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Korean Foundations: Hangul 한국어 기초: 한글

The writing system itself — vowels, consonants, batchim, and the sound changes that trip everyone up.

By the end of this level: Read and write Hangul accurately, and handle classroom and greeting expressions.

13 units · 11 grammar points · 11 explained so far

  1. —

    한국어와 한글

    Korean and Hangul

    한글 how a Hangul syllable block is built
  2. 1

    기본 모음

    Basic vowels

    ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐ ㅔ the eight basic vowels
  3. 2

    기본 자음

    Basic consonants

    ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ the nine plain consonants
  4. 3

    격음

    Aspirated consonants

    ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ ㅎ the five aspirated consonants
  5. 4

    경음

    Tense consonants

    ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ the five tensed consonants
  6. 5

    이중 모음 1

    Diphthongs 1

    ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ ㅒ ㅖ the y-glide vowels
  7. 6

    이중 모음 2

    Diphthongs 2

    ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅢ the w-glide vowels and ㅢ
  8. 7

    받침 1

    Final consonants 1

    ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅇ the seven sounds a syllable can end with
  9. 8

    받침 2

    Final consonants 2

    ㄲ ㅋ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ finals that collapse to a representative sound
  10. 9

    겹받침

    Double final consonants

    ㄳ ㄵ ㄶ ㄺ ㄻ ㄼ ㄽ ㄾ ㄿ ㅀ ㅄ double finals — one sound at the end of a word
  11. 10

    연음

    liaison

    연음 a final consonant moving into the next syllable
  12. 11

    표현 1

    Classroom expressions

  13. 12

    표현 2

    Korean greetings

Reference: 세종학당 한국어 입문, published by the King Sejong Institute Foundation (original book). jabi’s explanations and learning guidance are independently written.