All About Learning Korean 한국어 / 조선말배우고니다

[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.

[fightingmom]

Ichigokun:

@phtthp;

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

Just curious : why Korean ? Why you didn't choose Japanese, German or any other language ?

Anyway, this ajumma loves Korean food and kdrama. Love what you have shared so far.

[Ichigokun]

@peapot;

Yup. Pronouncing Korean is hard. Korean is not as flat, enhanced and rough-sounding as Chinese.

For Example, in Chinese, if you were to say a word. For example, Bing for Biscuit (饼). The B sounds really "B". It’s flat and rough sounding.

Same for English. In English, if you were to say the color Pink. The P sounds really flat and rough-sounding too.

While in Korean, if u were to use a word, say, Pah (파) it’s not pronounced as PAH nor BAH. It’s somewhere in the middle like a rough P and a gentle B.

Of course, that’s just one example. There are MANY more hard-to-pronounce Korean letters.

[Ichigokun]

@fightingmom;

Uh… XD kinda because of the KPOP wave and KDRAMA wave that’s like blowing the world awake?