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Korean Hangul Basics and Syllable Blocks

How Hangul works — basic vowels/consonants and building CV/CVC syllable blocks.

12 cards· by GuruOwl

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  1. 01
    What is Hangul?
    The Korean alphabet — letters combine into syllable blocks.
    kohangul
  2. 02
    Basic vowels ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ?
    a ya eo yeo o yo u yu eu i
    kohangul
  3. 03
    Basic consonants ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅎ?
    g/k, n, d/t, r/l, m, b/p, s, silent/ng, j, h (approximate beginner values)
    kohangul
  4. 04
    How is a simple syllable block built (CV)?
    Initial consonant + vowel: 가 = ㄱ + ㅏ (ga)
    kohangul
  5. 05
    What is a batchim?
    Final consonant under the vowel in a block: 강 = ㄱ+ㅏ+ㅇ (gang)
    kohangul
  6. 06
    Read: 나 / 너 / 노 / 누
    na / neo / no / nu
    kohangul
  7. 07
    Read: 한국
    Hanguk (Korea)
    kowords
  8. 08
    Read: 안녕
    annyeong (part of “hello”)
    kowords
  9. 09
    Why is ㅇ silent at the start of a syllable?
    Placeholder consonant when a syllable starts with a vowel sound: 아 = a
    kohangul
  10. 10
    Hello (informal / polite)?
    안녕! / 안녕하세요.
    kophrases
  11. 11
    Thank you (polite)?
    감사합니다. / 고마워요. (less formal)
    kophrases
  12. 12
    Yes / No (polite)
    네. / 아니요.
    kophrases