I thought I would do a small one, since I dont have a lot of time to be on, so here is how to say "Yes" and "No" in Korean. ^^
YES:
예(yeh) - Most formal
네(neh) - formal
응(eung) - informal
어(uh) - Informal, said often when on the phone.
NO:
아니(a-nee) - informal
아니오(a-nee-oh) - formal, not used very often.
아니요(a-nee-yo) - formal, used more often then 아니오
Hope that helps. ^^
December 23, 2011
December 07, 2011
Double Consonants 2
Here is how to pronouce double consonants when they end a syllable.
ㅃ - like the letter 'B'
ㅉ - like the letter 'T'
ㄸ - like the letter 'T'
ㄲ - like the letter 'K'
ㅆ - like the letter 'T'
This is just a mini-blog for today since I have been kinda busy the last few days I have not been able to get on.
Hope this helps.
I will add a longer one another day. ^^
ㅃ - like the letter 'B'
ㅉ - like the letter 'T'
ㄸ - like the letter 'T'
ㄲ - like the letter 'K'
ㅆ - like the letter 'T'
This is just a mini-blog for today since I have been kinda busy the last few days I have not been able to get on.
Hope this helps.
I will add a longer one another day. ^^
November 29, 2011
Fruits and Berries
I will do fruits and berries for now.
Fruits and Berries:
Apple 사과(Sa-gwa)
cantaloupe 칸탈루프(kan-tal-loo-peu)
Tangerine 귤(gyool)
grape 포도(po-do)
orange 오랜지(o-raen-jee)
banana 바나나(pa-na-na)
grapefruit 자몽(ja-mong)
watermelon 수박(soo-bak)
mango 망고(mang-go)
lemon 래몬(leh-mon)
cherry 채리(chae-ri)
kiwi 키위(ki-wi)
pineapple 파인에플(pa-ee-nae-peul)
tomato 토마토(toh-ma-toh)
blackberry 브랙베리(beu-laek-beh-ri)
strawberry 딸기(ddal-gee)
blueberry 블루베리(beul-loo-beh-ri)
peach 복숭아(bok-soong-ma)
plum 자두(ja-doo)
nectarine 넥타린(nehk-ta-reen)
pear 배(beh)
persimmon 감(gam)
pomegranate 석류(sung-nyoo)
Okay, thats all. Hope it helped. ^^
Fruits and Berries:
Apple 사과(Sa-gwa)
cantaloupe 칸탈루프(kan-tal-loo-peu)
Tangerine 귤(gyool)
grape 포도(po-do)
orange 오랜지(o-raen-jee)
banana 바나나(pa-na-na)
grapefruit 자몽(ja-mong)
watermelon 수박(soo-bak)
mango 망고(mang-go)
lemon 래몬(leh-mon)
cherry 채리(chae-ri)
kiwi 키위(ki-wi)
pineapple 파인에플(pa-ee-nae-peul)
tomato 토마토(toh-ma-toh)
blackberry 브랙베리(beu-laek-beh-ri)
strawberry 딸기(ddal-gee)
blueberry 블루베리(beul-loo-beh-ri)
peach 복숭아(bok-soong-ma)
plum 자두(ja-doo)
nectarine 넥타린(nehk-ta-reen)
pear 배(beh)
persimmon 감(gam)
pomegranate 석류(sung-nyoo)
Okay, thats all. Hope it helped. ^^
November 17, 2011
Pronoucing some characters
My friend was looking at my blog posts for korean, and he said I did not make one for the pronoucion of some of words.
When a consonant ends a syllable, like the '한' in '한국' ends with the consonant 'ㄴ', when it is like this and the next syllable starts with the consonant 'ㅇ', then the consonant that ended the syllable is carried over to the consonant 'ㅇ'.
Example: 일월(eel-wol) the first syllable has three characters in it, and it ends with a consonant, and the beginning to the second syllable is the character 'ㅇ', meaning that now the ending consonant from the first syllable with replace the character 'ㅇ' when pronoucing, it would sound like 이뤌(ee-lwol), not like 'eel-lwol'.
Other example: 삼월(sahm-wol) but pronouced as 'sa-mwol'
Here is a example that my friend told to do, he said it would be easier to learn with this example since it is a well known song. haha
Song name is 산소 같은 너(san-so gat-eun neo) by SHINee, but during the song they pronouce it as 'san-so ga-teun neo'(산소 가튼 너), this is because the syllable '같' ends with a consonant while the next syllable starts with the character 'ㅇ', so the consonant 'ㅌ' will replace the beginning of the next syllable when pronoucing.
This is ONLY when a syllable ends with a consonant and the next syllable starts with 'ㅇ', if the first syllable ends with a vowel, then it does change when pronoucing, even if the next syllable starts with 'ㅇ'.
Pronouion of some consonants:
When some consonants are the last character of a syllable, they are pronouced different.
Here they are:
ㅂ - like the letter 'B'
ㅈ - like the letter 'T'
ㄷ - like the letter 'T'
ㄱ - like the letter 'K'
ㅅ - like the lettet 'T'
ㅁ - like the letter 'M'
ㄴ - like the letter 'N'
ㅇ - like saying 'NG'
ㄹ - like the letter 'L'
ㅎ - like the letter 'T'
ㅋ - like the letter 'K'
ㅌ - like the letter 'L'
ㅊ - like the letter 'T'
ㅍ - like the letter 'P'
Same thing goes for the double consonants.
Hope this helps. ^^
When a consonant ends a syllable, like the '한' in '한국' ends with the consonant 'ㄴ', when it is like this and the next syllable starts with the consonant 'ㅇ', then the consonant that ended the syllable is carried over to the consonant 'ㅇ'.
Example: 일월(eel-wol) the first syllable has three characters in it, and it ends with a consonant, and the beginning to the second syllable is the character 'ㅇ', meaning that now the ending consonant from the first syllable with replace the character 'ㅇ' when pronoucing, it would sound like 이뤌(ee-lwol), not like 'eel-lwol'.
Other example: 삼월(sahm-wol) but pronouced as 'sa-mwol'
Here is a example that my friend told to do, he said it would be easier to learn with this example since it is a well known song. haha
Song name is 산소 같은 너(san-so gat-eun neo) by SHINee, but during the song they pronouce it as 'san-so ga-teun neo'(산소 가튼 너), this is because the syllable '같' ends with a consonant while the next syllable starts with the character 'ㅇ', so the consonant 'ㅌ' will replace the beginning of the next syllable when pronoucing.
This is ONLY when a syllable ends with a consonant and the next syllable starts with 'ㅇ', if the first syllable ends with a vowel, then it does change when pronoucing, even if the next syllable starts with 'ㅇ'.
Pronouion of some consonants:
When some consonants are the last character of a syllable, they are pronouced different.
Here they are:
ㅂ - like the letter 'B'
ㅈ - like the letter 'T'
ㄷ - like the letter 'T'
ㄱ - like the letter 'K'
ㅅ - like the lettet 'T'
ㅁ - like the letter 'M'
ㄴ - like the letter 'N'
ㅇ - like saying 'NG'
ㄹ - like the letter 'L'
ㅎ - like the letter 'T'
ㅋ - like the letter 'K'
ㅌ - like the letter 'L'
ㅊ - like the letter 'T'
ㅍ - like the letter 'P'
Same thing goes for the double consonants.
Hope this helps. ^^
November 16, 2011
Days of the week, months, and seasons.
I will do Days of the week, months, and seasons this time. Months are a lot easier if you know the Sino-Korean number system.
Days of the week:
Sunday - 일요일 (eel-lyo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 이료일 - ee-lyo-eel)
Monday - 월요일 (weol-yo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 워료일 - Weo-lyo-eel)
Tuesday - 화요일 (hwa-yo-eel)
Wednesday - 수요일 (soo-yo-eel)
Thursday - 목요일 (mok-yo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 모교일 i Mo-gyo-eel)
Friday - 금요일 (Geum-yo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 그묘일 - geu-myo-eel)
Saturday - 토요일 (to-yo-eel)
'요일' means 'Day of the week'.
Months:
January - 일월 (eel-wol)(Pronouced as: ee-lwol)
February - 이월 (ee-wol)
March - 삼월 (sahm-wol)(Pronouced as: sa-mwol)
April - 사월 (sa-wol)
May - 오월 (oh-wol)
June - 유월 (yoo-wol)
July - 칠월 (cheel-wol)(Pronouced as: chee-lwol)
August - 팔월 (pahl-wol)(Pronouced as: pa-lwol)
September - 구월 (goo-wol)
October - 시월 (shi-wol)
November - 십일월 (ship-eel-wol)(Pronouced as: ship-ee-lwol)
December - 십이월 (ship-ee-wol)
'월' means 'month'. The reason why the months are easy if you know the Sino-Korean number system is because the months are called after the number they are, January is the first month, so it is 일월, 일 is the number '1'.
December is the 12th month, so it is 십이월, 십이 is the number '12'.
Seasons:
Spring - 봄 (Bom)('B' has a soft pronoucion)
Summer - 여름 (yeo-leum)
Autumn/Fall - 가을(ga-eul)
Winter - 겨울 (Kyeo-ool)
How to tell the date / how to tell someone your birth year:
In korea the date goes like this: YEAR/MONTH/DAY while in the US it is MONTH/DAY/YEAR. In korea we say the year first, then the month, then the day.
To tell someone what the date is, like to tell someone it is 2011/11/16, you would use '2011년 11월 16일' when typing it or writing it. But to say it you would say: 이천십일년 십일월 십육일(ee-chun-ship-eel-nyeon ship-eel-wol ship-yook-eel)
To make it easier to pronouce I will put it like this: 이천십일년(ee-chun-ship-eel-nyeon) 십일월(ship-eel-wol) 십육일(ship-yook-eel)
년 - Year (Nyeon)
월 - Month (Wol)
일 - Day (eel)
To tell someone your birth year, you do the same thing as to tell someone the date.
Like I would tell someone 천구백구십육년 십이월 십이일(chun-goo-baek-goo-ship-yook-nyeon ship-ee-wol ship-ee-eel), If I was to type that on the computer I would put '1996년 12월 12일'.
Another birth year example is 천구백구십칠년 십일월 십사일(chun-goo-baek-goo-ship-cheel-nyeon ship-eel-wol ship-sa-eel) which is '1997년 11월 14일'.
That is all, I hope I helped. ^^
Days of the week:
Sunday - 일요일 (eel-lyo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 이료일 - ee-lyo-eel)
Monday - 월요일 (weol-yo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 워료일 - Weo-lyo-eel)
Tuesday - 화요일 (hwa-yo-eel)
Wednesday - 수요일 (soo-yo-eel)
Thursday - 목요일 (mok-yo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 모교일 i Mo-gyo-eel)
Friday - 금요일 (Geum-yo-eel)(When pronouced it sounds like: 그묘일 - geu-myo-eel)
Saturday - 토요일 (to-yo-eel)
'요일' means 'Day of the week'.
Months:
January - 일월 (eel-wol)(Pronouced as: ee-lwol)
February - 이월 (ee-wol)
March - 삼월 (sahm-wol)(Pronouced as: sa-mwol)
April - 사월 (sa-wol)
May - 오월 (oh-wol)
June - 유월 (yoo-wol)
July - 칠월 (cheel-wol)(Pronouced as: chee-lwol)
August - 팔월 (pahl-wol)(Pronouced as: pa-lwol)
September - 구월 (goo-wol)
October - 시월 (shi-wol)
November - 십일월 (ship-eel-wol)(Pronouced as: ship-ee-lwol)
December - 십이월 (ship-ee-wol)
'월' means 'month'. The reason why the months are easy if you know the Sino-Korean number system is because the months are called after the number they are, January is the first month, so it is 일월, 일 is the number '1'.
December is the 12th month, so it is 십이월, 십이 is the number '12'.
Seasons:
Spring - 봄 (Bom)('B' has a soft pronoucion)
Summer - 여름 (yeo-leum)
Autumn/Fall - 가을(ga-eul)
Winter - 겨울 (Kyeo-ool)
How to tell the date / how to tell someone your birth year:
In korea the date goes like this: YEAR/MONTH/DAY while in the US it is MONTH/DAY/YEAR. In korea we say the year first, then the month, then the day.
To tell someone what the date is, like to tell someone it is 2011/11/16, you would use '2011년 11월 16일' when typing it or writing it. But to say it you would say: 이천십일년 십일월 십육일(ee-chun-ship-eel-nyeon ship-eel-wol ship-yook-eel)
To make it easier to pronouce I will put it like this: 이천십일년(ee-chun-ship-eel-nyeon) 십일월(ship-eel-wol) 십육일(ship-yook-eel)
년 - Year (Nyeon)
월 - Month (Wol)
일 - Day (eel)
To tell someone your birth year, you do the same thing as to tell someone the date.
Like I would tell someone 천구백구십육년 십이월 십이일(chun-goo-baek-goo-ship-yook-nyeon ship-ee-wol ship-ee-eel), If I was to type that on the computer I would put '1996년 12월 12일'.
Another birth year example is 천구백구십칠년 십일월 십사일(chun-goo-baek-goo-ship-cheel-nyeon ship-eel-wol ship-sa-eel) which is '1997년 11월 14일'.
That is all, I hope I helped. ^^
November 15, 2011
Korean Number systems
I will do numbers this time, there are two number systems, Sino-Korean and Native Korean. I will start off with Native Korean.
Native Korean number system:
1 - 하나 (Ha-na)
2 - 둘 (dool)
3 - 셋 (seht)
4 - 넷 (neht)
5 - 다섯 (da-suht)
6 - 여섯 (yeo-suht)
7 - 일곱 (eel-gop)
8 - 여뎗 (yeo-duhl)
9 - 아홉 (a-hop)
10 - 열 (yeol)
Now to say 11 you would say 열하나(yeol-ha-na) which is just 10(열) and 1(하나). Just say 10 then 1, same goes for other ones, like 12 is 열둘(yeol-dool), 13(열셋)(yeol-seht), 14(열넷)(yeol-neht).
Other tens:
20 - 스물 (seu-mool)
30 - 서른 (seo-reun)
40 - 마흔 (ma-heun)
50 - 쉰 (shwin)(note: it may sound more like 'shin')
60 - 예순 (yeh-soon)
70 - 일흔 (eel-heun)
80 - 여든 (yeo-deun)
90 - 아흔(a-heun)
To say 23 it would be 스물셋(seu-mool-seht), to say 98 you would say 아흔여덟(a-heun-yeo-duhl).
For the numbers higher then 아흔아홉(a-heun-a-hop)(99) they are rarely said using the Native Korean number system, instead use the Sino-Korean number system.
Sino-Korean number system:
0 - 영(young)(used for mathematics) and 공(gong)(used for phone numbers)
1 - 일 (eel)
2 - 이 (ee)
3 - 삼 (sahm)
4 - 사 (sa)
5 - 오 (oh)
6 - 육 (yook)
7 - 칠 (cheel)
8 - 팔 (pahl)
9 - 구 (goo)
10 - 십(ship)
To say stuff like 14(십사)(ship-sa) and others, then it just like the Native Korean number system, just say 10(십)(ship) then 4(사)(sa).
Other tens:
20 - 이십 (ee-ship)
30 - 삼십 (sahm-ship)
40 - 사십 (sa-ship)
50 - 오십 (oh-ship)
60 - 육십 (yook-ship)
70 - 칠십 (cheel-ship)
80 - 팔십 (pahl-ship)
90 - 구십 (goo-ship)
To say other tens, just say 5(오)(oh) then 10(십)(ship) to say 50(오십)(oh-ship). To say 53 you say 5(오)(oh) 10(십)(ship) and 3(삼)(sahm) to say 53(오십삼)(oh-ship-sahm)
Others:
100 - 백(baek)
200 - 이백(ee-baek)
1000 - 천(chun)
2000 - 이천(ee-chun)
2053 - 이쳔오십삼(ee-chun-oh-ship-sahm)(it is 2, 1000, 5, 10, and 3.)
That is all. I hope I helped. =)
I know it may seem like a lot to learn, but you will get it. Don't give up. ^^
Native Korean number system:
1 - 하나 (Ha-na)
2 - 둘 (dool)
3 - 셋 (seht)
4 - 넷 (neht)
5 - 다섯 (da-suht)
6 - 여섯 (yeo-suht)
7 - 일곱 (eel-gop)
8 - 여뎗 (yeo-duhl)
9 - 아홉 (a-hop)
10 - 열 (yeol)
Now to say 11 you would say 열하나(yeol-ha-na) which is just 10(열) and 1(하나). Just say 10 then 1, same goes for other ones, like 12 is 열둘(yeol-dool), 13(열셋)(yeol-seht), 14(열넷)(yeol-neht).
Other tens:
20 - 스물 (seu-mool)
30 - 서른 (seo-reun)
40 - 마흔 (ma-heun)
50 - 쉰 (shwin)(note: it may sound more like 'shin')
60 - 예순 (yeh-soon)
70 - 일흔 (eel-heun)
80 - 여든 (yeo-deun)
90 - 아흔(a-heun)
To say 23 it would be 스물셋(seu-mool-seht), to say 98 you would say 아흔여덟(a-heun-yeo-duhl).
For the numbers higher then 아흔아홉(a-heun-a-hop)(99) they are rarely said using the Native Korean number system, instead use the Sino-Korean number system.
Sino-Korean number system:
0 - 영(young)(used for mathematics) and 공(gong)(used for phone numbers)
1 - 일 (eel)
2 - 이 (ee)
3 - 삼 (sahm)
4 - 사 (sa)
5 - 오 (oh)
6 - 육 (yook)
7 - 칠 (cheel)
8 - 팔 (pahl)
9 - 구 (goo)
10 - 십(ship)
To say stuff like 14(십사)(ship-sa) and others, then it just like the Native Korean number system, just say 10(십)(ship) then 4(사)(sa).
Other tens:
20 - 이십 (ee-ship)
30 - 삼십 (sahm-ship)
40 - 사십 (sa-ship)
50 - 오십 (oh-ship)
60 - 육십 (yook-ship)
70 - 칠십 (cheel-ship)
80 - 팔십 (pahl-ship)
90 - 구십 (goo-ship)
To say other tens, just say 5(오)(oh) then 10(십)(ship) to say 50(오십)(oh-ship). To say 53 you say 5(오)(oh) 10(십)(ship) and 3(삼)(sahm) to say 53(오십삼)(oh-ship-sahm)
Others:
100 - 백(baek)
200 - 이백(ee-baek)
1000 - 천(chun)
2000 - 이천(ee-chun)
2053 - 이쳔오십삼(ee-chun-oh-ship-sahm)(it is 2, 1000, 5, 10, and 3.)
That is all. I hope I helped. =)
I know it may seem like a lot to learn, but you will get it. Don't give up. ^^
October 19, 2011
Korean 1 - Colors
Now that we are done with Hangul here are some words, I will start with colors.
Rainbow colors:
Now that you can read hangul(If not then go back to the other posts and practice more) test how well you can read it. Read the the words written in hangul below and see how quick you can read them, You may not being able to read it fast at first but the more words you read and the more practice of reading and writing hangul the faster and easier you will be able to read and write it. =)
Also another tip: When learning Korean, or any language, get two notebooks and in one write down the words in Hangul, in english(or any language you want) and also how they are pronouced. In the second notebook write the words down in hangul (while using the first notebook as help) and as you write down each one in hangul say it in korean and then english (or any language you want), write it down a few times till you master it. =)
Colors(Rainbow):
Can you read these words in korean?
무지개
빨간색
주황색
노란색
초록색/녹색
파란색
보라색
See how long it takes you to read these words, pronouce them in korean.
Now, I will go over each word.
무지개
(Moo-jee-geh) 무지개 is 'Rainbow' in english.
빨간색
(bbal-gahn-sek) 빨간색 is the color 'Red' in english.
주황색
(Joo-hwang-sek) 주황색 is the color 'Orange' in english.
노란색
(no-ran-sek) 노란색 is the color 'Yellow' in english
초록색/녹색
(cho-rok-sek)/(nok-sek) 초록색 and 녹색 both mean the color 'Green' in english. Both mean the same thing, just chose the one you want to use.
파란색
(Pa-ran-sek) 파란색 is the color 'Blue' in english.
보라색
(bo-ra-sek) 보라색 is the color 'Purple' in english.
Here are more colors. Also, if you have not noticed, every color ends with 색(sek), 색 means 'color'.
Other colors:
핑크색/분홍
갈색
하양색/흰색
검정색/끼만색/겅은색
회색
은색
금색
Again see how long it takes you to say the words above.
핑크색/분홍색
(ping-keu-sek)/(boon-hong-sek) Both mean the color 'Pink'.
갈색
(gal-sek) Means the color 'Brown'.
하양색/흰색
(ha-yan-sek)/(heen-sek) Both mean the color 'White'.
검정색/까만색/겅은색
(gum-jung-sek)/(gga-man-sek)/(gum-eun-sek) All of them mean the color 'Black'.
회색
(gweh-sek) Means the color 'Gray'.
은색
(eun-sek) Means the color 'Silver'.
금색
(geum-sek) Means the color 'Gold'.
There are many more colors but this is a lot to learn already.
Here is one more thing to know about colors:
If you want to use a color as an adjective, then you must know that most colors stay the same but some you have to take out '색'.
Colors without '색':
Yellow: 노란
Red: 빨간
Blue: 파란
White: 하양/흰
Black: 검정/까만/겅은
Rainbow colors:
Now that you can read hangul(If not then go back to the other posts and practice more) test how well you can read it. Read the the words written in hangul below and see how quick you can read them, You may not being able to read it fast at first but the more words you read and the more practice of reading and writing hangul the faster and easier you will be able to read and write it. =)
Also another tip: When learning Korean, or any language, get two notebooks and in one write down the words in Hangul, in english(or any language you want) and also how they are pronouced. In the second notebook write the words down in hangul (while using the first notebook as help) and as you write down each one in hangul say it in korean and then english (or any language you want), write it down a few times till you master it. =)
Colors(Rainbow):
Can you read these words in korean?
무지개
빨간색
주황색
노란색
초록색/녹색
파란색
보라색
See how long it takes you to read these words, pronouce them in korean.
Now, I will go over each word.
무지개
(Moo-jee-geh) 무지개 is 'Rainbow' in english.
빨간색
(bbal-gahn-sek) 빨간색 is the color 'Red' in english.
주황색
(Joo-hwang-sek) 주황색 is the color 'Orange' in english.
노란색
(no-ran-sek) 노란색 is the color 'Yellow' in english
초록색/녹색
(cho-rok-sek)/(nok-sek) 초록색 and 녹색 both mean the color 'Green' in english. Both mean the same thing, just chose the one you want to use.
파란색
(Pa-ran-sek) 파란색 is the color 'Blue' in english.
보라색
(bo-ra-sek) 보라색 is the color 'Purple' in english.
Here are more colors. Also, if you have not noticed, every color ends with 색(sek), 색 means 'color'.
Other colors:
핑크색/분홍
갈색
하양색/흰색
검정색/끼만색/겅은색
회색
은색
금색
Again see how long it takes you to say the words above.
핑크색/분홍색
(ping-keu-sek)/(boon-hong-sek) Both mean the color 'Pink'.
갈색
(gal-sek) Means the color 'Brown'.
하양색/흰색
(ha-yan-sek)/(heen-sek) Both mean the color 'White'.
검정색/까만색/겅은색
(gum-jung-sek)/(gga-man-sek)/(gum-eun-sek) All of them mean the color 'Black'.
회색
(gweh-sek) Means the color 'Gray'.
은색
(eun-sek) Means the color 'Silver'.
금색
(geum-sek) Means the color 'Gold'.
There are many more colors but this is a lot to learn already.
Here is one more thing to know about colors:
If you want to use a color as an adjective, then you must know that most colors stay the same but some you have to take out '색'.
Colors without '색':
Yellow: 노란
Red: 빨간
Blue: 파란
White: 하양/흰
Black: 검정/까만/겅은
October 18, 2011
Hangul - Vowels and Diphthongs
Vowels:
ㅏ
(a) This vowel sounds like 'ah', very simple and it never changes sounds. It always goes to the right of the first consonant, never below it.
ㅓ
(eo) This vowel has a 'O' sound, it is a little hard to explain, try this: Shape your mouth as if to say the 'o' in 'go', then say 'aw' like the 'aw' in 'law'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅗ
(o) This vowel has a 'O' sound almost like the vowel ㅓ, but this one is more like saying 'Oh' or like the 'o' in 'go' and 'low'. Is always below the first consonant.
ㅜ
(u) This is easy vowel, it has the same sound as the 'ou' in 'you'. Is always below the first consonant.
ㅡ
(eu) This vowel is a little hard to explain, it like the 'oo' in 'good'. Or another way to explain it is that it is like a short 'u' said in the back of your mouth, almost like a grunt. is always below the first consonant.
ㅣ
(i) Easy, it sounds like 'ee'. Like the 'ee' in 'meet'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅑ
(ya) Is just like saying 'ya'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅕ
(yeo) Simple, it like saying the vowel ㅓ(eo) just add a 'y' before. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅛ
(yo) Easy, it is just like saying 'yo'. Is always below the first consonant.
ㅠ
(yu) Another easy vowel, it is just like say 'you'. Is always below the first consonant.
Diphthongs:
ㅐ
(ae) Pretty easy, it sounds like saying 'eh'. It always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅒ
(yae) Just like the vowel ㅐ(ae) just with a 'y' before it, another way to explain it is: sounds like 'yeh'. It is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅔ
(e) It sounds like the it sounds just like ㅐ(ae), meaning this one is sounds like 'eh'. It is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅖ
(ye) Just like ㅒ meaning it sounds like 'yeh'. Always at the right of a consonant.
ㅘ
(wa) Just like saying the 'wah', like the 'wo' in 'wow' or 'wa' in 'water'.
ㅙ
(wae) sounds like 'weh', like the 'we' in 'wedding'.
ㅚ
(wae) sounds like 'weh', like the 'we' in 'wedding'
ㅝ
(weo) Pretty easy, sounds like 'wuh', or the 'wo' in 'woe'.
ㅞ
(we) it sounds like 'weh'.
ㅟ
(wi) Just like saying 'wee'.
ㅢ
(ui) sounds like 'eu+ee'. Sometimes only the ㅣ(i) part is heard.
ㅏ
(a) This vowel sounds like 'ah', very simple and it never changes sounds. It always goes to the right of the first consonant, never below it.
ㅓ
(eo) This vowel has a 'O' sound, it is a little hard to explain, try this: Shape your mouth as if to say the 'o' in 'go', then say 'aw' like the 'aw' in 'law'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅗ
(o) This vowel has a 'O' sound almost like the vowel ㅓ, but this one is more like saying 'Oh' or like the 'o' in 'go' and 'low'. Is always below the first consonant.
ㅜ
(u) This is easy vowel, it has the same sound as the 'ou' in 'you'. Is always below the first consonant.
ㅡ
(eu) This vowel is a little hard to explain, it like the 'oo' in 'good'. Or another way to explain it is that it is like a short 'u' said in the back of your mouth, almost like a grunt. is always below the first consonant.
ㅣ
(i) Easy, it sounds like 'ee'. Like the 'ee' in 'meet'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅑ
(ya) Is just like saying 'ya'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅕ
(yeo) Simple, it like saying the vowel ㅓ(eo) just add a 'y' before. Is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅛ
(yo) Easy, it is just like saying 'yo'. Is always below the first consonant.
ㅠ
(yu) Another easy vowel, it is just like say 'you'. Is always below the first consonant.
Diphthongs:
ㅐ
(ae) Pretty easy, it sounds like saying 'eh'. It always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅒ
(yae) Just like the vowel ㅐ(ae) just with a 'y' before it, another way to explain it is: sounds like 'yeh'. It is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅔ
(e) It sounds like the it sounds just like ㅐ(ae), meaning this one is sounds like 'eh'. It is always at the right of the first consonant.
ㅖ
(ye) Just like ㅒ meaning it sounds like 'yeh'. Always at the right of a consonant.
ㅘ
(wa) Just like saying the 'wah', like the 'wo' in 'wow' or 'wa' in 'water'.
ㅙ
(wae) sounds like 'weh', like the 'we' in 'wedding'.
ㅚ
(wae) sounds like 'weh', like the 'we' in 'wedding'
ㅝ
(weo) Pretty easy, sounds like 'wuh', or the 'wo' in 'woe'.
ㅞ
(we) it sounds like 'weh'.
ㅟ
(wi) Just like saying 'wee'.
ㅢ
(ui) sounds like 'eu+ee'. Sometimes only the ㅣ(i) part is heard.
October 17, 2011
Hangul Part 2
Here are the rest of the consonants
ㅇ
(ng) ㅇ is very common, and simple. When ㅇ is at the beginning of a syllable it has no sound at all, it is silent, it is like a place holder since syllables must start with a consonant, when you need a sound at the beginning of syllable but that sound is only in vowels then you use this character to use as a place holder. When at the end of a syllable it is pronounced as a light 'ng', like the 'ng' in 'Nothing', 'Waiting' and 'running'. The 'g' in 'ng' is light and almost unheard, almost. ex: 안녕(An-nyeong)(meaning: Hello(informal), Good-bye(informal)), 고양이(ko-yang-ee)(meaning: Cat), 영국(Young-guk)(meaning: England)
ㅈ
(j/ch) has light 'j' sound when in between vowels. When at the beginning of a syllable it is often heard as a 'ch' sound. at the end of a syllable it sounds just like the characters ㅅ and ㄷ, meaning at the end of a syllable it is like a soft 'd' or 't' sound. ex: 중국(Chong-guk)(meaning: China)
ㅊ
(ch) this character as a 'cha' sound, always a 'cha' sound, it never changes unlike the character ㅈ. ex: 축하합니다(chaog-ha-ham-ni-da)(meaning: Congratulations(Very formal))
ㅋ
(k) this character sounds like 'kha', almost like the character ㄱ but more of a 'k' sound. ex: 캐나다(Kha-na-da)(meaning: Canada)
ㅌ
(t) sounds like 't', almost like the character ㄷ. ex: 태국(tae-guk)(meaning: Thailand)
ㅍ
(p) sounds like 'p', almost like the character ㅂ, but with more air. ex: 필리핀(Pil-li-pin)(meaning: Filipino)
ㅎ
(h) sounds like a 'h', when at the end of a syllable that has the characters ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, and ㅈ the character ㅎ is usually not heared, and the characters ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, and ㅈ with sound more like the characters ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, and ㅊ but with more air. ex: 한국(Han-guk)(meaning: Korea), 한국어(Han-guk-eo)(meaning: Korean(language. ex: when putting a site in korean it will say 한국어 instead of 'Korean'), 한국 사람(Han-guk sa-ram)(meaning: Korean. ex: When koreans introduce themself and say they are korean they say '저는 한국 사람입니다(Jeo-nun han-guk sa-ram-im-ni-da)')
That is all for consonants, hope it helped.
Next are vowels.
ㅇ
(ng) ㅇ is very common, and simple. When ㅇ is at the beginning of a syllable it has no sound at all, it is silent, it is like a place holder since syllables must start with a consonant, when you need a sound at the beginning of syllable but that sound is only in vowels then you use this character to use as a place holder. When at the end of a syllable it is pronounced as a light 'ng', like the 'ng' in 'Nothing', 'Waiting' and 'running'. The 'g' in 'ng' is light and almost unheard, almost. ex: 안녕(An-nyeong)(meaning: Hello(informal), Good-bye(informal)), 고양이(ko-yang-ee)(meaning: Cat), 영국(Young-guk)(meaning: England)
ㅈ
(j/ch) has light 'j' sound when in between vowels. When at the beginning of a syllable it is often heard as a 'ch' sound. at the end of a syllable it sounds just like the characters ㅅ and ㄷ, meaning at the end of a syllable it is like a soft 'd' or 't' sound. ex: 중국(Chong-guk)(meaning: China)
ㅊ
(ch) this character as a 'cha' sound, always a 'cha' sound, it never changes unlike the character ㅈ. ex: 축하합니다(chaog-ha-ham-ni-da)(meaning: Congratulations(Very formal))
ㅋ
(k) this character sounds like 'kha', almost like the character ㄱ but more of a 'k' sound. ex: 캐나다(Kha-na-da)(meaning: Canada)
ㅌ
(t) sounds like 't', almost like the character ㄷ. ex: 태국(tae-guk)(meaning: Thailand)
ㅍ
(p) sounds like 'p', almost like the character ㅂ, but with more air. ex: 필리핀(Pil-li-pin)(meaning: Filipino)
ㅎ
(h) sounds like a 'h', when at the end of a syllable that has the characters ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, and ㅈ the character ㅎ is usually not heared, and the characters ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, and ㅈ with sound more like the characters ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, and ㅊ but with more air. ex: 한국(Han-guk)(meaning: Korea), 한국어(Han-guk-eo)(meaning: Korean(language. ex: when putting a site in korean it will say 한국어 instead of 'Korean'), 한국 사람(Han-guk sa-ram)(meaning: Korean. ex: When koreans introduce themself and say they are korean they say '저는 한국 사람입니다(Jeo-nun han-guk sa-ram-im-ni-da)')
That is all for consonants, hope it helped.
Next are vowels.
October 16, 2011
Hangul
Here is for my friend Nurul Ezlyne, I will help her learn Korean. =)
Hangul:
There are 14 consonants, each pretty simple.
ㄱ
(g/k) very light, it is almost silent when used at the end of a word. ex: 가자(Ga-ja)(Meaning: Let's go)
ㄴ
(n) sounds like 'N'. ex: 안녕하십니까(An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-gga)(Meaning: Hello)
ㄷ
(d) sounds like a light 'd' or 't' sound. ex: 또(ddoh)(meaning: Again)(this one is a double ㄷ, I will get more into these but for now here is ㄷ)
ㄹ
(l/r) this character is hardest for people who do not know korean to pronouce, if it is between other characters then is almost like a rolling 'r' sound, if it is at the end of a word it more like a light 'l' sound. Sometimes sounds like a 'r' and 'l' sound put together. ex: 사랑(Sa-rang)(meaning: Love)(pronouce: say 'Sa' and then the 'r' in 'rang' is almost both 'r' and 'l' together.), 사랑헤요(Sa-rang-hae-yo)(meaning: I love you(formal))
ㅁ
(m) very easy character, sounds just like 'm'. ex: 미국(Mi-guk)(meaning: America)
ㅂ
(b/p) easy character, it will have a light 'b' or 'p'. When put at the end of a word it almost silent. ex: 밥(bap)(meaning: Rice), 오빠(Oppa)(meaning: used toward older brothers, olders male friends, or boyfriend(females may use this word only))
ㅅ
(s) sounds like 's', but when put with the vowel 'ㅣ' such as 시 it will sound like 'sh' or 'shee'. When at the end of a word or syllable that begins with a vowel or consonant that is not 'ㅅ' it will have a light 'd' sound. ex: 러시아(reo-shee-ah)(meaning: Russia), 프랑스(pu-rang-su)(meaning: France)
That is all I can do for today, I will do more tomorrow. 안녕!
Hangul:
There are 14 consonants, each pretty simple.
ㄱ
(g/k) very light, it is almost silent when used at the end of a word. ex: 가자(Ga-ja)(Meaning: Let's go)
ㄴ
(n) sounds like 'N'. ex: 안녕하십니까(An-nyeong-ha-sim-ni-gga)(Meaning: Hello)
ㄷ
(d) sounds like a light 'd' or 't' sound. ex: 또(ddoh)(meaning: Again)(this one is a double ㄷ, I will get more into these but for now here is ㄷ)
ㄹ
(l/r) this character is hardest for people who do not know korean to pronouce, if it is between other characters then is almost like a rolling 'r' sound, if it is at the end of a word it more like a light 'l' sound. Sometimes sounds like a 'r' and 'l' sound put together. ex: 사랑(Sa-rang)(meaning: Love)(pronouce: say 'Sa' and then the 'r' in 'rang' is almost both 'r' and 'l' together.), 사랑헤요(Sa-rang-hae-yo)(meaning: I love you(formal))
ㅁ
(m) very easy character, sounds just like 'm'. ex: 미국(Mi-guk)(meaning: America)
ㅂ
(b/p) easy character, it will have a light 'b' or 'p'. When put at the end of a word it almost silent. ex: 밥(bap)(meaning: Rice), 오빠(Oppa)(meaning: used toward older brothers, olders male friends, or boyfriend(females may use this word only))
ㅅ
(s) sounds like 's', but when put with the vowel 'ㅣ' such as 시 it will sound like 'sh' or 'shee'. When at the end of a word or syllable that begins with a vowel or consonant that is not 'ㅅ' it will have a light 'd' sound. ex: 러시아(reo-shee-ah)(meaning: Russia), 프랑스(pu-rang-su)(meaning: France)
That is all I can do for today, I will do more tomorrow. 안녕!
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