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Korean alphabet: hear and practice all 40 Hangul letters
40 letters: 14 basic consonants, 5 double consonants, 10 basic vowels and 11 compound vowels. They stack into syllable blocks. Tap a letter to hear it or start the trainer.
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Hangul chartAll letters with romanization and pronunciation tipsㄱ가
g/kg as in "go", k at the end of a syllableㄴ나
nn as in "no"ㄷ다
d/td as in "day", t at the end of a syllableㄹ라
r/la light r, l at the end of a syllableㅁ마
mm as in "moon"ㅂ바
b/pb as in "boy", p at the end of a syllableㅅ사
ss as in "sun", like sh before iㅇ앙
– / ngsilent at the start of a syllable, ng at the endㅈ자
jj as in "jam"ㅊ차
chch as in "chair", with a puff of airㅋ카
kk with a puff of airㅌ타
tt with a puff of airㅍ파
pp with a puff of airㅎ하
hh as in "house"ㄲ까
kktense k, no puff of airㄸ따
tttense t, no puff of airㅃ빠
pptense p, no puff of airㅆ싸
sstense, sharp sㅉ짜
jjtense jㅏ아
aa as in "father"ㅑ야
yaya as in "yard"ㅓ어
eou as in "sun"ㅕ여
yeoyu as in "young"ㅗ오
oo as in "go"ㅛ요
yoyo as in "yoga"ㅜ우
uoo as in "moon"ㅠ유
yuyu as in "you"ㅡ으
euoo with unrounded lipsㅣ이
iee as in "see"ㅐ애
aee as in "bed"ㅒ얘
yaeye as in "yes"ㅔ에
ee as in "bed"ㅖ예
yeye as in "yes"ㅘ와
wawa as in "wash"ㅙ왜
waewe as in "wet"ㅚ외
oemostly like we in "wet"ㅝ워
wowo as in "won"ㅞ웨
wewe as in "wet"ㅟ위
wiwee as in "week"ㅢ의
uieu with unrounded lips, then ee
Easy to mix up
- ㅏLooks similar to
ㅓSounds likeaThe tick shows the direction: right is a, left is eo.
- ㅗLooks similar to
ㅜSounds likeoTick up is o, tick down is u.
- ㅈLooks similar to
ㅊSounds likejOne extra stroke turns it into an aspirated ch.
- ㄱLooks similar to
ㅋSounds likegOne extra stroke turns g into an aspirated k.
- ㄷLooks similar to
ㅌSounds likedOne extra stroke turns d into an aspirated t.
- ㅂLooks similar to
ㅍSounds likebBoth look square, ㅍ is a p with a puff of air.
In three steps
The basic vowels
Long strokes with a short tick.
ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ
The consonants
Their shapes often mirror the mouth and tongue.
ㄱ ㄴ ㅁ ㅅ ㅇ
Build syllables
Consonant, vowel, sometimes a final consonant.
가 나 한 글
Read your first words
Read first, then listen.
- 엄마eommamom
- 아빠appadad
- 나라naracountry
- 바다badasea
- 나무namutree
- 우유uyumilk
- 사람saramperson
- 한글hangeulthe Korean alphabet
- 감사합니다gamsahamnidathank you
- 안녕하세요annyeonghaseyohello
A4 chart to print
Frequently asked questions
- How many letters does Hangul have?
- 24 basic letters: 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Add 5 double consonants and 11 compound vowels and you get 40.
- Why does ㄱ sometimes sound like k?
- At the end of a syllable, g, d and b lose their voice and sound like k, t and p. That is why the chart shows g/k.
- How long does it take to learn Hangul?
- With 15 minutes a day, many people can read it in one to two weeks. Hangul was designed to be easy to learn.
- Why do I hear syllables instead of single sounds?
- Many consonants are hard to say alone, so you hear them with the vowel a, such as 가 for ㄱ.
- Is my progress saved?
- Yes, in this browser. With a free account, on all your devices.
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