korean letters Flashcards
What is the Korean alphabet called?
Hangul
How many basic consonants are there in Hangul?
19
How many basic vowels are there in Hangul?
21
True or False: Hangul was created in the 15th century.
True
What is the name of the king who commissioned the creation of Hangul?
King Sejong the Great
Fill in the blank: Hangul is a ________ script.
phonetic
Which structure is used to form syllables in Hangul?
Consonant + Vowel or Consonant + Vowel + Consonant
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘g’?
ㄱ
Which Hangul vowel represents the sound ‘a’?
ㅏ
True or False: Hangul can be written horizontally and vertically.
True
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘m’?
ㅁ
How many compound vowels are there in Hangul?
11
Fill in the blank: The Hangul character ‘ㅂ’ represents the sound ______.
b
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘s’?
ㅅ
Which consonant in Hangul is pronounced as ‘t’?
ㅌ
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘e’?
ㅔ
How are the letters in Hangul typically grouped?
Into syllabic blocks
True or False: Hangul is used only in North Korea.
False
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘j’?
ㅈ
Fill in the blank: The vowel ‘ㅣ’ represents the sound ______.
i
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘h’?
ㅎ
How many total characters are there in Hangul, including consonants and vowels?
40
Fill in the blank: The character ‘ㅇ’ is a ______ when it is at the beginning of a syllable.
placeholder
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘o’?
ㅗ
True or False: Hangul was designed to be easy to learn and use.
True
What is the primary purpose of Hangul?
To improve literacy among common people
Which group of letters in Hangul are known as ‘double consonants’?
ㅃ, ㅉ, ㄸ, ㅆ, ㅏ
Fill in the blank: The character ‘ㅜ’ is used for the vowel sound ______.
u
What is the Hangul character for the sound ‘k’?
ㅋ
What is the total number of basic Korean consonants?
19
True or False: The Korean consonants are categorized into three groups: basic, double, and aspirated.
True
Fill in the blank: The Korean consonant ㅂ is pronounced as ____ in English.
b
Which Korean consonant corresponds to the English sound ‘s’?
ㅅ
What is the Korean consonant for the sound ‘t’?
ㅌ
Multiple choice: Which of the following is a double consonant? A) ㅈ B) ㅉ C) ㅅ
B) ㅉ
What is the sound of the Korean consonant ㅎ?
h
True or False: The consonant ㄹ can be pronounced as ‘l’ or ‘r’ depending on its position in a word.
True
Fill in the blank: The Korean consonant ㄱ is pronounced as ____ in English.
g
Which Korean consonant is known as the aspirated version of ㅂ?
ㅍ
Multiple choice: Which of the following is not a basic Korean consonant? A) ㄷ B) ㅈ C) ㅌ D) ㅉ
D) ㅉ
What is the name of the Korean consonant ㅁ?
m
True or False: The consonant ㅊ is the aspirated version of ㅈ.
True
What sound does the Korean consonant ㅋ represent?
k
Fill in the blank: The Korean consonant ㅌ is considered an ____ consonant.
aspirated
Which Korean consonant is represented by the letter ‘j’ in English?
ㅈ
Multiple choice: Which of the following consonants is a nasal sound? A) ㅂ B) ㅁ C) ㅅ
B) ㅁ
What is the aspirated version of the consonant ㄱ?
ㅋ
True or False: The consonant ㅊ is a basic consonant.
False
Fill in the blank: The Korean consonant ㄹ is pronounced as ____ in the final position of a syllable.
l
What does the Korean consonant ㅅ sound like at the beginning of a word?
s
Which consonant is represented by the symbol ㅈ?
j
Multiple choice: Which of the following is a true statement? A) ㅌ is a double consonant B) ㅍ is an aspirated consonant C) ㅉ is a basic consonant
B) ㅍ is an aspirated consonant
What is the corresponding English sound for the consonant ㅍ?
p
True or False: The consonant ㅈ has no aspirated version.
False
Fill in the blank: The consonant ㅎ is often described as a _____ sound.
breath
