How Are Korean Words Formed?

Korean words are made by combining consonants and vowels together.

When you put a consonant and a vowel together they will become a character/syllable.
For example:
1. ㅍ+ㅗ= 포 and ㄷ+ㅗ= 도 so 포+도= 포도 pronounce as "podo" which means grapes...
2. ㅂ+ㅏ= 바, ㄷ+ㅏ= 다 so 바+다 = 바다 pronounce as 'bada' which means sea.

*모음 pronounce as 'mo-eum' means vowels
ㅏ, ㅑ,  ㅓ, ㅕ,   ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ,     ㅠ,       ㅡ,  ㅣ
ah, yah, eo, yeo, o,   yo, oo/u, yoo/yu, eu,   i/ee
ㅐ, ㅒ, ㅔ, ㅖ,    ㅘ, ㅙ,    ㅚ, ㅝ, ㅞ,   ㅟ, ㅢ
ae, yae, ea, yea, wa, wae, wi, wo, we, wui, yi

*자음 pronounce as 'ja-eum' means consonants
ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ,  ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅎ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ,ㅊ, ㄲ, ㄸ,    ㅃ,       ㅆ, ㅉ
k/g, n,   d/t l/r, m,   b/p, s,   ng, j,    h,   k,   t,    p,  ch, kk, tt/dd, bb,pp, ss, jj

**Take note
ㅇ - when it comes before the vowel like in 아기(ah-gi), it doesn't have any sound. But if it comes after the vowel like in 강 (kang/gang), it has an -ng sound.

 Hangeul Reading and Writing Practice
Worksheet https://docs.google.com

이	ee	two
오	oh	five
너	noh	you
오이	oh-ee	cucumber
우유	oo-yoo	milk
나	na	I
여우	yeo-oo	fox
모자	moh-ja	hat
바다	ba-da	sea
오리	oh-ree	duck
우리	oo-ree	we/our
배	bae	ship/pear
의자	ui-ja	chair
다리	da-ree	leg/bridge
모래	moh-rae	sand
머리	meo-ree	head
나라	na-ra	country
나무	na-moo	tree
사자	sa-ja	lion
소	soh	ox/cow
새	sae	bird
나이	na-i	age
싸다	ssada	cheap
의사	ui-sa	doctor
비	bee	rain

Getting To Know Hangeul

Do you love watching Korean Dramas?
 Or are you a fan of a famous K-Pop star?
 But you don't know any Korean?
Don't even know the Korean characters?
Well, you're in the right place. I'm gonna help you learn the Korean language.

First, I will help you learn Hangeul (한글).

What is Hangeul?
Hangeul is the writing system of Koreans, or should I say the "Korean alphabet".
 
What are the characteristics of Korean Language?

Korean/Hangeul has 19 consonants and 21 vowels.

1.Consonants
The basic Korean consonants are ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㅅ, ㅇ.
The basic Korean consonants were created by referring to figures of our vocal organs.
ㄱ- is a figure of the tongue touching the back palate.
ㄴ- is a figure of the tongue touching the upper gums.
ㅁ- is a figure of an open mouth.
ㅅ- is a figure of the teeth.
ㅇ- is a figure of the throat.
Take a look at the figure below.








Other consonants are created by adding strokes to the basic consonants they are classified as Lax consonants, Aspirated consonants and Fortis consonants
Lax Aspirated Fortis
ㄱ ㅋ ㄲ
ㄷ ㅌ ㄸ
ㅂ ㅍ ㅃ
ㅅ ㅆ
ㅈ ㅊ ㅉ

2. Vowels
The basic vowels are formed by combining the figure of a round sky represented by a dot (.), a figure of a flattened earth represented by a horizontal line (ㅡ), and a figure of a standing man represented by a vertical line (ㅣ).
When the . + ㅣare combined they will become ㅏ and ㅓ
When the .+ ㅡ are combined they will become ㅗ and ㅜ
And if you add another . those characters ㅑ,ㅕ,ㅛ and ㅠ will be made.
Here's how .+. +ㅣ= ㅑ and ㅕ
. + . + ㅡ= ㅠ and ㅛ
And by adding another man (ㅣ) to ㅏ and ㅓ, ㅐand ㅔ will be made.
And by adding another man to ㅑ and ㅕ, ㅒ and ㅖ will be made.
And ㅗ + ㅏ = ㅘ, ㅗ+ㅐ=ㅙ, ㅜ+ㅓ= ㅝ, ㅜ+ㅔ=ㅞ, ㅜ+ㅣ=ㅟ, ㅗ+ㅣ=ㅚ, ㅡ+ㅣ=ㅢ