Every part of this site,
in one place.
Not sure what half these buttons do? This is the map — what each part of klang-guide is for, and how to actually use it.
1. The Nuance Dictionary
klangguide.com/dictionary is a searchable grid of every Korean word and phrase we've covered — the ones that don't translate cleanly. Search by word, romanization, or meaning; filter by set using the chips at the top.
Tap any card and it flips in place to show the meaning, the full nuance note, and natural-speed audio. Once a card is open, a small 🔗 Permalink link appears — that opens the word's own dedicated page (for example /dictionary/nun-chi), which is the version worth bookmarking or sharing.
2. Saving words — My Deck
Tap the ☆ on any open card to save it. Sign in with Google first — that's what lets your deck follow you across visits. Every saved word shows up on My Deck.
Saving is unlimited while there is no subscription tier — see below.
3. Review — spaced repetition
Review is where saved words actually get drilled. Flip a card, try to recall the nuance before you look, then rate yourself: Again if you blanked, Good if you got it, Easy if it was obvious.
Behind the scenes this uses a simple 5-box spaced-repetition system: cards you struggle with come back the next day, cards you know well get pushed out further and further (up to 16 days). You only ever see what you're actually close to forgetting — that's the entire point of spaced repetition, and it's why it works better than re-reading a list.
4. What's free, what needs an account, what costs money
The short version: everything here is free to read. Every card in the Nuance Dictionary opens its full nuance note and natural audio for everyone — no daily limit, no locked cards, no subscription. Blog articles are free too, no account needed. You only get asked to sign in for two things: saving something (a card to My Deck) or spending something (an account is how purchases get attached to you).
Reading costs nothing, and there is no subscription on this site. Signing in unlocks the rest of the free features:
- The whole library, open — every Vocab Card, Audio clip, Nuance Song, Music Video, Word Art piece and Drama Quote deep-dive, with no daily limit and nothing held back for paying members. Open the dictionary →
- My Deck & Review — save anything you want to come back to, and let spaced repetition decide when to show it again. Open My Deck →
The only thing we charge for is taking a copy with you. Download packs turn the sets you pick into A6 card-format PDFs — pages sized for a phone screen, with a tappable audio link on every word (internet required). Priced by how many cards you take: $15 for up to 40, up to $89 for 1,000. One payment, not a subscription. Browse the packs →
5. The Blog
The blog is where the actual teaching happens — long-form articles organized into tracks (Foundation, Culture & Language, K-Drama Language, Grammar Dissection, Pronunciation, TOPIK Exam Prep). Most articles link out to one or more dictionary cards for the key terms they cover, and some words get more than one article — those get linked together automatically on that word's own dictionary page.
6. Free PDF
The Free PDF button in the header is our starter guide, "50 Real Korean Expressions Textbooks Won't Teach You." It's also how you subscribe to new-article emails — one email at a time, no spam, unsubscribe whenever.
Still stuck, or something feels broken? Reach us on the Contact page — a real person reads every message.