Learn Korean with Squid Game
Yes, Squid Game is a B2-level pick for Korean learners. The global phenomenon is endlessly motivating to watch, and its life-or-death stakes mean key phrases are repeated with intensity. The Korean is fast and colloquial, so it suits upper-intermediate learners or graded subtitles.
Key takeaways
- Squid Game is a B2-level pick for Korean, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- The most motivating watch, with intense repeated phrases, for upper-intermediate ears.
- It runs 3 seasons, 22 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 4 of them.
- Expect everyday Korean such as 게임 and 돈.
- Watch it with Korean subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B2 (challenging)
- Best for
- upper-intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 3 seasons, 22 episodes
- Original audio
- Korean
- Genre
- thriller, drama
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 4 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 Squid Game
- 게임
- game (geim)
- 돈
- money (don)
- 친구
- friend (chingu)
- 살려줘
- save me, help me (sallyeojwo)
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Frequently asked questions
- What Korean level do you need for Squid Game?
- Around B2 to follow unaided, because the speech is fast and colloquial. Beginners can still use it with graded subtitles that swap only a few words at a time.