Soona Lee

“Teachers can make such a profound impact on our lives and should be honored as heroes.” — Rainn Wilson Learning Korean with Soona has had an incredibly positive benefit on my life. Good teachers are truly one of the most beautiful things in life. She is a great teacher. And if you want to take your Korean language skills to the next level, this is the perfect person to help you get there. I’ve had many teachers throughout my life. Soona is definitely in my top five favorite teachers ever!! Learning a new language, like Korean can be very tough, especially for English speakers. She will help you learn to pronounce every syllable. She will be very patient with you. She has the ability to explain things in a way that is easy to understand and digest. She is a great teacher. It’s time to take your Korean skills to the next level. And this is the tutor you need to do it.

Soona is an amazing teacher! I've now had lessons with her for almost a year and I went from barely being able to string together a sentence to talking about all kinds of interesting topics. She is incredibly flexible, fun, good at explaining concepts and also giving you exercises that allow you to apply those concepts immediately. I'm currently doing her writing challenge, which I can also highly recommend. There's new topics all the time, so you constantly have to learn about new words and sayings in order to get your point across. It's been a big part of expanding my vocabulary/improving my grammar and it has really helped me gain confidence when producing sentences. The feedback is great because you get grammatical/semantical corrections as well as more native-like alternative suggestions that you can learn from.

Here’s why this is the best tutor you will ever find. She goes well beyond teaching vocabulary and the language structure. She will show you how to pronounce things correctly by going in depth on the specifics of how the words are coming out of your mouth. There was one word I couldn’t say because my tongue kept touching the roof of my mouth out of habit as an English speaker. When she told me not to do that, I suddenly found my pronunciation getting better. This is the kind of thing you can’t get from most tutors. She knows exactly how to fix the very thing that’s causing you to struggle. And she does it with professionalism. She does it with kindness. And she continues to encourage you. Soona is exactly the way a teacher should be. She is the best of the best.

Taking classes with my Korean teacher has been an incredible experience. Even though life gets busy at times and also the time change in Europe during winter sometimes makes scheduling challenging, just one class with her always leads to significant improvement. Her patience and encouragement create a comfortable learning environment, and her ability to smoothly correct my sentences without discouraging me truly sets her apart. I feel so lucky to have her as my teacher—she has made learning Korean enjoyable and effective for me. I wish italki had a “Teacher of the Year” award because she absolutely deserves recognition for her outstanding teaching. If such an award existed, I’m confident she would win not just prizes but also the appreciation she deserves for her dedication and skill. Thank you for being the best teacher I could have hoped for!

It was a creamy lesson, thank you Soona!

Soona it’s not only one of the best human beings you will ever meet in your lifetime. She is an amazing teacher. She is filled with warmth and kindness, and is incredibly supportive of your learning. You can’t do any better than this.