Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime
and start saving today with fast, free delivery
Amazon Prime includes:
Fast, FREE Delivery is available to Prime members. To join, select "Try Amazon Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery" below the Add to Cart button.
Amazon Prime members enjoy:- Cardmembers earn 5% Back at Amazon.com with a Prime Credit Card.
- Unlimited Free Two-Day Delivery
- Streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with limited ads on Prime Video.
- A Kindle book to borrow for free each month - with no due dates
- Listen to over 2 million songs and hundreds of playlists
- Unlimited photo storage with anywhere access
Important: Your credit card will NOT be charged when you start your free trial or if you cancel during the trial period. If you're happy with Amazon Prime, do nothing. At the end of the free trial, your membership will automatically upgrade to a monthly membership.
-26% $13.29$13.29
Ships from: Amazon.com Sold by: Amazon.com
$11.95$11.95
Ships from: Amazon Sold by: Books For You Today
Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.
Korean Stories For Language Learners: Traditional Folktales in Korean and English (Free Online Audio) Paperback – Illustrated, September 11, 2018
Purchase options and add-ons
Korean Stories for Language Learners brings 42 traditional Korean folktales to life, presented in both Korean and English on facing pages. This unique collection is perfect for beginners in the language, whether you're a student in a first- or second-year Korean course or someone eager to explore the richness of Korean culture.
Each story is accompanied by cultural notes, discussion questions, and practical language exercises, making it a valuable resource for expanding your vocabulary and deepening your understanding of Korean traditions. As you progress through the book, the stories increase in complexity, helping you develop your language skills step by step.
Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully designed, this volume includes glossaries in both languages and a helpful introduction to Hangul, the Korean writing system. To further support your learning, native speaker audio recordings are available online to guide your pronunciation and listening comprehension.
Whether you're passionate about language learning or fascinated by Korean folktales, this book offers a window into Korea's cultural heritage while building essential language skills.
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTuttle Publishing
- Publication dateSeptember 11, 2018
- Dimensions5.98 x 9.02 inches
- ISBN-100804850038
- ISBN-13978-0804850032
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover comes a novel that explores life after tragedy and the enduring spirit of love. | Learn more
Frequently bought together
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
From the Publisher
Korean Folktales for Language Learners | Korean for Beginners | Elementary Korean | Korean for K-Pop and K-Drama Fans | Korean Language Writing Practice Book | Korean Flash Cards Kit | |
If you're looking for... | More bilingual stories from the rich canon of Korean history. | A light-hearted, introductory textbook to help you start speaking conversational Japanese quickly. | A comprehensive and highly detailed Korean textbook and language learning package, great for serious students just getting started. | A super-cute, full-color phrasebook covering everyday vocabulary ideal for K-Pop and K-Drama Fans! | A workbook that teaches you how to write Korean Hangul correctly and then provides alternating pages of square and lined paper for handwriting practice or notetaking. | A kit that includes 200 hole-punched flash cards with an organizing ring and a 32-page study booklet (Learn over 1,000 basic words and phrases!) |
Editorial Reviews
Review
"…comes with an [online audio] collection that is an absolute joy to listen to. The reader speaks in a very clear voice and articulates words clearly—even on the higher-level stories." —Mezzofanti Guild
"I'd recommend [this book] to anyone interested in learning more about the Korean culture while still practicing some Korean." —Natalia Garza
About the Author
EunSun You received her B.A. in Korean language teaching from Kyunghee University in Suwon, Korea. She later received her M.A. from Brigham Young University in second language acquisition and teaching. She has been a teacher of Korean as a foreign or second language for the past five years. Her teaching and research interests include teaching language through literature, discourse and cognitive linguistics, and language acquisition of multicultural children.
Product details
- Publisher : Tuttle Publishing; Bilingual edition (September 11, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0804850038
- ISBN-13 : 978-0804850032
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 5.98 x 9.02 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #37,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #18 in Alphabet Reference
- #27 in Vocabulary Books
- #334 in Short Stories Anthologies
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.
Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Learn more how customers reviews work on AmazonCustomers say
Customers find the book helpful for learning vocabulary and sentence structure in Korean. They appreciate the engaging stories that build on previous knowledge. The stories start simple and gradually become more complex, making it easy to follow and improve reading comprehension. Many customers describe the book as fun and a great addition to study material. The pace is described as good, with short stories that make for quick and light reading.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Customers find the book helpful for learning vocabulary. It uses both new and familiar words, helping them understand sentence structure better. The glossary after each story provides new words, and the stories are translated into English and Korean. Readers appreciate the entertaining stories that make learning vocabulary fun at a good pace.
"...I find that I'm retaining new vocabulary and words that I knew on sight but couldn't call up at will much more easily since I've started reading..." Read more
"...It's entertaining and accessible for a learner of Korean who can commit just a little time to read and study the translations." Read more
"...be entirely useful in day to day but great for improving reading, understanding and learning more vocabulary and writing style." Read more
"Enjoy reading these stories at night. Also give me the opportunity to practice my Korean. Very easy to read." Read more
Customers enjoy the stories in the book. They find the side-by-side Korean and English stories helpful, with useful vocabulary words. The stories start simple and easy, and gradually become more difficult. Many of the tales feature tigers. Readers appreciate the quizzes and vocab from the stories listed. The structure of the book is genius, and they enjoy reading the cultural notes. Overall, customers find the book awesome.
"...The stories are wonderful, and I both enjoy reviewing what I've read and look forward to each new one...." Read more
"Truly no complains. Book has stories from shorter to longer ones, translations, questions and vocabulary...." Read more
"...However, this book is a game changer. The stories are very interesting and they gradually build in difficulty and I never felt like I hit a brick..." Read more
"...I love that these are folk tales, with many featuring tigers. A very enjoyable way of making the leap from beginner to intermediate. Highly recommend!" Read more
Customers find the book helpful for learning Korean. They say it provides approachable reading material that improves reading comprehension and speaking skills. The audio CD is useful for repetitive listening, and the stories are enjoyable to read at night.
"...Overall, I really think this is a great book for self-study...." Read more
"...thirtieth story now and it is still just challenging enough, but never overwhelming...." Read more
"...Might not be entirely useful in day to day but great for improving reading, understanding and learning more vocabulary and writing style." Read more
"...The inclusion of audio recordings for each story is a true bonus. The speaker speaks at a good pace and has clear pronunciation...." Read more
Customers find the book an enjoyable and helpful resource for language learning. They say it's a great addition to study material and the best beginner Korean reading book they've found. However, some readers mention issues with typos.
"...It's entertaining and accessible for a learner of Korean who can commit just a little time to read and study the translations." Read more
"Excellent book to start reading Korean as a beginner. The stories are fun with lovely illustrations...." Read more
"...Definitely one of the best language learning resources for Korean I could find." Read more
"...Both fun and encouraging to feel like I read my first korean stories." Read more
Customers find the book's stories easy to understand and progress from simple to more complex. They appreciate the straightforward setup and the included CD. The stories gradually increase in difficulty without feeling overwhelming.
"I love this book a lot! It's set up really well. There is Korean and English to each story...." Read more
"...The stories are very interesting and they gradually build in difficulty and I never felt like I hit a brick wall...." Read more
"I have been reading this daily. The stories start from easy and get harder and harder...." Read more
"...Builds from the very simple to the more complex, and the "training wheels" make it pretty straightforward to move through the tales effectively...." Read more
Customers find the book's pace enjoyable. They say the stories are short and easy to read, with a clear voice.
"...The speaker speaks at a good pace and has clear pronunciation...." Read more
"The stories are short and make for quick and light reading. There is a glossary after each story for new vocab...." Read more
"...so entertaining and makes learning vocabulary fun and at a good pace one story at a time." Read more
"...Well paced, entertaining, and no useless bullshit in between. Just stories, vocab and translation. Good buy." Read more
Reviews with images
Great Book
Top reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2018I love this book a lot! It's set up really well. There is Korean and English to each story. Each story has pre-reading questions, vocabulary, post-reading questions, and a writing prompt. Some stories included relevant cultural information which I found helpful. As a polygot, I think this book is great. The stories get more difficult, but you'll see reoccurring themes and vocabulary. At a certain point the questions don't have English translations so you have to try to figure out what's being asked (there's always a translation for the story). Overall, I really think this is a great book for self-study. Keep in mind that I am a beginner Korean learner, so I can't vouch for the quality of Korean in the book but I love the set up of this book a lot.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020I've been looking for good graded reading in Korean forever. This book is almost exactly what I've needed.
You need a pretty good foundation in the the basics. If you've gone a little beyond a level 01 Korean language learning book, this is probably good for you.
I can read these stories without constantly looking up unfamiliar words. I'm approaching the thirtieth story now and it is still just challenging enough, but never overwhelming. Further, you have an English translation and vocab reference.
Vocabulary is often repeated within any given story and recurs in subsequent stories.
I find that I'm retaining new vocabulary and words that I knew on sight but couldn't call up at will much more easily since I've started reading this book.
The stories are wonderful, and I both enjoy reviewing what I've read and look forward to each new one.
My only complaint is that, except in quoted speech, they use the extra formal verb endings throughout. This is a minor complaint.
I would love to find more and more quality readers like this one.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023The media could not be loaded.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of stories; good glossaryThe stories in this Korean-English parallel text anthology of Korean folk tales range from very short (only a paragraph) to a few pages. It has a good glossary and index for language learners. Some of the stories have their origin in traditional folktales while others seem to be just silly short anecdotes. It introduces the reader to an aspect of Korean folktales and the virtues and values that they present. It's entertaining and accessible for a learner of Korean who can commit just a little time to read and study the translations.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023Truly no complains. Book has stories from shorter to longer ones, translations, questions and vocabulary. Might not be entirely useful in day to day but great for improving reading, understanding and learning more vocabulary and writing style.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2020I would highly recommend this book for the mid- to upper-level beginning Korean learner, especially if you are looking to reach the intermediate level. This book is definitely not for the absolute beginner, at least not without other resources to get you started. While I think that this book is truly unique and invaluable, there are some flaws, too.
Pros:
This is book is by far the best resource I have found for helping me move up from the beginner level, and finally reach the intermediate level in Korean. I find that the textbooks I had been using were getting to bogged down in the details (which is good for formal learning), and the practice reading activities are typically so boring and rigid. However, this book is a game changer. The stories are very interesting and they gradually build in difficulty and I never felt like I hit a brick wall. Every story has a English translation, comprehension questions, and an essential list of vocabulary. I recommend skimming the pre-reading questions and vocabulary before each story to help smooth things out.
The inclusion of audio recordings for each story is a true bonus. The speaker speaks at a good pace and has clear pronunciation. Since listening resources are very hard to find at this level, this is another feature that makes this book invaluable. The audio files can be downloaded for free from the publisher's website, which is good if you don't have a CD player or if you buy the Kindle version.
Cons:
As I stated previously, this book is not for the absolute beginner. It does not explicitly teach you grammar, and many of the foundation words are left out of the vocabulary definition list. You will pickup on the more advanced grammar as it is introduced, but it is assumed that you have a good understanding of the basic rules and words of Korean.
A bit disappointing to me is the abundance of typos. I have found at least one semi-major typo for each story. These mistakes range from incorrect definitions in the vocabulary, to entire sentences being completely different between the Korean and English translation. I feel like the vocabulary definition typos should have been easily caught. The translation differences are also strange. I know that everything cannot be translate word-for-word, but entire sentences seem to have been introduced/left out between the two translations. It's almost as if the English translations were written for an earlier draft of the book, but then some of the Korean text was changed at some point, but they didn't update the English text. However, this is not a deal breaker. You can still find 99% of the connections between the Korean/English text, but just be aware that the translations don't seem to be always correct.
My last minor complaint is the use of romanization throughout the book. It seems strange that the book expects you to be able to read the text in native Korean script, but all of the titles and vocabulary have the latin script next to them. I find this quite distracting and very unhelpful. Romanization gives absolutely no indication of correct pronunciation, and is only useful for people who do not know how to read Korean text at all. So I don't understand why it is even included, and it just spoils the immersion for me.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023Enjoy reading these stories at night. Also give me the opportunity to practice my Korean. Very easy to read.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023Excellent book to start reading Korean as a beginner. The stories are fun with lovely illustrations. For each story there is a translation, a vocabulary list and some comprehension questions. I love that these are folk tales, with many featuring tigers. A very enjoyable way of making the leap from beginner to intermediate. Highly recommend!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2024The book is awesome. The courier,not so much. Ty ey mishandled my box causing my book to be bent at weird angles like it’s used 🫣🥴🤦🏽♀️
The book is awesome. The courier,not so much. Ty ey mishandled my box causing my book to be bent at weird angles like it’s used 🫣🥴🤦🏽♀️
Images in this review
Top reviews from other countries
-
Marcelo WieczorekReviewed in Brazil on November 2, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Um ótimo aliado para quem quer aprender Coreano
Assim como os outros livros da série, esse é um excelente recurso para aprender o idioma de uma forma progressiva e constante. Ele possui diversas histórias com tradução e evolução e um dicionário no final de cada conto, bem legal!
-
LunaReviewed in Mexico on February 19, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente para practicar coreano
Llegó súper rápido y en excelentes condiciones. Las historias son muy buenas y ayudan a practicar coreano. Lo único malo es que no llegó con el CD que supuestamente está incluído.
- James WillsherReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable stories + audio!
This isn't necessarily a complete beginner friendly book, but it does start off slowly with smaller simpler stories and builds from there.
It's certainly challenging for a beginner, but rereading the stories that are manageable for your current level really helps memorising words and sentence structures.
There's an English translated version of each story after, and also vocabulary list. And of course there is audio tracks that are very helpful for pronunciation, and reading along listening.
-
Ambra CReviewed in Italy on August 7, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
Ottimo libro per chi inizia a studiare coreano. Si passa dalle storie brevissime e semplici, a quelle via via più complicate. Per ogni storia c'è una lista dei vocaboli utilizzati, domande sulla comprensione del testo e curiosità riguardo a quella determinata storia (sono racconti del folclore quindi ho apprezzato molto che ci siano degli approfondimenti e spiegazioni). Ovviamente bisogna sapere l'inglese e fare attenzione alla traduzione poichè non è tutto tradotto letteralmente (io me ne sono accorta perchè sto studiando coreano e mi rendo conto che la traduzione certe volte viene adattata, un pò come avviene con i sottotitoli, quindi bisogna fare il doppio passaggio coreano-inglese e inglese-italiano per capire il senso).
Comunque sia lo consiglio perchè è utile per imparare ma anche per la semplice curiosità di leggere qualche storia tradizionale.
- Shweta SinghReviewed in India on June 4, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!
The media could not be loaded.
Shweta Singh
Reviewed in India on June 4, 2024
Images in this review