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Korean tutors for beginners

2,641 of the 4,166 Korean tutors we track offer lessons for beginners. Their median price is $27 per hour. Trial lessons typically cost $5.00. Native speakers charge a median of $18 per hour, versus $20 for non-native tutors.

$27/h
Median / hour
$18โ€“$36
Typical range
$5.00
Trial lesson
2,641
on 12 platforms

Compare Korean tutors

739 tutors match. Prices are per 60-minute lesson; you book directly on each platform.

Minji

Minji

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Korean Native + Fluent English ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท | Speak Real Korean, Not Just Textbook Korean ๐Ÿ˜Š

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Minnie

Minnie

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

No More Boring Classes! ๐Ÿšซ Speak Natural Korean through K-Pop & K-Drama ๐ŸŽฌ

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Esther

Esther

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

๐ŸŽฌ 15 Years Broadcasting Experience | ๐Ÿ“š Certified Korean Teacher (Level 2)| Real Korean Speaking

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Paul

Paul

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

๐Ÿ… Certified Korean Teacher (Level 2) | Make Your Korean Natural & Fluent!

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
hyunho

hyunho

United StatesNative

italki ยท United States

Master Real Korean! ๐Ÿ† Certified Pro | Fun K-Culture | Boost your confidence today! ๐Ÿš€

Native
20 years teaching
Professional teacher
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Yon

Yon

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Friendly and structured Korean lessons tailored to help you speak and understand quickly!

Native
4 years teaching
Teaching degree
English +2
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“B1

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners

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Jimin

Jimin

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Speak Real Korean Like in K-Dramas! Fun & Tailored Lessons

Native
New tutor
Other certificate ยท verified
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Yunah

Yunah

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

ํ•œ๊ตญ์—์„œ ํ‹ฐ์นญ ๊ฒฝ๋ ฅ์ด 1๋…„ ์žˆ์œผ๋ฉฐ ์ง€๊ธˆ๋„ ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด๋ฅผ ๊ฐ€๋ฅด์น˜๊ณ  ์žˆ์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค ์ €์™€ ์œ ์ตํ•˜๊ณ  ์žฌ๋ฐŒ๋Š” ์ˆ˜์—…์„ ํ•ด๋ด์š”!

Native
1 years teaching
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Jung

Jung

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Native
15 yrs ยท 2 lessons
None listed
English +2
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
์‹ ํ•œ๊ฒฐ

์‹ ํ•œ๊ฒฐ

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฎ้Ÿ“ๅ›ฝใซๆต่กŒใฃใฆใ‚‹ใฎใจ่‰ฒใ‚“ใชๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‚’ไบคๆตใ—ใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆฅฝใ—ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™๏ผ

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
Japanese +1
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“A2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Subin

Subin

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Is it okay for Korean to be this fun? (Already experienced by 200+ students โœจ)

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Minyeong

Minyeong

GermanyNative

italki ยท Germany

Korean Teacher with Professional Writing & Editing Experience

Native
New tutor
Professional teacher
English +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
SSONG

SSONG

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Stop Textbook Korean โ€” Speak Real Korean

Native
New tutor
None listed
English +1
No reviews yet
Not shown

Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Hansol

Hansol

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Korean for Beginners | Certified Teacher | 12+ Years Experience

Native
12 years teaching
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Jay

Jay

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

๋ˆˆ์œผ๋กœ ๋ณด๊ณ  ์ž…์œผ๋กœ ๋ฑ‰๋Š” ์ˆ˜์—…! ์ž์‹  ์žˆ๊ฒŒ ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ด๋กœ ๋งํ•˜๋Š” ๋‚˜๋ฅผ ๋ฐœ๊ฒฌํ•˜์„ธ์š”.

Native
1 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
Japanese +1
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Elly

Elly

United KingdomNative

italki ยท United Kingdom

Korean teacher | 5+ years experience with teens and adults from classrooms to online at all level

Native
5 yrs ยท 45 lessons
Professional teacher
English +2
No reviews yet
Replies to 100% of messages

Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Jiin

Jiin

ItalyNative

italki ยท Italy

๐Ÿ˜Š Comfortable conversations like chatting with a friend

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Taewoongjung

Taewoongjung

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Native
New tutor
None listed
English
No reviews yet
Replies to 100% of messages

Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C1

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
์กฐ์—ฐ๊ฒฝ

์กฐ์—ฐ๊ฒฝ

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

์˜์–ด๊ฐ•์‚ฌ, ์˜์–ด์›์–ด๋ฏผ ํ—ค๋“œํ—ŒํŒ…, ํ•œ๊ตญ์–ดtutor, ์ƒ๋‹ด์‚ฌ ๊ฒฝ๋ ฅ๊นŒ์ง€ ๋‹ค์–‘ํ•œ ๊ฒฝ๋ ฅ์œผ๋กœ ํ’์„ฑํ•œ ์ˆ˜์—… ๊ฐ€๋Šฅ

Native
New tutor
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English
No reviews yet
Not shown

Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“B2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Beginners
Mina

Mina

United StatesNative

italki ยท United States

Native Korean Tutor | Natural Korean Conversation

Native
1 lessons
None listed
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
Zoey

Zoey

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Native Korean Teacher | English Instructor (5 yrs)

Native
4 years teaching
TEFL/TESOL certificate
English +1
No reviews yet
Replies to 100% of messages

Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
dojoon

dojoon

South KoreaNative

italki ยท South Korea

Native Korean, MBA in USA, 25years experience in international business

Native
5 yrs ยท 1 lessons
Other certificate ยท verified
English
No reviews yet
Replies to 100% of messages

Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Business
  • Beginners
Sora

Sora

JapanNative

italki ยท Japan

Native
4 years teaching
None listed
Japanese +1
No reviews yet
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Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Beginners
์ž„์ •์—ฐ

์ž„์ •์—ฐ

AustraliaNative

italki ยท Australia

Simple, Realistic Korean - Conversation First

Native
New tutor
Teaching degree
English
No reviews yet
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Korean (South Korea) ยท likely ยท Teaches A1โ€“C2

  • Speaks your language
  • Exam prep
  • Beginners

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Korean tutors by platform

Cafetalk has the lowest median price ($12), while AmazingTalker offers the most choice (1,077 tutors). Number of tutors, median hourly price and trial policy on each marketplace.

Tutors, prices and trial lessons by platform
PlatformTutorsMedian / hMiddle 50%Avg. ratingTrial lessonLesson length
AmazingTalker1,077$16$11โ€“$225.0โ˜…Discounted trial (25 min)25 / 50 min
Preply889$23$16โ€“$345.0โ˜…Discounted trial (25 min)50 min
italki865$20$15โ€“$265.0โ˜…Discounted trial (30 min)30 / 45 / 60 / 90 min
Tusclases / FindTutors753$22$17โ€“$285.0โ˜…First class free with many tutors60 min
Cafetalk373$12$9.47โ€“$14โ€”Discounted trial (25 min)Set by each tutor
Classgap58$21$18โ€“$254.9โ˜…Free trial (20 min)60 min
Engoo39from $67/monthโ€”5.0โ˜…Free trial (25 min)25 min
Verbling36$32$27โ€“$355.0โ˜…Free or discounted trial (30 min)60 min
Wyzant32$59$50โ€“$655.0โ˜…No trial; money-back guarantee on the first hour60 min
Apprentus31$30$25โ€“$375.0โ˜…No trial lessons60 min
LanguaTalk9$36$33โ€“$405.0โ˜…Free or discounted trial (30 min)55 min
Tutor Hunt4$45$42โ€“$545.0โ˜…No trial lessons60 min

How much Korean tutors charge

Hourly price spread for native and non-native tutors.

All tutors
$19Middle 50% between $12 and $27, 4125 tutors
Native speakers
$18Middle 50% between $12 and $27, 3309 tutors
Non-native
$20Middle 50% between $14 and $27, 816 tutors
10thโ€“90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Prices by platform

Median hourly price and spread on each marketplace.

AmazingTalker
$16Middle 50% between $11 and $22, 1077 tutors
Preply
$23Middle 50% between $16 and $34, 889 tutors
italki
$20Middle 50% between $15 and $26, 865 tutors
Tusclases / FindTutors
$22Middle 50% between $17 and $28, 752 tutors
Cafetalk
$12Middle 50% between $9.47 and $14, 373 tutors
Classgap
$21Middle 50% between $18 and $25, 58 tutors
Verbling
$32Middle 50% between $27 and $35, 36 tutors
Wyzant
$59Middle 50% between $50 and $65, 32 tutors
Apprentus
$30Middle 50% between $25 and $37, 31 tutors
LanguaTalk
$36Middle 50% between $33 and $40, 8 tutors
Tutor Hunt
$45Middle 50% between $42 and $54, 4 tutors
10thโ€“90th percentileMiddle 50%Median

Where Korean tutors are from

  • South KoreaSouth Korea2,999 / 4,166
  • JapanJapan83 / 4,166
  • ChinaChina63 / 4,166
  • TaiwanTaiwan49 / 4,166
  • United StatesUnited States29 / 4,166
  • Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong SAR China18 / 4,166
  • CanadaCanada11 / 4,166
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom7 / 4,166

Korean tutors: FAQ

Among 2,641 Korean tutors for beginners, the median price is $27 per hour; the middle half charge between $18 and $36.

We list 2,641 Korean tutors for beginners on AmazingTalker, Preply, italki, Tusclases / FindTutors, and Cafetalk. Use the filters above to compare prices, trial lessons and reviews, then book on the platform you prefer.

Across 4,125 Korean tutors with a listed price, the median is $19 for a 60-minute lesson. Most prices fall between $10 and $37 per hour.

Yes. The median trial lesson costs $5.00. Trials are offered on AmazingTalker, Preply, italki, Cafetalk, and Classgap, usually for 25โ€“30 minutes, and some tutors give them for free.

We read the public profile of every tutor listed on the marketplaces we cover and refresh it daily. Prices are converted to US dollars at European Central Bank rates and normalised to a 60-minute lesson. Platforms can't pay to rank higher.

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How we collect this data

We collect public profile facts (name, photo, languages, price, rating) from tutoring marketplaces and refresh them daily. Prices are normalised to a 60-minute lesson in US dollars. Ratings and reviews belong to each marketplace. Subscription platforms have no per-tutor price.

Updated November 12, 2026

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