Easykorean : how to read and write

In this lesson we will focus on the first five consonants and five vowels only to get used to
creating the characters. Writing with the correct stroke order will make your writing neater.

A Hangul Points

 A-1. Using consonants and vowels to create simple hangul
When creating a hangul character you will always start with a consonant, and then follow it
with a vowel. Let’s look at some simple consonant + vowel combinations:



 A-2. Writing order and orientation
There are standing (vertical) and laying (horizontal) vowels. Standing vowels always
“stand” to the right of the consonant. Laying vowels always “lay” below the consonant.
C = consonant V = vowel


left / right combinations
가 = ga
개 = ge
나 = na
내 = ne
다 = da
대 = de
라 = ra
래 = re
마 = ma
매 = me


top / bottom combinations
고 = go
구 = gu
노 = no
누 = nu
도 = do
두 = du
로 =ro
루 = ru
모 = mo
무 = mu

 A-3. The different sounds of ㄱ, ㄹ
ㄱ can be pronounced like a G or a K. Typically at the beginning of a sentence or word you
will hear ㄱ like a K, and if it is in the middle of a word it’s closer to a G.
ㄹ can be pronounced like an R or an L. Typically at the beginning of a sentence you will
hear ㄹ like a R and in the middle more like L.

As you learn Korean you will find that, depending on the word, the sound of ㄱ and ㄹ will
shift. In many cases you just have to learn how that particular word is pronounced.