In writing Hangul syllables are always constructed beginning with a consonant. Followed by a vowel. the syllable could stop there or you can add another vowel or consonant.

When you are going write in Hangul always remember to start writing on the top/upper left side and the vowel/s or other consonants should be written at the right then at the bottom respectively. If you are about to construct a syllable you should always move from the left to the right then top to bottom.

Note: the same rule applies in reading.

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(This part until the end of this chapter is derived from : how to study Korean) I decided to add this part to make it easier to all of you^^ but all credits goes to them

Korean syllables is usually written into pairs, so it can be written horizontally or vertically depeding on the vowels used.

Korean is written into “blocks” that make up one syllable. One block always has exactly one syllable. The blocks are ALWAYS drawn in one of the following ways:

Important rules you need to know about these structures:

1. Number “2” is ALWAYS a vowel. Always always always always always.
2. Number “1, 3 (and sometimes 4) are ALWAYS consonants. Always.
3. Blocks containing a horizontally drawn vowel are always drawn in one of these two ways:

4. Blocks containing a vertically drawn vowel are always drawn in one of these two ways:

Now that you know those rules, it is just a matter of putting the consonants and vowels together to make blocks. For example, if I want to write “bab”:

Step 1: Determine if the vowel is horizontal or vertical. a (ㅏ) is vertical, so we will use:
Step 2: Determine if the syllable ends in a consonant. Yes, it does. So we need to fill 1, 2 and 3, so we need to use:

Step 3: Place the starting letter “b (ㅂ)”, the middle letter “a (ㅏ)” and the ending letter “b (ㅂ)” into 1, 2, and 3 respectively.

Let’s practice a few before we finish:
ㄱ = k
ㅏ = a
ㄴ = n
ㅏ is vertically aligned, so if we make a syllable we would write: 간 (kan)

ㅂ = b
ㅓ = eo
ㅂ = b
ㅓ is vertically aligned, so if we make a syllable we would write: 법 (beob)

ㅈ = j
ㅜ = u
ㅜ is horizontally aligned, so if we make a syllable we would write: 주 (ju)

ㅎ = h
ㅗ = o
ㅗ is horizontally aligned, so if we make a syllable we would write: 호 (ho)

The following tables show all of the letters presented in this lesson, and how they match up to create syllables.

The first table only shows syllables created without the use of a final consonant. By factoring in the use of a final consonant, many more varieties of syllables can be created, and those will be presented a little bit lower.

Click the letters on the left of the table to hear how each letter is pronounced with each vowel. Be sure to listen to how the vowels are pronounced, as well as the syllables. Also, when listening to these sounds, try to understand where some of the ambiguity comes from when trying to represent these sounds with English (Latin) letters. I often get questions from learners who are confused whether to use “G” or “K” to represent “ㄱ