A FIRST LOOK AT HANGUL
Small letters.
New possibilities.
Korean letters are arranged into syllable blocks. Start by noticing how a consonant and a vowel fit together.
A little Hangul, by you
A block of
your own.
Choose a consonant and a vowel.
See them become one syllable.
ㄱ+ㅏ=가ga
Romanization is a reading aid.
A FEW LETTERS TO RECOGNISE
Get to know
the shapes.
English letters are rough reading aids.
Korean sounds also depend on their position.
ㄱ기역g / k
ㄴ니은n
ㄷ디귿d / t
ㄹ리을r / l
ㅁ미음m
ㅂ비읍b / p
ㅅ시옷s
ㅇ이응silent at the start
ㅏ아a
ㅓ어eo
ㅗ오o
ㅜ우u
This is a small introduction, not the complete alphabet or a pronunciation guide. For ㅇ, the final-position sound is “ng”.