29/06/2021
TOPIC #2 : " Korean Alphabet – Learn the Hangul Letters and Character Sounds "
In this lesson, you’re going to learn the Korean alphabet in only 30 minutes using visual associations, mnemonics, and stories.
That means you will be able to read the Korean alphabet letters A to Z and start sounding out Korean words anytime you see them. You may be surprised how often you see the Korean characters!
We’ve also got a Korean alphabet chart below. If you already know the alphabet, you can skip directly to the chart and practice your pronunciation and listening.
Let’s get to it!
ー Hangul – The Korean Alphabets
The official writing system for South Korea is Hangul (한글), which is the name for the Korean Alphabet system. That means you can say Hangul and Korean alphabet interchangeably since they mean the same thing.
Korean is the official language of South Korea, and it uses Hangul as its alphabet and writing system.
ー Hangul in Korean
Hangul in Korean is 한글 (hangeul). Hangul is also written in English as “Hangeul”. They are two different ways of spelling the same word. “Hangul” is the most common way, and “Hangeul” is the newer way of writing it.
ー Hangul Meaning
“Han” means “Korean”, and “gul” means “letter”. Put them together, and you’ve got the term “Korean letter”, or “Korean Alphabet”.
ー Hangul Letter Sounds
The Korean alphabet sounds share a lot of similarities to the English alphabet. That makes it easy to learn because you can use the English sounds to learn the Korean letter sounds.
The Korean alphabet consists of consonants and vowels that form syllable blocks. These syllables can be sounded out just like words in English.
ー Hangul Chart
Below is a basic Hangul chart for the consonants and the vowels of the Korean alphabet.