Korean Alphabets / Korean Letters
To learn Korean language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Korean alphabet/Korean letter. If you are interested to learn Korean language, this place will help you to learn Korean alphabet/character in Korean and their pronunciation in English.
Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others. To learn Korean language, first we learn Korean alphabets and then learn Korean alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.
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Korean language is spoken in both South Korea and North Korea, more than 77 million native speakers speak Korean language and some other countries like US, China, Russia and Japan.
Korean alphabet is otherwise called Hangul (한글). Hangeul is derived from han (한) – Korean and geul (글) – letter, together called Korean Alphabet or Korean letter. Korean vowels are known as 모음 (mo-eum) and Korean consonants are known as 자음 (ja-eum). The combination of Chinese characters is made of Korean language.
The modern Korean alphabet has 24 letters contains 10 vowels and 14 consonants and they combined some extra letters, such as 5 tense consonants & 11 complex vowels, 11 complex consonants.
• 5 tense consonants
• 11 complex vowels
• 11 complex consonants
Korean Vowels / 모음 mo-eum
Korean alphabet has 10 vowels and 11 complex vowels as shown in below tables and their pronunciation in English.
VOWELS | |
Korean letter | Pronunciation |
ㅏ | a |
ㅑ | ya |
ㅓ | eo |
ㅕ | yeo |
ㅗ | o |
ㅛ | yo |
ㅜ | u |
ㅠ | yu |
ㅡ | eu |
ㅣ | i |
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Korean Complex Vowels
Korean alphabet has 11 complex vowels / other vowels as shown below and their pronunciation in English.
COMPLEX VOWELS | |
Korean letter | Pronunciation |
ㅐ | ae |
ㅒ | yae |
ㅔ | e |
ㅖ | ye |
ㅘ | wa |
ㅙ | wae |
ㅚ | oe |
ㅝ | wo |
ㅞ | we |
ㅟ | wi |
ㅢ | ui |
Korean Consonants / 자음 ja-eum
Korean alphabet has 14 consonants and 11 complex consonants (ㄳ ㄵ ㄶ ㄺ ㄻ ㄼ ㄽ ㄾ ㄿ ㅀ ㅄ) and 5 tense consonants / Korean Double Consonants as shown in below tables and their pronunciation in English.
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CONSONANTS |
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Korean letter |
Pronunciation |
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ㄱ |
g/k |
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ㄴ |
n |
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ㄷ |
d/t |
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ㄹ |
r/l |
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ㅁ |
m |
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ㅂ |
b |
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ㅅ |
s |
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ㅇ |
ng |
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ㅈ |
j |
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ㅊ |
ch |
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ㅋ |
k |
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ㅌ |
t |
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ㅍ |
p |
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ㅎ |
h |
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Korean Double Consonants
Korean alphabet has 5 tense consonants / Korean Double Consonants as shown below and their pronunciation in English.
DOUBLE CONSONANTS / TENSE CONSONANTS | |
Korean letter | Pronunciation |
ㄲ | kk |
ㄸ | tt |
ㅃ | pp |
ㅆ | ss |
ㅉ | jj |
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Learn Korean language, you must learn Korean Sentences and Phrases as below, it helps more strength to convey your Korean conversations.
SENTENCES & PHRASES | |
안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo | |
어서 오십시오 eoseo osibsio | |
감사 gamsa | |
축하합니다 chughahabnida | |
좋은 아침 joh-eun achim | |
생일 축하 saeng-il chugha | |
사랑해 salanghae | |
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