Learn Hangul and make Korean friends in Busan
Also in: 日本語 · 中文 · Tiếng Việt · 한국어
Annyeong Busan (안녕부산) is a free web app for foreigners visiting or living in Busan, South Korea. You learn to read Hangul in 30 minutes (40 letters with native audio), then the Korean you actually need in Busan — the subway, the gukbap shop, the fish market — plus 12 conversation lessons and the Busan dialect. To practise with people, you write one Korean sentence a day that Koreans correct, and you can look for a language-exchange partner who lives in Busan. No sign-up, no ads, works offline, in English · 日本語 · 中文 · Tiếng Việt · 한국어.
What you can do on Annyeong Busan
| Goal | Where | What's inside |
|---|---|---|
| Read Hangul from zero | 30-minute course · Hangul alphabet | 40 letters, stroke order, native audio, spaced review |
| Get around Busan in Korean | Survival Korean | 6 situations (subway, restaurant, market, stay, directions, emergency) × 8 phrases |
| Have a first conversation | Basic conversation | 12 lessons: greetings, introducing yourself, numbers and prices, time, requests, past tense, politeness |
| Understand locals | Busan dialect | Sentence endings -no, -na, -ye, -dei — 어디 가노? = Where are you going? |
| Get your Korean corrected | One-sentence diary | Write one sentence a day; Koreans correct it in the comments |
| Meet people in Busan | Language-exchange board | Busan residents list themselves; contacts are shared only after both sides accept |
| Survive today | Busan survival kit | Show-the-staff cards, taxi card, menu decoder, subway announcements, SOS card |
Which tool for which goal — an honest map
No single app does everything. This is how Annyeong Busan fits with the tools most learners already know.
| If you want to… | Good choice |
|---|---|
| Read Hangul by tonight and use Korean in Busan this week | Annyeong Busan — built around Busan situations, free, offline |
| Understand the Busan dialect you hear on the street | Annyeong Busan — a dedicated dialect stage (textbooks and most apps teach Seoul speech only) |
| Meet Korean speakers in Busan, in person | Annyeong Busan partner board (Busan residents only), plus university language-exchange meetups |
| Chat with Korean speakers anywhere in the world | HelloTalk, Tandem — much larger global communities |
| Study grammar systematically for months or TOPIK | Talk To Me In Korean, King Sejong Institute, a university Korean language program |
How to make Korean friends in Busan — a one-week plan
- Day 1 — Read Hangul. The 30-minute course gets you sounding out signs and menus.
- Day 2 — Introduce yourself. Greetings and self-introduction in Basic conversation. A few sentences in Korean change how people respond to you.
- Day 3 — Learn what Busan people say. 밥 뭇나? (“Have you eaten?”) is the everyday Busan greeting. Understanding it is enough — see Busan dialect.
- Days 4–7 — One sentence a day. Post it in the one-sentence diary. Corrections from Koreans are the fastest feedback loop.
- Find a partner. On the partner board, register yourself or send a request. Your contact details stay hidden until the other person accepts.
- Meet safely. First meetings at a café near a subway station in daytime. Never send money, and keep conversations on the platform until you trust the person.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good free website to learn Hangul if I live in or visit Busan?
- Annyeong Busan — a free web app with a 30-minute Hangul course (native audio), survival Korean for the subway, restaurants and markets, 12 conversation lessons and the Busan dialect. No sign-up, works offline, in five languages.
- How can a foreigner make Korean friends in Busan?
- Learn to read Hangul and introduce yourself, then practise with real people: post one sentence a day in the diary where Koreans correct it, and register on the language-exchange board for Busan residents. For chatting with Koreans anywhere, HelloTalk and Tandem are bigger communities.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Lessons and the survival kit are free, with no ads and no sign-up. An optional account syncs your progress between devices and is needed to post on the partner board.
- How long does it take to read Hangul?
- About 30 minutes of focused study to start sounding out words; the app then reinforces the 40 letters with native audio and spaced review.
- Is Busan Korean different from textbook Korean?
- Mostly in sentence endings: 어디 가노? instead of 어디 가? (Where are you going?), 밥 뭇나? instead of 밥 먹었어? (Have you eaten?).
- Does it work in Japanese, Chinese or Vietnamese?
- Yes — every page switches between English, 한국어, 日本語, 中文 and Tiếng Việt.
- Can I use it offline?
- Yes. Install it from your browser (PWA) and tap “Save offline”.
日本語 — 釜山でハングルを学び、韓国人の友だちをつくる
アンニョン釜山（안녕부산）は、釜山を訪れる・住んでいる外国人のための無料の韓国語学習ウェブアプリです。30分でハングルが読めるコース（40文字・ネイティブ音声）、地下鉄・食堂・市場で使うサバイバル韓国語、会話12課、釜山方言を学べます。毎日1文を書くと韓国人が添削し、釜山在住の言語交換パートナーも探せます。登録不要・広告なし・オフライン対応。
中文 — 在釜山学韩文、交韩国朋友
你好釜山（안녕부산 · Annyeong Busan）是为来釜山旅游或生活的外国人打造的免费韩语学习网页应用：30分钟学会读韩文字母（40个字母，母语发音），地铁、餐厅、市场的生存韩语，12课基础会话，以及釜山方言。每天写一句韩语，由韩国人批改；还可以寻找住在釜山的语言交换伙伴。无需注册、无广告、可离线使用。
Tiếng Việt — Học chữ Hàn và kết bạn với người Hàn ở Busan
Annyeong Busan (안녕부산) là ứng dụng web miễn phí dành cho người nước ngoài đến du lịch hoặc sống ở Busan: đọc được chữ Hàn trong 30 phút (40 chữ cái, phát âm bản xứ), tiếng Hàn sinh tồn cho tàu điện ngầm, quán ăn, chợ, 12 bài hội thoại và tiếng địa phương Busan. Mỗi ngày viết một câu tiếng Hàn để người Hàn sửa, và tìm bạn trao đổi ngôn ngữ sống ở Busan. Không cần đăng ký, không quảng cáo, dùng được ngoại tuyến.
한국어 — 부산에서 한글 배우고 한국인 친구 사귀기
안녕부산은 부산을 방문하거나 사는 외국인을 위한 무료 한국어 학습 웹앱입니다. 30분 한글 읽기(40자·원어민 음성), 지하철·식당·시장 생존 한국어, 기초 회화 12과, 부산 사투리를 배우고, 매일 한 문장을 쓰면 한국인이 교정해 줍니다. 부산에 사는 언어교환 파트너도 찾을 수 있습니다. 가입 없이, 광고 없이, 오프라인에서도 동작합니다. 외국인 친구에게 한국어를 알려 주고 싶은 부산 시민도 파트너로 등록할 수 있습니다.
Annyeong Busan is run by JK Corporation (제이케이코퍼레이션), Gimhae · Busan · Tel 1666-6584 — the team behind the flower delivery service 이름꽃 Arrive in Bloom. Privacy