The Korean language, Hangul.The Korean language looks daunting to most westerners when they see it, however like English it has an alphabet. The Korean alphabet has 24 letters, containing 14 consonants and 10 vowels. These letters are placed into boxes that represent on syllable (as you can see to the left). These boxes are known as jamo. The shapes of the letters are supposed to represent the shape of your mouth when pronounced.
The Korean language is very phonetic making it easy to read and pronounce. This makes it very possible that with several hours of study you will be able to read and pronounce the Korean alphabet and read words at a basic level.
Below is a short video giving you the basics of reading and pronouncing Korean letters.
The Korean language is an interesting and fun language to learn. It is more accessible than most Asian languages due to its initial simplicity. When teaching in Korea it is important you learn Hangul at least to a basic level due to not all signs and stores having English translation.
To find out more about Korea read our previous blog entries,
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