All About Learning Korean 한국어 / 조선말배우고니다

[iazzy]

U can learn from community centres or u could get those learn korean books or search for free online learning for korean language.


Other ways could be having dual sound TV change it to korean language and look at the english subtitles and listening to korean songs.

I learned my korean language the hard way I resided in Korea for a number of years.

[Victoria10]

iazzy:

U can learn from community centres or u could get those learn korean books or search for free online learning for korean language.


Other ways could be having dual sound TV change it to korean language and look at the english subtitles and listening to korean songs.

I learned my korean language the hard way I resided in Korea for a number of years.

Thanks for ur advice. Hope ur hard way helps! Told my parents I wanted to learn Korean, they said stay in Korea for about 3 years. :shock: Wonder how that helps??? :?

[MirandaKer]

hi there. anyone learning korean :boogie:

[Ichigokun]

Since there are no threads currently about the learning of Korean, I decided to create one. I’m just a basic learner and want to learn with anybody out there who is interested in learning Korean.


Basics:

In Korean, there are 26 letters, same as English.

Here are some basic letters.

ㅂ = b
ㅈ = j (South Korea), z (North Korea)
ㄷ = d
ㄱ = g
ㅅ = s
ㅁ = m
ㄴ = n
ㅇ = ng (or silent)
ㄹ = r (South Korea), l (North Korea)
ㅎ = h
ㅋ = k
ㅊ = ch
ㅍ = p
ㅌ = t

There are more vowels in Korean than in English.

ㅛ/ㅕ = yo
ㅐ = ae
ㅔ = e
ㅗ/ㅓ = o
ㅑ = ya
ㅏ = a
ㅣ = ee
ㅠ = eu
ㅡ = eu
ㅜ = u

just piece those letters up and they will string into Korean words, just like English.

Eg: Annyonghaseyo

It’s
ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ+ㄴ+ㅕ+ㅇ+ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅅ+ㅔ+ㅇ+ㅛ

= 안녕하세요.

[fightingmom]

Ichigokun:

Since there are no threads currently about the learning of Korean, I decided to create one. I'm just a basic learner and want to learn with anybody out there who is interested in learning Korean.


Basics:

In Korean, there are 26 letters, same as English.

Here are some basic letters.

ㅂ = b
ㅈ = j (South Korea), z (North Korea)
ㄷ = d
ㄱ = g
ㅅ = s
ㅁ = m
ㄴ = n
ㅇ = ng (or silent)
ㄹ = r (South Korea), l (North Korea)
ㅎ = h
ㅋ = k
ㅊ = ch
ㅍ = p
ㅌ = t

There are more vowels in Korean than in English.

ㅛ/ㅕ = yo
ㅐ = ae
ㅔ = e
ㅗ/ㅓ = o
ㅑ = ya
ㅏ = a
ㅣ = ee
ㅠ = eu
ㅡ = eu
ㅜ = u

just piece those letters up and they will string into Korean words, just like English.

Eg: Annyonghaseyo

It's
ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ+ㄴ+ㅕ+ㅇ+ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅅ+ㅔ+ㅇ+ㅛ

= 안녕하세요.

Cool! Understand you are studying now - Sec 2 this year ?

So you are learning on your own or you take it up as your third language ?

[Ichigokun]

fightingmom:

Ichigokun:

Since there are no threads currently about the learning of Korean, I decided to create one. I'm just a basic learner and want to learn with anybody out there who is interested in learning Korean.


Basics:

In Korean, there are 26 letters, same as English.

Here are some basic letters.

ㅂ = b
ㅈ = j (South Korea), z (North Korea)
ㄷ = d
ㄱ = g
ㅅ = s
ㅁ = m
ㄴ = n
ㅇ = ng (or silent)
ㄹ = r (South Korea), l (North Korea)
ㅎ = h
ㅋ = k
ㅊ = ch
ㅍ = p
ㅌ = t

There are more vowels in Korean than in English.

ㅛ/ㅕ = yo
ㅐ = ae
ㅔ = e
ㅗ/ㅓ = o
ㅑ = ya
ㅏ = a
ㅣ = ee
ㅠ = eu
ㅡ = eu
ㅜ = u

just piece those letters up and they will string into Korean words, just like English.

Eg: Annyonghaseyo

It's
ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ+ㄴ+ㅕ+ㅇ+ㅎ+ㅏ+ㅅ+ㅔ+ㅇ+ㅛ

= 안녕하세요.

Cool! Understand you are studying now - Sec 2 this year ?

So you are learning on your own or you take it up as your third language ?

Secondary One. I learn it on my own online

[Ichigokun]

Basic Phrases in Korean


Hi (informal) = 안녕 Annyong (use to friends)

Hello (formal) = 안녕하세요 Annyonghaseyo (use to people who are your elders or seniors / addressing to the public)

Thank You = 감사합니다 Kamsahabnida / 고마워 Gomawo

Won (Korean currency) = 원

Month = 월 Wol
Day / Sun = 일 Il
Year = 년 Nyeon

Wood = 무 Mu
Sky / River / Lake= 천 Cheon
Sea = 해 Hae

Korean Major Cities

Seoul = 서울 (So-ul)
Pyongyang = 평양 (Pyong-yang)
Jeju-do = 제주도
Chuncheon Province = 춘천도 (Chuncheon-do)

Korean surnames

김 = Kim (金),（陳）
박 = Bak (朴)
백 = Baek (白)
이 (남) 리 (북): 李 Ee (South Korea), 李 Lee (North Korea)
오 = Oh (吳），（伍） etc.

If ur curious to know your Korean name, put down your Chinese name here. I will translate it for you.

Only Chinese please. because ur Chinese name would be more accurate as to your English name.

My own Korean name is 오준걸 Oh Jun Gyol

[phtthp]

where to learn Korean, for primary school kid ?

[peapot]

Oh wow, that’s interesting. I think the speaking is tough because of the many vowels involved.

[Ichigokun]

@phtthp;

You can learn it online actually. Many sites are teaching Korean.