Then the books aren't your next step.
This is.
Thank you for being honest — that click tells me exactly where you are.
Here's the straight version.
The two books would still work for you. Every word has romanization. But you'd be leaning on it the whole way, and that gets harder, not easier.
Romanization is like training wheels that never come off. You can't read a menu, a K-drama subtitle, or your own verbs guide without it. Progress hits a wall, and it feels like your fault.
It isn't. You just started in the wrong order. 💛
Hangeul was designed to be learned quickly — King Sejong built it so ordinary people could read. It really does click faster than you think.
Hangeul from ZERO takes you from "I can't read any of this" to reading real Korean words out loud, in 15 short lessons.
Once you can read, come back for the words and the patterns. They'll be waiting, and they'll work ten times better.
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