Korean From Zero: Notes Flashcards
It is said that Hangul can be learned in ______ but takes ______ to master.
A day, years.
How do upper and lowercase letters function in Korean?
In Korean, there are no upper or lowercases.
How does punctuation work in Korean?
It works the same as English.
What is a standing vowel?
A vertical vowel that “stands” to the right of a consonant.
What is a laying vowel?
A horizontal vowel that “lays” below the consonant.
What are the different sounds of ㄱ?
ㄱ can be pronounced as “g” or “k.”
Typically at the beginning of a sentence or word you pronounce ㄱ as “k” and in the middle of a word sounds more like a “g.”
What are the different sounds of ㄹ?
ㄹ can be pronounced like an “r” or “l.”
Typically at the beginning of a sentence ㄹ will be pronounced like “r” and in the middle of a word like a “l.”
What is the sound difference between ㅓ and ㅗ?
1: ㅓ is when you shape your mouth as if you are going to say “ah” but you say “oh” instead.
2: ㅗ is when you just shape you mouth in a circle and say naturally “o.”
What is a pure vowel?
A vowel all by itself.
It is written with a silent placeholder (ㅇ).
What is the rule about vowels?
You can’t have a vowel written by itself.
What are the different sounds of ㅅ?
ㅅ sounds like “s” but also can sound like “sh.”
What is the difference between ㅐ and ㅔ?
In modern Korean, there is no sound difference between ㅐ and ㅔ.
They are used differently based on the root of the words.
You need to know how to spell.
What is the difference between ㅜ and ㅡ?
1: ㅜ is made with purses lips.
2: ㅡ is made with relaxed lips.
They both make very similar sounds.
What is the difference between ㅒ and ㅖ?
They are pronounced the same. There is no sound difference.
They are used for difference spellings.
What are double vowels?
They are 2 basic vowels together that create a stronger sound.
Just like basic vowels, they require ㅇ when said alone.
