15 months. Heritage speakers progress faster because they already have the sounds and much of the vocabulary internalized.
Is Korean hard for English speakers?
The grammar is very different from English. Subject-object-verb word order, agglutinative verb endings, particles that mark grammatical function, and a speech level system with at least six distinct registers — these are all unfamiliar concepts. But here is the thing: Hangul is one of the easiest writing systems in the world to learn, Korean pronunciation is consistent, and the grammar, while complex, follows its own rules with remarkable regularity. It is hard in the sense that it requires a different way of thinking about language. It is not hard in the sense of being chaotic or full of exceptions.
Can I take Korean classes online?
Yes. All Korean lessons are available online via video call. Many of our Korean students prefer online because it fits around work, school, and the LA commute. Screen sharing is useful for Hangul practice and for reviewing written exercises. You get the same native-speaking tutor each session, with a personalized lesson plan. Our tutors span multiple time zones, so we can accommodate early morning or late evening sessions if needed.
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