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The Korean Alphabet

Learning Korean for the first time!

Hangeulor (the Korean alphabet) literally means "the Korean writing."

In, the Korean alphabet, consists of 14 consonants and 10 vowels.

Cosonants:

Vowels:

In addition, there are 5 double consonants and 11 double vowels.

Double consonants:

Double vowels:

Additionally, there are 11 final double consonants.

Final double consonants:

Please also refer to the audio recording of different Korean consonant-vowelcombinations that I produced with my own voice,here, Korean alphabet -

Consonants and Vowels.

You will get to learn these basic consonants and vowels, learning how to read,write and pronounce.-->

Click on the alphabet to listen to their corresponding pronunciations.(Provided by Korean language learning online,Sogang Unversity)

[Consonants]

= g

= n

= d

http://www.learnkoreanlp.com/2006/11/ai-know-alphabets.htmlhttp://www.learnkoreanlp.com/2006/11/ai-know-alphabets.htmlhttp://parksguide.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/korean-alphabet-consonants-and-vowels.htmlhttp://parksguide.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/korean-alphabet-consonants-and-vowels.htmlhttp://parksguide.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/korean-alphabet-consonants-and-vowels.htmlhttp://parksguide.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/korean-alphabet-consonants-and-vowels.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_04.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_04.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_04.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://parksguide.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/korean-alphabet-consonants-and-vowels.htmlhttp://parksguide.blogspot.co.nz/2012/12/korean-alphabet-consonants-and-vowels.htmlhttp://www.learnkoreanlp.com/2006/11/ai-know-alphabets.html

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= l, r (is a sound somewhere between l and r)

= m

= b

= s

= "no sound" when used as a first consonant, "ng" when used as a final

consonant.

= j

= ch

= k

= t

= p

= h

[Vowels]

= a

= ya

= eo

= yeo

= o

= yo

= u

= yu

= eu

= i

[Double consonants]

= gg Click on the link to hear the difference between the sounds of ,

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_06.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_06.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_07.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_07.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_08.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_08.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_09.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_09.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_10.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_10.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_11.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_11.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_16.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_16.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_17.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_17.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_18.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_18.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_19.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_19.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_20.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_20.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_13.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_13.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_04.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_04.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_14.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_14.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_15.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_15.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_06.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_06.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_16.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_16.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_17.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_17.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_29.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_29.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_29.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_17.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_16.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_06.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_15.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_14.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_04.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_13.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_20.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_19.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_18.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_17.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_16.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_11.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_10.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_09.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_08.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_07.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_06.html

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and.

= dd Note the difference in sounds;,and.

= bb Note the difference in sounds;,and.

= ss Note the difference in sounds;and

= jj Note the difference in sounds;,and

More links:,,,,

[Double Vowels]

= ae

= yae (rarely used)

= e

= ye

= wa

= wae

= oe

= wo

= we (rarely used)

= wi

= ui

How to form a character

There are two ways of making a character, using the consonants and vowelsas building blocks.

1. Initial consonant + Vowel

2. Initial consonant + Vowel + Final consonant

1. Examples

=+= ga

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_28.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_28.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_27.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_27.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_31.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_31.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_30.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_30.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_21.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_21.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_21.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_22.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_22.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_22.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_23.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_23.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_23.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_24.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_24.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_24.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_25.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_25.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_25.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_19.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_19.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_12.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_12.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_18.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_18.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_11.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_11.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_07.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_07.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_08.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_08.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_14.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_14.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_09.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_09.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_10.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_10.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_15.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_15.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_13.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_13.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_13.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_15.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_10.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_09.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_14.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_08.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_07.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_11.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_18.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_12.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/l02_19.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_25.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_24.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_23.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_22.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_21.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_30.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_31.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_27.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson03/l03_28.html

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=+= neo

=+= do

=+= lu/ru

=+= meu

=+= bi

2. Examples

=++= gag

=++= neon

=++= dod

=++= leul/reul

=++= jaeng

Characters with final consonants of ,and, all sound the same. Thus

,andwill sound exactly the same.

For example,

,,Their final consonants all sound the same. Click on thelinksto hear.

Now, below is a list of the final consonants and their respective sounds.

//=

//=

//////=

=

=

=

=

For example,

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[] = fishing

[] = kitchen

[] = front

[] = seed

[] = day

For a more detailed explanation and audio files,click here.

When the initial consonant of second and/or third characters is, for

example,and, the sound of the final consonant of each letter is

pronounced with the next vowel. Because has no sound,is

pronounced asandas. These are just made-up words to

show you how these work.

[]

[]

For more examples on this pronunciation,click on the link.

[Final double consonants]

There are also 11 additional final double consonants.Their sounds are asfollows. As you can see, the first consonant of the double consonants is

pronounced. (except=,=and=) I do not recommend that you

learn these exhaustively right away because that is a hard work and I rarelyemployed them in my grammar lessons anyway. So it would be better to comeback to these when you come across them from time to time.

=

=

=

=

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_03.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_05.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson04/l04_03.html

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=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Eg.

[] = amount[] = sit

[] = many

[] = read

[] = boil

[] = spacious

[] = a single way

[] = lick

[] = recite (a poem)

[] = lose (a thing)

[] = price

Excellent pronunciation lessons bySogang Unversity(Korean languagelearning online)

Source:http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/

Also, check out theKorean Wiki Projectfor additional explanations of theKorean consonants and vowels and respective pronunciations.

For writing practices, Consonants

http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.htmlhttp://korean.sogang.ac.kr/http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/http://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_hangeulhttp://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_hangeulhttp://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_hangeulhttps://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1http://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_hangeulhttp://korean.sogang.ac.kr/http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson02/index.html

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Vowels

Consonants + Vowels

Sources:

Slow but STEADY: http://cyjn.com/165, KidnTeen:http://www.kidnteen.com/hannnum/han.asp

https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8C%EA%B3%BC%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8C%EA%B3%BC%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1http://cyjn.com/165http://cyjn.com/165http://cyjn.com/165http://cyjn.com/165http://www.kidnteen.com/N_index.asphttp://www.kidnteen.com/N_index.asphttp://www.kidnteen.com/N_index.asphttp://www.kidnteen.com/hannnum/han.asphttp://www.kidnteen.com/hannnum/han.asphttp://www.kidnteen.com/hannnum/han.asphttp://www.kidnteen.com/N_index.asphttp://cyjn.com/165http://cyjn.com/165https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%8C%EA%B3%BC%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1https://sites.google.com/site/guidetokoreangrammar/a/%EB%AA%A8%EC%9D%8C.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1