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I'm using this talk page to propose a format for the Hangeul pages. This section should be completed in the very near future as it's frequently visited. -WikiSysop 16:43, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Individual pages

Each Hangeul letter(자모) should have a detailed page:

  • Basic sound
  • Sound in the initial position (with audio)
  • Sound in the middle position (with audio)
  • Sound in the final 받침 position (with audio)
  • Other sounds this letter is capable of making (i.e. through consonant assimilation)
  • Background information on the character, for example where it was derived from.
  • IPA
  • Stroke order diagram
  • Stroke order animation
  • Links to any consonant assimilation rule that applies to this character
  • Plenty of examples with audio
  • Every possible way to write the character, some characters have many variations.


Project underway

This project is officially underway as I've purchased a great digital voice recorder. Before recording begins in few days we must carefully select the sounds we want recorded. Some general information:

  • Record will be probaly stat on 8/3/09, giving us some time to finalize exactly how we want to do this and which sounds we want to use.
  • We don't introduce the 받침 until step 4, so the first four steps should not include a 받침.

step 2

  • Do not introduce 받침 yet, so no examples should have 받침
  • Add fake examples with real examples,

Examples to add later:

  • ㄱ and ㅏ: 가 (go)
  • ㄱ,ㄴ,ㅏ,ㅜ: 누, 나 (I) , 구 (nine)
  • ㄱ,ㄴ,ㅁ,ㅏ,ㅜ,ㅗ: 모, 마, 무, 고, 노
  • ㄱ,ㄴ,ㅁ,ㄷ,ㅏ,ㅜ,ㅗ,ㅣ: 디, 다, 두, 도, 기, 니, 미
  • ㄱ,ㄴ,ㅁ,ㄷ,ㅇ,ㅏ,ㅜ,ㅗ,ㅣ: 아, 우, 오 (five), 이 (two)


Real examples:

  • ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㄷ, ㅇ
  • ㅏ, ㅜ, ㅗ, ㅣ
  • 가구 (furniture)
  • 가나다 (Korean alphabet, i.e. abc)
  • 가다 (to go)
  • 가두다 (to lock in)
  • 고구마 (sweet potato)
  • 고기 (meat)
  • 고모 (father's sister)
  • 고아 (orphan)
  • 구두 (dress shoes)
  • 기도 (prayer)
  • 기모노(traditional cloth of Japan)
  • 나가다 (go out)
  • 나누다 (to divide)
  • 나무 (tree)
  • 나오다 (to come out)
  • 나이 (age)
  • 누가 (who)
  • 누구 (who)
  • 누나 (older sister)
  • 다가가다 (approach to someone)
  • 다가오다 (approach to me,to come up to)
  • 다니다 (to go to, work, school etc)
  • 도미노 (domino)
  • 도구 (instrument,tool)
  • 두다 (to put, place )
  • 마다 (every)
  • 마디 (joint, knot)
  • 모기 (mosquito)
  • 무기 (weapon)
  • 미아 (lost child)
  • 아가 (baby)
  • 아기 (baby)
  • 아마 (maybe,perhaps)
  • 아마도 (maybe,perhaps)
  • 아우 (man's younger brother-but not used currently)
  • 아이 (child)
  • 오다 (to come)
  • 오이 (cucumber)
  • 이구아나 (iguana)
  • 이기다 (to win)
  • 이마 (forehead)
  • 이모 (mother's sister)

step 3

  • Do not introduce 받침 yet
  • Add fake examples with real examples:
  • In this lesson, you will learn:
  • Consonants: ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㄷ, ㅇ
  • Vowels: ㅏ, ㅜ, ㅗ, ㅣ
  • ㅅ,ㅐ: 새
  • ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅐ,ㅔ: 베, 배, 베, 세
  • ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅈ,ㅐ,ㅔ,ㅓ: 저, 재, 제, 서, 버, 저
  • ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅈ,ㄹ,ㅐ,ㅔ,ㅓㅡ: 르, 래, 레, 러, 스, 브, 즈

Real examples:

  • ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㄷ, ㅇ, ㅅ, ㅂ, ㅈ, ㄹ
  • ㅏ, ㅜ, ㅗ, ㅣ, ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅓ, ㅡ
  • 가게 (store)
  • 가로 (the width)
  • 가로수 (trees lining a street)
  • 가르마 (a part in one´s hair)
  • 가사 (the words of a song)
  • 가수 (singer)
  • 가스 (gas)
  • 가루 (powder)
  • 가지 (eggplant,branch)
  • 개 (dog)
  • 개나리 (forsythia)
  • 개다 (to become clear-weather, to fold clothes)
  • 개미 (ant)
  • 거기 (there)
  • 거리 (street,distance)
  • 거미 (spider )
  • 거지 (beggar)
  • 게 (crab)
  • 게이 (gay)
  • 기내 (the inside of a plane)
  • 기다 (to crawl, to creep, to go on all fours)
  • 기다리다 (to wait)
  • 기대 (expectation)
  • 기사 (article,engineer)
  • 기자 (journalist)
  • 고래 (whale)
  • 구조 (rescue)
  • 나라 (country)
  • 나르다 (to carry)
  • 나이 (age)
  • 나사 (screw)
  • 나비 (butterfly)
  • 내리다 (to go descend)
  • 네 (yes)
  • 내 (my)
  • 네모 (square)
  • 너구리 (raccoon)
  • 노루 (roe deer)
  • 노래 (song)
  • 다리 (leg, bridge)
  • 다시 (again)
  • 대구 (Daegu, a Korean city)
  • 데우다 (to reheat, to heat up)
  • 도마 (chopping board)
  • 도시 (city)
  • 두부 (soybean curd,tobu)
  • 드디어 (finally)
  • 드라마 (drama)
  • 라디오 (radio)
  • 러시아 (Russia)
  • 마루 (wooden floor)
  • 마리 (counter used for count the number of animals)
  • 마르다 (to get dry)
  • 마시다 (to drink)
  • 머무르다 (to stay)
  • 매다 (to tie)
  • 매미 (cicada)
  • 매우 (very)
  • 머리 (head)
  • 메다 (to shoulder)
  • 메모 (memo)
  • 모두 (every)
  • 모래 (sand)
  • 모자 (cap,hat)
  • 무게 (weight)
  • 무대 (the stage)
  • 미래 (future)
  • 미로 (labyrinth)
  • 미소 (smile)
  • 바가지 (a rip off)
  • 바다 (sea)
  • 바보 (fool,idiot)
  • 바이러스 (virus)
  • 바지 (pants)
  • 배 (pear, ship,abdomen)
  • 배우 (actor/actress)
  • 배우다 (to learn)
  • 버리다 (to throw away)
  • 버스 (bus)
  • 베개 (pillow)
  • 베다 (to lay one´s head on, to cut)
  • 보내다 (to send)
  • 보다 (to see, to look, to watch)
  • 보라 (purple)
  • 보리 (barley)
  • 부모 (parents)
  • 부자 (rich person)
  • 브래지어 (bra)
  • 비 (rain)
  • 비자 (visa)
  • 사고 (accident)
  • 사다 (to buy)
  • 사자 (lion)
  • 서다 (to stand, to stop)
  • 서비스 (service)
  • 새 (bird)
  • 새다 (to leak out, to dawn)
  • 새우 (shrimp)
  • 세다 (to count, to strong)
  • 세로 (length,height)
  • 세모 (triangular)
  • 세수 (face washing)
  • 세제 (cleaning material)
  • 소 (cow)
  • 소개 (introduction)
  • 소시지 (sausage)
  • 수도 (capital city)
  • 수세미 (scrubber made from a sponge gourd)
  • 스트레스 (stress)
  • 시다 (to be sour)
  • 시소 (seesaw)
  • 아내 (wife)
  • 아래 (the bottom)
  • 아르바이트 (part time job)
  • 아주 (very)
  • 아주머니 (middle age lady)
  • 애기 (baby)
  • 어디 (where)
  • 어리다 (to be very young)
  • 오래 (for a long time)
  • 오리 (duck)
  • 우리 (we)
  • 우주 (universe)
  • 이사 (move-house)
  • 이자 (interest-money)
  • 자기 (honey,darling or oneself )
  • 자다 (to sleep)
  • 자주 (often)
  • 재다 (to measure)
  • 주다 (to give)
  • 주머니 (pocket)
  • 주소 (address)
  • 주스 (juice)
  • 조개 (shellfish)
  • 저자 (author )
  • 저주 (curs)
  • 제비 (swallow)
  • 제주도 (Jeju, an island in Korea)
  • 지다 (to lose)
  • 지구 (earth)

step 4

In this lesson, you will learn:

  • Consonants: ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㅍ, ㅎ
  • Vowels: ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅒ, ㅖ
  • Add fake examples with real examples,

Examples to add later:

  • ㅋ, ㅛ: 쿄
  • ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅛ, ㅠ: 튜, 툐, 큐
  • ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ:
  • ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ, ㅑ
  • ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㅍ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ, ㅑ:
  • ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㅍ, ㅎ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ, ㅑ, ㅖ:
  • ㅒ:

Real examples using :

  • ㄱ, ㄴ, ㅁ, ㄷ, ㅇ, ㅅ, ㅂ, ㅈ, ㄹ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ, ㅍ, ㅎ
  • ㅏ, ㅜ, ㅗ, ㅣ, ㅐ, ㅔ, ㅓ, ㅡ, ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅒ, ㅖ
  • 가르치다 (to teach)
  • 가르키다 ( )
  • 고추 (hot pepper)
  • 교수 (professor)
  • 구호 (a slogan)
  • 노예 (slave)
  • 대여 (a loan)
  • 미치다 (to be crazy)
  • 부여하다 (to bless someone)
  • 시키다 (to order)
  • 아파트 (apartment)
  • 야하다 (to be vulgar)
  • 얘기 (story)
  • 여보
  • 여자 (girl)
  • 예고 (advance notice)
  • 요리 (cooking)
  • 우유 (milk)
  • 이유 (reason)
  • 이야기하다 (to talk)
  • 차 (tea)
  • 차례 (order, turn)
  • 카드 (card)
  • 코 (nose)
  • 키스 (kiss)
  • 타이어 (tire)
  • 토미토 (tomato)
  • 토하다 (to throw up)
  • 포도 (grape)
  • 피부 (skin)
  • 하다 ( )
  • 허리 ( )
  • 호주 (Australia)
  • 휴가 (holiday, rest day )
  • 휴지 (toilet paper)

-need more examples for ㅒ

step 5

Need 받침 sounds that aren't affected by consonant assimilation rules so we don't confuse the beginners.

  • Things like 맛, 맏, 맡, 맜 showing they all have the same sounds


step 6

  • Consonants: ㄲ,ㄸ,ㅆ,ㅃ,ㅉ
  • Vowels: ㅘ,ㅙ,ㅚ,ㅝ,ㅞ,ㅟ,ㅢ
  • Add fake examples with real examples,
  • Examples to add later:
    • ㅅ,ㅐ: 새
    • ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅐ,ㅔ: 베, 배, 베, 세
    • ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅈ,ㅐ,ㅔ,ㅓ: 저, 재, 제, 서(west), 버, 저
    • ㅅ,ㅂ,ㅈ,ㄹ,ㅐ,ㅔ,ㅓㅡ: 르, 래, 레, 러, 스, 브, 즈


  • 가깝다 - to be close(location)
  • 가위 - scissors
  • 과일 - fruit
  • 과자 - snack
  • 괜찮다 (cons assim)
  • 궤도 - orbit
  • 기쁘다 to be glad
  • 깍두기 - cubed Korean radish
  • 뜨겁다 - to be hot
  • 먹었어요 - I ate
  • 비싸다 - to be expensive
  • 빠르다 - to be quick
  • 싸구려 - cheap goods
  • 싸다 - to be cheap
  • 싸우다 - to fight
  • 쓰다 - to use, to write
  • 어렵다 - to be difficult
  • 예쁘다 - to be pretty
  • 왜 - why
  • 외국 - foreign country
  • 외숙모 - Aunt (Mom's brother's wife)
  • 원 - The won, Korean currency
  • 웬일 - what reason
  • 위험하다 - to be dangerous
  • 의료 보험 - medical insurance
  • 의사 - doctor
  • 의자 - chair
  • 치과 - denist office
  • 취마 - skirt
  • 취하다 - to get drunk
  • 했어요 - I did it
  • 회사 - company
  • 원숭이 - monkey
  • 법원 - court of law