Hangul foundations / Lesson 02
Basic vowels
ㅏ ㅓ
Read & notice
Start with six vowels: ㅏ a, ㅓ eo, ㅗ o, ㅜ u, ㅡ eu, and ㅣ i. Roman letters are only a guide, not an exact pronunciation. In 아, the initial ㅇ is silent. Compare 아, 어, 오, 우, 으, 이. Notice that ㅗ and ㅜ go below the initial consonant, while ㅏ and ㅓ go to its right.
ㅏ → 아a
a
ㅓ → 어eo
eo
ㅗ → 오o
o
ㅜ → 우u
u
ㅡ → 으eu
eu
ㅣ → 이i
i
ㅑ → 야ya
ya
ㅕ → 여yeo
yeo
ㅛ → 요yo
yo
ㅠ → 유yu
yu
ㅇ + ㅏ = ?
Start with six vowels: ㅏ a, ㅓ eo, ㅗ o, ㅜ u, ㅡ eu, and ㅣ i. Roman letters are only a guide, not an exact pronunciation. In 아, the initial ㅇ is silent. Compare 아, 어, 오, 우, 으, 이. Notice that ㅗ and ㅜ go below the initial consonant, while ㅏ and ㅓ go to its right.
ㅇ + ㅜ = ?
ㅇ + ㅜ = 우
ㅇ + ㅡ = ?
ㅇ + ㅡ = 으
Answer every check correctly to complete this lesson.
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Sources & further reading
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