THE INTERMEDIATE ANTHOLOGY
During the making of Writing Conversational Korean, we asked native speakers to answer writing prompts, and we collected way more answers than we needed. We wanted a place to show all the amazing answers that couldn't fit into Writing Conversational Korean.
So we created this book: The Intermediate Anthology.
There are over 800 examples of native Korean language in The Intermediate Anthology.
Example Pages
Q. ź°ģģ§ģ ź³ ģģ“ ģ¤ģ ģ“ė¤ ėė¬¼ģ ģ ķøķģøģ?
Do you prefer cats or dogs?
A. "ź³ ģģ“ź° ė ģ¢ģģ. ģėķė©“ ģ ė ģģ£¼ ķøķģ ģø ģøź°ģ“ź³ , ģ ź° ķ¤ģ°ė ź³ ģģ“ź° ģ ė§ ģøģģģ ģ ģ¼ ź·ģ½źø° ėė¬øģ“ģģ."
"I like cats more. Because I'm a really biased person, and my cat is seriously the cutest cat in the whole world."
Example Answers
100% Authentic Material
All of the answers in The Intermediate Anthology have been written by real Korean people using real native language.
No focus on language learning, just real people telling their stories the way they want to.
Q. ė¬“ģģ¼ė” ķė£Øė„¼ ģģķ“ģ?
What do you do to start your day?
A. "ėŖė
ģ ė§ ķ“ė ģ»¤ķ¼ź° ģ«ģėė°, ģ“ģ ģģ“ģ¤ ģė©ė¦¬ģ¹“ė
øź° ģģ¼ė©“ ķė£Øź° ķģ ķ“ģ. ģ¼ģ“ ģ£½ģ ź² ź°ģ ė ģØģė ķ ģģė ģģ“ģ¤ ģė©ė¦¬ģ¹“ė
øė„¼ ģ„ź³ ź±°ė¦¬ė„¼ ėģė¤ėė ģ¬ėģ“ ėģģµėė¤."
"A few years ago I didn't even like coffee, but now my day is empty without my iced americano. I've become one of those people who walks around with an iced americano in hand, even in freezing weather."

Vocab & Culture Explained
Each page is accompanied by footnotes to aid you in your understanding.
Footnotes include:
English definitions for intermediate and advanced vocabulary.
Notes explaining Korean culture.
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This saves you from having to look too many things up: just read the story and enjoy!

English Translations Provided
Check your understanding by referencing English translations in the back of the book.
We put much care into ensuring the English translations are as natural and authentic as possible, maintaining the vibe and personality of the original answer.

Who is 'The Intermediate Anthology' for?
The Intermediate Anthology is for people who love to practice Korean through reading, and they are looking for
examples of authentic Korean material.

Can I use this book as a beginner?
Although we recommend this book for intermediate Korean learners, you can use this book as long as you know how to read the Korean alphabet (ķźø) and know some basic grammar.
Is there an
Advanced Anthology?
Not yet!
After Writing Conversational Korean: Book Three and Writing Conversational Korean: Book Four are complete, we will make The Advanced Anthology.