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You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of the Korean language.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of the Korean language.


 
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As part of a project abandoned in 2012, South Korea sought to export the alphabet abroad to provide a writing system for linguistic minorities lacking a proper writing system.
As part of a project abandoned in 2012, South Korea sought to export the alphabet abroad to provide a writing system for linguistic minorities lacking a proper writing system.


 
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The Chinese writing system is considered logographic. Korean also uses <span class="notranslate">Hanja</span> and Japanese uses <span class="notranslate">Kanji</span>, which would both be considered logographic.  
The Chinese writing system is considered logographic. Korean also uses <span class="notranslate">Hanja</span> and Japanese uses <span class="notranslate">Kanji</span>, which would both be considered logographic.  
 
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Japanese <span class="notranslate">Hiragana</span>, <span class="notranslate">Katakana</span> and <span class="notranslate">Hangeul</span> are all phonographic but that <span class="notranslate">Hangeul</span> has the distinction of also being phonocharacterized. Initially, the alphabet had twenty-eight main letters, which over time have been reduced to twenty-four.  
Japanese <span class="notranslate">Hiragana</span>, <span class="notranslate">Katakana</span> and <span class="notranslate">Hangeul</span> are all phonographic but that <span class="notranslate">Hangeul</span> has the distinction of also being phonocharacterized. Initially, the alphabet had twenty-eight main letters, which over time have been reduced to twenty-four.  
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* 3 basic vowels <span class="notranslate">[ •, ㅣ, ㅡ]</span> from which derive the first ten, simple, or iotized, vowels.  
* 3 basic vowels <span class="notranslate">[ •, ㅣ, ㅡ]</span> from which derive the first ten, simple, or iotized, vowels.  


 
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From the fourteen simple consonants <span class="notranslate">(ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ)</span> are derived in turn five double consonants <span class="notranslate">(ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ)</span> and eleven complex combinations <span class="notranslate">(ㄳ, ㄵ, ㄶ, ㄺ, ㄼ, ㄻ, ㄽ, ㄿ, ㄾ, ㅀ, ㅄ)</span>.  
From the fourteen simple consonants <span class="notranslate">(ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ)</span> are derived in turn five double consonants <span class="notranslate">(ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ)</span> and eleven complex combinations <span class="notranslate">(ㄳ, ㄵ, ㄶ, ㄺ, ㄼ, ㄻ, ㄽ, ㄿ, ㄾ, ㅀ, ㅄ)</span>.  
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*ㅣ  [i]
*ㅣ  [i]
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===Basic Consonants===
===Basic Consonants===
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===Compound Vowels===
===Compound Vowels===
====Complex Vowels====
====Complex Vowels====
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===Double Consonants===
===Double Consonants===
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===Complex combinations===
===Complex combinations===
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===Summary===
===Summary===
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==Video - Korean Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker==
==Video - Korean Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker==
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