Demystifying HangulDemystifying Hangul

by 타드 터휸

Reasons Foreigners Don’t LearnReasons Foreigners Don’t Learn

No time

No convenient opportunity

No qualified KFL teacher

Too daunting

Can’t see the need

Reasons to Learn HangulReasons to Learn Hangul

Simple and easy

Small time commitment

Independent learning

Hangulized English common

Benefits English teaching

Literacy liberates

Super-Basic HangulSuper-Basic Hangul

14 consonants 5 consonants

ㅁ ㄱ ㄴ ㅅ ㅇ

10 vowels 6 vowels

ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ

The Consonant ConnectionThe Consonant Connection

ㅁ ㅅ

ㅇ ㄴ

ㄱ

Consonant Expansion IConsonant Expansion I

ㅁ ㅂ ㅍ

ㄷ ㄴ

ㅋ ㄱ

ㄹ ㅌ

Consonant Expansion IIConsonant Expansion II

ㅅ ㅈ ㅊ

ㅎ

ㅇ

Stops and AspirationsStops and Aspirations

ㅁ

ㅂ

ㅍ

ㄷㄹ

ㄴ

ㅋ

ㄱ

ㅌ

ㅅ

ㅈ

ㅊ

ㅇ

ㅎ

The Basic VowelsThe Basic Vowels

ㅏ

ㅡ

ㅗ

ㅣ

ㅓ

ㅜ

Vowel ExpansionVowel Expansion

ㅏ

ㅑ

ㅗ

ㅛ

ㅓ

ㅜ

ㅠㅕ

ㅡ ㅣ

CombinationsCombinations

Rules of SpellingRules of Spelling

Non-existent Non-existent English SoundsEnglish Sounds

[f] & [v]

[θ] & [ð]

[z]

[r]

[Ʒ]

[Ɔ ]

[s] & [sh ]

[i] & [I]

[Ɛ ] & [æ ]

[l]

Non-phonemic Non-phonemic English SoundsEnglish Sounds