Korean Review: Hangeul and Grammar
Hangeul
The Korean Alphabet
Consonants
- ㄱ (giyeok)
- ㄲ (ssanggiyeok)
- ㄴ (nieun)
- ㄷ (digest)
- ㄸ (ssangdigeut)
- ㄴ (nieul)
- ㅁ (mieum)
- ㅂ (bieup)
- ㅃ (ssangbieup)
- ㅅ (siot)
- ㅆ (ssangsiot)
- ㅇ (ieung)
- ㅈ (jieut)
- ㅉ (ssangjieut)
- ㅊ (chieut)
- ㅋ (kieuk)
- ㅌ (tieut)
- ㅍ (pieup)
- ㅎ (hieut)
Vowels
- ㅏ (a)
- ㅐ (ae)
- ㅑ (ya)
- ㅓ (yae)
- ㅔ (e)
- ㅕ (yeo)
- ㅖ (ye)
- ㅗ (o)
- ㅘ (wa)
- ㅙ (wae)
- ㅚ (oe)
- ㅛ (yo)
- ㅜ (u)
- ㅝ (wo)
- ㅞ (we)
- ㅠ (wi)
- ㅡ (eu)
- ㅢ (ui)
- ㅣ (i)
Liaison
ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅂ
ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅂ before ㄹ,ㅁ, or ㄴ they are pronounced ㅇ, ㅁ, and ㄴ respectively.
E.I
습 + 니 = 습니
고맙습니다
Thank You.
ㄹ:
When ㄹ follows any consonant besides ㄹ or ㄴ, it is pronounced (n)
Consonant Endings
Any word ending in a consonant and not followed by a particle will swallow the final consonant.
ㅊ, ㅈ, ㅅ, ㅆ, and ㅎ:
When any of these consonants appear at the end of the word, they are swallowed as above, but the beginning of the sound you produce will be the beginning of a ㄷ sound.
Vocabulary
안녕하세요? Hello (Honorific)
잘 지낸고? How are you?
잘 지내센요? How are you?(Honorific)
요즘 어때요? How are you these days?
요즘 어떠세요? How are you these days?
네. Yes
네, 잘 지내요. Yes, I am doing fine.
아니요. Yes
감사함니다. Thank you. (Formal)
아니에요. Its nothing.
