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한글 (Hangul) for beginners

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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-04 05:08:35
April 25 2011 06:54 GMT
#1
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[No, you aren't going to be fluent after reading this. But you will develop a slightly better understanding of Korean writing/reading]

I thought I'd do a little tidbit on reading Hangul, Korea's main script/alphabet.
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Since other lessons online are a little more obscure, I thought I'd teach you guys a little bit of Starcraft related Hangul, so you can feel good about yourself and know the players playing and map WITHOUT having to ask in chat or consult the awesome LR threads.

Now I'm by NO means an expert or fluent in Korean, which should say something about how simple it actually is to memorize the letters. After talking to Mighty-Atom hyung about my studying abroad in Korea he recommended that I learn Hangul and that it should take me no longer than 2 hours to memorize. I thought it was a mistake until I actually attempted to learn myself. Yes, you can learn how to read that name at the top of the GSL scoreboard without using a translator or consulting someone in chat.


During the duration of this blog, I'll try to have spoilered parts where you can try to apply what you know, to further enhance and reinforce what you learn.

Let's start with something simple.

You all already know ㅈㅈ
GG right?
Not quite.
ㅈㅈ can be read as gg, but won't sounds like gee gee.
In order to add the ee sound, we need a vowel next to it.
This vowel looks like ㅣ. This makes the ee sound
If you add them together, it looks like 지지, which makes it jee jee.
Good game.

Relating to more Starcraft, a common given (or last) name is Lee, pronounced ee.
Now it would be kind of weird to just have ㅣ as part of your name, so we need a placeholder next to vowels. This placeholder looks like ㅇ, and combining the two gives us 이, ee
Examples
이윤열 ee Yun Yeol (NaDa)
이제동 ee Jae Dong (Jaedong)

Notice that the ㅇ is silent. Much like a cloaked ghost.

Another common vowel you might see is ㅏ or ah.
Again, this can't stand by itself if you want to say ah, you need that placeholder.
Thus, ah = 아, and
자 =
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jah


Moving along, here's another letter.
ㅎ, or h. Applying what you learned earlier
하 should sound like...
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ha
Cute right? 하하하하하 ^^


You might see this in a lot of cheerfuls, because one of our favorite phrases, "hwaiting" begins with an h, or ㅎ
화이팅 = hwaiting
hwa-ee-teeng

You should already recognize the middle! Isn't that cool?
Anyway, you might notice the ㅇ is there, but is making a ng sound. This is because ㅇ can be used as a place holder, OR as the sound ng. It's a placeholder when used next to vowels like 아 or 이, but makes the ng sound at the bottom of the "block", like in 짱 (jjang).

(+ additional note, Hangul is very aesthetically pleasing in that all of the letters used form a nice "block", or certain [ ] kind of space that they fill. This makes writing tricky to learn, but makes it look really nice. :D)
Example
송병구 Song Byung Goo (Stork)

So, combining all that you should know by now, can you guess what
자장 reads as?
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ja-jang


The above is actually a type of sauce used on noodles.
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Tasty!

That's it for now, but...
I'll probably add more to this, or just have another lesson in my next blog, depending on the feedback.
Let me know what you liked, didn't like, and what I can improve on for the next possible lesson!
PLEASE let me know if I did anything wrong, you fluent Koreans. <3

안녕!~~

Next lesson: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=217620

****
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Washow
Profile Joined March 2010
Korea (South)119 Posts
April 25 2011 06:59 GMT
#2
lol typo in the title bro. it's 한글 not 한골 but i guess you might already knew that.

noodle is usually written as 짜장면. emphasis on jah and using the double lettering ㅉ makes it like really strong 'jah' sound.
Telcontar
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom16710 Posts
April 25 2011 06:59 GMT
#3
Very nice idea!

Oh and I just want to point out the spelling mistake in the title. It's 글 not 골 ^^;;

Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta.
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10826 Posts
April 25 2011 06:59 GMT
#4
i fixed your embarrassing typo in the title lol

nice blog
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Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
April 25 2011 07:00 GMT
#5
Yeah, you did a good job explaining hangul. It's actually really easy to learn. I don't see any reason why anyone who is interested in learning hangul shouldn't give it a try! It only takes about an hour or less to fully grasp how it works and all of the sounds. After a little bit of practise, it's quite easy to master reading. I just can't read quickly sometimes T_T
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
April 25 2011 07:00 GMT
#6
On April 25 2011 15:59 LosingID8 wrote:
i fixed your embarrassing typo in the title lol

nice blog


FML off to a bad start already.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
LessThree
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States78 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-25 07:05:15
April 25 2011 07:01 GMT
#7
I'm sorry that I must point out that you misspelled "한글"... (I see that a mod fixed the title for you, so I retract this point.)

Also, I'll point out that the "ㅇ" has the "ng" sound when it takes the bottom position in a block of characters.

Finally, "fighting" is put as "화이팅" (hwaiting) or "파이팅" (paiting) because Korean does not have a character with an "f" sound like Chinese or Japanese has.

Other than that, nice post, and nice introduction.
I am here for SlayerS_Cella's Big Macs, fried chicken, juggling, and walla walla. :D
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-25 07:06:49
April 25 2011 07:02 GMT
#8
On April 25 2011 15:59 Washow wrote:
lol typo in the title bro. it's 한글 not 한골 but i guess you might already knew that.

noodle is usually written as 짜장면. emphasis on jah and using the double lettering ㅉ makes it like really strong 'jah' sound.


I was gonna use 짱 as an example, but double consonants are harder to explain. T.T
I'll put it in a later lesson, and probably change the example so it's not that confusing.


On April 25 2011 16:01 LessThree wrote:
Also, I'll point out that the "ㅇ" has the "ng" sound when it takes the bottom position in a block of characters.



I've added that in, thanks.

Thanks everyone else for the quick feedback. I'll try not to make typos next time. T.T
This keyboard thing is hard to get used to when you can't see which letters correspond to which letter.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
Wolf
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Korea (South)3290 Posts
April 25 2011 07:06 GMT
#9
짜장면 is so good by the way. So is 냉면 for anyone wanting to try some Korean foods. The latter is a little weirder though.
Commentatorhttp://twitter.com/proxywolf
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BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50107 Posts
April 25 2011 07:06 GMT
#10
Teach me more oppa.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
April 25 2011 07:07 GMT
#11
On April 25 2011 16:06 Wolf wrote:
짜장면 is so good by the way. So is 냉면 for anyone wanting to try some Korean foods. The latter is a little weirder though.


I haven't tried the food but I know the songgggg. Naengmyunnaengmyunnaengmyun :D
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
April 25 2011 07:08 GMT
#12
On April 25 2011 16:06 BLinD-RawR wrote:
Teach me more oppa.


I hope you're a female. O.O
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
RushGG
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom212 Posts
April 25 2011 07:09 GMT
#13
Nice introduction, I already knew all this as I'm a little further into my learning, but nevertheless, a good little test, and a friendly way to introduce others!

I look forward to further blog posts :D
~ 안녕, 저는 현재 한국어를 배우는 중이에요 :D ~ Follow me on Twitter @RushGeeGee
Washow
Profile Joined March 2010
Korea (South)119 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-25 07:10:12
April 25 2011 07:09 GMT
#14
Are you crazy? 냉면 is not weird lol. The best food to eating during hot summers. Especially the spicy one.
LessThree
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States78 Posts
April 25 2011 07:10 GMT
#15
On April 25 2011 16:07 mizU wrote:
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On April 25 2011 16:06 Wolf wrote:
짜장면 is so good by the way. So is 냉면 for anyone wanting to try some Korean foods. The latter is a little weirder though.


I haven't tried the food but I know the songgggg. Naengmyunnaengmyunnaengmyun :D


Yeah, try it on a hot summer day. You have to be careful and choose a place that makes it well, though. But when it's good...
I am here for SlayerS_Cella's Big Macs, fried chicken, juggling, and walla walla. :D
GG.NoRe
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)1051 Posts
April 25 2011 07:22 GMT
#16
Important to remember :

Syllables starting in vowels ALWAYS start with "ㅇ" in writing as a placeholder, as mizU say
If found at the end of syllable, the character "ㅇ" becomes "ng" sound
DONGJWA!
The_LiNk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada863 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-25 07:32:08
April 25 2011 07:28 GMT
#17
Cool blog. I'm looking to learn Hangul and eventually Korean entirely. I haven't started but reading this has already given me some context of words and reading.

lol naengmyun is close to Chinese leng mian/dong mian.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZaOp_KYTRA #t=1m51


Where I discovered Naengmyun. Just gonna slap it in there for the nostalgia. Hmm... I want noodles now...

and make more.
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
April 25 2011 08:01 GMT
#18
I like this blog ^^
PhotographerLiquipedia. Drop me a pm if you've got questions/need help.
mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
April 25 2011 08:02 GMT
#19
:D
Any recommendations on what letters to do next?
I'm thinking of ㅅ ㄹ and ㅗ ㅜ
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
MuShu
Profile Joined March 2005
United States3223 Posts
April 25 2011 08:07 GMT
#20
Cool blog, keep making more like these ^^
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