Basic Korean in 10 Minutes Sungwoo Kim Applied

Basic Korean in 10 Minutes Sungwoo Kim (Applied Linguistics)

Hangul - Korean Language Hangul is a phonemic alphabet organized into syllabic blocks. Each block consists of at least two of the 24 Hangul letters (jamo), with at least one each of the 14 consonants and 10 vowels. These syllabic blocks can be written horizontally from left to right as well as vertically from top to bottom in columns from right to left. Originally, the alphabet had several additional letters (see obsolete jamo). For a phonological description of the letters, see Korean phonology. (Source: http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Hangul)

Sejong the Great (May 6, 1397 – May 18, 1450, r. 1418 1450) was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He is best remembered for creating the Korean alphabet hangul, despite strong opposition from the scholars educated in hanja (Chinese script). Sejong is one of only two Korean rulers posthumously honored with the appellation "the Great, " the other being Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo. (Source: http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/King_Sejong)

Consonants

Vowels

Hangul – A short movie • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=mdv. Ro. D 1 d 1 o&feature=related • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=UYPnk u. Dkbrc&feature=related

Basic Korean Vowels 아 /a/ 어 /ə/ 이 /i/ 오 /o/ 우 /wu/ “ㅇ” at the character initial position is just a place holder.

Basic Korean Consonants ㄱ ㄷ ㅁ ㅅ ㅎ /g, k/ /d/ /m/ /s/ /h/ ㄴ ㄹ ㅂ ㅈ /n/ /l, r/ /b/ /j/

Hangul – Example 1 ㄱ /k/ + ㅏ /a/ = 가 /ka/

Example 3 가다 /kada/ = go

Example 4 오 /oh/ + 다 /da/ = 오다 come)

Quiz on Korea Note: Korean students are not eligible for the quiz!

Question This is Korea.

Answer • False (That’s Japan. This is Korea. )

T/F Quiz on Korea The official name of South Korea is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Answer False The official name of South Korea is the Republic of Korea. the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the official name of North Korea.