Lesson 3 Use of Consonants (자음) and Vowels (모음)
LET'S LEARN BASICS OF KOREAN LANGUAGE!
Vowels in the korean languages may be attached to the left, right or beneath each other in order to form a word, the following are examples of their use : -
| 가 = ka | 거 = keo | 겨 = kyeo |
| 갸 = kya | 기 = ki | 고 = ko |
| 바 = pa | 버 = peo | 부 = pu |
| 뵤 = pyo | 지 = chi | 저 = cheo |
| 즈 = chu | 조 = cho | 마 = ma |
| 머 = meo | 무 = mo | 나 = na |
| 너 = neo | 이 = i | 야 = ya |
| 디 = ti | 고 = ko | 댜 = tya |
| 요 = yo | 오 = o | 도 = to |
| 드 = tu | 두 = too | 그 = ku |
When constructing a word, you must add a mixture of consonants and vowels, beginning with the consonant at the beginning of the word. In some cases, there is no need to use a consonant at the beginning in which case ㅇ (null character) is used.
| ㅇ | + | ㅏ | = | 아 | a | ||
| ㄹ | + | ㅡ | + | ㅁ | = | 름 | rum |
| ㄱ | + | ㅏ | + | ㅁ | = | 감 | kam |
| ㄲ | + | ㅜ | + | ㅇ | = | 꿍 | kkoong |
| ㅇ | + | ㅗ | + | ㅅ | = | 옷 | ot |
| ㅇ | + | ㅓ | + | ㅂㅅ | = | 없 | eop |
| ㄲ | + | ㅗ | + | ㅊ | = | 꽃 | kkot |
| ㅎ | + | ㅏ | + | ㄴ | = | 한 | han |
| ㄱ | + | ㅡ | + | ㄱ | = | 극 | guk |
More on constructing words
A syllable that consists of a consonant and a "vertical vowel" is written with the consonant on the left and the vowel on the right
ㄴ + ㅏ = 나
n + a = na
A syllable that consists of a consonant and a "horizontal vowel" is written with the consonant on top and the vowel underneath:
ㅁ + ㅗ = 모
m + o = mo
If a syllable has a consonant, vowel, and consonant, the final consonant, called patch'im (meaning "supporting floor" in Korean) goes to the bottom -- or floor -- of that syllable.
ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄴ = 만
m + a + n = man
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