PRELIMINARY INFORMATION before learning Korean
consist of consonants and vowels Korean alphabets consist of consonants and vowels as other languages
10 basic vowels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ
11 compound vowels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ㅐ ㅒ ㅔ ㅖ ㅘ ㅝ ㅟ ㅢ 9 10 11 ㅙ ㅞ ㅚ
10 basic consonants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅎ
9 compound consonants 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ㄲ ㅋ ㄸ ㅌ ㅃ ㅍ ㅆ ㅉ ㅊ
Korean Alphabets [한글] ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐ ㅒ ㅔ ㅖ ㅘ ㅝ ㅢ ㅙ ㅞ ㅚ ㅟ ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅎ ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ
a combination of a consonant and a vowel Korean needs at least a combination of a consonant and a vowel to make a word
when a vowel and a consonant together. Meaning We can pronounce only when a vowel and a consonant together. V + C
ㅇ + ㅏ = 아 ㄱ ㅗ 고 ㅎ ㅜ 후 ‘a’ ‘go’ ‘hu’
No sound and meaning when alone ㅃ ㅕ ㄷ ㅏ ㅘ ㅗ ㅎ ㅇ No sound and meaning when alone ㅋ ㅅ ㅣ ㅠ ㅖ ㅍ
You are now ready