한글(Hangul)

Korean alphabet

A Korean letter is Hangul. ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ are consonants.ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ are vowels.

Consonants:

ㄱ sounds like g/k.

ㄴ sounds like n.

ㄷ sounds like d/t.

ㄹ sounds like l/r.

ㅁ sounds like m.

ㅂ sounds like b/p.

ㅅ sounds like s.

ㅎ sounds like h.

ㅈ sounds like j.

ㅇ doesn’t have any sound when it comes first and sounds like ~ng when it is at the bottom.

Pay attention!! The following letters are aspirated.

ㅊ sounds like ch.

ㅋ sounds like kh.

ㅌ sounds like t.

ㅍ sounds like p.

Vowels:

ㅏ sounds like a.

ㅑ sounds like ya.

ㅓ sounds like u.

ㅕ sounds like yu.

ㅗ sounds like o.

ㅛ sounds like yo.

ㅜ sounds like oo.

ㅠ sounds like yoo.

ㅡ sounds like eu

ㅣ sounds like i

There are some mixed consonants and vowels.

ㄲ sounds like gg.

ㄸ sounds like dd.

ㅃ sounds like bb

ㅆ sounds like ss.

ㅉ sounds like jj.

ㅐ sounds like ae

ㅒ sounds like yae

ㅔ sounds like ae

ㅖ sounds like yae

ㅚ sounds like oi

ㅙ sounds like oae

ㅟ sounds like we

ㅞ sounds like wae

ㅢ sounds like eui

ㅝ sounds like wu.

If you already know the alphabet, it's time to learn how to put the letters together:)

ㄱ + ㅏ = 가  (ga)

ㄴ + ㅏ = 나  (na)

ㄷ + ㅏ = 다  (da)

ㄹ + ㅏ = 라  (la)

ㅁ + ㅏ = 마  (ma)

ㅂ + ㅓ = 버  (bu)

ㅅ + ㅓ = 서  (su)

ㅇ + ㅓ = 어  (uh)  (If ㅇcomes at the beginning of the letter it has no sound.)

ㅈ + ㅓ = 저  (ju)

ㅊ + ㅓ = 처  (chu)

ㅌ + ㅗ = 토  (to)

ㅍ + ㅗ = 포  (po)

ㅋ + ㅗ = 코  (ko)

ㅎ + ㅗ = 호  (ho)

ㄲ + ㅜ = 꾸  (ggoo)

ㄸ + ㅜ = 뚜  (ddoo)

ㅃ  +ㅣ = 삐  (bbi)

ㅆ + ㅣ = 씨  (ssi)

ㅉ + ㅡ = 쯔  (jjeu)

For practice you can use this table.

And I recommend you to listen this song to make your studying more interesting and funny.