Korean/RWP/Lesson 5

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Welcome back! This is the fifth lesson of "Learn to read, write and pronounce Korean". This lesson covers some variations on the letters you already learned.

Contents 1 The consonant ㅋ (kieuk) 1.1 Exercise 2 The vowel ㅑ (ya) 2.1 Exercise 3 The consonant ㅌ (tieut) 3.1 Exercise 4 The consonant ㅍ (pieup) 4.1 Exercise 5 The consonant ㅊ (chieut) 5.1 Exercise 6 The vowel ㅕ (yeo) 6.1 Exercise 7 The vowel ㅛ (yo) 7.1 Exercise 8 The vowel ㅠ (yu) 8.1 Exercise 9 The vowel ㅖ (ye) 9.1 Exercise 10 The vowel ㅒ (yae) 10.1 Exercise 11 End of lesson 5

[edit] The consonant ㅋ (kieuk)

ㅋ (kieuk) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅋ (kieuk) (help·info)

The first new letter is the consonant ㅋ (kieuk):

Letter (jamo):	ㅋ
Pronunciation:	[kʰ]

The first new letter to learn is ㅋ (kieuk). It looks and similar to ㄱ (giyeok) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅋ is aspirated. That is, ㅋ is pronounced with a burst of air. As you may recall, the difference between aspirated and unaspirated sounds is easily demonstrated by putting a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and saying "can" ([kʰæn]) and then "scan" ([skæn]). You should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "can" that does not appear with "scan". So, ㅋ (kieuk) is pronounced like the c in can.

[edit] Exercise

Try writing the following words in Korean:

Try guessing the meaning of following Korean words:

[edit] The vowel ㅑ (ya)

File:ㅑ (ya) stroke order.png

ㅑ (ya) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅑ (ya) (help·info)

The first new vowel to learn is ㅑ (ya):

Letter (jamo):	ㅑ
Pronunciation:	[ja]

The first vowel to learn is ㅑ (ya). It looks and sounds similar to ㅏ (a). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: [j]). So, ㅑ (ya) is pronounced like the ya in yahoo, the German word ja, and the Russian word я (IPA: [ja]). In the terminology of phonetics, ㅑ (ya) and the other four vowels in this lesson are the iotized versions of vowels you already learned.

[edit] Exercise

Try to guess the meaning of the following Korean words:

[edit] The consonant ㅌ (tieut)

ㅌ (tieut) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅌ (tieut) (help·info)

The next new letter is the consonant ㅌ (tieut):

Letter (jamo):	ㅌ
Pronunciation:	[tʰ]

ㅌ (tieut) looks and similar to ㄷ (digeut) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅌ is aspirated. That is, ㅌ is pronounced with a burst of air. Again, to demonstrate the aspiration, put a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and say "tone" ([tʰon]) and then "stone" ([ston]). You should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "tone" that does appear with "stone". So, ㅌ (tieut) is pronounced like the t in tone.

[edit] Exercise

Try writing the following words in Korean:

Try guessing the meaning of the following Korean words:

[edit] The consonant ㅍ (pieup)

ㅍ (pieup) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅍ (pieup) (help·info)

The next new letter is the consonant ㅍ (pieup):

Letter (jamo):	ㅍ
Pronunciation:	[pʰ]

ㅍ (pieup) looks and sounds similar to ㅂ (bieup) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅍ is aspirated. That is, ㅍ is pronounced with a burst of air. Again, to demonstrate the aspiration, put a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and say "pin" ([pʰɪn]) and then "spin" ([spɪn]). You should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "pin" that does appear with "spin". So, ㅍ (pieup) is pronounced like the p in pin.

[edit] Exercise

Try writing the following words in Korean:

Try guessing the meaning of the following Korean words and names:

[edit] The consonant ㅊ (chieut)

ㅊ (chieut) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅊ (chieut) (help·info)

The next new letter is the consonant ㅊ (chieut):

Letter (jamo):	ㅊ
Pronunciation:	[ʨʰ]

ㅊ (chieut) looks and sounds similar to ㅈ (jieut) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅊ is aspirated. That is, ㅊ is pronounced with a burst of air. Again, to demonstrate the aspiration, put a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and say "chin" ([tʃʰɪn]) and then "gin" ([dʒɪn]). Ignoring the difference in use of the vocal cords, you should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "chin" that does appear with "gin". So, although there is no precise English sound for ㅊ (chieut), it is pronounced similar to the ch in chin.

[edit] Exercise

Try writing the following words in Korean:

Try guessing the meaning of the following Korean words:

[edit] The vowel ㅕ (yeo)

File:ㅕ (yeo) stroke order.png

ㅕ (yeo) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅕ (yeo) (help·info)

The next new vowel to learn is ㅕ (yeo):

Letter (jamo):	ㅕ
Pronunciation:	[jʌ]

The vowel ㅕ (yeo) looks and sounds similar to ㅓ (eo). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: [j]). So, ㅕ (yeo) is pronounced like the you in young.

[edit] Exercise

Try to guess the meaning of the following Korean words:

Try to write the following in Korean:

[edit] The vowel ㅛ (yo)

File:ㅛ (yo) stroke order.png

ㅛ (yo) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅛ (yo) (help·info)

The next new vowel to learn is ㅛ (yo):

Letter (jamo):	ㅛ
Pronunciation:	[jo]

The vowel ㅛ (yo) looks and sounds similar to ㅗ (o). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: [j]). So, ㅛ (yo) is pronounced like the yo in yoga.

[edit] Exercise

Try to guess the meaning of the following Korean words:

Try to write the following in Korean:

[edit] The vowel ㅠ (yu)

File:ㅠ (yu) stroke order.png

ㅠ (yu) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅠ (yu) (help·info)

The next new vowel to learn is ㅠ (yu):

Letter (jamo):	ㅠ
Pronunciation:	[ju]

The vowel ㅠ (yu) looks and sounds similar to ㅜ (u). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: [j]). So, ㅠ (yu) is pronounced like the English word you.

[edit] Exercise

Try to guess the meaning of the following Korean words and names:

Try to write the following in Korean:

[edit] The vowel ㅖ (ye)

File:ㅖ (ye) stroke order.png

ㅖ (ye) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅖ (ye) (help·info)

The next new vowel to learn is ㅖ (ye):

Letter (jamo):	ㅖ
Pronunciation:	[jʌ]

The vowel ㅖ (ye) looks and sounds similar to ㅔ (e). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: [j]). So, ㅖ (ye) is pronounced like the Ya in the English word Yale.

[edit] Exercise

Try to guess the meaning of the following Korean words and names:

Try to write the following in Korean:

[edit] The vowel ㅒ (yae)

File:ㅒ (yae) stroke order.png

ㅒ (yae) stroke order

Sound sample of ㅒ (yae) (help·info)

The next new vowel to learn is ㅒ (yae):

Letter (jamo):	ㅒ
Pronunciation:	[jɛ]

The vowel ㅒ (yae) looks and sounds similar to ㅐ (ae). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: [j]). So, ㅒ (yae) is pronounced similar to the ye in the English word yet.

[edit] Exercise

Try to guess the meaning of the following Korean words and names:

Try to write the following in Korean:

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[edit] End of lesson 5

Very good! You have now learned almost all of the Korean letters. When you are ready, continue to the last lesson, Lesson 6, to learn the last of the letters: the "tense" consonants and other digraphs. (It will be easy because they are all based on letters you already know.)

Consonants learned so far:

Basic 예사소리	Letter (jamo)	ㄱ	ㄴ	ㄷ	ㄹ	ㅁ	ㅂ	ㅅ	ㅇ	ㅈ	ㅎ
	Romanization Pronunciation	g or k [g] or [k]	n [n]	d or t [d] or [t]	r or l [ɾ] or [l]	m [m]	b or p [b] or [p]	s [s]	- or ng silent or [ŋ]	j or ch [ʥ] or [ʨ]	h [h]
Aspirated 거센소리	Letter (jamo)	ㅋ		ㅌ			ㅍ			ㅊ
	Romanization Pronunciation	k [kʰ]		t [tʰ]			p [pʰ]			ch [ʨʰ]

Vowels learned so far:

Letter (jamo)	ㅏ	ㅑ	ㅓ	ㅕ	ㅗ	ㅛ	ㅜ	ㅠ	ㅡ	ㅣ
Romanization Pronunciation	a [a]	ya [ja]	eo [ʌ]	yeo [jʌ]	o [o]	yo [jo]	u [u]	yu [ju]	eu [ɯ]	i [i]
Letter (jamo)	ㅐ	ㅒ	ㅔ	ㅖ
Romanization Pronunciation	ae [ɛ]	yae [jɛ]	e [e]	ye [je]

Learn Korean (Introduction) Read, write, pronounce Korean: Course — Lesson 1 • Lesson 2 • Lesson 3 • Lesson 4 • Lesson 5 • Lesson 6 • Summary Orthography • Essential Pronunciation Rules • Advanced Pronunciation Rules Grammar • Conversation