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=Korean Alphabet, Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...=
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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.
 
 
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==
==Korean Alphabet==
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The Chinese writing system is considered logographic. Korean also uses Hanja and Japanese uses Kanji, which would both be considered logographic. Japanese Hiragana, Katakana and Hangeul are all phonographic but that Hangeul has the distinction of also being phonocharacterized. Initially, the alphabet had twenty-eight main letters, which over time have been reduced to twenty-four. Eight are considered basic sounds, and from these derive all the other consonants and vowels. We must first distinguish between:
* 5 basic consonants [ㄱ, ㄴ,ㅁ,ㅅ,ㅇ] from which derive the fourteen simple consonants.
* 3 basic vowels [ •, ㅣ, ㅡ] from which derive the first ten, simple, or iotized, vowels.


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.
Eight are considered basic sounds, and from these derive all the other consonants and vowels. We must first distinguish between:
* 5 basic consonants <span class="notranslate">[ㄱ, ㄴ,ㅁ,ㅅ,ㅇ]</span> from which derive the fourteen simple consonants.
* 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 (ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ) are derived in turn five double consonants (ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ) and eleven complex combinations (ㄳ, ㄵ, ㄶ, ㄺ, ㄼ, ㄻ, ㄽ, ㄿ, ㄾ, ㅀ, ㅄ). The ten simple vowels (ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, ㅣ) are followed by four complex vowels (ㅐ,ㅒ, ㅔ, ㅖ) and seven diphthongs (ㅘ, ㅙ, ㅚ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅟ, ㅢ).






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>.


===Basic Vowels===
===Basic Vowels===
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*ㅏ  [a]
*ㅓ  [eo]
*ㅗ  [o]
*ㅜ  [u]
*ㅡ  [eu]
*ㅑ  [ya]
*ㅕ  [yeo]
*ㅛ  [yo]
*ㅠ  [yu]
*ㅣ  [i]


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===Basic Consonants===
===Basic Consonants===
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*ㄱ  [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.
*ㄴ  [n]
*ㅁ  [m]
*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.
*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]
*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.


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===Compound Vowels===
===Compound Vowels===
====Complex Vowels====
====Complex Vowels====
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*ㅐ  [ae]
*ㅔ  [e]
*ㅒ  [yae]
*ㅖ  [ye]


===Diphtongs===
===Diphtongs===
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*ㅙ  [wae]
*ㅘ  [wa]
*ㅝ  [wo]
*ㅢ  [ui]
*ㅚ  [oe]
*ㅞ  [we]
*ㅟ  [wi]


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===Double Consonants===
===Double Consonants===
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*ㄲ  [kk]
*ㄸ  [tt]
*ㅃ  [pp]
*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.
*ㅉ  [jj]


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===Complex combinations===
===Complex combinations===
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===Summary: IPA table===
{| 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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{{#seo:
==Sources==
|title=Learn the Korean alphabet and pronunciation
* [[Language/Korean/Pronunciation/Complex-finals|Lesson about complex finals]]
|keywords=writing , letters, pronounce, systems, vowels, consonants, diphtongs, Keyboard, video, native speaker
* https://www.spdbooks.org/Content/Site106/FilesSamples/9781624120688.pdf
|description=In this lesson we will learn how to write and pronounce the Korean alphabet
* Pronunciation tips: https://www.howtostudykorean.com/unit0/197-2/
|og:image=https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/images/9/93/Korean-Language-simple-vowels2-PolyglotClub.jpg
* https://polyglotclub.com/help/language-learning-tips/learn-korean-writing
}}
* https://polyglotclub.com/help/language-learning-tips/learn-korean-writing/translate-french


==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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