Tips For Learning Korean

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If you want to start learning Korean, it's best to start with the letters. The letters are quite easy because they consist of Lines and Circles. Here is the Korea Alphabet in English Alphabetical order.

A - ㅏ
B - ㅂ
D - ㄷ
E - ㅔ
G - ㄱ
H - ㅎ
I - ㅣ
J - ㅈ
K - ㅋ
L - ㄹ
M - ㅁ
N - ㄴ
O - ㅗ
P - ㅍ
R - ㄹ
S - ㅅ
T - ㅌ
U - ㅜ
Wo - 워
Wa - 와
Wae - 왜
Woo - 우
Yoo - ㅠ
Ng - ㅇ

Have you noticed what some of the letter are missing? V, F, Z and W don't exist in Korean, making words easier to pronounce. V and F can't be pronounced by Koreans and end up sounding like the letter B or P. W doesn't exist because it is not possible to write out in Korean.

If a word starts with a Vowel, the word must start with an ㅇ. Yes, it is 'Ng', but it is put before a vowel. Vowels include, A, E, I, O, U, YOO and WOO.

For example the word "안녕이가세요" (Goodbye (Annyeongigaseyo)). The first part starts with an 'A' so the 'ㅇ' must go in front of the 'A (ㅏ )'.