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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.

Introduction and basic information on Hangeul	Consonants: ㄱ,ㄴ,ㅁ,ㄷ,ㅇ Vowels: ㅣ,ㅗ,ㅜ,ㅏ	Consonants: ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅈ,ㄹ Vowels: ㅓ,ㅐ,ㅔ,ㅡ
Consonants: ㅋ,ㅌ,ㅊ,ㅍ,ㅎ Vowels: ㅑ,ㅕ,ㅛ,ㅠ,ㅒ,ㅖ	Final position (받침) sounds	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 (a.k.a. "reading and pronunciation", "the relationship between written and spoken Korean")
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)

Flashcards

Apps like Quizlet and Anki have digital flashcards made by other learners. You can also use mobile apps like Drops and Memrise for learning with flashcards. If you like using paper flashcards, you can buy them from Amazon or eBay.

Quizzes

Quiz for Hangeul sections 1-3: Hangeul quiz 1

Games

Learn Hangul by playing a game: 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

Could I translate this section into another language?

Yes by all means, please contact us via our 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

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Next Step

Start practicing grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure through repetition and community support here.

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-'''[[Hangeul step 1|Start learning →]]'''
+__NOTITLE__ __NOTOC__
-==Beginners==
-''This section is for people who are learning the Korean alphabet for the first time.  You might also want to check out [[Language sites#From the Beginning|more resources on learning Korean from the beginning]].''
+==Beginner==
-*[[Hangeul step 1|Step 1]]: Introduction and background information on Hangeul, details on the language structure, how consonants and vowels are formed
+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.
-*[[Hangeul step 2|Step 2]]: Consonants: [ [[ㄱ]],[[ㄴ]],[[ㅁ]],[[ㄷ]],[[ㅇ]] ] Vowels: [ [[ㅣ]],[[ㅗ]],[[ㅜ]],[[ㅏ]] ]
+:Note: We recommend that you '''do not skip step 1''' as it contains some important basic information.
-*[[Hangeul step 3|Step 3]]: Consonants: [ [[ㅅ]],[[ㅂ]],[[ㅈ]],[[ㄹ]] ] Vowels: [ [[ㅓ]],[[ㅐ]],[[ㅔ]],[[ㅡ]] ]
+{| border=0 style="text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
-*[[Hangeul step 4|Step 4]]: Consonants: [ [[ㅋ]],[[ㅌ]],[[ㅊ]],[[ㅍ]],[[ㅎ]]] Vowels: [ [[ㅑ]],[[ㅕ]],[[ㅛ]],[[ㅠ]],[[ㅒ]],[[ㅖ]] ]
+|-
-*[[Hangeul step 5|Step 5]]: Final position ([[받침]]) sounds
+| [[File:Step1 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 1]] <br> Introduction and basic<br> information on Hangeul
-*[[Hangeul step 6|Step 6]]: Consonants [ [[ㄲ]],[[ㄸ]],[[ㅆ]],[[ㅃ]],[[ㅉ]] ] Vowels: [ [[ㅘ]],[[ㅙ]],[[ㅚ]],[[ㅝ]],[[ㅞ]],[[ㅟ]],[[ㅢ]] ]
+| [[File:Step2 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 2]] <br> Consonants: [[ㄱ]],[[ㄴ]],[[ㅁ]],[[ㄷ]],[[ㅇ]] <br>Vowels: [[ㅣ]],[[ㅗ]],[[ㅜ]],[[ㅏ]]
-*[[Hangeul step 7|Step 7]]: Additional reading practice
+| [[File:Step3 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 3]] <br> Consonants: [[ㅅ]],[[ㅂ]],[[ㅈ]],[[ㄹ]] <br>Vowels: [[ㅓ]],[[ㅐ]],[[ㅔ]],[[ㅡ]]
+|-
+| [[File:Step4 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 4]] <br> Consonants: [[ㅋ]],[[ㅌ]],[[ㅊ]],[[ㅍ]],[[ㅎ]] <br>Vowels: [[ㅑ]],[[ㅕ]],[[ㅛ]],[[ㅠ]],[[ㅒ]],[[ㅖ]]
+| [[File:Step5 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 5]] <br> Final position <br>([[받침]]) sounds
+| [[File:Step6 icon.png|link=Hangeul step 6]] <br> Consonants [[ㄲ]],[[ㄸ]],[[ㅆ]],[[ㅃ]],[[ㅉ]] <br>Vowels: [[ㅘ]],[[ㅙ]],[[ㅚ]],[[ㅝ]],[[ㅞ]],[[ㅟ]],[[ㅢ]]
+|}
 ==Intermediate==
 *Link to each character page which will be described thoroughly.
-*Consonant assimilation rules
+*[[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==
+Apps like [https://quizlet.com/ Quizlet] and [https://apps.ankiweb.net/ Anki] have digital flashcards made by other learners. You can also use mobile apps like [https://languagedrops.com/ Drops] and [https://www.memrise.com/ Memrise] for learning with flashcards. If you like using paper flashcards, you can buy them from [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Hangul+flashcards Amazon] or [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Hangul+flashcards eBay].
+==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]]
+{{Languages|{{PAGENAME}}}}
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