Try it now!ī) They cannot be made without adding a vowel sound after (ie., “ya” or “yo”)įor example: In Korean, we can create the sounds ya or yo but not the standalone Y sound.įinally, let’s remove the English vowels since we are first focusing on the consonant sounds.īut we can group C and K together since, in English, they make the same sound. However, the Q, W, X and Y sounds must follow one of these two rules:Ī) They only can be made by combining two or more sounds (ie., X = K+ S)įor example: The X sound can be made by combining the K and S sounds ( X = K + S). The rest of the consonant sounds exist in the Korean language. In Korean, there are no F, R, V, or Z sounds, so let’s take them out. In doing so, we can find the closest equivalents in the Korean alphabet so that we can start to make associations to learn the Hangul letters. Instead of looking at the actual letters, let’s just look at the sounds they make. Hangul (the Korean Alphabet) has both consonants and vowels just like English.įirst, let’s take a look at the English alphabet.
The audio looks like this: ㄱ The Korean Consonants There is audio to help your pronunciation with Hangul. This lesson covers the Korean alphabet A to Z, broken down and simplified so you can begin speaking right away. Namely, it uses associations and stories to help everything stick in your brain so you can’t forget it. This Korean alphabet lesson makes use of psychological techniques to help make learning Hangul fun and easy. People tend to use them both when they learn Hangul, so you can use either one. Throughout this page, we’ll use the terms Korean letter and Korean character interchangeably. King Sejong wanted to give Koreans a practical way of reading and writing to promote literacy. It was developed with precision in mind about 500 years ago by King Sejong the Great. Hangul is a very scientific writing system. It all starts with knowing the Hangul (Korean alphabet) – the basic building blocks of the language. This makes Korean a great language for learning quickly and easily. On top of this, the Korean language has a grammar structure that can be mastered by understanding some basic rules. That makes learning both Hangul and Korean quite easy. Unlike Japanese or Chinese, which have thousands of characters and each can have 10, 15, or more strokes, the most complex Korean character in the alphabet can be written using only five strokes. The Korean Alphabet has 14 consonants and 10 vowels. It’s also quite easy to write in Hangul since the letters follow a basic order.ĭid you know that there are fewer letters in the Korean alphabet than there are letters in the English alphabet? It’s one of the best writing systems for beginners to learn who don’t know any Korean. Since Hangul is a very scientific alphabet. To have good pronunciation of the Hangul consonants and vowels, it’s best to use the associations below as a guide and learn how each letter is correctly pronounced. If you’re learning Korean, or want to know the correct pronunciation, then you should use the associations later in this lesson and learn the correct pronunciation of the Korean alphabet consonants. The romanization is only used for the spelling of the Korean word in English letters. The spelling changes depending on whether the consonants are positioned at the start or the end of the syllable. Next to each of the consonants is the romanized spelling for that particular consonant. The first Hangul chart, or Korean alphabet chart, is for the consonants. Hangul Chartīelow is a basic Hangul chart for the consonants and the vowels of the Korean alphabet.
These syllables can be sounded out just like words in English. The Korean alphabet consists of consonants and vowels that form syllable blocks. That makes it easy to learn because you can use the English sounds to learn the Korean letter sounds.
The Korean alphabet sounds share a lot of similarities to the English alphabet. Put them together, and you’ve got the term “Korean letter”, or “Korean Alphabet”. “Han” means “Korean”, and “gul” means “letter”. “Hangul” is the most common way, and “Hangeul” is the newer way of writing it. They are two different ways of spelling the same word. Hangul is also written in English as “Hangeul”. Korean is the official language of South Korea, and it uses Hangul as its alphabet and writing system. That means you can say Hangul and Korean alphabet interchangeably since they mean the same thing. The official writing system for South Korea is Hangul (한글), which is the name for the Korean Alphabet system. 4.6 Korean Double Consonants Pronunciation.
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