Learning Han-geul, the Korean alphabet reading practice [Part 1 & 2]

한글 Hangul, also known as Hangeul, is the Korean alphabet. It was created in 1443 by King Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty. Hangul is a phonetic alphabet, which means that each letter represents a sound. This makes it a very easy alphabet to learn, especially compared to other Asian writing systems like Chinese.

Hangul is made up of 24 letters, 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Each character represents a specific sound, and the shapes of the characters were designed to reflect the articulatory features of the sounds they represent.

한글

Here, I have compiled some words to practice reading the Korean alphabet.

가 : ㄱ (g) + ㅏ(a) = 가 (ga)

가구	furniture
가지	egg plant
가수	singer
가면	mask
가치	worth

나: ㄴ (n) + ㅏ(a) = 나 (na)

나라	country, nation
나비	butterfly
나무	tree
나머지	remainder
나누기	division

다 : ㄷ(d) + ㅏ(a) = 다 (da)

다리	bridge
다수	many, majority
다리미	Iron
다람쥐	squirrel
다이아몬드	diamond

라: ㄹ(r/l) + ㅏ(a) = 라(ra)

라디오	Radio
라면	instant noondle
라벤더	lavender
라이터	lighter
라켓	racket

마: ㅁ (m) + ㅏ(a) = 마 (ma)

마음	heart, mind
마술	magic
마늘	garlic
마을	town, suburb
마침내	finally

바 : ㅂ (b) + ㅏ(a) = 바 (ba)

바보	fool, stupid
바다	ocean, sea
바닷가	beach, seashore, coast, seaside
바이올린	violin
바람	wind

사 : ㅅ (s) + ㅏ(a) = 사 (sa)

사랑	love
사람	person, people, human
사과	apple
사진	picture, photo
사진기	camera

아: o (silent) + ㅏ(a) = 아 (a)

아가씨	young lady
아줌마	middle-aged woman
아저씨	middle-aged man
아버지	father
아리랑	A-ri-rang Korean folk song

자 : ㅈ (j) + ㅏ(a) = 자 (ja)

자연	nature
자연스럽게	naturally
자전거	bicycle
자동차	car
자유	freedom

차 : ㅊ (ch) + ㅏ(a) = 차 (cha)

차도	road
차고	garage
차남	second son
차별	discrimination
차이점	difference

카 : ㅋ (k) + ㅏ(a) = 카 (ka)

카지노	casino
카리스마	charisma
카사블랑카	casa blanca
카메라	camera
카레	curry

타 : ㅌ (t) + ㅏ(a) = 타 (ta)

타조	ostrich
타지마할	the Taj Mahal
타이틀	title
타협	compromise
타악기	percussion

파 : ㅍ (p) + ㅏ(a) = 파 (pa)

파랑	blue
파뿌리	spring onion roots
파도	wave
파리	fly (insect)
파수꾼	guard, watch

하: ㅎ (h) + ㅏ(a) = 하 (ha)

하늘	sky
하루	a day
하나님	god
하마	hippo
하얀색	white color

Some additional facts about Hangul:

• Hangul is the only writing system in the world that was designed by a single person.

• Hangul is a featural writing system, which means that the letters represent the features of the sounds they represent. For example, the consonant letter "ㄱ" represents the back of the tongue, while the vowel letter "ㅏ" represents a high front vowel.

• Hangul is a very efficient writing system. It is possible to write all of the sounds of the Korean language with only 24 letters.

• Hangul is a beautiful and expressive writing system. It is often used in calligraphy and other forms of art.

[Source from Bard]