This page's purpose is for you to learn Hangul and maybe some sentences and phrases. The letters after the hyphen is the pronunciation. The consonants have a rule for 5 of the characters. The single ones that follow [k,t,p,s,j] you say with less air, the double ones [kk,tt,pp,ss,jj] you say with more air.
Consonants:
ᄃ- d
ᄅ- l or r
ᄀ- g
ᄂ- n
ᄆ- m
ᄇ- b
ᄉ- s more like a "t" sound
ᄋ- silent at the beginning of a block, ng at the end
ㅎ- h
ᄌ- j more like the start of "ch"
ᄏ- k
ᄐ- t
ᄑ- p
ᄎ- ch
ᄊ- ss
ᄁ- gg
ᄄ- tt
ᄈ- pp
ᄍ- jj
Vowels, Diphthongs, and Iotized Vowels:
ㅏ- a [like in fAther]
ㅑ- ya
ㅓ- eo [like in start of o sound]
ㅕ- yeo [ye-o]
ㅗ- o [like in hOme]
ㅛ- yo [like: Hey yo!]
ㅜ- u [like in mOOn]
ㅠ- yu [sounds like you]
ㅡ- eu [like in pUt]
ㅣ- i [like in mEEt]
ㅐ- ae [like in hAnd]
ㅒ- yae
ㅔ- e [like in sEt]
ㅖ- ye
ㅘ- wa
ㅙ- wae
ㅚ- oe [like in WEt]
ㅝ- wo
ㅞ- we
ㅟ- wi
ㅢ- ui
Try writing these out phonetically, on a piece of paper. Use the list above to help you.
1.안녕하세요. 어때?
2.난 괜찮아요.
3.그리고 당신은?
4.당신이 피자를 좋아하세요?
5.방법 감자 튀김에 대해?
6.나는 지구에 살고있다.
7. 이 사이트는 멋진 사이트입니다!
Answers:
1. annyeonghaseyo. Hello or How are you doing?
2. nangwaenchanh-ayo. I'm okay.
3. geuligo dangsin-eun? And you?
4. dangsin-i pijaleul joh-ahaseyo? Do you like pizza?
5. bangbeob gamja twigim-e daehae? What about french fries?
6. naneun jigue salgoissda. I live in the district.
7. i saiteuneun meosjin saiteu-ibnida! This site is a great site!
Fast Facts about Hangul:
It was invented by King Sejong the great.
It is used by about 70 million people.
There are about 2 million Koreans in America.