Lesson 1 – Part C

To make a combination consonant and vowel in Hangeul (let’s say Korean alphabet with Han-gûl / Han-geul for the next) is like making a b c… when you want to write mom then it will be m + o + m.

The same method is applied in Hangeul.

Something for sure, the vowel can’t stand alone. It MUST be preceded with a consonant.

So if you want to write something that started with vowel, just put the ‘ng’ = ㅇ before it. It won’t be read as ng if it’s placed in front.

Example :

anio (means : no), must be written as 아니오 (ng.a + n.i + ng.o) , instead of ㅏ니ㅗ (a + n.i + o).
Remember the ng is not said

There are several ways to make vowels and consonants combination:

  • consonant + vowel,
    example : to write ma is m + a -> ㅁ + ㅏ => 마
  • consonant + vowel + batchin
    don’t be scare with new terminology “batchin”..it’s just a consonant that placed below the consonant + vowel.
    example : to write mam is m + a + m -> ㅁ + ㅏ + ㅁ => 맘 , the 2nd is the batchin.

See..it’s not really hard how to read hangeul 한글 :)

화이팅!!! ^ㅇ^