Studying Korean/beginner

🌟 Day 4: Building Korean Syllables (Consonant + Vowel)

thanks2korea 2025. 4. 4. 17:56

Hello, everyone! 😊
Yesterday, we learned 10 basic Korean vowels. Now, let's take the next step and learn how to combine consonants and vowels to form syllables!

In Hangul, letters are not written separately like in English. Instead, they are grouped into syllable blocks. Let’s see how this works with some easy examples! 🎵


🔠 Korean Syllable Structure

Korean syllables follow three basic patterns.

1️⃣ Consonant + Vowel (CV)

This is the most basic structure.
📌 Examples:

  • ㄱ + ㅏ → 가 (ga)
  • ㄴ + ㅗ → 노 (no)
  • ㅁ + ㅜ → 무 (mu)

2️⃣ Consonant + Vowel + Consonant (CVC)

This pattern includes a final consonant (받침, batchim).
📌 Examples:

  • ㄱ + ㅏ + ㄴ → 간 (gan)
  • ㅂ + ㅓ + ㄴ → 번 (beon)
  • ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ → 한 (han)

3️⃣ Syllables with Complex Vowels

Some syllables contain double vowels (ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅘ, etc.).
📌 Examples:

  • ㄱ + ㅘ → 과 (gwa)
  • ㅅ + ㅑ → 샤 (sya)
  • ㅂ + ㅞ → 붸 (bwe)

🎯 Let's Practice!

Korean syllables fit together like building blocks! 🏗️
Try reading these words aloud:

  1. 바다 (bada) – Ocean 🌊
  2. 사과 (sagwa) – Apple 🍎
  3. 학교 (hakgyo) – School 🏫
  4. 음악 (eumak) – Music 🎵
  5. 한국 (hanguk) – Korea 🇰🇷

Now, reading Korean should feel a little easier! 😊
Tomorrow, we'll dive deeper into final consonants (받침, batchim). Stay tuned! 🚀💖