Korean Alphabet; Hanguel (1) Consonants

If you decide to learn Korean but do not know where to start, learning Korean alphabet is a perfect way to begin. Let's start with consonants.

There are 19 consonants in Hanguel. Even though they have their own sound(peonetic value), they are not able to be make sound alone but must be used with vowels to form syllable. 

 

Korean Consonants

 

ㄱ,ㄴ,ㅁ,ㅅ and o are the very basic consonants out of 19 consonants. The shpes of these 5 consonants come from the speech organs which play the main role of each consonant. Other consonants were created by adding one or two strokes to these consonants.

Generally, they are divided into basic consonants and double consonants. 

 

Adding one or more strokes to create another Korean consonants

 

If you want to hear the sounds of each basic consonant, here is the kids learning song. Hope this helps!

 

Pinkfong 가나다송

pinkfong 한글 가나다