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Learn hangeul

2019-11-08T15:14:03Z

SebastianHelm: /* What's the point in learning Hangeul when I can just use Romanization? */ not unique, but the point here is that they don't occur in many languages

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==Beginner==
This section is for people who are learning the Korean alphabet for the first time. Please remember that 한글 (pronounced: hangeul) refers to the Korean alphabet. Korean itself, that is, 한국어 (hangeugeo) is the Korean language. So, if you can speak Korean but don't know what 한글 means, you are illiterate with respect to Hangul. (This may be because you are an overseas Korean.) Click on a button below to get started learning 한글, the written Korean language.
:Note: We recommend that you '''do not skip step 1''' as it contains some important basic information.
{| border=0 style="text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
| [[File:Step1 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 1]] Introduction and basic information on Hangeul
| [[File:Step2 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 2]] Consonants: [[ㄱ]],[[ㄴ]],[[ㅁ]],[[ㄷ]],[[ㅇ]] Vowels: [[ㅣ]],[[ㅗ]],[[ㅜ]],[[ㅏ]]
| [[File:Step3 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 3]] Consonants: [[ㅅ]],[[ㅂ]],[[ㅈ]],[[ㄹ]] Vowels: [[ㅓ]],[[ㅐ]],[[ㅔ]],[[ㅡ]]
|-
| [[File:Step4 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 4]] Consonants: [[ㅋ]],[[ㅌ]],[[ㅊ]],[[ㅍ]],[[ㅎ]] Vowels: [[ㅑ]],[[ㅕ]],[[ㅛ]],[[ㅠ]],[[ㅒ]],[[ㅖ]]
| [[File:Step5 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 5]] Final position ([[받침]]) sounds
| [[File:Step6 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 6]] Consonants [[ㄲ]],[[ㄸ]],[[ㅆ]],[[ㅃ]],[[ㅉ]] Vowels: [[ㅘ]],[[ㅙ]],[[ㅚ]],[[ㅝ]],[[ㅞ]],[[ㅟ]],[[ㅢ]]
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==Intermediate==
*Link to each character page which will be described thoroughly.
*[[Consonant_assimilation|Consonant Assimilation]] (a.k.a. "reading and pronunciation", "the relationship between written and spoken Korean")
*[[Word_spacing|Word spacing]]

==Advanced==
*[[Archaic and obsolete letters]]

==Additional practice==
Need help distinguishing between some sounds? Here are some more examples (or take the quiz below)
*[[ㄱ ㄲ ㅋ additional practice]]
*[[ㅂ ㅃ ㅍ additional practice]]
*[[ㄷ ㄸ ㅌ additional practice]]
*[[ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ additional practice]]
*[[ㅅ ㅆ additional practice]]

==Flashcards==
Flash cards to help reinforce your learning of Hangeul:
*[http://www.mediafire.com/?jf62p8umru4tn0p Download here]

==Quizzes==
*Quiz for Hangeul sections 1-3: [[Hangeul quiz1|Hangeul quiz 1]]

==Games==
*Learn Hangul by playing a game: [http://dandani.eu/ Learn Hangul Game]

==FAQ==

===What's the point in learning Hangeul when I can just use Romanization?===
Simple answer: Romanization is not accurate for Hangeul. Not only is the Romanization system for Korean not very accurate in the first place, but Korean has sounds that do not occur in English or most other languages that use the Latin script. In order to read Korean and pronounce Korean words accurately, you must first learn to read the Korean script itself. Would it make sense to learn English using the Korean script? Of course not, so in the same sense, English cannot represent Korean sounds accurately.

To see the problems of Romanization in more detail, see:
*[[Romanization#Problems|Romanization: problems]]

==Could I translate this section into another language?==
Yes by all means, please contact us via our [http://www.facebook.com/koreanwikiproject facebook page] and we'll set up the template for you to translate. The more languages the better!

===What was your approach to teaching Hangeul on this Wiki===
tba

===Next Step===
Start practicing grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure through repetition and community support [http://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_hangeul:Language_Practice here].

==See also==
*[[Hanja]]
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Learn hangeul

2019-11-08T15:09:05Z

SebastianHelm: /* Beginner */ improved wording about illiteracy; added pronunciation of hangeul to make this approachable for beginners

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==Beginner==
This section is for people who are learning the Korean alphabet for the first time. Please remember that 한글 (pronounced: hangeul) refers to the Korean alphabet. Korean itself, that is, 한국어 (hangeugeo) is the Korean language. So, if you can speak Korean but don't know what 한글 means, you are illiterate with respect to Hangul. (This may be because you are an overseas Korean.) Click on a button below to get started learning 한글, the written Korean language.
:Note: We recommend that you '''do not skip step 1''' as it contains some important basic information.
{| border=0 style="text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
| [[File:Step1 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 1]] Introduction and basic information on Hangeul
| [[File:Step2 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 2]] Consonants: [[ㄱ]],[[ㄴ]],[[ㅁ]],[[ㄷ]],[[ㅇ]] Vowels: [[ㅣ]],[[ㅗ]],[[ㅜ]],[[ㅏ]]
| [[File:Step3 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 3]] Consonants: [[ㅅ]],[[ㅂ]],[[ㅈ]],[[ㄹ]] Vowels: [[ㅓ]],[[ㅐ]],[[ㅔ]],[[ㅡ]]
|-
| [[File:Step4 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 4]] Consonants: [[ㅋ]],[[ㅌ]],[[ㅊ]],[[ㅍ]],[[ㅎ]] Vowels: [[ㅑ]],[[ㅕ]],[[ㅛ]],[[ㅠ]],[[ㅒ]],[[ㅖ]]
| [[File:Step5 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 5]] Final position ([[받침]]) sounds
| [[File:Step6 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 6]] Consonants [[ㄲ]],[[ㄸ]],[[ㅆ]],[[ㅃ]],[[ㅉ]] Vowels: [[ㅘ]],[[ㅙ]],[[ㅚ]],[[ㅝ]],[[ㅞ]],[[ㅟ]],[[ㅢ]]
|}

==Intermediate==
*Link to each character page which will be described thoroughly.
*[[Consonant_assimilation|Consonant Assimilation]] (a.k.a. "reading and pronunciation", "the relationship between written and spoken Korean")
*[[Word_spacing|Word spacing]]

==Advanced==
*[[Archaic and obsolete letters]]

==Additional practice==
Need help distinguishing between some sounds? Here are some more examples (or take the quiz below)
*[[ㄱ ㄲ ㅋ additional practice]]
*[[ㅂ ㅃ ㅍ additional practice]]
*[[ㄷ ㄸ ㅌ additional practice]]
*[[ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ additional practice]]
*[[ㅅ ㅆ additional practice]]

==Flashcards==
Flash cards to help reinforce your learning of Hangeul:
*[http://www.mediafire.com/?jf62p8umru4tn0p Download here]

==Quizzes==
*Quiz for Hangeul sections 1-3: [[Hangeul quiz1|Hangeul quiz 1]]

==Games==
*Learn Hangul by playing a game: [http://dandani.eu/ Learn Hangul Game]

==FAQ==

===What's the point in learning Hangeul when I can just use Romanization?===
Simple answer: Romanization is not accurate for Hangeul. Not only is the Romanization system for Korean not very accurate in the first place, but Korean has unique sounds that do not correspond to sounds in English. In order to read Korean and pronounce Korean words accurately, you must first learn to read the Korean script itself. Would it make sense to learn English using the Korean script? Of course not, so in the same sense, English cannot represent Korean sounds accurately.

To see the problems of Romanization in more detail, see:
*[[Romanization#Problems|Romanization: problems]]

==Could I translate this section into another language?==
Yes by all means, please contact us via our [http://www.facebook.com/koreanwikiproject facebook page] and we'll set up the template for you to translate. The more languages the better!

===What was your approach to teaching Hangeul on this Wiki===
tba

===Next Step===
Start practicing grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure through repetition and community support [http://www.koreanwikiproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_hangeul:Language_Practice here].

==See also==
*[[Hanja]]
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Hanja level 7

2019-11-08T14:42:51Z

SebastianHelm: Apparently, this page has already been reformatted

{|class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
!Hanja
!English Definition
!Korean name of character
!Hanja Radical
!Long sound?
|-
|漢
|(한수 is a big river,HAN river(seoul) also means 사람 한
| 한수 한
|
|Yes
|-
|秋
|(the fall, the fall season)
| 가을 추
|
|No
|-
|動
|(움직이다: to move)
| 움직일 동
|力
|Yes
|-
|力
|력
| 힘 력, 부지런할
|
|No
|-
|命
|(to give an order) or 운명 명 (fate, destiny) or 목숨명 (목숨 is life) or 분부 명 (分付 an order from a superior)
| 명령할 명
|
|Yes
|-
|老
|(늙다,old; 늙은이: an old person)
| 늙은이 노{로}
|老
|Yes
|-
|百
|(one hundred)
| 일백 백
|
|No
|-
|千
|(one thousand)
| 일천 천
|十
|No
|-
|午
|(in the daytime) or 말 오 (a horse)
| 낮 오
|十
|Yes
|-
|夕
|(evening)
| 저녁 석
|夕
|No
|-
|內
|(inside, the interior)
| 안 내
|入
|Yes
|-
|話
|( Speaking )
| 말할 화
|
|No
|-
|江
|(a river, stream)
| 강 강
|氵
|No
|-
|算
|(세다 to count.Calculation.Reckoning)
| 셀 산
|
|Yes
|-
|海
|( the sea)
| 바다 해
|
|Yes
|-
|安
|(편안하다: peaceful, at repose)
| 편안할 안
|宀
|No
|-
|天
|(the sky)
| 하늘 천
|大
|No
|-
|語
|(Words, speech, language)
| 말씀 어
|
|Yes
|-
|少
|(적다: to be small in quantity, a few)
| 적을 소
|小
|Yes
|-
|川
|(내: a stream,streamlet,brook,creek)
| 내 천
|川
|No
|-
|間
|(the space between, an interval)
| 사이 간
|門
|No
|-
|空
|(the sky) or 빌 공 (비다: empty space)
| 하늘 공
|穴
|No
|-
|旗
|(a flag, banner, pendant)
| 기 기
|方
|No
|-
|冬
|(겨울: winter)
| 겨울 동
|冫
|No
|-
|所
|(place, location)
| 바 소
|戶
|Yes
|-
|同
|(한가지: one and the same)
| 같을 동 or 한가지동
|口
|No
|-
|心
|(Heart)
| 마음 심
|心
|No
|-
|男
|(man, a boy)
| 사내 남
|
|No
|-
|來
|(오다: to come; the future)
| 올 래{내}
|人
|No
|-
|答
|(대답하다: to answer, to reply)
| 대답할 답
|
|No
|-
|方
|(모 : is an angle, edge, corner ; direction)
| 모 방
|
|No
|-
|記
|(기록 記錄: A record or a document)
| 기록할 기
|
|No
|-
|世
|(a generation) or 세상 세 (the world created by people in the fig. sense)
| 세대 세
|一
|Yes
|-
|林
|(수풀: a forest, woods)
| 수풀 림{임}
|
|No
|-
|立
|립
| 설
|
|No
|-
|手
|(Hand)
| 손 수
|手
|No
|-
|不
|(아니다 NOT) or 달러 불 (dollars)
| 아닐불
|一
|No
|-
|歌
|(singing, songs)
| 노래 가
|欠
|No
|-
|洞
|(an administrative district, under a gu) or 마을 동 or 밝을 통
| 골 동
|氵
|Yes
|-
|事
|(일: an event,thing,occurrence)
| 일사 일
|亅
|Yes
|-
|夫
|(지아비 is one`s husband) 남편 부 (a husband) or 사내 부 (a man)
| 지아비 부
|大
|No
|-
|便
|(편하다: convenient, easy)
| 편할 편
|
|No
|-
|工
|(장인: workman, an artisan, a construction, worker)
| 장인 공
|工
|No
|-
|下
|(below, under)
| 아래 하
|一
|Yes
|-
|姓
|(성: a family name, a surname) or 백성 (백성 the populace, the people)
| 성 성
|女
|Yes
|-
|面
|(낯 is face, visage, looks) or 밀가루 면 (noodles)
| 낯 면
|面
|Yes
|-
|氣
|(기운: physical strength, vitality)
| 기운 기
|气
|No
|-
|色
|(color)
| 빛 색
|色
|No
|-
|出
|(나다:to arise,come about,come out)
| 날 출
|凵
|No
|-
|登
|(오르다 means to raise up.오르다+을=>오를)
| 오를 등
|癶
|No
|-
|力
|(power, strength, energy)
| 힘 력{역}
|
|No
|-
|平
|( Even. Flat. )
| 평평할 평
|干
|No
|-
|後
|(After, behind, later)
| 뒤 후
|
|Yes
|-
|然
|(거러하다: to be such and such, to be natural)
| 그러할 연
|
|No
|-
|數
|(셀다: to count.number.How many.how much)
| 셀 수
|
|Yes
|-
|花
|( Flower)
| 꽃 화
|
|No
|-
|春
|(Spring -- the spring season)
| 봄 춘
|
|No
|-
|問
|(물다: to ask)
| 물을 문
|口
|Yes
|-
|夏
|(summer)
| 여름 하
|夊
|Yes
|-
|活
|(살다 to be alive, living)
| 살 활
|
|No
|-
|休
|(쉬다: to relax, rest)
| 쉴 휴
|
|No
|-
|入
|(들다 to go in. Enter)
| 들 입
|入
|No
|-
|場
|(마당: an instance,case,spot, a place)
| 마당 장
|
|No
|-
|邑
|(고을 is a district,county;Town )
| 고을 읍
|
|No
|-
|主
|(주인: the owner, the possessor)
| 주인 주
|丶
|No
|-
|全
|(온전:intact,flawless,whole.Perfect )
| 온전할 전
|
|No
|-
|前
|(앞: In Front of)
| 앞 전
|
|No
|-
|左
|(the left side)
| 왼 좌
|
|Yes
|-
|足
|(Leg,foot)
| 발 족
|
|No
|-
|住
|(살다: to live; living, life)
| 살 주
|亻
|Yes
|-
|重
|(무겁다: heavy. To Be Heavy)
| 무거울 중
|里
|Yes
|-
|直
|(곧다:straight, upright.
| 곧을직
|目
|No
|-
|電
|(번개: lightning) or 전기 전 (electricity)
| 번개 전
|
|Yes
|-
|口
|(mouth) or 어귀 구 (어귀 an entrance)
| 입 구
|
|No
|-
|右
|(the right side, the right)
| 오른쪽 우
|口
|Yes
|-
|名
|( name )
| 이름 명
|
|No
|-
|運
|(옮기다: to move to a different place) or 돌 운 (돌다: to turn around, revolve)
| 옮길 운
|
|Yes
|-
|車
|(수레: a wagon, a cart; 차: a car)
| 수레 차 or 수레거
|車
|No
|-
|子
|(son)
| 아들 자
|子
|No
|-
|字
|(a character, a letter)
| 글자 자
|子
|No
|-
|食
|(Meal. Food)
| 밥 식
|食
|No
|-
|正
|(바르다:right,correct).Proper,Just.
| 바를 정
|止
|No
|-
|村
|( village )
| 마을 촌
|木
|Yes
|-
|時
|(time, occasion)
| 때 시
|日
|No
|-
|家
|(a house or family) or 전문가 가 (a specialist)
| 집 가
|
|No
|-
|農
|(농사: farming)
| 농사 농
|
|No
|-
|道
|(a 길 is a road or path)
| 길도
|
|Yes
|-
|不
|(아니다 NOT) or 달러 불 (dollars)
| 아닐 불
|
|No
|-
|植
|(심다 (to plant). Planting.
| 심을 식
|
|No
|-
|地
|(땅: earth, soil)
| 땅지
|
|No
|-
|紙
|(지: paper)
| 종이지
|
|No
|-
|草
|(풀 is the pure korean word for grass)
| 풀 초
|
|No
|-
|上
|(the top, the upper side)
| 위 상
|一
|Yes
|-
|每
|(매양 means every, every time)
| 매양 매
|毋
|No
|-
|物
|(thing, object) or 만물물 (만물 is all things in nature, creation)
| 믈건 물
|
|No
|-
|車
|(수레: a wagon, a cart; 차: a car)
| 수레 차, 수레 거
|
|No
|-
|文
|(무늬:pattern,design) or 글월 문 (글월: writing, a sentence, a letter)
| 무늬 문
|文
|No
|-
|育
|(training, education (기르다 - to raise, foster, grow)
| 기를 육
|月
|No
|-
|里
|(마을: town, village)
| 마을 리
|里
|Yes
|-
|市
|(from 저자:a market,booth,a market,city) or 시장 시 (a market) or 시내 시 (downtown, in the city)
| 저자 시
|巾
|Yes
|-
|園
|(동산 is a small hill or garden.Garden)
| 동산 원
|囗
|No
|-
|自
|(by oneself, by one`s own ability)
| 스스로 자
|自
|No
|-
|祖
|(ancestors) or 할아버지 조 (할아버지: grandfather)
| 조상 조
|示
|No
|-
|有
|(being, to be) or 가질 유 (to possess, to have)
| 있을 유
|月
|Yes
|-
|洞
|통
| 구렁 통, 깊을 통, 빌 통, 밝을
|
|No
|-
|來
|내
| 올
|
|No
|-
|數
|(세다: to count)
| 자주 삭 or 셀 수
|
|No