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Learning Hangeul (Korean alphabets 한글 ). How to write your English name in Korean. Korean Basic Rules. All words in Korean are composed of syllables , which follow these basic rules: A syllable begins with a consonant. A syllable has at least one consonant and one vowel.
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Learning Hangeul(Korean alphabets 한글) How to write your English name in Korean
Korean Basic Rules • All words in Korean are composed of syllables, which follow these basic rules: • A syllable begins with a consonant. • A syllable has at least one consonant and one vowel. • Each syllable gets written in a square box. http://langintro.com/kintro/syllable.htm
Stacking Syllabus • Let’s look at a word, “gam ((a) persimmon).” It’s a one-syllable word, but if we put all its sounds next to each other we won't have a square box any more: • This problem is easy to solve: we stack up the and on top of the so that it all fits into a square box:
Learn the Orders of Korean Writing http://langintro.com/kintro/write2.htm
Korean Consonants (1) • ㄱ: “g” • ㅋ: “k” • ㄲ: (more stressed of “ㄱ” sound) “g” • ㄴ: “n” • ㄷ: (somewhere between) “t” or “d” • ㅌ: “t” • ㄸ: (more stressed of “ㄷ” sound) “d”
Korean Consonants (2) • ㅇ: a placeholder or “ng” • ㅎ: (air coming out) “h” • ㅅ: (think of letter “s” being on “t”) “s” • ㅈ: “j” • ㅊ: “ch” • ㅉ: (more stressed of “ㅈ” sound): “j”
Korean Consonants (3) • ㅁ: “m” • ㅂ: “b” • ㅃ: (more stressed of “ㅂ” sound): “b” • ㅍ: “p” • ㄹ: “l” or “r”
Korean Vowels (1) • 아 or ㅏ: (going forward) “a” • 우 or ㅜ: (going downward) “oo” or “u” • 이 orㅣ: (going vertically) “i” or “ee” • 으 or ㅡ: (going horizontally) “eu” • 어 or ㅓ: “eo” • 오 or ㅗ: “o”
Writing Your Name • Write your English name as it pronounces. • Ex. Gloria -> Gul-lo-ree-a • Match these syllabus with Korean alphabets. • Ex. Guel-lo-ree-a -> ㄱ+ㅡ+ㄹ /ㄹ+ㅗ /ㄹ+ㅣ/ㅏ • Put Korean alphabets in the box. • Ex. 글/ 로 / 리 / 아
More Examples • Catherine Cae-theo-reenㅋ+ㅐ, ㅌ+ㅓ, ㄹ+ㅣ+ㄴ 캐터린
References • Video Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS-t9T3Bt-4 • Consonants and Vowels (printed veresion): http://www.emagasia.com/learn-korean-language-lesson-1-korean-consonants-and-vowels • Korean Consonants: http://www.wright-house.com/korean/korean-consonants.pdf • Korean Vowels (“Dipthongs” and “Single Vowels”): http://www.tournetkorea.com/when/c3.htm