2007-08-25

Korean Alphabet (Hangul)

Duh, malesnya mo ngebahas ttg topik ini haha~~ but a friend of mine asked me to put it here, so.. as usual, gw googling lagi en nemu source ^_^'

Most English speakers think Korean has thousands of characters, like Chinese, but it actually has a very simple and logical alphabet, which you can learn in a few minutes. The alphabet was invented in 1443 during the reign of the Great King Sejong. There are 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels.
Letters that have similar sounds also have similar shapes, so it is easy to learn.

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The letters are grouped into syllable blocks containing an initial consonant (which may be silent or double), one or two vowels (below or to the right), and sometimes a final consonant (below).
Now, see if you can "decode" these words:


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Source

Links:
Introduction To Korean
Korean alphabet, pronunciation and language
Korean alphabet hangul
Hangul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korean Alphabet