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<div style="font-size:300%">Korean Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...</div>
Hello Polyglots,😀
Hello Polyglots,😀




In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Korean alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet <span class="notranslate">(IPA)</span>, or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Korean alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.


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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The Korean alphabet is a writing system created in 1443 and promulgated in 1446 during the reign of King Sejong, the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Originally regarded as a "vulgar script" (eonmun, 언문), it began to be widely used and appreciated after the Japanese colonization of the peninsula, when it became an instrument of self-determination against foreign domination over the peninsula. Korean territory. The Korean alphabet is currently used in South Korea, where it is called Hangeul (한글, the term in this book); in North Korea, where it is called Joseongeul (조선 글); and also by Korean communities overseas, mainly in China and the United States. 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 Korean alphabet is a writing system created in 1443 and promulgated in 1446 during the reign of <span class="notranslate">King Sejong</span>, the fourth king of the <span class="notranslate">Joseon</span> dynasty (1392-1910).  
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.


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Originally regarded as a "vulgar script" <span class="notranslate">(eonmun, 언문)</span>, it began to be widely used and appreciated after the Japanese colonization of the peninsula, when it became an instrument of self-determination against foreign domination over the peninsula. Korean territory. The Korean alphabet is currently used in South Korea, where it is called <span class="notranslate">Hangeul (한글)</span> and in North Korea, where it is called <span class="notranslate">Joseongeul (조선 글)</span> and also by Korean communities overseas, mainly in China and the United States.




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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==Korean Alphabet==


The Korean language has 40 different letters, which are separated into 4 main categories: basic vowels, basic consonants, compound vowels, and compound consonants. While learning Korean, it is incredibly important to learn the alphabet, especially if you ever want to become fluent in a language. This is because some of the pronunciations are very similar to one another, and this can become confusing. Another reason is because the letters don't sound exactly like the romanticized versions of the letters. Examples:


==Korean Alphabet==
===Basic Vowels===


The Korean language has 40 different letters. While learning Korean, it is incredibly important to learn the alphabet, especially if you ever want to become fluent in a language. This is because some of the pronunciations are very similar to one another, and this can become confusing. Another reason is because the letters don't sound exactly like the romanticized versions of the letters.  
[[File:Korean-Language-simple-vowels-PolyglotClub.jpg]]


*ㅏ  [a]
*ㅓ  [eo]
*ㅗ  [o]
*ㅜ  [u]
*ㅡ  [eu]


*ㅑ  [ya]


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.
*ㅕ  [yeo]
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*ㅛ  [yo]
*ㅠ  [yu]


*ㅣ  [i]


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.  
===Basic Consonants===
[[File:Korean-Language-SIMPLE-consonants-PolyglotClub.jpg]]




*ㄱ  [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.


Eight are considered basic sounds, and from these derive all the other consonants and vowels. We must first distinguish between:
*ㄴ  [n]
* 5 basic consonants <span class="notranslate">[ㄱ, ㄴ,ㅁ,ㅅ,ㅇ]</span> from which derive the fourteen simple consonants.
*ㅁ  [m]
* 3 basic vowels <span class="notranslate">[ •, ㅣ, ㅡ]</span> from which derive the first ten, simple, or iotized, vowels.  
*ㅅ [s] - At the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "t".
*ㅇ  [ng] - At the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. At the end of a syllable, it sounds like "ng".
*ㅋ  [k] - Hard "k" sound.


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*ㄷ  [d, t] - Normally sounds like a soft "d", but is sometimes romanticized as a "t".
*ㅂ  [b, p, f, v] - This sounds closest to a "b", but it is romanticized into any of these 4.
*ㅈ  [j]
*ㅌ  [t] - Hard "t" sound.
*ㅍ  [p]


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>.
*ㅊ [ch]


*ㅎ  [h]
*ㄹ  [r, l] - Native Korean speakers are frequently unable to tell the difference between an "r" and an "l" sound, therefore, this letters sounds like a combination of the two.


===Compound Vowels===
====Complex Vowels====
[[File:Korean-Language-COMPLEX-vowels-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
*ㅐ  [ae]
*ㅔ  [e]


The ten simple vowels <span class="notranslate">(ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, ㅣ)</span> are followed by four complex vowels <span class="notranslate">(ㅐ,ㅒ, ㅔ, ㅖ)</span> and seven diphthongs <span class="notranslate">(ㅘ, ㅙ, ㅚ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅟ, ㅢ)</span>.
*ㅒ [yae]


===Basic Vowels===
*ㅖ  [ye]
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===Diphtongs===
[[File:Korean-Language-diphtongs-PolyglotClub.jpg]]


*ㅙ  [wae]
*ㅘ  [wa]
*ㅝ  [wo]
*ㅢ  [ui]


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*ㅚ  [oe]
===Basic Consonants===
*ㅞ  [we]
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*ㅟ  [wi]


===Double Consonants===


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[[File:Korean-Language-DOUBLE-consonants-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
===Compound Vowels===
====Complex Vowels====
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[[File:Korean-Language-COMPLEX-vowels2-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
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===Diphtongs===
*ㄲ  [kk]
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*ㄸ  [tt]
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*ㅃ  [pp]
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*ㅆ  [ss] - Like the single version of this letter, when it is at the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "tt" sound.


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*ㅉ  [jj]
===Double Consonants===
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===Complex combinations===
===Complex combinations===
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===Summary===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Letter
|ㄱ
|ㄲ
|ㄴ
|ㄷ
|ㄸ
|ㄹ
|ㅁ
|ㅂ
|ㅃ
|ㅅ
|ㅆ
|ㅇ
|ㅈ
|ㅉ
|ㅊ
|ㅋ
|ㅌ
|ㅍ
|ㅎ
|-
! colspan="2" |IPA
|[k]
|[k*]
|[n]
|[t]
|[t*]
|[ɾ,l]
|[m]
|[p]
|[p*]
|[s]
|[s*]
|∅,[ŋ]
|[ʧ]
|[ʧ*]
|[ʧʰ]
|[kʰ]
|[tʰ]
|[pʰ]
|[h]
|-
! rowspan="2" |Name
!South
|기역
|쌍기역
| rowspan="2" |니은
|리을
|쌍디귿
| rowspan="2" |리을
| rowspan="2" |미음
| rowspan="2" |비읍
|쌍비읍
|시옷
|쌍시옷
| rowspan="2" |이응
| rowspan="2" |지읒
|쌍지읒
| rowspan="2" |치읓
| rowspan="2" |키읔
| rowspan="2" |티읕
| rowspan="2" |피읖
| rowspan="2" |히읗
|-
!North
|기윽
|된기윽
|디읃
|된디읃
|된비읍
|시읏
|된시읏
|된지읒
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Letter
|ㅏ
|ㅐ
|ㅑ
|ㅒ
|ㅓ
|ㅔ
|ㅕ
|ㅖ
|ㅗ
|ㅘ
|ㅙ
|ㅚ
|ㅛ
|ㅜ
|ㅝ
|ㅞ
|ㅟ
|ㅠ
|ㅡ
|ㅢ
|ㅣ
|-
!IPA
|[a]
|[æ]
|[ja]
|[jæ]
|[ʌ]
|[e]
|[jʌ]
|[je]
|[o]
|[wa]
|[wæ]
|[we]
|[jo]
|[u]
|[wʌ]
|[we]
|[wi]
|[ju]
|[ɨ]
|[ɨj]
|[i]
|-
!Name
|아
|애
|야
|얘
|어
|에
|여
|예
|오
|와
|왜
|외
|요
|우
|워
|웨
|위
|유
|으
|의
|이
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Complexfinal
|ㄳ
|ㄵ
|ㄶ
|ㄺ
|ㄻ
|ㄼ
|ㄽ
|ㄾ
|ㄿ
|ㅀ
|ㅄ
|}


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==Video - Korean Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker==
==Video - Korean Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker==
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==Korean Online Virtual Keyboard==
==Korean Online Virtual Keyboard==
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==Sources==
* [[Language/Korean/Pronunciation/Complex-finals|Lesson about complex finals]]
* https://www.spdbooks.org/Content/Site106/FilesSamples/9781624120688.pdf
* Pronunciation tips: https://www.howtostudykorean.com/unit0/197-2/


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==Other Lessons==
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]
* [[Language/Korean/Pronunciation/Write-and-Pronounce-Korean-Vowels|Write and Pronounce Korean Vowels]]
* [[Language/Korean/Pronunciation/How-to-write-Korean-syllables|How to write Korean syllables]]
* [[Language/Korean/Pronunciation/Complex-finals|Complex finals]]
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