Super simple Korean alphabet formula-1 'Pronunciation rules'

How to read Korean letters very easily

There is a character called "Hangul" as a means of reading and writing Korean. Of course, Korea has a long history of more than 5,000 years, but it used the Chinese word "Chinese characters" as a means of writing Korean while there was no Korean character.

After that, in 1443, a Korean king named King Sejong created the letter "Hangul" and began to be used for the first time. The Korean language has 10 vowels and 14 consonants spoken in linguistics. Of course, when it was first created, there were 11 vowels and 17 consonants. However, over the years, it has finally settled into 10 vowels and 14 consonants.

The picture above is the data on the website of King Sejong's Historic Site Management Office of the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration.

Some linguists say that the Korean alphabet "Hangul" is very scientific and systematic. Perhaps such a comment is a matter. This is because it can be assumed that the Korean character "Hangul" was created very late in the language world, and was created through analysis of other languages.

That's why the Korean character "Hangul" is very easy to read or write. However, it is a little difficult to write after listening to the speaker's voice. This is because in Korea, there is a special consonant called "bottom consonants." When this consonant sound of "bottom consonants" meets the following syllable "o" consonant, the law of articulation naturally arises. This is because when the first consonant "o" and the vowel meet in a particular word, the consonant "o" loses its original sound "ng" and the consonant "bottom consonants" sound, which is used in the preceding syllable, comes.

For example, the word below consists of two vowels and three consonants. Among them, the last consonant "o" is pronounced as "ng".

However, in the next word "먹어(Eat)," the consonant "ㄱ[g)" is pronounced "머거[mo-geo]" by moving to the consonant "o" position when a person reads it. the consonant "o" loses its original sound "ng" and the consonant "bottom consonants" sound, which is used in the preceding syllable, comes.

The consonant "ㄱ[g]" moves to the consonant "o[ø]“ on the next syllable and becomes pronounced. when the first consonant "o" and the vowel meet in a particular word, the consonant "o" loses its original sound "ng". The only difficult thing about learning Korean is to take down what others say.

Like playing a game, consonants and vowel sounds meet at the point where horizontal and vertical meet to create a sound called syllable. Since syllables are created only through this rule, there is no problem in reading or writing if you remember Korean consonants and vowels and follow the pronunciation rules.

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