LESSON 01 · BEGINNER
Lesson 01 — Read Hangul
Hangul is the Korean alphabet. Learn how Korean letters come to form simple syllable blocks.
TODAY’S FOCUS
한글
Letters group together into small, readable syllable blocks.
LEARN · UNDERSTAND HANGUL
Hangul is the Korean alphabet.
Your learning goal
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to read your first Korean syllables.
LEARN · BASIC VOWELS
Meet the basic vowels.
ㅏ
a
ㅑ
ya
ㅓ
eo / uh
ㅕ
yeo / yuh
ㅗ
o
ㅛ
yo
ㅜ
u / oo
ㅠ
yu
ㅡ
eu
ㅣ
i
LEARN · BASIC CONSONANTS
Meet the basic consonants.
Read the Korean letter first. The smaller Latin letters are only a helpful pronunciation guide.
ㄱ · g/k
ㄴ · n
ㄷ · d/t
ㄹ · r/l
ㅁ · m
ㅂ · b/p
ㅅ · s
ㅇ · silent/ng
ㅈ · j
ㅎ · h
SEE · BUILD A SYLLABLE
Build your first syllable.
Korean letters are grouped together into syllable blocks. Watch one consonant and one vowel become one sound.
ㄱ + ㅏ = 가
ga
ㄴ + ㅏ = 나
na
ㄷ + ㅏ = 다
da
ㅁ + ㅏ = 마
ma
ㅂ + ㅡ = 브
beu
ㅅ + ㅣ = 시
si
SEE · HOW HANGUL BLOCKS WORK
One block, three simple patterns.
Read the pieces first, then notice how they sit together inside one square-shaped syllable.
VERTICAL VOWEL
ㄴ + ㅏ → 나
The vowel sits beside the consonant.
HORIZONTAL VOWEL
ㄴ + ㅗ → 노
The vowel sits below the consonant.
FINAL CONSONANT
ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ → 한
A final consonant rests at the bottom.
SAY · READ IT ALOUD
Try reading first.
Say each block aloud before checking the small answer underneath.
바
ba
가
ga
사
sa
나
na
자
ja
다
da
하
ha
마
ma
WHAT’S NEXT
Keep reading Hangul — then learn to write it separately.