Dalmaji: Korean Phrasebook

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About this app

Speak Korean on your trip to Korea. Dalmaji (달맞이) is a Korean phrasebook with clear audio for every situation, from ordering food to taking a taxi. You'll also learn to read Hangul, the Korean alphabet, in about 30 minutes, decode menus and convert won to dollars, euros, pounds and more. Everything works offline, whether you're in Seoul, Busan or Jeju.

What's free: the essential and emergency phrases plus a sample of every other category, the whole Hangul section (alphabet, syllable table, speed course and exam), a selection of dishes and travel tips, the Konglish words, the won converter, the trip prep checklist and the stamps. Dalmaji Pro unlocks all 340 phrases, the formal versions of key phrases, all 60 dishes and all 72 tips with one payment, yours forever. No subscription, no ads, no account.

PHRASES FOR EVERY MOMENT OF THE TRIP
• 340 phrases in 13 categories: essentials, restaurant, café, taxi, transport, shopping, stay, emergencies, money, leisure, small talk, K-beauty and fandom.
• Every phrase in Hangul with an easy phonetic reading, so you can say it before you can read it.
• Clear Korean audio in a female or male voice, with a slow mode, always in the polite register: you'll never sound rude.
• With Pro, switch key phrases to the formal register (합쇼체), each with its own audio.
• Culture notes where they matter, and sound rules that explain why Korean isn't always read the way it's written.
• Show it mode: the phrase in large type so the other person can read it.
• Favorites and instant search.

HANGUL IN 30 MINUTES
• Hangul isn't made of ideograms: it's a 40-letter alphabet you can learn in an afternoon.
• A card for every letter: how it sounds at the start and end of a syllable, a memory hint and an example with audio.
• The syllable table: tap the basic syllables to hear them, or open the complete table with all 399 blocks.
• Speed course: 6 short lessons, each ending with real words you can already read.
• At the end of the course, the Read the street exam: 12 real signs (exit, subway, pharmacy…) and a stamp when you pass.

DECODE MENUS AND WORDS YOU ALREADY KNOW
• Menu Decoder: 60 Korean dishes grouped by scene (BBQ, jjigae, street food, chimaek, café), with description, spice level, pork/seafood/veggie labels and audio.
• A No pork switch dims the dishes that contain pork.
• Konglish: 90 Korean words you already know without knowing it (커피 is coffee).

STAMPS AND THE KEY OF THE DAY
• Claim a stamp every day. During your first weeks, each daily stamp is also a key that unlocks Pro phrases, and some days a Pro dish, for you to keep.
• Place stamps for Seoul, Busan and Jeju, and milestones as you learn.

WON CONVERTER
• 23 currencies, with rates refreshed when you're online and saved for offline use.
• One-tap quick amounts and 22 reference prices to tell what's expensive and what isn't.

TRAVEL GUIDE AND TRIP PREP
• 72 tips in 12 sections: before you fly, phone and apps, money, getting around, eating out, etiquette, shopping, nightlife, K-beauty, fandom, day trips and emergencies.
• Phone numbers you can call with one tap, checklists you can tick off, and previous/next buttons to keep reading.
• A trip prep checklist (K-ETA, eSIM, cash, transit card…) dated from your departure, plus a countdown to your trip.
• Emergencies, always free: call 112, 119 or the 1330 tourist line with one tap, and show key phrases full screen.

From the makers of Kotomaji (Japanese for travel) and Handarin (Chinese for travel). Dalmaji is available in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Russian, French and German, and follows your phone's language.

What’s new

• The welcome offer now lasts 7 days, and if you already had Dalmaji it opens again for you.
• Clearer checkout: if a payment doesn't go through, we tell you why and what to do.
• Pending payments (cash, for example): Pro unlocks on its own once Google Play confirms them.
• A "Try again" button when Google Play doesn't respond.