선생님 — Your Korean Teacher on Discord

선생님 (seonsaengnim, "teacher") brings Korean language learning tools directly into your Discord server. Whether you're just starting out or studying for TOPIK, 선생님 gives you instant access to Korea's official dictionary, AI-powered tutoring, and daily vocabulary — all without leaving Discord.

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Free Features

These are available to everyone, no subscription needed.

📖 /dictionary — Look up any Korean word using the Korean Learners' Dictionary (krdict), maintained by Korea's National Institute of Korean Language. Handles conjugated forms automatically — type 배고파요 and it finds 배고프다 for you.

📝 /examples — Get real example sentences with translations so you can see how words are actually used.

🏛️ /hanja — Explore the Chinese character origins behind Korean vocabulary. Understanding hanja roots makes memorizing new words much easier.

📅 /dailyword — Get a new Korean vocabulary word delivered to your channel every day, complete with definitions and an AI-generated example sentence.

🌐 Multilingual — React with a flag emoji (🇬🇧🇯🇵🇪🇸🇨🇳) on any dictionary result to switch the display language instantly.

🔖 Bookmarks — React with 🔖 on any bot message to save it to your DMs for later review.

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Premium Features ($4.99/month)

Unlock AI-powered tutoring to take your studies further.

💬 Freeform Conversation — Chat naturally with 선생님 in English, Korean, or a mix of both. Ask grammar questions, get explanations, or just practice having a conversation. The bot corrects your mistakes and explains why.

📸 Screenshot Reading — Send a photo or screenshot of Korean text — signs, menus, subtitles, textbook pages, chat messages — and 선생님 will read it and respond. Great for real-world immersion when you encounter Korean text you can't type.

🔍 /explain — Get detailed breakdowns of any Korean word, including usage notes, nuance, and related vocabulary that textbooks don't always cover.

✂️ /breakdown — Paste any Korean sentence and get a word-by-word grammatical analysis. Great for decoding signs, subtitles, or texts from Korean friends.

🔄 /translate — Natural, context-aware translation from English into Korean.

💡 /sentence — Generate custom example sentences for any word or grammar pattern you're studying.

🧠 AI Fallback — When the dictionary doesn't have results for misspellings or uncommon words, AI steps in with suggestions and definitions.

Premium includes up to 100 AI sessions per day.

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Server Setup

🔧 /setchannel — Pick up to 3 channels where 선생님 auto-responds to messages (requires Manage Channels permission). Without this, the bot listens in any channel named #korean-practice.

🗑️ /unsetchannel — Remove a channel from the auto-respond list.

📋 /channels — See which channels are currently configured.

The bot also responds to DMs and @mentions anywhere, regardless of channel config.

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Why 선생님?

• Real dictionary data — Free features are powered by krdict, Korea's official learners' dictionary, not AI-generated definitions
• Handles conjugation — Type words the way you hear them and the bot finds the dictionary form automatically
• Screenshot support — Send photos of Korean text and get instant help — no typing required
• Privacy-first — No message logging, no tracking. Conversation history lives in memory and clears after 10 minutes of inactivity
• Works anywhere — Use it in your study server, your friend group, or in DMs

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