ㄱ
g / k
giyeok
가
like g in go
Learn Korean letters
Hangul table
Hangul is built from small letters that snap together into syllable blocks. Learn the shapes first, then read simple blocks like 가, 나, 다.
한글han-geul
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Basic consonants
ㄴ
n
nieun
나
like n in no
ㄷ
d / t
digeut
다
like d in dog
ㄹ
r / l
rieul
라
between r and l
ㅁ
m
mieum
마
like m in me
ㅂ
b / p
bieup
바
like b in boy
ㅅ
s
siot
사
like s in sun
ㅇ
silent / ng
ieung
아
silent at the start
ㅈ
j
jieut
자
like j in jam
ㅊ
ch
chieut
차
like ch in chat
ㅋ
k
kieuk
카
strong k
ㅌ
t
tieut
타
strong t
ㅍ
p
pieup
파
strong p
ㅎ
h
hieut
하
like h in hi
Add vowels
Basic vowels
ㅏ
a
아
ah
ㅑ
ya
야
yah
ㅓ
eo
어
uh / aw
ㅕ
yeo
여
yuh
ㅗ
o
오
oh
ㅛ
yo
요
yo
ㅜ
u
우
oo
ㅠ
yu
유
you
ㅡ
eu
으
flat u
ㅣ
i
이
ee
Stronger sounds
Double consonants
ㄲkk까
ㄸtt따
ㅃpp빠
ㅆss싸
ㅉjj짜
Mixed vowels
Compound vowels
ㅐae애
ㅔe에
ㅚoe외
ㅟwi위
ㅢui의
ㅘwa와
ㅝwo워
ㅙwae왜
ㅞwe웨
How blocks work
Build syllables
Consonant + vowel
ㄱ + ㅏ = 가
gaSilent ㅇ + vowel
ㅇ + ㅏ = 아
aConsonant + vowel + final
ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ = 한
hanWord blocks
한 + 글 = 한글
Hangul