KORE1000: Unit 1

Jinsuk CHOI
Term 2, 2020-21
In Unit 1
1. Introduction to Korean language
2. Introduction to Hangeul
3. Learning the vowels of Hangeul
4. Learning the consonants of Hangeul
5. Batchim: syllable-final consonants

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Introduction to Korean language

What language is the most widely spoken in the world?

Where does the Korean language rank among world

Which language family does Chinese belong to?

Does Korean belong to the same language family with

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Introduction to Korean language
 Korean is the only native language spoken on t
he Korean peninsula.
 The number of speakers of the Korean language
As a native language by 74.5 million Korean pe
ople living on the Korean peninsula
As a heritage language by 7 million overseas K
orean residents
As a foreign language by an ever-increasing nu
mber of non-Koreans world wide

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Introduction to Korean language
 The origin of the Korean language has never be
en definitively established.
 The closest sister language of Korean is Japan
ese.
 Korean and Japanese are not part of the same l
anguage family as Chinese. However, both langu
ages have borrowed a large number of Chinese w
ords and characters.

かんたん
くふう 工夫
簡單 간단
공부

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Introduction to Korean language

안녕하세요 ?
安寧

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Introduction to Korean language
 Basic word-order of subject-object-verb
I learn Korean

저 한국어 배워요
(I) (Korean) (learn)

 Agglutinative word structure

Subject marker Object marker

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Introduction to Korean language
 Agglutinative word structure

읽다 읽어요
(to read) 읽었어요
읽을 거예요
읽지만
읽었지만
읽고
읽었고
읽어서
읽으세요
읽을까요 ?
…

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Introduction to Hangeul
 Hangeul was created by King Sejong th
e Great and his royal scholars in 144
3.
 Before the creation of Hangeul, Korea
n people borrowed Chinese characters
for writing. However, the use was res
tricted to the upper class and the co
mmoners faced difficulties in reading
and writing. Therefore, King Sejong
the Great created Hangeul in order to
provide an easily accessible writing
system for the common people and to r
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ule the country effectively by loweri
ng the illiteracy rate.
Introduction to Hangeul
 The principles of Hangeul
(1) All vowel letters are composed of one or mor
e of three kinds of strokes.
. ㅡ ㅣ

(2) Consonant letters originally depicted the sp

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅣ
+ .
=

ㅏ
①
②

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅏ [a]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

+ =

ㅗ
. ㅡ

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅗ [o]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

+ =

ㅓ
. ㅣ

①
②

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅓ [ə]

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Syllables beginning with a vowel require that the consonant ‘o’,
which has no sound value in the initial position, be placed in the initial
consonant position.

아어오
ㅏㅓㅗ
Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

+ =

ㅜ
ㅡ .

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅜ [u]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅡ
ㅡ

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅡ [i]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅣ
ㅣ

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (1)

ㅣ [i]

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우으이
아어오
우으이
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
 Consonant letters originally depicted the spee
ch organs: the lips, tooth, tongue, and throat
.

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

lips

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 ㅁ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

[m]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
Consonant location for vertical vowels

마


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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
Consonant location for vertical vowels

머


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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
Consonant location for vertical vowels

미


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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
Consonant location for horizontal vowels

모


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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
Consonant location for horizontal vowels

무


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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)
Consonant location for horizontal vowels

므


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 ㅂ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

① ③

[b/p]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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바
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

teeth

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 ㅅ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

① ②

[s]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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사
 ㅈ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

② ③

[j]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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자
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

palate

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 ㄴ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

[n]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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나
 ㄷ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

[d/t]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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다
 ㄹ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

[r/l]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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라
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

palate

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 ㄱ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

[g/k]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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가
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

throat

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

o
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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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아
 ㅎ
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

[h]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

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하
Learning the consonants of Hangeul (1)

마바사자
나다라가하
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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (2)

아어오
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우으이
Learning the vowels of Hangeul (2)

아어오우
야여요유
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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (2)

ㅑ [ya]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (2)

ㅕ [yə]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (2)

ㅛ [yo]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (2)

ㅠ [yu]

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (2)

가다바자
카타파차
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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (2)

가카
Pronounced with an extra-heavy plosive puff of air from one’s mouth

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (2)

다타
Pronounced with an extra-heavy plosive puff of air from one’s mouth

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (2)

바파
Pronounced with an extra-heavy plosive puff of air from one’s mouth

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (2)

자차
Pronounced with an extra-heavy plosive puff of air from one’s mouth

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (3)

가다바사자
까따빠싸짜
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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (3)

가까
Pronounced with glottal tension

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (3)

다따
Pronounced with glottal tension

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (3)

바빠
Pronounced with glottal tension

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (3)

사싸
Pronounced with glottal tension

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Learning the consonants of Hangeul (3)

자짜
Pronounced with glottal tension

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅐ [ɛ]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅔ [e]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅒ [yɛ]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅖ [ye]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

애에
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얘예
Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅘ [wa]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅝ [wə]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅙ [wɛ]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅞ [we]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅚ [we]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

왜웨외
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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅟ [wi]

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Learning the vowels of Hangeul (3)

ㅢ [ɰi]

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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

San
산
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄴ 안
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄴ 눈
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄴ 사진
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅇ 앙
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅇ 빵
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅇ 사랑
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅁ 암
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅁ 김치
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅁ 엄마
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄹ 알
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄹ 딸기
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄹ 일본
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅂ 압앞
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅂ 일곱
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㅂ 무릎
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 ㄱ
Batchim: syllable-final consonants

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악앜앆
Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄱ 수박
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄱ 부엌
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 ㄷ
Batchim: syllable-final consonants

앋앝앗았
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앚앛앟
Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄷ 옷
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Batchim: syllable-final consonants

ㄷ 꽃
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