"Learn Korean with Unnie!"(1) _ 14 basic consonants

 

Learn to Write Korean

한글 쓰기 연습

A Beginner's Guide to Hangul

Hangul (한글) is the Korean alphabet created in 1443 by King Sejong the Great.

It's one of the most scientific and easy-to-learn writing systems in the world!

What you'll learn:

✓ 14 basic consonants
✓ 10 basic vowels
✓ How to write each letter
✓ Pronunciation guide

Tip: Write slowly and follow the stroke order!

ㄱ

기역 (giyeok)

Sound: g/k - like 'g' in "go" or 'k' in "key"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

At the beginning of syllables: 'g' sound (like "go")
At the end of syllables: 'k' sound (like "key")

✏️ How to Write ㄱ (2 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a horizontal line from left to right →
2. Stroke 2: Draw a vertical line downward from the right end ↓

💡 Memory Tip: It looks like a gun! ㄱ for "Gun" = G sound

Practice Writing ㄱ - 20 times

ㄱ

ㄱ

ㄱ

ㄱ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㄴ

니은 (nieun)

Sound: n - like 'n' in "no"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Always sounds like 'n' in "no" or "noon"
Easy to remember - same sound in all positions!

✏️ How to Write ㄴ (2 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a vertical line downward ↓
2. Stroke 2: Draw a horizontal line to the right from the bottom →

💡 Memory Tip: Looks like the letter 'L' flipped backwards!

Practice Writing ㄴ - 20 times

ㄴ

ㄴ

ㄴ

ㄴ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㄷ

디귿 (digeut)

Sound: d/t - like 'd' in "dog" or 't' in "top"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

At the beginning: 'd' sound (like "dog")
At the end: 't' sound (like "top")

✏️ How to Write ㄷ (3 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw the top horizontal line from left to right →
2. Stroke 2: Draw a vertical line downward from the left ↓
3. Stroke 3: Draw the bottom horizontal line to the right →

💡 Memory Tip: Looks like a backwards 'C' with a line on top!

Practice Writing ㄷ - 20 times

ㄷ

ㄷ

ㄷ

ㄷ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㄹ

리을 (rieul)

Sound: r/l - between 'r' and 'l'

📌 Pronunciation Guide

This sound is between English 'r' and 'l'
Tip: Touch your tongue lightly to the roof of your mouth

✏️ How to Write ㄹ (3 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a vertical line downward ↓
2. Stroke 2: Draw the top horizontal line to the right →
3. Stroke 3: Draw the bottom horizontal line to the right →

💡 Memory Tip: It's like ㄴ but with an extra line on top!

Practice Writing ㄹ - 20 times

ㄹ

ㄹ

ㄹ

ㄹ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅁ

미음 (mieum)

Sound: m - like 'm' in "mother"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Always sounds like 'm' in "mother" or "music"
Close your lips and make the 'm' sound through your nose

✏️ How to Write ㅁ (4 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw the left vertical line downward ↓
2. Stroke 2: Draw the bottom horizontal line to the right →
3. Stroke 3: Draw the right vertical line upward ↑
4. Stroke 4: Draw the top horizontal line to the left to close ←

💡 Memory Tip: It's a perfect square! M for "Mieum" = M sound

Practice Writing ㅁ - 20 times

ㅁ

ㅁ

ㅁ

ㅁ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅂ

비읍 (bieup)

Sound: b/p - like 'b' in "boy" or 'p' in "park"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

At the beginning: 'b' sound (like "boy")
At the end: 'p' sound (like "park")

✏️ How to Write ㅂ (5 strokes)

1. Strokes 1-4: Draw ㅁ (square) first
2. Stroke 5: Draw a horizontal line in the middle →

💡 Memory Tip: It's ㅁ with a line through the middle! B for "Box with Bar"

Practice Writing ㅂ - 20 times

ㅂ

ㅂ

ㅂ

ㅂ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅅ

시옷 (siot)

Sound: s - like 's' in "sun"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Always sounds like 's' in "sun" or "snake"
Make a hissing sound like a snake!

✏️ How to Write ㅅ (2 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a diagonal line from top-left to bottom-right ↘
2. Stroke 2: Draw a diagonal line from top-right to bottom-left ↙

💡 Memory Tip: Looks like a mountain peak or roof! ^ shape

Practice Writing ㅅ - 20 times

ㅅ

ㅅ

ㅅ

ㅅ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅇ

이응 (ieung)

Sound: silent at beginning / 'ng' at end (like 'ng' in "sing")

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Special letter!
At the beginning: Silent (no sound, placeholder only)
At the end: 'ng' sound like in "sing" or "king"

✏️ How to Write ㅇ (1 stroke)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a smooth circle clockwise ○

💡 Memory Tip: It's a circle! O for "Ong" (when it's at the end)

Practice Writing ㅇ - 20 times

ㅇ

ㅇ

ㅇ

ㅇ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅈ

지읒 (jieut)

Sound: j - like 'j' in "jump"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Sounds like 'j' in "jump" or soft 'ch' in "chair"
Similar to the 'j' sound in English

✏️ How to Write ㅈ (3 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a vertical line downward ↓
2. Stroke 2: Draw the top horizontal line to the right →
3. Stroke 3: Draw the bottom horizontal line to the right (shorter) →

💡 Memory Tip: Similar to ㄹ but the top line is shorter!

Practice Writing ㅈ - 20 times

ㅈ

ㅈ

ㅈ

ㅈ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅊ

치읓 (chieut)

Sound: ch - like 'ch' in "chair" (stronger than ㅈ)

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Sounds like 'ch' in "chair" or "church"
Tip: It's like ㅈ but with more breath/air!

✏️ How to Write ㅊ (4 strokes)

1. Strokes 1-3: Draw ㅈ first
2. Stroke 4: Add a short horizontal line on top →

💡 Memory Tip: It's ㅈ with a hat on top!

Practice Writing ㅊ - 20 times

ㅊ

ㅊ

ㅊ

ㅊ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅋ

키읔 (kieuk)

Sound: k - like 'k' in "king" (aspirated)

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Sounds like 'k' in "king" or "kite"
Tip: This is aspirated - blow air out strongly as you say it!

✏️ How to Write ㅋ (3 strokes)

1. Strokes 1-2: Draw ㄱ first
2. Stroke 3: Add a short horizontal line on top →

💡 Memory Tip: It's ㄱ with a line on top! Extra line = extra air!

Practice Writing ㅋ - 20 times

ㅋ

ㅋ

ㅋ

ㅋ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅌ

티읕 (tieut)

Sound: t - like 't' in "top" (aspirated)

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Sounds like 't' in "top" or "table"
Tip: Aspirated 't' - blow air out as you say it!

✏️ How to Write ㅌ (4 strokes)

1. Strokes 1-3: Draw ㄷ first
2. Stroke 4: Add a short vertical line on top ↓

💡 Memory Tip: It's ㄷ with a line sticking up on top!

Practice Writing ㅌ - 20 times

ㅌ

ㅌ

ㅌ

ㅌ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅍ

피읖 (pieup)

Sound: p - like 'p' in "pie" (aspirated)

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Sounds like 'p' in "pie" or "paper"
Tip: Aspirated 'p' - lots of air comes out!

✏️ How to Write ㅍ (5 strokes)

1. Strokes 1-4: Draw ㅂ first (square with middle line)
2. Stroke 5: The middle vertical line extends above the top ↑

💡 Memory Tip: It's ㅂ but the middle line sticks out on top!

Practice Writing ㅍ - 20 times

ㅍ

ㅍ

ㅍ

ㅍ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅎ

히읗 (hieut)

Sound: h - like 'h' in "house"

📌 Pronunciation Guide

Sounds like 'h' in "house" or "happy"
Breathe out gently as you make the sound

✏️ How to Write ㅎ (2 strokes)

1. Stroke 1: Draw a circle like ㅇ ○
2. Stroke 2: Add a horizontal line on top →

💡 Memory Tip: It's ㅇ with a hat! H for "Hat"

Practice Writing ㅎ - 20 times

ㅎ

ㅎ

ㅎ

ㅎ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎉 Review: All Basic Consonants

Congratulations! 축하합니다!

You've learned all 13 basic Korean consonants!

Quick Reference Chart

ㄱ

giyeok

g/k

ㄴ

nieun

n

ㄷ

digeut

d/t

ㄹ

rieul

r/l

ㅁ

mieum

m

ㅂ

bieup

b/p

ㅅ

siot

s

ㅇ

ieung

-/ng

ㅈ

jieut

j

ㅊ

chieut

ch

ㅋ

kieuk

k

ㅌ

tieut

t

ㅍ

pieup

p

ㅎ

hieut

h

Practice All Consonants - Write each 3 times

Can you write all consonants from memory?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🎯 Total boxes: 42 (14 consonants × 3 times each)

ㄱ ㄱ ㄱ / ㄴ ㄴ ㄴ / ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ / ㄹ ㄹ ㄹ / ㅁ ㅁ ㅁ / ㅂ ㅂ ㅂ / ㅅ ㅅ ㅅ / ㅇ ㅇ ㅇ / ㅈ ㅈ ㅈ / ㅊ ㅊ ㅊ / ㅋ ㅋ ㅋ / ㅌ ㅌ ㅌ / ㅍ ㅍ ㅍ / ㅎ ㅎ ㅎ

What's Next?

In the next chapter, you'll learn Korean vowels (모음)!

Keep practicing! 화이팅! (Fighting!)

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