Korean Notes
Vowels (Basic 10) Hangul Pronunciation Notes ㅏ a Open mouth wide ㅑ ya ㅏ with a “y” prefix ㅓ eo Between “o” and “e”, mouth open vertically ㅕ yeo ㅓ with a “y” prefix ㅗ o Round lips to say “o” ㅛ yo ㅗ with a “y” prefix ㅜ u Round lips to say “u” ㅠ yu ㅜ with a “y” prefix ㅡ eu Lips stretched horizontally — not in Japanese ㅣ i Lips pulled sideways Consonants (Basic 14) Hangul Pronunciation Notes ㄱ g/k “k” at start, “g” in middle ㄴ n Same as Japanese “na” row ㄷ d/t “t” at start, “d” in middle ㄹ r/l “r” at start, “l” in middle ㅁ m Same as Japanese “ma” row ㅂ b/p “p” at start, “b” in middle ㅅ s Lighter than “su” ㅇ ng/silent Silent at start, “ng” at end ㅈ j Between “ji” and “chi” ㅊ ch Strong “ch” sound ㅋ k Strong “k” ㅌ t Strong “t” ㅍ p Strong “p” ㅎ h Similar to Japanese “ha” row How Hangul Blocks Work Korean characters are built as blocks: consonant + vowel (+ consonant) ...