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
October 19, 2011
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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