Lesson 4
Welcome back! This is the 4th lesson of "Learn to read, write and pronounce Korean". In this lesson you'll learn the rest of the basic Korean letters and you will continue to use your knowledge actively in writing.
The first new letter is the vowel U:
ㅜ
This is pronounced like the oo in boot. This vowel is also wider than it is tall, so it goes below the consonant rather than next to it.
Here are Korean words that contain this letter.
두바이 city in the United Arab Emirates
사우디아라비아 country in the Middle East
불가리아 country in Eastern Europe
루마니아 another country in Eastern Europe
온두라스 country in Central America
우간다 country in Africa
수리남 country in South America
The next of the vowels you should learn is "eo". It makes a sound like the u in jug.
ㅓ
Try to translate these Korean words.
더블린 capital of Ireland
런던 capital of the United Kingdom
서울 capital of South Korea
서비스 military
보일러 part of a central heating system
엄마 mum
Now try to write down the following words in Korean:
Samsung (samseong)
Oregonbusvirus (remember what happens to 'v' in Korean!)
Now we'll learn about the vowel E. Since this vowel opens up really many new words, we'll use this for a big revision.
ㅔ
This is the Korean letter E. It is pronounced as in bed.
Here are many words with this letter. First, practise reading:
봄베이 big city in India
게임 children like it
메일 letters
로메 capital of Togo
인도네시아big country in South-East Asia
말레이시아country near the previous country
레모네이드 refreshing drink
이스라엘 country in the Middle East
벨기에multilingual country in Europe
덴버capital of Colorado
방글라데시small country near India
네바다state known for gambling
Second, practise writing:
Lebanon
Senegal
MaineBelarus
Grenada
BuenosAires
Venezuela
El Salvador
Next I'd like you to meet the vowel AE:
ㅐ
This letter is pronounced like the a in land.
Words for practise:
마이애미 famous beach
댈러스 city in Texas
댄서 person who likes to move
랩 music style
앨라배마 sweet home
Second-to-last letter: hieut
ㅎ
Hieut is pronounced as an h.
Some words with hieut:
바하마 popular holiday islands
헝가리 country in Europe
하라레 capital city of Zimbabwe
호놀룰루 city in Hawaii
햄버거 popular fast food
하우스 style of music
The very last basic letter left is Jieut:
ㅈ
This letter is pronounced like j in journalist or likech in chair. Here's an example: Jieut.
Read the following:
나이지리아country in Africa
이미지picture
엔진car part
메시지something I have to tell you
로스앤젤레스city on the west coast of the USA
조지아state on the east coast of the USA
개라지they repair cars
오랜지주스drink
루이지애나state on the Gulf of Mexico
버지니아state for loversSoju (traditional Korean drink)
Congratulations, you now know all basic letters in Korean!
