Of course, before we proceed to words/phrases/sentences, we must first learn the basic of the basic- letters! Kindergarten feels~
Just a brief history: The Korean alphabet is a writing system created in 1443 and promulgated in 1446 during the reign of our Sejong the Great, the fourth King of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).
Now let's move on.
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⠀① Fourteen simple consonants
ㄱ /g,k/ somewhere in between goat and coat
ㄴ /n/ as in nest
ㅁ /m/ as in money
ㅅ /s/ as in soul
ㅇ /ng/ as in king
ㅋ /k/ as in kid
ㄷ /d,t/ as in dot
ㅂ /b/ as in bag
ㅈ /j/ as in jimin hehe
ㅌ /t/ as in tea
ㅍ /p/ as in party
ㅊ /ch/ as in chair
ㅎ /h/ as in hope
ㄹ /l,r/ somewhere between lips and a rough rrrrrr!!
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⠀② Five double consonants
ㄲ /kk/
ㄸ /tt/
ㅃ /pp/
ㅆ /ss/
ㅉ /jj/
- For this case, you just need to put a stronger/more tensed emphasis.
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③ Eleven complex combinations
ᆪ
ᆬ
ᆭ
ᆰ
ᆲ⠀
ᆳ
ᆵ
ᆴ
ᆱ
ᆶ
ᆹ
- We'll talk about this later hehe
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④ Ten simple vowels
ㅏ /a/ as in father ; just a short /a/
ㅓ /eo/ as in uh-oh; open
ㅗ /o/ as in for ; rounded with lips protruded
ㅜ /u/ as in food ; short with lip-rounding
ㅡ /eu/ as in put ; long with lip unrounded
ㅑ /ya/ as in yard
ㅕ /yeo/ as in yonder
ㅛ /yo/ as in yoga
ㅠ /yu/ as in you
ㅣ /i/ such as meet ; short
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⑤ Four complex vowels
ㅐ /ae/ as in care
ㅔ /e/ as in met
ㅒ /yae/ as in yankie
ㅖ /ye/ as in yes
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⑥ Seven diphthongs
ㅙ /wae/ as in wait
ㅘ /wa/ as in what
ㅝ /wo/ as in wonder
ㅢ /ui/ as in pull, followed by feet, but said quickly
as one sound
ㅚ /oe/ as in wet
ㅞ /weh/ as in when
ㅟ /wi/ as in we are BTS!
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⠀Okay! I hope y'all understood anything and if not, you could leave it in the comments or message me! That's all for this chapter!
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