Alphabet in Korean : Hangul Combination

Previous Hangul Learning Contents

• What's difference between Hangul and Hanguk-mal

• Alphabet in Korean : Hangul 1 - Consonants

• Alphabet in Korean : Hangul 2 - Vowels

• Alphabet in Korean : Hangul 3 - Final Consonants

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Do you like assembly toy ? If you like it, now this is gonna be your play time ~

As  if mentioned in previous articles, what you need to assemble are consonants and vowels following a little bit of rules.

A way to write a Korean character

#1. Write a consonant first
#2. Add a vowel at "right" or/and "bottom" of 1
#3. Attach a final consonant below all if needed

How to write Hangul (Korean character) - Basic way

 

Caution 1) Write all components vertically 
Caution 2) Don't put vowel at left side. 

 

How to write Hangul (Korean character) - Consonants are positioned vertically

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Rules of Hangul combination

Fixed componants

① Main consonant
② Final consonant

Non-fixed componant

① Vowel

Positions of vowel - 3 ways

1) Right side (simple vowel)
2) Under main consonant (simple vowel)
3) Right & Bottom side of the main consonant (compound vowel)

 

3 positions of vowel in written Korean characters

 

Combination

If you have a sense of combination, you could calculate how many different formats are possible following this rules? [Hint : 2 * 3]

=> The answer is.... right, 6. Look the figures below, and check out if what you think is as same as these.

 

3 Hangul written format w/o final consonant

3 Hangul written format w/ final consonant

 

 

Good job ! Now you are eligible to make actual conversation. Thinking of making Korean friends, shopping in Korean shopping mall without language barrier, cheer up ! Let me see you in next article !