Here is how I would learn Korean (I'm learning also!): 1. Learn the Hangeul alphabet, it's very simple: http://www.ancientscripts.com/korean.html http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/Language/Korean.htm http://www.indiana.edu/~koreanrs/hangul.html 2. Use a notebook and write it out, over and over 3. Once you can read fast and learned the exceptions to the rule (you will see), its time to move to grammar and vocabulary 3a. Get a dictionary! The best is Minjung's Essence Korean-English dictionary, but it's too expensive. I suggest these two: Oxford Korean-English Picture Dictionary: http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Picture-Dictionary-English-Korean/dp/0194740161/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286168684&sr=8-1 Berlitz Korean-English Dictionary: http://www.amazon.com/Berlitz-Korean-Dictionary-Korean-English-English-Korean/dp/9812680217/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1286168684&sr=8-3 4. Here are some good sites for vocab and grammar to start: http://www.busyatom.com/BusyAtom/Learn_korean.html (he has good youtube videos!) http://www.learn-korean.net/learn-korean-classes.html 5. Watch music videos, movies, and tutorials on youtube.com 6. Listen to lots of korean music and/or news shows (just to get the tone into your head) 7. Learn from a textbook. If you can't buy the books, find them at your local library or university library. Here are two good ones I know of: http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Korean-Grammar-Workbook-Workbooks/dp/041577487X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286168570&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/You-Speak-Korean-Soohee-Kim/dp/0972835601/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286168593&sr=1-1 8. Find a native Korean friend and practice talking 9. Write journals on this website 10. Ask questions Good luck (and to me too!)