𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓 1: 𝐥𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭

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Of course, before we proceed to words/phrases/sentences, we must first learn the basic of the basic- letters! Kindergarten feels~

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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.

① Fourteen simple consonantsㄱ /g,k/ somewhere in between goat and coatㄴ /n/ as in nestㅁ /m/ as in moneyㅅ /s/ as in soulㅇ /ng/ as in kingㅋ /k/ as in kidㄷ /d,t/ as in dotㅂ /b/ as in bagㅈ /j/ as in jimin heheㅌ /t/ as in teaㅍ /p/ as in partyㅊ /ch/ as ...

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Fourteen simple consonants
/g,k/ somewhere in between goat and coat
ㄴ /n/ as in nest
/m/ as in money
/s/ as in soul
/ng/ as in king
/k/ as in kid
/d,t/ as in dot
/b/ as in bag
/j/ as in jimin hehe
/t/ as in tea
/p/ as in party
/ch/ as in chair
/h/ as in hope
/l,r/ somewhere between lips and a rough rrrrrr!!

Five double consonants
/kk/
/tt/
/pp/
/ss/
/jj/
- For this case, you just need to put a stronger/more tensed emphasis.


③ Eleven complex combinations




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- We'll talk about this later hehe


④ Ten simple vowels
/a/ as in father ; just a short /a/
/eo/ as in uh-oh; open
/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
/yeo/ as in yonder
ㅛ /yo/ as in yoga
/yu/ as in you
ㅣ /i/ such as meet ; short


Four complex vowels
/ae/ as in care
/e/ as in met
/yae/ as in yankie
/ye/ as in yes


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!

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!

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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