Hangul: The Korean Alphabet - History, Structure, and Pronunciation

The Korean alphabet, also known as Hangul, was created in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great. Hangul consists of 24 letters, including 14 consonants and 10 vowels. The letters are arranged in groups of two or three to form syllables. Each syllable is written as a block, with the consonant(s) on the left and the vowel(s) on the right.

The consonants in Hangul are:

ㄱ (g/k), ㄴ (n), ㄷ (d/t), ㄹ (r/l), ㅁ (m), ㅂ (b/p), ㅅ (s), ㅇ (ng), ㅈ (j/ch), ㅊ (ch), ㅋ (k), ㅌ (t), ㅍ (p), ㅎ (h)

The vowels in Hangul are:

ㅏ (a), ㅑ (ya), ㅓ (eo), ㅕ (yeo), ㅗ (o), ㅛ (yo), ㅜ (u), ㅠ (yu), ㅡ (eu), ㅣ (i)

Hangul is considered to be one of the most scientifically designed writing systems in the world, as each letter represents a sound that corresponds to the shape and position of the mouth when pronouncing that sound.