How to MEMORIZE KOREAN VOWELS and CONSONANTS

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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Step 1

A
ㅐ,ㅏ,ㅓ, ㅔ

B
ㅂ

C
ㅋ,ㅊ

D
ㄷ

E
ㅇ, ㅣ, ㅔ, ㅐ

F
scrape lower lip with front teeth (no F in K-Alphabet)

G
ㄱ, ㅈ

H
ㅎ

I ㅇ, ㅣ, ㅏㅣ,ㅓ

J
ㅈ
Step 2

k ㅋ
l 애오 러어 ㅗ ㅛ
m ㅁ
n ㄴ
o ㅗ ㅓ ㅏ
p ㅍ ㅃ
q ㅋ
r ㄹ 아알 뤄 얼 열
s ㅅ ㅆ
t ㅌ ㄷ
Step 3

u ㅠ ㅜ ㅛ ㅓ
v Scrape front teeth and bottom lip
w 더블유우 = ㅝ
x 익ㅅ ㅈ
y 이이 이 ㅛ
z Vibrate G sound while top and bottom teeth are clenched
19 K Consonants ㅂ ㄷ ㅈ ㄱ ㅃ ㄸ ㅉ ㄲ ㅍ ㅌ ㅊ ㅋ ㅅ ㅎ ㅆ ㅁ ㄴ ㅇ ㄹ
21 K vowels ㅣ ㅔ ㅚ ㅐ ㅏ ㅗ ㅜ ㅓ ㅡ ㅢ ㅖ ㅒ ㅑ ㅛ ㅠ ㅕ ㅟ ㅞ ㅙ ㅘ ㅝ
Snow - S in snow is not accented ㅅ
two "S"s in Versus are not accented ㅅ
Step 4

^ symbolizes Accented Consonants 5^
Ph^oh - Ph^oh (aka Kiss) ㅃ
Theu^h -Guh-Wuh-Yoh ( aka It's Hot!) ㄸ
Zhee^t^-Juh-Yoh ( aka Rip it!) ㅉ
Khah^ng-Tohng ( Aluminum Can) ㄲ 까
S^un ( accented S in Sun ) ㅆ
S^auna (accented S in Sauna) ㅆ
S^ister ( only First S^ is accented) ㅆ
Sister (S before T is not accented) ㅅ
Scuba ( S is NOT accented) ㅅ
Step 5

four # of Paired-letter-sounds
ch ㅊ ( used as Consonant sound of CH in CHew)
ng ㅇ (if used as Consonant always in order 3)
rb 넓 r +b ( two letters combined to make the Consonant Sound in Order 3 )
rg 읽 r+g ( two letters combined to make the ONE Harmonious Consonant sound in Order 3)
i ㅇ (if used as CONSONANT placed in Order 1 that makes VOWEL sounds of 3 letters e in Cheese + y in shiny + i of IN )
three Korean Characters are placed in minimum of TWO (ex 나 ) and maximum of # ? (ex 옴 ) placements to create a word
cvc In what order does this character 잘 contain? Starts with Consonant and then adds the VOWEL to end with a CONSONANT ( ex ㅈ ㅏ ㄹ ) order 1 is ㅈ and order 2a is ㅏ and order3 is ㄹ ( all three sounds in order are finally HARMONIZED as in piano keys pressed at once to create one FLAT SOUND without INTONATIONS ( ex 'JahAhr ') Pronounced in order of (order 1 Top Far Left and is always used as a Consonant) + (order 2a Far Right is always used as a Vowel and/or order2b Immediately below a Consonant designated by order1 ) + ( if there's a third - Order 3 Is Placed below order 2b )
two 나 ( ㄴ) is the N sound of a Consonant placed on order1 and (ㅏ ) is the Ah sound of a Vowel in order 2a ( # ? characters combined make the one Flat Sound 'NAH' ) order 1 + order 2a
three 옴 ( ㅇ ) 'letter O' is the Consonant on Order 1 ( ㅗ ) is a vowel sound 'oh' in Order 2b ( ㅁ) is the supporting Consonant in Order 3 ( # ? characters combined makes the ONE Harmonious Flat Sound ' Ohm' ) order 1 + order 2b + order 3
Step 6

ee ㅣ
eh ㅔ ( same sound as ㅐ )
weh ㅚ
eh ㅐ ( same sound as ㅔ )
ah ㅏ
oh ㅗ
woo ㅜ
uh ㅓ
euh ㅡ ( grunting sound made when punched on the tummy)
euhee ㅢ ( makes similar sounds euh or euhee )
Step 7

yeh ㅖ or ㅒ
wuh ㅝ

yah ㅑ
yo ㅛ
you ㅠ
yuh ㅕ

wie ㅟ
weh ㅞ
weh ㅘ
wah ㅈ
Step 8

School ㅅ ㄲ ㅜ ㅜ ㅗ
Day ㄷ,애애,이이
Toy ㅌ,ㅗ,이 이
Top ㅌ,ㅏ,ㅍ
English Reading ? language BunJee Jump modeled Sounds 1.up slow 2. Hold on top 3 Drops quickly to swing in mid air without hitting the ground - do not drop the last syllable
Korean Reading ? language Sounds are FLAT and drops down at end
Twirled ㅌ,ㅝ,ㅓㄹ,ㅗ,*,ㄷ (note; * means ' no sound ')
Umbrella ㅓ,ㅁ,ㅂ,뤄,ㅐ,ㅗ,러,ㅏ
Vase V,애 애,ㅆ , * (note; * means ' no sound ')
Wine ㅝ,아이,ㄴ, * (note; * means ' no sound ')
Step 9

adults ㅓ,ㄷ,ㅓ,ㅗ,ㅌ,ㅅ
walk ㅝ,ㅓ,ㅗ,ㅋ
xylophone ㅈ,ㅏ ㅣ,러,ㅓ,PH, ㅗ,ㄴ, * (note; * means ' no sound ')
great ㄱ,뤄,애 애,ㅌ
instrument ㅣ,ㄴ,ㅅ,ㅊ,뤄,ㅓ,ㅁ,ㅐ,ㄴ,ㅌ
yellow 이,ㅐ,ㅗ,러,ㅗ,ㅜ
zorro "ㅈ",ㅗ,ㅓㄹ ,뤄,ㅗ ( Character "ㅈ"-Clench teeth and vibrate letter G to get letter "Z" sound )
Native Bridge- ㅂ (*뤄 ,ㅣ*) ㄷ ㅈ =(ㅂ, *뤼*, ㄷ, ㅈ) THIS is ??? Pronunciation Native English Pronunciation
bridge First part ( go up slowly and increase the sounds) ㅂ-뤼 Second part (hold the sound) ㄷ Third part ( drop the sound quickly, but swing it upward) ㅈ
Konglish ?? Pronunciation Konglish Pronunciation= Bridge= 브릿지
Step 10

Consonants 21 are BASIC Korean ??? including Accented ones are ㅂ ㄷ ㅈ ㄱ ㅃ ㄸ ㅉ ㄲ ㅍ ㅌ ㅊ ㅋ ㅅ ㅎ ㅆ ㅁ ㄴ ㅇ ㄹ
Vowels 19 Korean ??? Characters are ㅣ ㅔ ㅚ ㅐ ㅏ ㅗ ㅜ ㅓ ㅡ ㅢ ㅖ ㅒ ㅑ ㅛ ㅠ ㅕ ㅟ ㅞ ㅙ ㅘ ㅝ
day ㄷ,애애,이이
toy ㅌ,ㅗ,이 이
top ㅌ,ㅏ,ㅍ
walk ㅝ,ㅓ,ㅗ,ㅋ
adults ㅓ,ㄷ,ㅓ,ㅗ,ㅌ,ㅅ
school ㅅ ㄲ ㅜ ㅜ ㅗ
umbrella ㅓ,ㅁ,ㅂ,뤄,ㅐ,ㅗ,러,ㅏ
great ㄱ,뤄,애 애,ㅌ
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Comments

nero02ful said

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on 1/31/2010 YEAH KOREAN LANGUAGE IS SO COOL!!!NO M U CHO A YO
IN ENGLISH I REALLY LIKE IT!!

omigs said

on 8/13/2009 Very interesting, never had to learn korean, but if some day i would have to learn this lnguage, i would definitely will consider your article.

patysson said

on 8/8/2009 this is really interesting, but cool

on 8/8/2009 Thank you for your vote of CONFIDENCE!
Yeah!! My two kids have proven it works; I'm homeschooling and chose Korean Language as their Foreign Language Curriculum.

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