Author:
Elizza Aquino
Subject:
Languages
Material Type:
Data Set, Lecture Notes
Level:
High School, College / Upper Division, Adult Education
Tags:
  • Basic
  • Hangul
  • Korean
  • Language
  • Learnhangul
  • Learnkorean
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution
    Language:
    English, Korean, Tagalog
    Media Formats:
    Video

    Hangul (Korean Language)

    Hangul (Korean Language)

    Overview

    Hangul is the official alphabet of the Korean language and it’s used in both South and North Korea.  The alphabet was created in the year 1443 in the Joseon Dynasty.

    The Korean alphabet is made up of 19 consonant letters and 21 vowel characters for a total of 40 main letters.  There are some obsolete characters and combination characters as well but the main alphabet is 40 letters. 

    The name of the Korean alphabet, Hangul (한글) means great script in Korean.  Han (한) means great and Geul (글) means script.

    Credits to 
    Seemile Korean
    Joshua Cho
    Korean Class 101

    In this lesson, you will learn the basics of Korean Language in short span of time. Just try and enjoy the process.

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    Basic Conversation

    Basic Conversation

     

    Basic Conversation 2

    Basic Conversation 2