Lesson 2 – Korean Syllables

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In this lesson you’ll get to know how to build Korean syllabes. This will help you understanding how to build Korean words and sentences.

Syllables in Korean Language

A word consists of one or more syllables. A syllable consists of one or more consonants and one vowel.

The syllables are divided into 5 forms:

One-vovel syllabe:

아이 [ai] — child

Explanation:

The syllabe 아 consists of the consonant ㅇ and the vowelㅏ.

The consonant ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. Therefore, the syllable 아 is considered a one-vowel syllable.

The syllable 이 consists the consonant ㅇ and the vowel ㅣ.

The consonant ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. Therefore, the syllable 이 is considered a one-vowel syllable.

The one-consonant-and-one-vowel syllable

나무 [namu] — tree; wood

Explanation:

The syllable 나 consists of the consonant ㄴand the vowel ㅏ.

The syllable 무 consists of the consonant ㅁ and the vowel ㅜ.

The one-vowel-and-one-consonant syllable

일 [il] – work

explanation:

The syllabe 일 consists of the  consonant ㅇ is not pronounced at the beginning of a syllable. Therefore, the syllable 일 is considered a one-vowel-and-one-consonant syllable.

The syllable consisting of one consonant, one vowel and one consonant

물 [mul] — water

explanation:

The syllabe 물 consists of consonant ㅁ, the vowel ㅜ and the consonant ㄹ.

The syllable consisting of one consonant, one vowel and a double consonant

값 [kap] — price

explanation:

The syllable 값 consists of the consonant ㄱ, the vowel ㅏand the double consonant: ㅂㅅ

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1. Question 1 of 5

   1. Question

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   Select the correct answer(s) A syllable in Korean language should consist

   • at least one vowel
   • at least two vowels
   • only one consonant
   • one or more consonants
   • one or more vowels
   • one vowel

   Hint

   Take look at these syllables and you should know the right answer: 나무, 일기, 밝은 달
2. Question 2 of 5

   2. Question

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   Please, select from below syllabes those that are NOT one-vovel syllabes

   • 광
   • 아이
   • 이여
   • 산과
   • 이
   • 야
   • 가를
3. Question 3 of 5

   3. Question

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   Place the syllables in the following order:

   1. One-vovel syllabes

   2. One-vowel-and-one-consonant syllables

   3. The one-consonant-and-one-vowel syllable

   4. The syllable consisting of one consonant, one vowel and one consonant

    

   • 아, 어, 야, 여
   • 일, 악, 영, 엥, 역
   • 누가, 마다, 바다, 수도
   • 밝, 븕, 읽
4. Question 4 of 5

   4. Question

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   Fill in the the gap in sentence

   • The Korean alphabet has (40|1) letters - (21|1) vowels and (19|1) consonants
5. Question 5 of 5

   5. Question

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   Transcribe into english from Korean language

   • 사람들 after transcription is (saramdul) 그리움 transcripted is (kurium) 해당화 transcripted is (haedanghwa, hedanghwa) 조국 transcripted means (choguk, joguk)