Consonants and Vowels

Vowels

ㅏ  :  a
ㅑ  :  ya
ㅓ  :  eo
ㅕ  :  yeo
ㅗ  :  o
ㅛ  :  yo
ㅜ  :  u
ㅠ  :  yu
ㅡ  :  eu
ㅣ  :  i

Consonants

ㄱ  :  g/k
ㄴ  :  n
ㄷ  :  d/t
ㄹ  :  r/l
ㅁ  :  m
ㅂ  :  b/p
ㅅ  :  s
ㅈ  :  j
ㅊ  :  ch
ㅋ  :  k
ㅌ  :  t
ㅍ  :  p
ㅎ  :  h
ㅇ  :  -/ng (this has no sounding. It's there because we need it to be.)

These are the soundings of the 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels. However, some of them are a bit different when written in romanization. And also, these soundings are not all the same all the time, but there is not harm remembering them as they are helpful too~

Introduction

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A little introduction to Hangeul. First of all, Hangeul = Korean. So now, you are learning Hangeul.

Basically, Hangeul is made up of consonants and vowels. There are altogether 14 basic consonants, and 10 basic vowels.

Consonants:
ㄱ   ㄴ   ㄷ   ㄹ   ㅁ   ㅂ   ㅅ   ㅇ   ㅋ   ㅌ   ㅍ   ㅎ   ㅈ   ㅊ

Vowels:
ㅏ   ㅑ   ㅓ   ㅕ   ㅗ   ㅛ   ㅜ   ㅠ   ㅡ   ㅣ

* There is no exact soundings to all these consonants and vowels, as in reality, they differ.
* But if you want, you can check out the vowels and consonants post.

* You form words by combining consonants and vowels.
* Korean is basically written in squares.

(Before you even start doing anything, it is best if you practice how to write the consonants and vowels.)

e.g.  한 = Han
       국 = Gug
       어 = Eo

So when put together, it's 한국어 (romanization: HanGugEo) which means Korean.
This shows that one square, one sounding.

* Must at least have 1 consonant and 1 vowel to form a word in Korean.

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