한국어 Korean

Let's finish with the words that show 4 combinations of vowels and consonants. [1 vowel] 위[we]: upside 예[ye]: yes (in a public place, to a person older than you or to your boss) 와[wa]: wow [consonant + vowel] 개[gae]: dog 소[so]: cow 나[na]: I, me 너[neo, nʌ]: you 꼬리[ggo-ri]: tail 뒤[dui]: back [vowel + consonant] 약[yak]: drug, pill, medicine 옆[엽, yup]: side 앞[압, ap]: front 입[ip]: mouth [consonant + ..

Among the consonants of Hangeul, there are several 'double final consonants' that are only used for the bottom(base). Each of them is usually pronounced as one sound. More precise explanation: later at 'pronunciation' category. You don't need to know all about double final consonants for now - just understand that there are some consonants like this. ㄳ[ㄱ]: 몫[mok] = share, portion ㄵ[ㄴ]: 앉다[an-dda..

* Principle: ① From top to bottom ② From left to right ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, and ㅉ, which represent tense sounds, are called 'doubled consonants(쌍자음)'. For example, ㄱ is referred to as '기역[gi-yuk]', and then its doubled consonant ㄲ as '쌍기역[ssang-gi-yuk]'. Just write a consonant ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, or ㅈ once more next to the basic one, then that's 쌍자음. Let's practice with some easy words. 새[sae]: bird 얘기[yae-gi]: ..

1. 11 sounds other than the 10 basic vowels are written by combining them. ㅐ[ae] : apple = 애플 , and = 앤드 ㅒ[yae] : yare = 얘어 ㅔ[e] : end = 엔드 ㅖ[ye] : yes = 예스 ㅘ[wa] : wow = 와우 ㅙ[wae] : wagon = 왜건 ㅚ[ö, we] : ö sound in German, but usually pronounced as '[we]'. ㅝ[wo] : want = 원트 ㅞ[we] : way =웨이 ㅟ[ü, wi] : ü sound in German, but usually pronounced as '[wi]'. kiwi = 키위 ㅢ[eui] : no corresponding sound ..

This is the writing order of the basic consonants in Korean. Recommend you to write along. * Principles: ① from top to bottom ② from left to right The following are examples of simple words. 고구마[go-gu-ma]: sweet potato 나비[na-bi]: butterfly 도토리[do-to-ri]: acorn 무[mu]: radish 사자[sa-ja]: lion 초[cho]: candle 쿠키[ku-ki]: cookie 파이[pa-i]: pie 하나[ha-na]: one (1)

This is the writing order of the basic vowels in Korean. Recommend you to write along. * Principles: ① from top to bottom ② from left to right The following are examples of Korean words that are mostly composed of vowels. 아이[a-i]: kid 아야[a-ya]: ouch 영어[young-ʌ]: English 오이[o-i]: cucumber 요요[yo-yo]: yoyo 이유[i-you]: reason 응[eung]: yes (to someone near your age, in a close relationship) 우유[u-you]:..

Consonants are modeled after the position they are pronounced. Another consonant was created by adding strokes or overlapping the same letters. A detailed explanation will be dealt with later in 'the Principles of the Creation of Hangeul'. There are 14 basic consonants in Hangeul. ( [ ] = Pronunciation. Beware there are some differences from the Korean notation of foreign words.) ㄱ [g/k] : go = ..

There are 10 basic vowels in Hanguel. ([ ] = pronunciation) ㅏ [a] : Ah = [아] ㅑ [ya] : yard = [야드] (d = ㄷ) ㅓ [eo, ʌ] : law = [러] (l = ㄹ) ㅕ [yeo, ˈjʌ] : yummy = [여미] (m = ㅁ) ㅗ [o] : oh = [오] ㅛ [yo] : yo = [요] ㅜ [u] : woo = [우] ㅠ [yu] : you = [유] ㅡ [eu]* : miss = [미스] (s = ㅅ) ㅣ [i] : bee = [비] (b = ㅂ) [각주] * s is one consonant in English. In Korean, it is recognized to be composed of 'consonant ㅅ[s..

1. Hangeul is a character that expresses sound. There can be 4 structures. ① 1 vowel ② consonant + vowel ③ vowel + consonant ④ consonant + vowel + consonant 2. Consonants and vowels are grouped in a square box (모아쓰기). 1) Vowels are written vertically on the right or horizontally on the bottom. [a] = ㅏ (write vertically on the right) [o] = ㅗ (write horizontally at the bottom) 2) Consonants repres..

Hangeul is the Korean alphabet. 'Han' means Korea(n) and 'Geul' means letters. There are 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Consonants and vowels are combined to form a syllable, which is called '모아쓰기(mo-a-sseu-gi)'. Hangeul was created in 1443 by the Great King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty and introduced to the people in 1446. At that time, the name was ' 훈민정음(Hun-min-jeong-eum)'. 훈(hun) : teach 민(min) :..