korean lesson chap2

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Lesson 2 Korean Alphabet (Vowels)

To learn Korean we have to study Korean alphabet first.

Korean alphabet is 24 characters, 14 consonants and 10 basic vowels.

Vowels can be used in second sound place.

Basic vowels:

ㅏsound like a(far).

Example ;  가상(ga sang)

ㅑ sound like ya(yard).

Example ;  야수(ya soo)

ㅓ sound like u(up).

Example ;  언니(un ni)

ㅕsound like yu(young).

Example ; 여자 (yu ja)

ㅗ sound like o(go).

Example ; 고모(go mo)

ㅛ sound like yo(yogurt).

Example ; 교실 (gyo shil)

ㅜsound like oo(goose).

Example ; 구슬(goo seul)

ㅠsound like yoo(you)

Example ; 유리(yoo li)

ㅡsound like eu

Example ; 그림(geu lim)

ㅣsound like i(it) or ee(geese)

Example ; 지구(ji goo)

Complex vowels

Complex vowel is vowel with two or three basic vowels combined.

ㅔ = ㅓ+ ㅣ ㅔsound like e(get).

Example ;  세상(se sang)

ㅐ= ㅏ + ㅣ  ㅐsound like ae(get – In English, Korean sound ㅔ and ㅐ are same.)

Example ; 개구리(gae goo li)

ㅒ = ㅐ + ㅣ  ㅒsound like yae(yet).

Example ;

ㅖ =  ㅔ+ㅣ  ㅖsound like ye(yet - In English, Korean sound ㅒ and ㅖ are same ).

Example ; 예절(ye jul)

ㅢ = ㅡ +  ㅣ  ㅢ sound like eui.

Example ; 의자 (eui ja)

ㅘ =ㅗ +ㅏ ㅘ sound like wa(waffle).

Example ; 왕(wang)

ㅝ=  ㅜ + ㅓ  ㅝ sound like wu(water)

Example ; 원한(wun han)

ㅚ = ㅗ + ㅣ  ㅚ sond like oi(wet).

Example ;  죄(joi)

ㅟ = ㅜ +ㅣ  ㅟsoind like wi(we).

Example ;  뒤(dwi)

ㅙ = ㅗ +ㅐ  ㅙ sound like oae.(wet - In English, Korean sound ㅚ and ㅙ are same.)

Example ; 돼지(doae ji)

ㅞ = ㅜ + ㅔ   ㅞ sound like ooe(wet- In English, Korean sound ㅚ and ㅙ and ㅞ are same. )

Example ;   웨딩(ooe ding)

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