import { lesson, level } from '../../course'; export default level( 'hangul', 'Hangul', 'The alphabet', 'Learn to read Korean in five short lessons. Everything after this is written in Hangul.', [ lesson({ id: 'ko-vowels', title: 'Basic vowels', summary: 'ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ and how syllables are built', notes: ` Hangul was invented in 1443 by King Sejong so that anyone could learn to read. It has 24 basic letters, grouped into **syllable blocks**. Every block starts with a consonant. If a syllable starts with a vowel sound, it uses the silent **ㅇ** as a placeholder: **아** = ㅇ + ㅏ = "a". | letter | sound | block | |---|---|---| | ㅏ | a (father) | 아 | | ㅓ | eo (like "u" in "up") | 어 | | ㅗ | o (more rounded) | 오 | | ㅜ | u (food) | 우 | | ㅡ | eu (unrounded "oo", lips flat) | 으 | | ㅣ | i (see) | 이 | **Vertical** vowels (ㅏ ㅓ ㅣ) go to the **right** of the consonant: 아, 어, 이. **Horizontal** vowels (ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ) go **below** it: 오, 우, 으. `, script: ` ㅏ | a ㅓ | eo | like the u in "up" ㅗ | o ㅜ | u ㅡ | eu | lips spread, like a flat "oo" ㅣ | i 아 | a 어 | eo 오 | o 우 | u 으 | eu 이 | i `, words: ` 아이 | child 오이 | cucumber 이 | two; tooth 오 | five `, drills: ` Which vowel goes below the consonant? | ㅗ | ㅏ; ㅓ; ㅣ | Horizontal vowels go below. What does ㅇ sound like at the start of a syllable? | nothing (silent) | ng; o; h How is 어 read? | eo | a; o; u How is 으 read? | eu | u; o; i ` }), lesson({ id: 'ko-consonants', title: 'Basic consonants', summary: 'ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅎ', notes: ` The consonant shapes show the mouth: **ㄱ** is the tongue touching the back of the mouth, **ㄴ** the tongue on the ridge behind the teeth, **ㅁ** the closed lips. | letter | sound | example | |---|---|---| | ㄱ | g / k | 가 ga | | ㄴ | n | 나 na | | ㄷ | d / t | 다 da | | ㄹ | r / l | 라 ra | | ㅁ | m | 마 ma | | ㅂ | b / p | 바 ba | | ㅅ | s (sh before ㅣ) | 사 sa, 시 si | | ㅇ | silent / ng | 아 a | | ㅈ | j | 자 ja | | ㅎ | h | 하 ha | ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ ㅈ sound softer than English k t p ch: somewhere between g/k, d/t, b/p. ㄹ is a quick flap between r and l, like the "tt" in American "butter". `, script: ` ㄱ | g; k ㄴ | n ㄷ | d; t ㄹ | r; l ㅁ | m ㅂ | b; p ㅅ | s ㅈ | j ㅎ | h 가 | ga 나 | na 다 | da 라 | ra 마 | ma 바 | ba 사 | sa 자 | ja 하 | ha 고 | go 두 | du 미 | mi `, words: ` 나라 | country 나무 | tree 바다 | sea 모자 | hat 어머니 | mother 아버지 | father 가수 | singer 하나 | one 두부 | tofu 지도 | map 누나 | older sister (said by a male) 라디오 | radio `, sentences: ` 어머니 아버지 | mother and father `, drills: ` How is 나무 read? | namu | nabu; lamu; namo How is 바다 read? | bada | pata; bara; mada Which letter is "m"? | ㅁ | ㅂ; ㄴ; ㅇ Which letter is the r/l sound? | ㄹ | ㄷ; ㄴ; ㅎ ` }), lesson({ id: 'ko-strong-consonants', title: 'Aspirated and tense consonants', summary: 'ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ and ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ', notes: ` Adding a stroke makes a consonant **aspirated** (with a puff of air). Doubling it makes it **tense** (no air, tight throat). | plain | aspirated | tense | |---|---|---| | ㄱ g | ㅋ k | ㄲ kk | | ㄷ d | ㅌ t | ㄸ tt | | ㅂ b | ㅍ p | ㅃ pp | | ㅈ j | ㅊ ch | ㅉ jj | | ㅅ s | | ㅆ ss | Hold a hand in front of your mouth: **카** should give a strong puff, **까** almost none (like the k in "skate"). These three-way contrasts change meaning: **불** (fire), **풀** (grass), **뿔** (horn). `, script: ` ㅋ | k ㅌ | t ㅍ | p ㅊ | ch ㄲ | kk ㄸ | tt ㅃ | pp ㅆ | ss ㅉ | jj 카 | ka 타 | ta 파 | pa 차 | cha 까 | kka 따 | tta 빠 | ppa 싸 | ssa 짜 | jja `, words: ` 커피 | coffee 차 | tea; car 토마토 | tomato 피자 | pizza 아빠 | dad 오빠 | older brother (said by a female) 코 | nose 치마 | skirt 토끼 | rabbit 기차 | train 머리 | head; hair 아저씨 | mister; middle-aged man `, sentences: ` 커피 주세요 | Coffee, please. `, drills: ` Which one is aspirated (with a puff of air)? | ㅋ | ㄲ; ㄱ; ㅇ Which one is tense? | ㄸ | ㅌ; ㄷ; ㄹ How is 아빠 read? | appa | aba; apa; abba How is 치마 read? | chima | jima; kima; tima How is 토끼 read? | tokki | dogi; toki; tokgi ` }), lesson({ id: 'ko-compound-vowels', title: 'More vowels', summary: 'ㅐ ㅔ, the y-vowels and the w-vowels', notes: ` **One extra stroke adds a "y"**: ㅏ → ㅑ (ya), ㅓ → ㅕ (yeo), ㅗ → ㅛ (yo), ㅜ → ㅠ (yu). **ㅐ (ae)** and **ㅔ (e)** sound almost the same today (both like "e" in "bed"). ㅒ (yae) and ㅖ (ye) likewise. **W-vowels** combine ㅗ or ㅜ with another vowel: | | | | |---|---|---| | ㅘ = ㅗ+ㅏ | wa | 와 | | ㅙ = ㅗ+ㅐ | wae | 왜 | | ㅚ = ㅗ+ㅣ | oe (said "we") | 외 | | ㅝ = ㅜ+ㅓ | wo | 워 | | ㅞ = ㅜ+ㅔ | we | 웨 | | ㅟ = ㅜ+ㅣ | wi | 위 | | ㅢ = ㅡ+ㅣ | ui | 의 | **ㅢ** is read "ui" at the start of a word, "i" after a consonant (희 = hi), and "e" as the possessive particle 의. `, script: ` ㅐ | ae ㅔ | e ㅑ | ya ㅕ | yeo ㅛ | yo ㅠ | yu ㅘ | wa ㅝ | wo ㅟ | wi ㅢ | ui ㅚ | oe ㅙ | wae 애 | ae 에 | e 야 | ya 여 | yeo 요 | yo 유 | yu 와 | wa 워 | wo 위 | wi 의 | ui 왜 | wae `, words: ` 우유 | milk 여우 | fox 요리 | cooking 개 | dog 게 | crab 사과 | apple 돼지 | pig 의자 | chair 회사 | company 뭐 | what 귀 | ear 야구 | baseball 왜 | why 세계 | world `, sentences: ` 우유 주세요 | Milk, please. 이게 뭐예요? | What is this? `, drills: ` Adding a stroke to ㅏ gives: | ㅑ | ㅐ; ㅓ; ㅘ ㅗ + ㅏ = | ㅘ | ㅝ; ㅚ; ㅙ How is 의자 read? | uija | euija; wija; eja How is 돼지 read? | dwaeji | doeji; dweji; dwaji How is 여우 read? | yeou | yau; yeowu; yoou ` }), lesson({ id: 'ko-batchim', title: 'Final consonants (batchim)', summary: 'Consonants at the bottom of a block and how they link', notes: ` A consonant at the bottom of a block is a **batchim** (받침). Whatever the letter, a final consonant is pronounced as one of **seven sounds**: | sound | letters | example | |---|---|---| | k | ㄱ ㅋ ㄲ | 책 chaek, 부엌 bueok | | n | ㄴ | 산 san | | t | ㄷ ㅌ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㅎ | 옷 ot, 꽃 kkot | | l | ㄹ | 물 mul | | m | ㅁ | 밤 bam | | p | ㅂ ㅍ | 밥 bap, 앞 ap | | ng | ㅇ | 강 gang | ### Linking (연음) If the next syllable starts with the silent **ㅇ**, the batchim **moves over** and is pronounced in full: - 한국어 → [한구거] **hangugeo** - 음악 → [으막] **eumak** - 옷이 → [오시] **osi** ### Nasalization A k/t/p sound before ㄴ or ㅁ becomes ng/n/m: **감사합니다** → [감사함니다] **gamsahamnida**. `, script: ` 각 | gak 간 | gan 갈 | gal 감 | gam 갑 | gap 강 | gang 옷 | ot 밖 | bak 앞 | ap 꽃 | kkot `, words: ` 한국 | Korea 사람 | person 물 | water 밥 | rice; meal 책 | book 빵 | bread 김치 | kimchi 선생님 | teacher 학생 | student 음식 | food 옷 | clothes 꽃 | flower 서울 | Seoul 한국어 | Korean (language) 음악 | music `, sentences: ` 감사합니다 | Thank you. 한국 사람 | a Korean person `, drills: ` The final ㅅ in 옷 sounds like: | t | s; ch; sh The final ㅂ in 밥 sounds like: | p | b; m; silent How is 음악 read? | eumak | eum-ak; eumag; umak | The ㅁ links to the next syllable. How is 감사합니다 read? | gamsahamnida | gamsahapnida; kamsahabnida; gamsahabnida | ㅂ before ㄴ becomes m. How is 한국어 read? | hangugeo | hanguk-eo; hangukeo; hangukgeo ` }) ] );