Others teach Korean. WouldYouKorean makes you speak it.
K-drama, K-pop, apps, textbooks, YouTube, you understand more than you think.
But when you try to actually speak? Nothing comes out.
Months of studying, still can't order coffee
Group classes where you speak for 5 minutes total
Grammar rules memorized, but your mouth won't move
Tutors with no plan, "what do you want to learn today?"
The problem isn't effort. It's that no one taught you to speak. They taught you to study.
Most tutors freestyle. Maru built a complete system for speaking Korean: the CORE System. Every session follows it, step by step, so you always know what comes next.
Over 60% of every session is you talking. This isn't a lecture. It's a speaking workout. Every minute is designed to build on the last, so you see real progress, fast.
A fully mapped Core Track: 80+ speaking missions from your first sentence to real conversations, plus elective modules when you're ready for more. You always know where you are and what's next.
You think in English, and that's an advantage. This system bridges your English brain to Korean, so you're building on what you already know instead of starting from scratch.
I eat rice
I rice eat
Not improvised free-talk. Every minute is designed to build on the last. You always know exactly where you are in your journey.
I know the freeze. I studied English for years, understood everything, and still went blank when I had to speak. That freeze is why I became a Korean teacher.
For 5 years, I kept seeing the same wall in my students. Smart people. Months of grammar. Workbooks full. Still frozen the moment they tried to speak.
So I stopped teaching the textbook way. My students speak their first Korean sentence on Day 1, not after months of studying. Every session installs one new pattern, builds on yesterday's, and your brain stops translating.
I built this because I want you to actually use Korean: order food, make friends, watch a drama without subtitles. Session by session, the translation step gets shorter, until one day you notice it's gone. You're just speaking. That's what I train.
Before you book, see and hear exactly who you'll be learning with. No script, just Maru, in his own words.
No hidden fees. No subscriptions. Full 14-day refund before your first session. Start with the CORE Diagnostic Session, or save with a package.
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14-day full refund. Unused sessions refundable anytime within 12 months. Policy
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14-day full refund. Unused sessions refundable anytime within 12 months. Policy
Why two prices?
Wise: our list price, no added fees. Pay by bank transfer or straight from a Wise account.
PayPal: +5% to cover PayPal's processing fee. Any card works, no PayPal account needed.
Both options: same sessions, same support. Pick whatever's easier for you.
Not sure yet? Full refund within 14 days if you haven't started. See our Refund Policy.
Not sure which package fits? Email Maru directly at wouldyoukorean@gmail.com. Real answer within 24 hours, no sales pitch.
Your first 50 minutes with Maru. He finds your exact freeze point (the place where your Korean stops when you try to speak), gets you speaking out loud from minute one, and you leave with your personal roadmap on the CORE path. It's a full working session, not a sample. If you continue with a package, you pick up exactly where it left off.
Yes, the system is designed to take you from zero. No prior Korean needed. Sessions are explained in clear English, so you can follow everything from day one. You'll be surprised how quickly you start producing real sentences.
English. Maru explains everything in clear English, and the Korean you hear is always the Korean you're about to speak. You need zero Korean to start.
No. Knowing Korean and speaking Korean are different skills, and you're probably further ahead in one than the other. The Diagnostic Session finds exactly where your speaking stops, and you start from there, not from page one. Nothing you already know gets repeated. You can also take the free level test for a first estimate.
A $20 tutor sells you an hour of their time. You're not buying hours here. You're buying a mapped path: every session is pre-designed, builds on the last, and comes with drills, homework, and progress tracking between sessions. Most students who come here already spent hundreds of dollars on hours that didn't add up to speaking.
Language schools teach grammar to groups. You listen for an hour and speak for 5 minutes. Here, it's 1-on-1, and you're speaking from the start, with a curriculum designed around output, not input.
A computer or tablet with a camera, stable internet, and Zoom. Everything else is provided by Maru.
The booking calendar shows my open times in your local timezone automatically, so you can pick whatever works for you. If you need a slot you don't see, just email me.
The curriculum is speaking-first, but covers grammar and vocabulary up to TOPIK Level 6. Speaking-first. TOPIK-ready.
Pick a package above, then pay with Wise (our list price) or PayPal (+5%, works with any Visa, Mastercard, or debit/credit card, no PayPal account needed).
After you pay, use the booking link on that package to choose your weekly schedule. I confirm your booking once I match it to your payment. That's it, you're in.
Full refund within 14 days if you haven't started. After that, you're only charged for the lessons you've actually used. Any single lesson can be rescheduled up to 24 hours before. Full details in our Refund & Cancellation Policy.
Book your CORE Diagnostic Session. Maru maps exactly where your Korean stops, and you speak from minute one.
Pick a package, pay with Wise or PayPal, then choose your schedule.