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HANGUL

A wise person can understand it before the morning is over; even one who is not can learn it in ten days.

Won't you take the challenge?

Hunminjeongeum Haerye · Preface by Jeong In-ji, 1446

Twenty-eight letters combine without end: simple yet useful, precise yet open to anyone. Each letter pictures the mouth, and one extra stroke makes the next sound.

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PICTURE

Pictogram

ㄱ is the root of the tongue, ㅁ is the mouth. Consonants are pictures of the speech organs.

STROKE

Adding a stroke

Add a stroke to ㄱ and you get ㅋ. Similar sounds look similar.

COMBINE

Combine

Stack initial, vowel, and final and every syllable is possible.

01Root consonantsTrace the eight root consonants.0 / 8 traced02Aspirated consonantsTrace the consonants made by adding a stroke.0 / 6 traced03Tensed consonantsTrace the tensed (double) consonants.0 / 5 traced04Basic vowelsTrace the six basic vowels.0 / 6 traced05Compound vowelsTrace the compound vowels.0 / 8 traced06Batchim (finals)Trace the seven batchim (final) consonants.0 / 7 traced07Initial + vowelTrace syllables of initial plus vowel.0 / 8 traced08Syllables with finalsTrace syllables with a final consonant.0 / 4 traced09WordsTrace short words.0 / 4 traced10SentencesTrace two sentences.0 / 2 traced

COMMON MISTAKES

Easy mix-ups

Confusing ㅓ and ㅗ, final ㄷ vs ㅅ, and silent ㅇ at the start of a syllable.