Korean speaking practice with shadowing

Try this line first

저의 한국말은 어때요?

Listen and record

0:47–0:49 · Opens on “After the speaker” · Free, no account

Three more lines, from short to long

Try the first line twice, then choose another line below. Return to this guide to choose the next exercise.

Next line

다 달라요 .

Listen and record

4:05–4:07 · Opens on “After the speaker” · Free, no account

Next line

궁금한 거 있어요.

Listen and record

0:45–0:46 · Opens on “After the speaker” · Free, no account

Next line

한번 만나 보고 싶어요 .

Listen and record

3:47–3:49 · Opens on “After the speaker” · Free, no account

How to practise speaking Korean alone: four lines in 10 minutes

The four lines above come from two Talk To Me In Korean conversations, so they make a short routine you can do without a partner, shortest first: copy a real speaker, then change the line to say something true about you. As a beginner, stay with the first two steps for a few days.

1. Warm up with “다 달라요.” (“they’re all different”; the answer when asked whether it differs from job to job). Listen, then record it after the speaker twice. Choose 0.75× under “More options” if it runs together. Then say it about people: 사람마다 다 달라요. (“It’s different for every person.”)
2. Record “궁금한 거 있어요.” (“there’s something I want to ask”; the speaker says it to a friend before asking a question). Keep the polite 요 at the end. Then say the short way to ask: 질문 있어요. (“I have a question.”)
3. Record “저의 한국말은 어때요?” (“how is my Korean?”), and let your voice rise at the end, as the speaker’s does. Then ask about your own speaking: 제 발음은 어때요? (“How is my pronunciation?”). 제 is the short form of 저의, “my”.
4. Finish with the longest line, “한번 만나 보고 싶어요.” (“I’d like to meet them once”). Say it after the speaker until you no longer stop between syllable blocks, then choose “With the speaker” and say it along. Then make your own wish with the same 보고 싶어요, “I’d like to try”: 한국에 한번 가 보고 싶어요. (“I’d like to go to Korea one day.”) and 김치를 한번 먹어 보고 싶어요. (“I’d like to try kimchi.”)

Sada compares your takes of the video lines with the captions. It does not score the sentences you make up, and it does not grade individual sounds or pitch, so say those aloud and match the speaker’s melody by ear.

Korean shadowing by level: beginner, intermediate and advanced

Start from your level, not from the hardest video. The levels here are our estimate of these lines and videos, not an official TOPIK level, and Sada does not test you for TOPIK.

• Beginner: start with the two shortest lines, after the speaker, not with them: “다 달라요.” and “궁금한 거 있어요.” Choose 0.75× under “More options” if you need it, and say each line three times before moving on. If you cannot read Hangul yet, copy the sound first and read the line after. Both videos here are upper beginner–intermediate, so stay with these short lines for now.
• Upper beginner: the four lines on this page in order, shortest to longest. Then open the New Iyagi listening practice (7 minutes, upper beginner–intermediate, hand-written captions) and repeat it line by line after the speaker.
• Intermediate: the same video, now “With the speaker” at normal speed. Then try Meeting Korean Celebrities (14 minutes, upper beginner–intermediate, hand-written captions), line by line.
• Advanced: no video here is above intermediate, so make it harder with speed: both videos “With the speaker” at normal speed, without pausing between lines. For harder material, paste any YouTube video with Korean captions on the start page.

At every level: record, then open Compare and play your take against the original. Sada shows the words it heard and missed and your timing; it does not grade individual sounds or pitch.

Video and caption sources

Exercise text and ranges checked against the captions Sada uses on 2026-10-05. Captions may change; automatic captions can contain errors.

• Korean Listening Practice - Meeting Korean Celebrities (KOR/ENG sub) — Talk To Me In Korean · 14 min · level upper beginner–intermediate · hand-written captions · Checked caption track
• Korean Listening Practice with New Iyagi Video Course — Talk To Me In Korean · 7 min · level upper beginner–intermediate · hand-written captions · Checked caption track

Korean sounds to listen for

• Syllable blocks and spacing: A Korean syllable block is not necessarily a word. Sada keeps the caption’s syllable blocks and spacing and matches segmented words, rather than scoring each block separately. Caption and recognition spacing can differ.
• Keep the ending: Listen through the end of each phrase, including polite endings such as 요. Repeat the whole phrase before trying “With the speaker”.
• Listen as well as reading: Replay the original and your take to compare the sounds and rhythm. A recognised word is not proof that every consonant or vowel was pronounced correctly; Sada does not grade tones or pitch accent.

How to practise

1. Open an exercise from this guide. The link selects the exact line, with “After the speaker” chosen. Read it once and check that you understand it.
2. Press Record. Listen first, then say the line after the 3, 2, 1 count; recording stops automatically. Press Stop if you need to end early.
3. Keep the speaker’s pauses and rhythm. Use a comfortable voice; headphones help keep the original out of your recording.
4. Record a take, then open Compare and play your recording and the original. Review words and timing; Sada does not grade individual sounds.
5. Record the same line again, changing one thing you heard. Return here for a longer line; choose “With the speaker” when you are ready to speak along.

How well does Sada hear this language?

Compare shows recognised and missed words against the captions, plus timing feedback when usable word timings are available. It does not grade individual sounds or certify your accent. Automatic captions and recognition can be wrong, including around accents, apostrophes and numbers: replay the original and your take before deciding what to change. Earlier synthetic-voice tests (2026-09-25) are not evidence of accuracy for learner recordings.

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