Chapter 3 (Part 1): Learn Hangeul Letters

Question 1

아

Answer 1

a or ah

Question 2

어

Answer 2

eo

Question 3

오

Answer 3

o or oh

*Pure “o” sound with very rounded lips

Question 4

우

Answer 4

u or oo

Question 5

으

Answer 5

eu

*Similar to the sound you make when you see/smell/taste something gross

Question 6

이

Answer 6

i or ee

Question 7

애

Answer 7

ae

Question 8

에

Answer 8

e or eh

Question 9

True or False: 애 and 에 are pronounced exactly the same

Answer 9

True

Question 10

ㄱ

Answer 10

g

*Hard “g” but can sometimes sound like a “k”

Question 11

ㄴ

Answer 11

n

*Can sometimes sound like a “d”

Question 12

ㄷ

Answer 12

d

*Soft “d” that sounds almost like a breathy “t”

Question 13

ㄹ

Answer 13

r or l

*When a word begins with ㄹ, it’s pronounced as an “l”. Your tongue should go further back and touch the roof of your mouth. When ㄹ is in the middle of a word and on it’s own, it’s pronounced as a rolled “r”. When a syllable block ends in a ㄹ and the following syllable block starts in a ㄹ, they combine to make the “l” sound

Question 14

ㅁ

Answer 14

m

*Can sometimes sound like a “b”

Question 15

ㅂ

Answer 15

b

*Can sometimes sound like a soft, breathy “p”

Question 16

ㅅ

Answer 16

s or sh

*Pronounced as “sh” when followed by an ㅣ, ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅒ, and ㅖ. Pronounced as “s” every other time

Question 17

ㅇ

Answer 17

ng or silent

*Silent when placed in front of a vowel. When ㅇ follows the vowel, it sounds like “ng”

Question 18

ㅈ

Answer 18

j

*Can sometimes sound like “ch”

Question 19

ㅊ

Answer 19

ch

Question 20

ㅋ

Answer 20

k

Question 21

ㅌ

Answer 21

t

Question 22

ㅍ

Answer 22

p

Question 23

ㅎ

Answer 23

h

Question 24

야

Answer 24

ya or yah

Question 25

여

Answer 25

yeo

Question 26

요

Answer 26

yo

*Remember to make that pure “o” sound

Question 27

유

Answer 27

yu or yoo

Question 28

얘

Answer 28

yae

Question 29

예

Answer 29

ye or yeh

Question 30

와

Answer 30

wa or wah

Question 31

워

Answer 31

wo or weo

Question 32

왜

Answer 32

wae

Question 33

웨

Answer 33

we or weh

Question 34

외

Answer 34

we or weh

Question 35

True or False: 왜, 웨, and 외 are all pronounced exactly the same

Answer 35

True

Question 36

위

Answer 36

wi or wee

Question 37

의

Answer 37

eui

*When placed in the beginning of a word, make the same grossed out sound as 으 (eu), but just add the ㅣ (i or ee) afterwards. When paired with any consonant except for ㅇ, just pronounce it like ㅣ. When placed at the end of a word, pronounce it like “eh”

Question 38

ㄲ

Answer 38

gg or kk

Question 39

ㄸ

Answer 39

dd or tt

Question 40

ㅃ

Answer 40

bb or pp

Question 41

ㅆ

Answer 41

ss or ssh

Question 42

ㅉ

Answer 42

jj