Learn Korean
Korean Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion™
What do I get?
Communicate and connect with the world. Build a foundation of fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure. Develop the Korean language skills to enjoy social interactions such as travel and shopping and learn to share your ideas and opinions in Korean.
Inside the box, you'll find:
- Version 3 Personal Edition CD-ROM software for Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Windows/Mac)
- USB Headset with microphone
- User’s guide
- Audio Companion, a multiple-CD set to play or download to your MP3 player
Korean Learning Tips
- Hangul is written from left to right, with a space between words.
- The pronouns ‘he,’ ‘she,’ and ‘they’ are rarely used in conversational Korean. Names or common nouns (such as ‘the man’ or ‘the woman’) are used instead.
- Subjects in Korean sentences are frequently omitted if the meaning is already clear from the conversational context.
- Instead of using the words ‘you’ or ‘your,’ Korean speakers often address a person with his or her name or occupation. With strangers, the word ‘teacher’ is used as a respectful form of address.
- Korean uses suffixes, such as topic, subject, and object markers, to indicate the function of words in a sentence. Rosetta Stone teaches you to understand and use these markers.
- Formality in Korean speech is determined by the relationship of the speakers, their ages, and their positions in the social hierarchy. While Korean has several speech styles, Rosetta Stone teaches you the polite speech style, which is used among adults in first encounters, business transactions, and many other public settings.
What will I learn?
This set will help you:
- Build your vocabulary and language abilities
- Spell and write accurately
- Speak without a script
- Retain what you’ve learned
- Read and understand your new language
- Share ideas and opinions, express feelings and talk about everyday life
Sample topics include:
- The basics, such as age and family relations
- Questions, greetings, introductions
- Times of day, calendar terms, the weather
- Directions, locations, telling time
- Present, past and future tense
- Apologies and polite requests
- How to order at a restaurant and give and receive directions
- Emotions, opinions and ideas
- Political, media, business and religious terms
System Requirements
Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations
- Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
- 512 MB RAM
- 1 GHz or faster processor speed
- 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
- 16-bit sound card
- 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
- Internet or phone connection required for product activation
- Speech recognition feature requires a headset microphone (included with purchase)
- 16X CD-ROM Drive (for installation)
Note for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ users:
Current Rosetta Stone products have been engineered to install and run on the Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components used in Rosetta Stone products have not been certified by Microsoft as ‘Vista Compliant’. Accordingly, you may encounter some Vista-related operating issues. Rosetta Stone technical support may or may not be able to resolve these Vista-related issues. Rosetta Stone hereby disclaims any representations, warranties, guaranties and conditions with respect to the compatibility of the Rosetta Stone products with the Windows Vista operating systems.
User Reviews
5.0 out of 5
Review of Rosetta Stone Korean 1,2 & 3
"This is a very good series. My two daughters are learning on it, and it is a good use of their time. I highly recommend it, as it progresses very naturally with different levels."
- BuffaloEd
2009-07-10
5.0 out of 5
incredible experience
"My mum and I are enjoying the benifets of Rosetta Stone together. And I must say my mum seems to have a natral talent learning a second language! Which makes me work and study harder ..."
- joeyssi
(Tamworth, Australia), 2009-03-22 | more
Rosetta Stone Personal Edition CD-ROM products are backed by an unconditional six-month money-back guarantee when purchased from Rosetta Stone. If you’re not satisfied, we’ll return your money — no questions asked.