The 2nd Day: Introduction of Korean Basic Vowels and Consonants
There are basic 10 vowels (모음) and 14 consonants (자음) in the Korean language (한국어). Let’s look at the shapes that are different from your language, keeping in mind the two types (CV and CVC) of syllables I mentioned in the first day post. Korean Basic Vowels (모음) (10): ㅏ[a], ㅑ[ya], ㅓ[eo], ㅕ[yeo], ㅗ [o], ㅛ [yo], ㅜ [u], ㅠ [yu], ㅡ [eu], ㅣ[i] Korean Basic Consonants (자음) (14): ㄱ [g], ㄴ [n], ㄷ [d], ㄹ [r/l], ㅁ [m], ㅂ [b], ㅅ [s], ㅇ [ng], ㅈ [j], ㅊ [ch], ㅋ [k], ㅌ [t], ㅍ [p], ㅎ [h] Here are some examples of the CV and CVC types, combining consonants and vowels. CV: ㄱ[g] +ㅏ[a] = 가 [ga], ㄴ[n] +ㅗ= 노 [no] CVC: ㄱ[g] +ㅏ[a]+ㄴ[n] = 간 [gan], ㄴ[n]+ㅗ[o]+ㄹ[r/l]= 놀 [nor] or [nol] Please remember that the position of the vowel in a syllable is either to the right of or below the initial consonant The vowels to the right of the first consonant: ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅣ (e.g. 가, 갸, 거, 겨, 기 ) The vowels below the first consonant: ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ (e.g. 고, 교, 구, 규, 그 ) On the other hand, the final consonant in CVC is loca...