KOREAN

Hangul
Hayley Elston & Marianne
Kim

Hangul
- Phonetic
- Combinations of consonants &
vowels
- Created by King Sejong of the
Joseon Dynasty in the 1400s
- Before: Chinese (Hyangchal,
Gukyeol & Idu)
- Hanja
- No f, v, x, or z letter

BASIC:
g/k n

Consonants

l/r m

STRONG:
ch k

DOUBLE:
k

tt pp ss

jj

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ah

Vowels

yah

uh

yuh

oh

yoh

oo

eh

yeh

aeh yaeh

wa

wae

oe

weo

we

wi

ui

yoo

euh

ee

Korean
Alphabet

Korean Alphabet - Words

Consonant + Vowel = Syllable

oo

soo

Korean Alphabet - Words

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h

ee

hee

Korean Alphabet - Words

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h

ee

hee

Korean Alphabet - Words

Consonant + Vowel + Consonant = Syllable

++ =

WORDS

- Mal

Words of Interest
Hello ahnyuhnghasaehyo
Hello (casual) ahnyuhng
Thank you gamsahhabnida
Thank you (casual) gohmahwoh
Teacher suhnsaengnim

NAMES
- Eelum

NAMES
Korean names usually comprise of 3 syllables
and the surname is in the front.
Kim Soohee -
Elston Hayley -
Kim Marianne -

My name is nae eeleuhmeuhn

NAMES

Nafisa -
Alex -
Tay -
Rachel -
Daina -

NAMES

Hannah -
Kristy -
Meena -
Melissa -
Simean -

NAMES

Katie -
Zachary -
Lisa -
Trevor -
Saralyn -

NAMES

Netty -
Michelle -
Surita -
Rebecca -
Des -

PROVERBS
- Seokdam

Another persons rice cake looks big.

Another persons rice cake looks big.

.
The grass is always greener on the
other side of the fence.

When there are many captains, the

boat goes to the mountain.

When there are many captains, the

boat goes to the mountain.

Too many cooks spoil the pot.

The crayfish sides with the crab.

.

The crayfish sides with the crab.

.
Birds of a feather flock together.

Birds hear the words spoken in the day,

and the mice those at night.
.

Birds hear the words spoken in the day,

and the mice those at night.
.
The walls have ears.

Do not drink your kimchi soup first.

.

Do not drink your kimchi soup first.

.
Do not count your chickens before they
are hatched.

If you talk of a tiger,

it will come.

.

If you talk of a tiger, it will come.

.
Speak of the devil (and he shall appear).

If you plant soybeans, you get soybeans;

if you plant red beans, you get red beans.

If you plant soybeans, you get soybeans;

if you plant red beans, you get red beans.

You reap what you sow.

Long years passed are like medicine.

Long years passed are like medicine.

Time heals all wounds.

The habit you had when you were 3

you have when you are 80

Old habits die hard.

Your words become seeds.

Even earthworms wriggle if you step on

them

Even straw shoes have their match.