By the end of this lesson you'll know all 24 basic letters, be able to read simple syllable rows out loud, and recognize your first real Korean words.
Understanding the logic behind Hangul once, at the start, makes every letter after this much easier to remember.
ㄱ traces the tongue root blocking the throat; ㄴ traces the tongue tip touching the gum ridge. Every consonant is built from five basic shapes, each drawn from where that sound is made.
A dot for the sky, a flat line for the earth, an upright line for a standing person. Combining these three strokes produces all 10 basic vowels.
Here's the full set at a glance, then tap each card to hear it described.
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Same idea — a quick-reference list, then flip cards to lock it in.
Korean letters don't sit in a row like the English alphabet — a consonant and a vowel stack together into one block. Here's every basic consonant paired with ㅏ (a). Read it left to right.
Now the same 14 consonants across all 10 vowels — 140 syllables. This is the classic first reading drill every Korean learner starts with. Read across each row.
Every word below is built only from letters you already know — no new shapes required.
10 quick questions covering everything from today.