![]() ![]() I’ve found that one of the best ways to learn the Korean alphabet is with spaced-repetition, using an app such as Anki. Practice Makes Perfect: How to Memorize the Korean Alphabet “I am a musician” in Korean would therefore be: 저는 음악가입니다. Like in English, Korean has a space between each word. In Korean, a word may be made up of just one of these blocks like 저 ( cheo, “I”) or several as in 음악가 ( eumagga, “musician”). Here are a few of the ways Korean syllable blocks may look (C = Consonant, V = Vowel, F = Final Consonant(s)): When it’s a horizontal verb like ㅗ, the consonant is written above the vowel as in 노. If it is a vertical vowel like ㅣorㅏ, the initial consonant is written on the left and the vowel on the right as in 나 or 니. How a syllable block is formed will depend on the shape of the vowel. It may also include one or two final consonants. In short, at a minimum, a Korean syllable will always include a consonant (initial) followed by a vowel. If there is a letter in the final position (this would be a third or fourth letter in a syllable block), it will also always be a consonant. The letter in the second position will always be a vowel. Korean letters can be grouped in a number of ways but the first letter will always be a consonant (even if it’s just ㅇ functioning as a silent letter. Korean letters don’t appear on their own, instead, they appear as a part of syllable blocks. ㅢ: “ui” as as s uey Korean Syllable Blocks ㅚ: “oi” as though saying “n o entry” quickly ㅗ: “o” as in g o Korean Diphthongs and Other Vowels ㅃ: “bb” as an initial sound but “pp” as a middle sound ㄸ: “dd” as an initial sound but “tt” as a middle sound ㄲ: “gg” as an initial sound but “kk” as a middle sound ㅎ: “h” as in harness Korean Double Consonants ㅅ: “s” as in soon or sh as in shingle depending on the following vowel (it may also be pronounced as “t” in the final position) ㅂ: often “b” as in bed but sometimes also an aspirated “p” as in pedal ㄷ: “d” as in dog (may also be pronounced as “t” when in the final position) ㄱ: “g” as in go (may also be pronounced as “k” when in the final position) That said, their position is in a word (beginning, middle, or end) can change how they’re pronounced. Many Korean consonants are similar in pronunciation to their English counterparts. Let’s take a look, starting with consonants: Korean Consonants ![]() ![]() Each of the strokes that make up a letter are said to show the position of the tongue in the mouth when pronouncing that letter. In Korean, the shape of each of the letters is a clue to how it sounds. There are 19 consonants and 21 vowels in the modern Korean alphabet. Like English, Korean has vowels and consonants. All that’s good news for you as someone learning Korean. That’s because it aimed to boost literacy among Korean speakers. The Hangul system was created to be easy to learn, and easy to understand. This changed in the 15th century when King Sejong the Great is said to have invented Hangul. This is Why the Korean Alphabet is So Easy to Learn (A Very Short History)īefore the present-day Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, the Korean language used Chinese characters. I’d like to show you just how easy it can be to learn the Korean alphabet and master Korean writing. The Korean alphabet is often said to be one of the most logical and easy-to-learn writing systems. ?Īre you learning Korean but still find yourself struggling with the Korean writing system? Well, here’s some good news: mastering the Korean alphabet may be easier than you think. Shawn's Hangul page - describes the phonetic Korean alphabet.Full disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Vowels are pronounced roughly as in Spanish, except the combination "eo" is pronounced like "u" in "fun." The "l" at the end of words is non-velarized. The Sino-Korean system is used commonly for measurements, such as metres, seconds, minutes, money and floors (in a building). The native counting system is used for counting among others things, people, furniture, meals and hours. For comparison, think of the English cardinals "one, two, three.", ordinals "first, second, third." and prefixes "uni-, bi-, tri-.". They are used for enumerating different things. There are two counting systems in Hangul, the native counting system and a system borrowed from Chinese. As an amusement, one might write English sentences using Hangul's phonetic alphabet. One who learns Hangul's phonetic alphabet might sound out printed words without the least understanding of their content. Both the old logographic system and the newer phonetic system are in use in Korea today, however hangul is predominant in everyday usage. Korean was written with Chinese characters, but this was replaced by the hangul alphabet. The Korean written language is properly called Hangul, although its English spelling is not always identical across sources. ![]()
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