The first step of learning Korean is being able to pronounce the Alphabet...
The way of writing Korean is very similar to English. The alphabet is made up of Vowels and Consonants.
When You write Korean, the Consonants always go before the Vowel....
Also, when I will show you the Vowels ~ I will pair them with the Consonant O because this consonant has no sound quality...
Ok Ready? :O
Vowels ( Paired with the consonant ㅇ) :
아 = Ah
야 = Yah
어 = Uh
여 = Yuh
오 = Oh
요 = Yoh
우 = Ooh ( As in You)
유 = You
으 = Euh
이 = Ee
(If you are struggling with this ~ Then you can search how to pronounce the Korean Alphabet on Youtube)
Now I am going to show you the Consonants:
ㄱ = guh
ㄴ= nuh
ㄷ = duh
ㄹ= Luh/Ruh ( Like a rluh sound...)
ㅁ= muh
ㅂ= Buh
ㅅ= Suh
ㅇ= Ng ( Read bottom for explanation)
ㅈ= Juh
ㅊ= Chu
ㅋ= Kuh
ㅌ= Tuh
ㅍ= Puh
ㅎ= Huh
ㅇ by itself makes a Ng sound (racist?! WTF) Haha
But when it is paired with a vowel ~ It becomes a silent one.... Shhhhh...... :P
Complex vowels:
(again Paired with the Silent Consonant O )
Some of these Complex vowels will sound the same.... Don't worry ~ Not even Korean people can tell the difference ^^ )
애 = eh
에 = eh
얘 = Yeh
녜 = Yeh
의 = Euee (Eu + ee)
외 = weh
와 = wah
왜 = weh
위 = wee
워 = wuh
웨 = weh
Double Consonants:
These are a few consonants that are "doubled up" to make a sharper sound than the original sound (when the consonant was just by itself)
ㄲ = Gg
ㄸ = Dd
ㅃ = Bb
ㅆ = Ss
ㅉ = Jj
I hope this helps :)
Remember to practice these vowels and consonants daily because it will help you to remember them. If you are struggling ~~ Use Youtube to help you hear the sounds.. Or maybe there is a decent website out there with sound on it XD
Thank you ~~ Gamsa-hamnida! <3
Anyonghaseyo my Chingu!
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