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Creating Hangul Syllables by Combining Consonants and Vowels

In this video we will explore the fascinating world of Hangul the Korean alphabet Hangul is a unique writing system that combines consonants and vowels to create syllables

PART 1 INTRODUCING HANGUL

Today I will introduce you to the three components of a Hangul syllable initial consonants medial vowels and final consonants

PART 2 INITIAL CONSONANTS

The initial consonant called chos ng in Korean is the first sound of a syllable There are 14 basic consonants which include familiar sounds like g k n and m

Let s go through some examples the word gang has the initial consonant g k namu starts with the consonant n ma eum begins with m

PART 3 MEDIAL VOWELS

Next we have medial vowels or jungseong in Korean gang the medial vowel is a Seoul the medial vowel is eo gicha the medial vowel is i

PART 4 FINAL CONSONANTS

Now let s discuss final consonants known as jongseong in Korean Not all syllables have final consonants but when they do these sounds come after the medial vowel Some examples of final consonants are gang the final consonant is ng bap where the final consonant is b p

PART 5 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Now that we ve covered the three components of a Hangul syllable The word gang is made up of the initial consonant g k the medial vowel a and the final consonant ng Combining these sounds gives us the complete syllable gang River

ne Yes Initial consonant n medial vowel e no final consonant

cha Tea Initial consonant ch medial vowel a no final consonant

nun Snow Initial consonant n medial vowel u final consonant n

son Hand Initial consonant s medial vowel o final consonant n

mal Horse Initial consonant m medial vowel a final consonant l

ppang Bread Initial consonant pp medial vowel a final consonant o ng

byeol Star Initial consonant b medial vowel yeo final consonant l

ssal Rice Initial consonant ss medial vowel a final consonant l

Hangeul consists of two syllables han the initial consonant h medial vowel a and final consonant n geul the initial consonant g k medial vowel eu and final consonant l r

haeng bok consists of two syllables haeng the initial consonant h medial vowel ae and final consonant o ng geul the initial consonant g k medial vowel eu and final consonant l r

mul go gi Initial consonant m medial vowel u final consonant l r for the first syllable

mul go gi Initial consonant g medial vowel u no final consonant for the second syllable

mul go gi Initial consonant g medial vowel i no final consonant for the third syllable

As you learn more Hangul characters and practice combining them into syllables you will gradually become more comfortable with reading and writing Korean words Just remember to practice frequently focusing on the pronunciation and recognizing the shapes of each character

CONCLUSION

Now you know the basics of Hangul and how to form syllables using initial consonants medial vowels and final consonants With practice you ll soon be able to read and write Korean easily Thank you for joining me today and don t forget to subscribe youtube teacherkim3651 for more Korean language learning tips and tricks Good luck and happy learning