Choose your interests
Add something you would enjoy talking about, such as cooking. Mochi considers the languages you use or are learning alongside your interests when looking for Korean pen pals.
Korean pen pals
Korean pen pals: make Korean friends online
Sea Pals helps you meet Korean pen pals through shared interests and languages. Write about your day, ask about theirs and accept a letter to start a friendship.
서울은 오늘 비 와. 거기 날씨는 어때?Sea Pals at a glance
- Price
- Free
- Works on
- iPhone, Android and the web
- App languages
- English · 한국어 · 日本語 · Deutsch · Português (Brasil) · Español · Русский · Türkçe · Bahasa Indonesia · Tiếng Việt · ไทย · Italiano · Français · Polski
- Minimum age
- 13+ · 14+ in South Korea · 16+ in Australia
- Translation
- Built-in, on supported devices and language pairs
How to make pen pal friends
Write in English or Korean
Introduce a little of your daily life and ask one open question.
Make a friend
Accept a letter to become friends and keep discovering each other’s routines. Start in a language you share and try Korean when you feel ready.
What to write about
Share an ordinary part of your day with a Korean pen pal and ask about theirs.
- Describe a meal you enjoy at home and ask about theirs.
- Share a small weekend routine.
- Ask how a familiar Korean chat expression feels in everyday conversation.
- Describe the weather or a season you like where you live.
- Tell your pen pal about a hobby unrelated to language study.
Words you’ll see
Everyday Korean chat words can help you recognise a laugh, a thank-you or encouragement; keep polite endings when writing to someone new.
| Term | Reading | Meaning and use |
|---|---|---|
| 친구 | chingu | Friend; in some contexts, someone of the same age. |
| ㅋㅋ | keukeu | A written laugh in casual chat, roughly “haha”. |
| 대박 | daebak | A big success, or an informal “wow”. |
| 진짜 | jinjja | “Really” or “real”, depending on the sentence. |
| 화이팅 | hwaiting | “You can do it”: a friendly word of encouragement. |
| 고마워요 | gomawoyo | Thank you, in a friendly polite form. |
Questions
Will my letter go to Korea?
Mochi considers shared interests and languages when looking for Korean pen pals. You cannot choose a country or a particular person.
Do I need to speak Korean?
No. Write in English or another shared language; the app’s translation feature can help you read replies.
Is it safe for teens?
Teens 13–17 only meet other teens, subject to country minimum ages.