Studying Korean/beginner

🌟 Day 2: Korean Consonants (ㅁ~ㅎ)

thanks2korea 2025. 4. 4. 17:46

Hello, everyone! Did you remember the consonants from Day 1 (ㄱ~ㅅ)? 🎉
Today, we’ll learn the next set of Korean consonants: ㅁ~ㅎ (7 consonants).

To help you remember them easily, I’ve prepared some fun mnemonics and examples! Let’s get started! 🚀


🔠 Korean Consonants (ㅁ~ㅎ) – Fun Mnemonics

1️⃣ ㅁ (Mieum) – Pronounced like 'm'

  • 🍔 Memory Trick: looks like a Mouth 👄!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 머리 (meori) – Head, Hair 💇‍♂️
    • 물 (mul) – Water 💧
    • 맛 (mat) – Taste 😋

2️⃣ ㅂ (Bieup) – Pronounced like 'b' or 'p'

  • 🎁 Memory Trick: resembles a Box 📦!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 바다 (bada) – Sea 🌊
    • 배 (bae) – Boat 🚤 / Pear 🍐 / Belly 🤰
    • 빵 (ppang) – Bread 🍞

3️⃣ ㅅ (Siot) – Pronounced like 's'

  • 🦴 Memory Trick: looks like a small Mountain ⛰!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 손 (son) – Hand ✋
    • 사랑 (sarang) – Love ❤️
    • 시계 (sigye) – Clock ⏰

4️⃣ ㅇ (Ieung) – Silent (Sounds like 'ng' at the end of a word)

  • 🎈 Memory Trick: is shaped like a Ball 🏀!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 아이 (ai) – Child 👶
    • 오이 (oi) – Cucumber 🥒
    • 방 (bang) – Room 🏠

5️⃣ ㅈ (Jieut) – Pronounced like 'j' or 'ch'

  • 🤠 Memory Trick: looks like a Hat 🎩!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 자동차 (jadongcha) – Car 🚗
    • 집 (jip) – House 🏡
    • 종이 (jong-i) – Paper 📄

6️⃣ ㅊ (Chieut) – Pronounced like 'ch'

  • 🎉 Memory Trick: stands for Celebration 🎊!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 친구 (chingu) – Friend 👭
    • 차 (cha) – Tea ☕ / Car 🚗
    • 춤 (chum) – Dance 💃

7️⃣ ㅎ (Hieut) – Pronounced like 'h'

  • 🌬 Memory Trick: looks like a person sighing Haaa... 😮‍💨!
  • 📚 Examples:
    • 하늘 (haneul) – Sky ☁️
    • 한국 (hanguk) – Korea 🇰🇷
    • 호수 (hosu) – Lake 🌊

🎯 Wrapping Up

Now you’ve learned ㅁ~ㅎ! 🎉
Congratulations! You’ve now completed all basic Korean consonants (ㄱ~ㅎ)! 🎊

Next time, we’ll learn Korean vowels (ㅏ~ㅣ)! Stay tuned! 😊