The Korean alphabet is called hangul – 한글 – and is provided below for reference (South Korean version). It is grouped by consonants (regular and doubles), and then vowel. Hangul Consonant Name ㄱ giyeok (기역) ㄴ nieun/niŭn (니은) ㄷ digeut (디귿) ㄹ rieul/riŭl (리을) ㅁ mieum/miŭm (미음) ㅂ bieup/piŭp (비읍) ㅅ siot (시옷) ㅇ ieung/iŭng [...]
Korean Alphabet and Its History Hangul (Hangeul S.Korea/ Joseongeul N. Korea) is the official script and national alphabet of both North and South Korea. It is considered to be an efficient alphabet that has received praises from language experts for its design and effectiveness. Hangul is written in phonemic alphabet system consisting of organized and [...]
There are many videos to help learn the Korean alphabet, and our alphabet page will have many of them. The video below focuses on the pronunciation of the alphabet. The video is 8 1/2 minutes long, and shows the hangul (Korean characters/letters) along with the English letters spelling the pronunciation. Another video showing the Korean [...]
