Learn Korean with Kingdom
Yes, Kingdom is a C1-level pick for Korean learners. This Joseon-era zombie thriller runs on archaic, highly formal court speech: royal honorifics, historical vocabulary, and period diction that no longer appear in modern conversation. Even strong learners of contemporary Korean will find it demanding, which makes it C1.
Key takeaways
- Kingdom is a C1-level pick for Korean, best suited to advanced learners.
- A gripping period zombie thriller built on archaic, formal court Korean.
- It runs 2 seasons, 12 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real Korean listening.
- Against the 18 other Korean titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 0 of them.
- Expect everyday Korean such as 전하 and 세자.
- Watch it with Korean subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- C1 (hard)
- Best for
- advanced learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Original audio
- Korean
- Genre
- historical, horror, thriller, zombie
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 0 of 18 other Korean titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 19 Korean titles
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Korean words you'll hear in Kingdom
- 전하
- Your Majesty (royal address) (jeonha)
- 세자
- crown prince, heir apparent (seja)
- 역병
- epidemic, plague (yeokbyeong)
- 백성
- the common people, subjects (baekseong)
- 괴물
- monster (goemul)
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Kingdom good for learning Korean?
- It is a C1 challenge. The court speech is archaic and formal with historical vocabulary you will not hear in modern Korean, so it is best for advanced learners with graded subtitles.