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Hello, everyone! How is your study going?

I’ve made a guide for those of you who are still learning the Korean alphabet. Please be aware that I do not encourage the use of romanization. I’ve included it in here because I received a number of asks asking about a post like this. There are so many different ways of pronouncing the same letters or words that all of you may read the words above completely differently from how I do. 

My best advice would be to download an app on your phone or watch a youtube video in order to learn how to pronounce each letter properly. This romanization is a rough guide, and I’ve written it to how I read it in my head. I believe you will find that they are the letters that you will most commonly find being used to represent each Korean letter. After a while, you’ll find you won’t even need romanization to help you along! :-)

I wish you all good luck. 

ㄱ  ㄴ ㄷ  ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ  ㅅ  ㅇ ㅈ  ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ

ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ

ㅏ ㅐ ㅑ ㅒ ㅓ ㅔ ㅕ ㅖ ㅗ ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅛ ㅜ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅠ ㅡ ㅢ ㅣ

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Korean Alphabet (Hangul)

Vowels:

ㅏ (ah)

ㅓ (eo; sounds a little like “oh”)

ㅗ (oh)

ㅜ (ooh)

ㅡ (eu; I don’t really know how to describe this sound)

ㅣ (ee or i)

ㅑ (yah)

ㅕ (yeo)

ㅛ (yo)

ㅠ (yoo)

ㅐ (ae; sounds like a)

ㅒ (yae)

ㅔ (eh)

ㅖ (ye)

ㅢ (oo-ee)

ㅘ (wa)

ㅙ (wae)

ㅚ (oe; sounds like wae)

ㅝ (wo)

ㅞ (weh)

ㅟ (wee)

A vowel cannot make a sound without a consonant. In words like 안녕 하세요 (annyeong haseyo; hello) the silent consonant ㅇ is used. ㅇ is also ng. In 안녕 the first ㅇ is silent, but the last ㅇ is ng.

Consonants:

ㄱ (k/g)

ㄲ (kk; sounds like gg)

ㄴ (n)

ㄷ (t/d)

ㄸ (dd)

ㄹ (r/l; the r is rolled, like in Spanish)

ㅁ (m)

ㅂ (b/p)

ㅃ (bb)

ㅅ (s)

ㅆ (ss)

ㅇ (silent at the start of a word or syllable/ng at the end of a word or syllable)

ㅈ (ch/j)

ㅉ (jj)

ㅊ (ch)

ㅋ (k)

ㅌ (t)

ㅍ (p)

ㅎ (h)

*Note: Hangul is written in syllable blocks.

If you’re confused about anything, please message me. ^^

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Handwritten VS Typed Korean

This post has been requested by @softsoundmidnightcarlight !

The letters in purple are the letters used for calligraphy but some people with messy handwriting use it for everyday use (not recommended)

When handwriting Korean letters, you’ll notice that Korean people don’t write the letter as you see in when it’s typed! Korean people tend to write these letters so that it’s easier to write. You’ll notice this the most with ‘ㄹ’! Since ‘ㄹ’ is made up of 5 separate lines that are very straight and rigid, when you write it quickly it tends to look more like the English letter ‘z’!

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některý dny jsou prostě těžší než jiný

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Oblíbené písničky jsem si spojila s tebou

teď při jejich poslechu přichází smutek.

Úspěšně ho už nějakou chvíli popírám, nebudu kvůli tobě hledat novou hudbu.

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Pohádka o Honzíkovi a Mařence / The Tale of John and Mary (1980) dir. by Karel Zeman.

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- Simone de Beauvoir

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He touched me, so i live to know

That such a day, permitted so,

I grouped upon his breast-

...

And now, i’m different from before,

As if i breathed superior air

-Emily Dickinson

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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🌻Weight loss spell🌻

-from an actual witch-

Likes to charge 💜⭐

Reblog to cast 🌙🌱

You have to put your energy into it, believe in it or nothing happens

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someone said ‘the version of me you created in your mind is not my responsibility’ and wow

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Welcome to the space age, ladies and gentlemen

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Flexible Time Blocking: A More Breathable Way to Get Things Done

I’ve met a lot of people who struggle with sticking to a schedule - myself included - so here’s one way you can get things done without restricting your spontaneity.

Linked: The ABCDE Method: Accomplish Tasks More Efficiently

Hope this helps!

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Prague coffee shops.

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College started and I am back in studyblr❤️ Loving college life so far and living in a dorm! Got myself some pastel stationary and i am obsessed. Feeling really productive and full of energy as well.

#studyblr #study inspiration #czech #studying #study #czech republic #dentistry #dentistry student #coffee #coffee mug #pastel stationary #pastel #colourful #notebook #notebooks #owl #fairy lights

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but the good news is: