Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Familiarizing Hanguel characters 모음 (vowels) 자음 (consonants)
모음 1 (vowels1) 모음 2 (vowels 2)
character pronounce as: character pronounce as:
ㅏ a ㅐ ae
ㅑ ya ㅒ yae
ㅓ eo ㅔ e
ㅕ yeo ㅖ ye
ㅗ o ㅘ wa
ㅛ yo ㅙ wae
ㅜ u ㅚ wi
ㅠ yu ㅝ wo
ㅡ eu ㅞ we
ㅣ i ㅟ wi
ㅢ ui
note: when writing a vowel first on a word use a korean consonant "ㅇ" before a vowel.
example: 아 = a instead of writing ㅏ alone
요 = yo instead of writing ㅛ alone
자음 1 (consonant 1) 자음 2 (consonant 2)
character pronounce as: character pronounce as:
ㄱ giok (g) ㄲ sang giok
ㄴ neun (n) ㄸ sang digot
ㄷ digot (d) ㅃ sang peup
ㄹ leul (L) ㅆ sang siot
ㅁ meum (m) ㅉ sang jiot
ㅂ peup (p)
ㅅ siot (s)
ㅇ eung (ng)
ㅈ jeut (j)
ㅊ cheut (ch)
ㅋ kiok (k)
ㅌ tiot (t)
ㅍ peup (p)
ㅎ heut (h)
Writing syllables
1. consonant + vowel = 1 syllable
ex. ㄴ+ㅏ = 나 (1syllable)
combining 1consonant and 1 vowel on the right of the consonant.
2. conconant ex. ㅁ
+ +
vowel ㅗ
= =
1 syllable 모 (1syllable)
combining 1consonant and 1 vowel under the consonant
practice reading syllables
take note that vowels ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ and ㅡ is written under consonant and the rest is on the right side of a consonant
combination of 3character in 1 syllable or word
1. consonant + vowel
+ consonant = 1syllable or 1 word
ex. ㄱ + ㅏ consonant + vowel + another consonant under is one syllable
+ ㅇ or 1 word "강" is a "river" in English.
= 강
2. consonat ex. ㄱ
+ + consonant + vowel under + another
vowel ㅗ consonant under is 1 syllable or 1 word
+ + "공" is a "ball" in English.
consonant ㅇ
= =
1 syllable or word 공
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