Hangeul step 2

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Introduction

Since consonants can't be pronounced without the help of a vowel, we have decided to teach you the vowel first, then pair it with a consonant.

In this lesson, you will learn:

  • Consonants: ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㄷ, ㅇ
  • Vowels: ㅏ, ㅜ, ㅗ, ㅣ


ㅏ (vowel)

ㄱ (consonant)

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For full information about this letter, see .

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Female
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This is pronounced like a mix between a g and a k at the beginning of a word, however between vowels the sound is voiced and makes a /g/ sound. For full information about this letter, see



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ㅜ (vowel)

ㄴ (consonant)

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This sound makes "ooh" sound, similar to 'moon' or 'blue' or the U sound in Spanish (i.e. usted). For full information about this letter, see .

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Female
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This sound is the same as the N sound in English. For full information about this letter, see .



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ㅗ (vowel)

ㅁ (consonant)

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For full information about this letter, see .

Male
Female
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This sound is the same as the M sound in English. For full information about this letter, see .



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ㅣ (vowel)

ㄷ (consonant)

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This sound is similar to 'ee' sound in 'see' or 'free.' For full information about this letter, see .

Male
Female
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This is pronounced like a mix between a t and a d at the beginning of a word, however between vowels the sound is voiced and makes a /d/ sound. For full information about this letter, see .



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ㅇ (consonant)

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ㅇ gives off no sound in the initial position, instead it just simply acts as a placeholder since vowels can't be written by themselves. However, if ㅇ is in the final (bottom) position, it makes an "ng" sound, i.e. 'sing' or 'wrong' (IPA: ŋ ), but final position sounds won't be discussed until step 5 of this lesson. For now, just think of it as a placeholder for a consonant when only a vowel sound must be written. For full information about this letter, see .



Practice 아 (replace with image)
Practice 우 (replace with image)
Practice 오 (replace with image)
Practice 이 (replace with image)

Real Examples

Word Male voice Female voice
가구 (furniture)
가나다 (Korean alphabet, i.e. abc)
가다 (to go)
가두다 (to lock in)
고구마 (sweet potato)
고기 (meat)
고모 (father's sister)
구두 (dress shoes)
기도 (prayer)
나가다 (go out)
나누다 (to divide)
나무 (tree)
나오다 (to come out)
나이 (age)
누가 (who)
누구 (who)
누나 (older sister)
다가가다 (approach to someone)
다니다 (to go to, work, school etc)
도구 (instrument,tool)
마다 (every)
마디 (joint, knot)
모기 (mosquito)
아기 (baby)
아마도 (maybe,perhaps)
아우 (man's younger brother-but not used anymore)
아이 (child)
오다 (to come)
오이 (cucumber)
이기다 (to win)
이모 (mother's sister)

Writing

Characters are written in a certain stroke order. Korean letters are written left to right, top to bottom.

ㄱ stroke order.png
ㄱ is written like this when combined with a horizontal vowel like ㅗ or ㅜ.
ㄴ stroke order.png
ㄴ is written in one stroke.
ㅁ stroke order.png
Don't let the font confuse you, ㅁ is written like a box.
ㄷ stroke order.png
ㄷ is written in 2 strokes, do not write it like a 'C.'
ㅇ stroke order.png
ㅇ is written the same way as a Roman 'O'
ㅏ stroke order.png
ㅜ stroke order.png
ㅗ stroke order.png
ㅣ stroke order.png
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