been teaching korean for five years,.....and I can say na nakakaintindi at nakakasalita ako more than sa writing...
Mas maganda to start with their alphabet mo na,Self Study dami nyan sa net then if your proficient in writing na it will be much easier for you to learn their basic expressions...
meron kasing words na polite meron din for the same age ang words na pwedeng gamitn...
Even their accent,you ahve to be familiar with dun ako nahihirapan ng husto,kase wrong lang yung intonation mo TOINK!di ka na nila maiintindihan...