KOREAN FOUNDATIONS / 02
Meet the consonants
Join ㄴ, ㅁ and ㄱ with the vowels you know.
BY THE END OF THIS LESSON
Read 나, 마 and 가 without treating Roman letters as exact sounds.
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Start with ㄴ
Join ㄴ and ㅏ to make 나. With a vertical vowel such as ㅏ, the consonant sits on the left.
나naI / me (casual)
2
Close your lips for ㅁ
ㅁ is a nasal consonant made with the lips closed. Compare 나 and 마: only the initial consonant changes.
마maPractice syllable: ㅁ + ㅏ
나무namuTree
3
A letter, several contexts
ㄱ is written g or k in official romanization depending on context. Neither letter is a perfect pronunciation guide. Listen to 가, then practice the whole syllable.
가구gaguFurniture
Romanization is a reading aid, not an exact pronunciation guide. Korean device voices vary by browser.