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Why Hangul is Your New Best Friend
๐ฐ๐ทย Fun Fact:ย Hangul was invented inย 1443ย by King Sejong toย democratize literacyย 16. Unlike Chinese characters, Hangul isย logical,ย scientific, and hasย only 24 letters. Youโll be reading K-drama subtitles and ordering tteokbokki like a pro in NO time!
14 Basic Consonants
| Consonant | Sound | Memory Hack | Example Word (Romanization) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ใฑ | g/k (soft “g”) | Gift ๐ | ๊ฐ๋ฐฉ (gabangย = bag) |
| ใด | n | Nose ๐ | ๋๋ฌด (namuย = tree) |
| ใท | d/t | Door ๐ช | ๋์ (dosiย = city) |
| ใน | r/l | Lightning โก | ๋ผ๋ฉด (ramyeonย = ramen) |
| ใ | m | Mouth ๐ | ๋ง์ (maeumย = heart) |
| ใ | b/p | Bucket ๐ชฃ | ๋ฐฅ (bapย = rice) |
| ใ | s/sh | Sea ๐ | ์๋ฆฌ (soriย = sound) |
| ใ | silent or “ng” | O-zone ๐ | ์ํ (yeonghwaย = movie) |
| ใ | j | Jar ๐บ | ์๋ค (jadaย = to sleep) |
| ใ | ch | Choo-choo ๐ | ์ฐจ (chaย = tea) |
| ใ | k (strong) | Kite ๐ช | ์ฝ (koย = nose) |
| ใ | t (strong) | Tornado ๐ช๏ธ | ํ์ (taeyangย = sun) |
| ใ | p (strong) | Popcorn ๐ฟ | ํผ (piย = blood) |
| ใ | h | Hat ๐ฉ | ํ๋ (haneulย = sky) |
10 Basic Vowels
| Vowel | Sound | Memory Hack | Example Word (Romanization) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ใ | a (ah) | Arrow โ | ์ฌ๋ (sarangย = love) |
| ใ | ya | Yodeling “A!” ๐๏ธ | ์ผ๊ตฌ (yaguย = baseball) |
| ใ | eo (uh) | Uh-oh! ๐ฒ | ๋จธ๋ฆฌ (meoriย = hair) |
| ใ | yeo | Yeah-Uh? ๐ค | ์ฌ์ (yeojaย = woman) |
| ใ | o (oh) | Ostrich neck ๐ฆฉ | ์ฝ (koย = nose) |
| ใ | yo | Yo! Ostrich! ๐ฆ | ์๋ฆฌ (yoriย = cooking) |
| ใ | u (oo) | U-tube ๐บ | ์ฐ์ (uyuย = milk) |
| ใ | yu | You got milk? ๐ฅ | ์ ๋ฆฌ (yuriย = glass) |
| ใ ก | eu (like book) | Flat earth ๐ | ์์ (eumakย = music) |
| ใ ฃ | i (ee) | EE-pole ๐๏ธ | ๋ฏธ์ (misoย = smile) |
Quick Practice:
Write your name in Hangul (e.g., “Emma” =ย ์ ๋ง).
Decode:ย ์ฌ๋ํด์ย โ “saranghaeyo” (I love you!).
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