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koreantopik 3in 88 days

Anna’s second year in Seoul: a part-time job, a new room, the clinic, the bank, trips and festivals, 30 minutes a day.

  • free, no sign-up
  • follows TOPIK II level 3
  • audio · stories · TOPIK II mocks
  • 0 xp
  • 0 day streak
  • 0 / 1660 words met
  • 0 cards due
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at a glance

TOPIK II (level 3). About 30 minutes a day, in bites of one to three minutes.

  • 88days
  • 11units
  • 1,660words
  • 67grammar points
  • 33writing & speaking tasks
  • 2practice exams

before you start

Our TOPIK 1 and TOPIK 2 courses, or about 1,800 words of everyday Korean: you read Hangul easily, use the 해요 and 합니다 styles, and know -는데, -으면, -어서 and -는 것 같다.

pick your pace

People who decide when and how much stick with it far more often. Pick one: you can change it any time.

No pace picked yet. Steady is a great start.

your path

88 dots in 11 units. Every lesson is open, so jump anywhere. The pink dot is your next one.

free tools

print & share

Branded PDFs to print, stick on the fridge or send to a friend who wants to learn with you.

One PDF per unit

questions & answers

Is it really free?

Yes. Every day, the audio and the two practice exams are free, with no sign-up and no ads.

How long does it take?

88 days of about 30 minutes: 76 days of new words and grammar, ten review missions and two practice exams. The days stay open, so go at your own speed.

Does it match the TOPIK II exam?

It follows level 3. TOPIK II is one test for levels 3 to 6: listening (50 questions), writing (4 tasks) and reading (50 questions), 300 points, with level 3 from about 120 points. There is no separate level-3 paper, so the course ends with two practice exams in the TOPIK II layout, written with level 1–3 words and scored for level 3. Our list is level 3 of the National Institute of Korean Language’s standard curriculum (1,655 words, 67 grammar points), the reference list for Korean courses: we teach 1,648 of the words (the other 7 are already in TOPIK 1 and 2) plus 12 small helper words the grammar needs. Real TOPIK 3 texts also use a few points the curriculum puts at level 4 (-는 바람에, -다 보니, -(으)ㄹ수록, -든지, passive verbs); the TOPIK 4 course teaches them. This is not official TOPIK material: check topik.go.kr for the current format and pass marks before you book.

Do I need to do TOPIK 1 and 2 first?

It builds on them: every level-1 and level-2 word and grammar point is used from day 1 without being taught again, and the same people are back for Anna’s second year in Seoul. If you already know about 1,800 everyday words, you can start here.

What is the romanisation under the words?

A reading help in the Revised Romanization of Korean, the official system in Korea, following how a word sounds. At this level we suggest switching it off and reading the Hangul: the exam has none.

Why do some texts end in -는다 instead of -어요?

That is the plain written style, taught on day 3. Korean articles, notices, diaries and the TOPIK II reading and writing parts use it, so the later days use it for written texts and 해요 for talk.

Where is my progress saved?

Only in your browser, on this device. Nothing is sent to us and there is no account; clearing your browser data resets it.

after this course

Carry on with Korean TOPIK 4 in 122 days: it builds on everything you learn here.

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