Module 1 Lesson 1 Sound & Script

Korean SOLT I
pages 2-39

INTRODUCTION
Sound and Script

Lesson Objectives Page 40

CULTURAL
NOTES
At the end of this lesson, the students will be able to understand,
obtain, and provide information about sound and script in Korean.
In particular, the student will:

1. Identify the Alphabet Page 41-44

APPLICATION
ACTIVITIES
• Recognize each character of the Korean alphabet
• Identify the Korean characters by name
• Pronounce the characters’ phonetic sounds
• Write the characters on a scratch piece of paper
2. Write the Korean Alphabet
• Three rules in writing the Korean alphabet pages 45-48

ENHANCEMENT
• Alphabetical order

SKILL
3. Produce Vowel Sounds
• Recognize vowels
• Produce vowel sounds
• W sounding vowels
pages 49—62
• Y sounding vowels

HOMEWORK
• Vertical vowels
• Horizontal vowels
4. Produce Consonant Sounds
• Recognize consonants
• Pronounce aspirated and non-aspirated consonant sounds
• Double consonants
5. Recognize Loaned Words
• Identify loaned words
• Pronounce loaned words
• Write loaned words
6. Identify Special Cases
• Change of sound in syllable-final consonants
• Consonant “ㅎ”
7. Syllables
• Making a syllable
• Three different types of syllables
8. Sentence and Intonation
• Recognize sentence structure
• Recognize subject markers and object markers
• Recognize different intonations

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The Korean Alphabet

There are 40 symbols that make up the Korean alphabet, nineteen of which are
consonants and the other twenty-one are vowels.

Consonants (19)

ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊ
ㅋㅌㅍㅎ
ㄲㄸㅃㅆㅉ
Vowels (21)

ㅏㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠ ㅡㅣ
ㅐㅒㅔㅖㅘㅙㅚㅝㅞㅟㅢ

Tip of the Day

King Sejong of Korea (1397 – 1450) led the creation of Hangul

with the help of Jibhyonjon scholars. He named his alphabet
Hun Min Jong Um, “Accurate Sounds to Educate the People”.

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Map of South Korea

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Identify the Alphabet

Basic Consonants
Letter Korean Name Letter Korean Name
ㄱ gi-uk 기역 ㅇ i-ung 이응
ㄴ ni-un 니은 ㅈ Ji-ut 지읒
ㄷ di-gut 디귿 ㅊ Chee-ut 치읓
ㄹ lee-ul 리을 ㅋ Ki-ut 키읔
ㅁ mi-um 미음 ㅌ Ti-gut 티읕
ㅂ Bi-ub 비읍 ㅍ Pi-ub 피읖
ㅅ Si-ot 시옷 ㅎ Hi-ung 히읗

Letter Approximate Letter Approximate Pronunciation

Pronunciation
ㄱ g as in “god” ㅇ o as in “orange”
ㄴ n as in “nose” ㅈ j as in “June”
ㄷ d as in “day” ㅊ ch as in “cheese”
ㄹ l as in “shell” ㅋ k as in “kick”
ㅁ m as in “moon” ㅌ t as in “tiger”
ㅂ b as in “bank” ㅍ p as in “pizza”
ㅅ s as in “sun” ㅎ h as in “hot”

Glottalized Consonants

ㄲ ssang gi-uk 쌍기역 ㅆ ssang Si-ot 쌍시옷

ㄸ ssang di-gut 쌍디귿 ㅉ ssang Ji-ut 쌍지읒
ㅃ ssang Bi-ub 쌍비읍

Letter Approximate Pronunciation Letter Approximate Pronunciation

ㄲ accentuated k sound as in ㅆ ss as in “hiss”
“sky”
ㄸ accentuated t sound as in ㅉ accentuated j sound as in
“style” “jazz”
ㅃ accentuated p sound as in
“spoon”

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INTRODUCTION
Basic Vowels

Letter Korean Name Letter Korean Name

ㅏ ah 아 ㅡ ui 으
ㅓ uh 어 ㅣ ee 이
ㅗ oh 오 ㅐ ae 애
ㅜ woo 우 ㅔ eh 에

Letter Approximate Pronunciation Letter Approximate Pronunciation

ㅏ a as in “Arizona” ㅡ oo as in “book”
ㅓ u as in “sun” ㅣ e as in “eel”
ㅗ o as in “original” ㅐ a as in “add”
ㅜ woo as in “woods” ㅔ e as in “end”

Diphthong Vowels

Letter Korean Name Letter Korean Name

ㅑ ya 야 ㅢ ui 의
ㅕ yea 여 ㅘ wa 와
ㅛ yo 요 ㅙ wai 왜
ㅠ you 유 ㅝ war 워
ㅒ ae 애 ㅞ wae 웨
ㅖ ye 예 ㅚ woi 외
ㅟ we 위

Letter Approximate Pronunciation Letter Approximate Pronunciation

ㅑ ya as in “yard” ㅢ ui as in “Louie”
ㅕ yea as in “yearn” ㅘ wa as in “Washington”
ㅛ yo as in “yo-yo” ㅙ wa as in “wagon”
ㅠ you as in “you” ㅝ wa as in “water”
ㅒ a as in “ankle” ㅞ we as in “wedding”
ㅖ ye as in “yes” ㅚ wh as in “whey”
ㅟ we as in “week”

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Exercise 1

Listen and repeat the basic vowels after the instructor.

ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐ ㅔ
Exercise 2

Listen and repeat the “y” sounding diphthong vowels after the instructor.

ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ ㅒ ㅖ
Exercise 3

Listen and repeat the “w” sounding diphthong vowels after the instructor.

ㅘ ㅙ ㅝ ㅞ ㅚ
Exercise 4

Listen and repeat the basic consonants after the instructor.

ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ
Exercise 5

Listen and repeat the basic aspirated consonants after the instructor.

ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ
Exercise 6

Listen and repeat the five glottalized consonants after the instructor.

ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ

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Exercise 7

Listen to your instructor pronounce the Korean alphabet and write it on a scratch piece of
paper.

Tip of the Day

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Calligraphy (붓글씨)

In Korea, writing characters with traditional brush and ink stick has been considered
an important form of art.
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Three Rules in Writing the Korean Alphabet

Each Korean symbol is made up of a definite number of strokes written in a prescribed

sequence called "stroke order". It is important to write symbols in the correct stroke order.
Observe the following general rules:

The symbol for a consonant, which begins a syllable, must

Rule 1 be written before the vowel symbol. For example, ㅇ
before ㅏ to form 아.
The movement of each stroke must be from LEFT to
Rule 2
RIGHT or TOP to BOTTOM.
If a symbol involves more than one stroke (like ㅏ or ㅗ),
the movement should again be LEFT to RIGHT (ㅣ and
Rule 3
then ㅡ to form ㅏ) or TOP to BOTTOM (ㅣ and then ㅡ
to form ㅗ).

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Alphabetical Order (Dictionary Sequence)

The ability to use a dictionary is fundamental in the language learning process. Without this
skill students will not be able to expand their vocabulary and learn the definitions of new
words. This section is designed to assist you in the development of this skill.

The following table shows the alphabetical order or dictionary sequence of Korean syllables.
First, arrange the words according to the consonant sequence. Then, if two words or more
begin with the same consonant, arrange them in proper vowel order.

Dictionary Sequence of Korean Letters

Consonant order

가 나 다 라 마 바 사 아 자 차 카 타 파 하
갸 냐 댜 랴 먀 뱌 샤 야 쟈 챠 캬 탸 퍄 햐
거 너 더 러 머 버 서 어 저 처 커 터 퍼 허
겨 녀 뎌 려 며 벼 셔 여 져 쳐 켜 텨 펴 혀
고 노 도 로 모 보 소 오 조 초 코 토 포 호
교 뇨 됴 료 묘 뵤 쇼 요 죠 쵸 쿄 툐 표 효
구 누 두 루 무 부 수 우 주 추 쿠 투 푸 후
규 뉴 듀 류 뮤 뷰 슈 유 쥬 츄 큐 튜 퓨 휴
그 느 드 르 므 브 스 으 즈 츠 크 트 프 흐
기 니 디 리 미 비 시 이 지 치 키 티 피 히

Exercise 8

Answer either true or false for the following sentences.

(1) Vowels precede consonants in syllables.
(2) The movement of each stroke is from top to bottom or left to right.
If a symbol involves more than one stroke, the movement should be RIGHT to
(3)
LEFT or BOTTOM to TOP.

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Exercise 9

In the following sequence of consonants, the syllables are out of place. Using the
table, place the syllables in the correct order on a separate piece of paper.

가나라바다마사자아차카타하파

Exercise 10

Arrange each group of words in dictionary sequence on a separate piece of paper. You
may use the preceding table.

(1) 마, 너, 자, 니

(2) 으, 기, 나, 그

(3) 여, 새, 어, 사

(4) 바다, 술, 자유, 시집

(5) 여름, 겨울, 고래, 날개

(6) 친구, 아빠, 어머니, 형, 할아버지

(7) 한국, 미국, 영국, 일본, 중국

(8) 축구, 야구, 배구, 농구, 탁구

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alphabet characters. With classmates, see if you
can identify the characters.

Vowels

There are 21 vowels. Thirteen of the vowels are diphthong vowels, which are produced by
combining the "y" and "w" sounds with the basic 8 vowels. Repeat the sounds after your
instructor.

Basic Vowels

ㅏㅓㅗㅜㅡㅣㅐㅔ
Diphthong Vowels

ㅑㅕㅛㅠㅒㅖㅟㅢ
ㅘㅙㅝㅞㅚ

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Eight Simple Vowels

INTRODUCTION
The following notes on vowel sounds are given as a memory aid. The corresponding English
sounds are only approximations. None of the Korean vowels sound exactly like their English
counterparts.

Korean vowels Equivalent English Examples

ㅏ as in father 아이, 나

ㅓ as in sun 어머니, 너

ㅗ as in often 고기, 모자

ㅜ as in mood 누나, 구두

ㅡ as in written 그러나, 크기

ㅣ as in ink 비, 지도

ㅐ as in apple 개, 배

ㅔ as in egg 그네, 네거리

These are four Korean vowels that are similar to English. Look at the written
symbols for the following 4 vowels. Repeat their sounds after the instructor, while
writing the vowels on a piece of scratch paper.

ㅏ ㅗ ㅜ ㅣ
In addition, these are four Korean vowels that are different from English. Look at
the written symbols for the following 4 vowels. Repeat their sounds after the
instructor, while writing the vowels on a piece of scratch paper.

ㅓ ㅡ ㅐ ㅔ

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W-Vowels (Six vowels are pronounced with a "w" sound)
INTRODUCTION

Six Korean vowel sounds, 와, 왜, 외, 워, 웨 and 위, are created by adding the "w" sound to
the six basic vowel sounds: 아, 애, 오, 어, 에, and 이 respectively. The following six
categories are examples. Listen to the instructor as the vowels are reviewed with their
English equivalents. After you become familiar with the sounds, practice with a classmate.

W-Vowels Equivalent English Examples

와 as in why 좌측, 과자

왜 as in wagon 돼지, 왜가리

외 as in whey 쇠고기, 회화

워 as in water 원수, 권투

웨 as in wedding 웨이터, 궤도

위 as in we 귀, 쥐

Y-Vowels (six vowels are influenced by the "y" sound)

Six Korean vowel sounds, 야, 여, 요, 유, 얘, and 예, are created by adding the "y" sound to
the six basic vowel sounds: 아, 어, 오, 우, 애, and 에 respectively. The following table
shows six examples. Listen to the instructor as the vowels are reviewed with their equivalent
English. After you become familiar with the sounds, practice with a classmate.

Y Vowels Equivalent English Examples

아 야 as in yard 야구, 야자
어 여 as in yearn 여자, 여우
오 요 as in yo-yo 교사, 묘지
우 유 as in you 우유, 유리
애 얘 as in yankee 얘야, 얘기
에 예 as in yes 예의, 시계

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Vertical and Horizontal Vowels

INTRODUCTION
Korean symbols are written in syllable groupings. The simplest syllable is written with one
consonant and one vowel. There are two types of arrangements for vowels when they are
attached to consonants. Some of the vowels form side-by-side arrangements, and the others
form top-to-bottom arrangements. Listen to the instructor as the vowels are reviewed with
their equivalent English. After you become familiar with the sounds, practice with a
classmate.

(1) Vertical Vowels (Side-by-Side Arrangements)

Vertical Vowels Example

ㅏ 가
Consonant Vowel
ㅑ 샤
ㅓ 어
ㅕ 져
ㅣ 비

(2) Horizontal Vowels (Top-to-Bottom Arrangements)

Horizontal Vowels Example

ㅗ 모
Consonant
ㅛ 교
Vowel ㅜ 주
ㅠ 유
ㅡ 츠

Note:
1. Each part of the syllable should be equally divided between two smaller
squares.

2. Each part of the syllable should be about the same size.

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Exercise 11

Copy the eight basic vowels in the space below, as you pronounce them.

ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ ㅐ ㅔ

Exercise 12

Copy the six "y" diphthong vowels in the space below, as you pronounce them.

ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ ㅒ ㅖ

Exercise 13

Copy the six "w" diphthong vowels in the space below, as you pronounce them.

ㅘ ㅙ ㅝ ㅞ ㅚ ㅟ

Exercise 14

The instructor will pronounce several vowel sounds. Listen to the sounds and write
down the pronounced vowels.

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Exercise 15

Create six Y-Vowels by combining the following six vowels and the "y" sound.
Repeat after the instructor.

(1) 아

(2) 애

(3) 오

(4) 어

(5) 에

(6) 우

Exercise 16

Practice pronouncing the following words that contain "w" vowels.

과자 원수 뒤 좌측 외과 해외 권투

Exercise 17

The class will be divided into pairs. When one person pronounces the six vowels, 아, 애,
오, 어, 에, and 이, the other will change each of them into the "w" diphthong vowels.
Take turns and continue.

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Exercise 18

Create six Y-Vowels by combining the following six vowels and the "y" sound.

(1) 아

(2) 어

(3) 오

(4) 우

(5) 애

(6) 에

Exercise 19

Practice pronouncing the following words that contain "y" vowels.

야구 우유 교사 여자 예의 가야 수여 유리

Exercise 20

The class will be divided into pairs. When one person pronounces the six vowels, 아, 어,
오, 우, 애, and 에, the other will change each of them into the "y" diphthong vowels.
Take turns and continue.

Exercise 21

The class will be divided into two groups, a "w" diphthong group and a "y" diphthong
group. The instructor will pronounce a list of syllables. When the instructor
pronounces a syllable with a "w" diphthong vowel, the "w" diphthong group will write
the syllable. When the instructor pronounces a syllable with a "y" diphthong vowel, the
"y" diphthong group will write the syllable. The students should work as a group.

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Exercise 22

The class will be divided into a few groups depending on the number of students. Each
group will have a set of consonant cards and vowel cards placed on the table. After a
member in each group pronounces a syllable sound, the other students will find and
arrange both consonant and vowel cards to make the letter. The ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, andㅣ
cards should be placed at the right side of the consonant, and the ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, and ㅡ
cards should be placed at the top of the consonant.

Exercise 23

When combining consonants and vowels, some of them are arranged side-by-side and
others are arranged from top-to-bottom. Combine the following consonants and vowels
to make each syllable sound. Practice pronouncing them with a classmate.

(1) ㄱ + ㅜ

(2) ㅅ + ㅓ

(3) ㅁ + ㅣ

(4) ㅎ + ㅗ

(5) ㄷ + ㅏ

(6) ㅇ + ㅔ

(7) ㅋ + ㅡ

Tip of the Day

Korean consonants sound differently depending on where they are placed in a

syllable. It is important to listen to the same consonant sound in different
places to become familiar with it.

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Consonants

There are 19 Korean consonants. Repeat the sounds after your instructor.

Basic Consonants

ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈ
ㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
Glottalized Consonants

ㄲㄸㅃㅆㅉ
Consonant Sounds

Most of the Korean consonants are pronounced differently, depending on their position in
a syllable. Usually, voiceless consonants become voiced and softer between vowel
sounds. Use the following table as a reference.

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Consonants Initial Between Vowels Final
English Example English Example English Example

ㄱ g 가 g 사과 k 국

ㄴ n 나 n 하나 n 잔

ㄷ d 도 d 과도 t 닫

ㄹ l 루 r 하루 l 줄

ㅁ m 머 m 재미 m 몸

ㅂ b 비 b 준비 p 밥

ㅅ s 소 s 주소 t 잇

ㅇ Silent 이 Silent 아이 ng 강

ㅈ j 자 j 투자 t 맞

ㅊ ch 차 ch 화초 t 닻

ㅋ k 코 k 방콕 k 엌

ㅌ t 타 t 구타 t 맡

ㅍ p 파 p 모피 p 옆

ㅎ h 해 h 오후 Silent 놓

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Non-Aspirated Consonants
INTRODUCTION

Non-Aspirated Initial Position Final Position

Consonants English Example English Example

ㄱ goat 가구 bag 국

ㄴ nose 너 none 눈

ㄷ dog 돈 bed 곧
ㄹ lesson 레슨 shell 길

ㅁ mouth 미국 come 마음

ㅂ bake 발 Bob 입

ㅅ soft 소리 hose 셋

ㅇ orange 오렌지 Oreo 방

ㅈ George 자리 garage 맞

Consonant "ㅇ"

The consonant "ㅇ" is used in 2 different ways in Korean syllables. When "ㅇ" is placed at
the beginning of the syllable, it is silent and you will only hear the following vowel
sound. When "ㅇ" is placed at the bottom of the syllable, it is pronounced as "-ng" in
"king". You will see examples of the two different sound usages in the following table.

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"ㅇ" position Sound Example

ㅇ+ ㅏ 아
When "o" is placed at the beginning
of the syllable
(Silent) ㅇ+ ㅜ+ ㄴ 운
ㅇ+ ㅣ+ ㅁ 임

ㅈ+ ㅗ+ ㅇ 종
When "o" is placed at the end of the
syllable ㅇ ㄱ+ ㅏ+ ㅇ 강
ㅇ+ ㅡ+ ㅇ 응

Word Formation

When you combine more than two characters to make a word, place the first two characters
next to one another and the last character below them.

Aspirated Consonants

There are consonants in Korean that, like the English p, t, ch, and k, are accompanied by a
strong puff of air. These Korean consonants are referred to as "aspirated" consonants. The
symbols for them are modifications of the symbols for unaspirated consonants.

Aspirated Initial and Between Vowels Final

Consonants
English Example Example

ㅊ church 책 돛

ㅋ cook 칼 동녘

ㅌ table 태극기 밭

ㅍ paper 포도 앞

ㅎ hat 하나 -

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Exceptional Use of "ㅎ"
INTRODUCTION

The following are examples of exceptions to the rules.

1. “ㅎ” is pronounced as the h in "hat" when placed at the beginning of the syllable.

2. Sounds are silent, as in "Sarah", when followed by a vowel (좋아요, 놓으세요).

Double Consonants

The "double" consonants are pronounced by holding your mouth tense and then suddenly
releasing the sound without aspiration (that is, without a puff of air accompanying it). Listen
to your instructor pronounce the following double consonants with the vowel ㅏ: 까, 따, 싸,
빠, and 짜.

There are no consonants at the beginning of an English word that are pronounced like the
Korean "double" consonants. However, when t, p, and k follow an s, they do not have
aspiration and, therefore, sound similar to the Korean "double" consonants ㄲ, ㄸ, and ㅃ.
Listen to the instructor for the k, t, and p in "sky" (까), "style" (따), and "spy" (빠). Now
listen to the Korean 까, 따, and 빠.

Double Consonants English Example

ㄲ sky 꿀

ㄸ style 딸

ㅃ spoon 오빠

ㅆ hiss

ㅉ - 동쪽

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Exercise 24

Copy the nine basic consonants in the space below, as you pronounce them.

ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ

Exercise 25

Copy the five basic aspirated consonants in the space below, as you pronounce
them.

ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ

Exercise 26

Copy the five glottalized consonants in the space below, as you pronounce them.

ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ

Exercise 27

Listen to the following syllables as they are pronounced by the instructor. Then, practice
writing the syllables below.

(1) 머, 이, 타, 해, 도
(2) 하나, 주소, 구타, 오후, 준비
(3) 잔, 밥, 맛, 엌, 국
(4) 차, 노래, 고기, 배
(5) 코끼리, 손, 조개, 바다, 문

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Exercise 28

Listen and repeat the following Korean words after the instructor.

(1) 가구, 돈, 발, 소리, 아내, 자리, 너

(2) 눈, 길, 입, 셋, 방, 마음, 곧

Exercise 29

The instructor will write down on the board two words that have similar, but not exact,
consonant pronunciations. Then, the class will be divided into a few groups depending
on the number of students. While the instructor pronounces a word in each pair, a
member of each group will say the word that was just pronounced. The group that picks
the correct word the most times wins the contest.

Exercise 30

Combine the following consonants and vowels to create syllables.

(1) ㅇ + ㅓ

(2) ㅇ + ㅡ + ㅇ

(3) ㄱ + ㅗ + ㅇ

(4) ㅂ + ㅏ + ㅇ

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INTRODUCTION
Exercise 31

Listen and repeat the following Korean words after the instructor.

(1) 총, 키, 타조, 파란색, 하늘

(2) 및, 부엌, 밭, 앞

(3) 좋아요, 놓으세요

Exercise 32

The class will be divided into two groups. When the instructor pronounces a list of
syllables, the members of one group will raise their hands for the aspirated consonants
ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, and ㅍ, and those of the other group will raise their hands for the non-
aspirated consonants ㅈ, ㄱ, ㄷ, and ㅂ. The person who fails to raise his/her hand when
he/she should will be kicked out of the group. The group that has the more people at the
end of the game, wins the contest.

Exercise 33

Listen and repeat the following Korean words after the instructor.

껌, 꿈, 땀, 따로, 뺨, 씨, 싸우다, 서쪽

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Exercise 34

The class will be divided into two groups. When the instructor pronounces a list of
syllables, the members of one group will raise their hands for the glottalized consonants
ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, and ㅉ, and those of the other group will raise their hands for the non-
glottalized consonants ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, and ㅈ. The person who fails to raise his/her hand
when he or she should will be kicked out of the group. The group that has the most
people at the end of the game wins the contest.

Recognize Loaned Words

What do you call a vehicle that you flag down in the street and ask its driver to take you to
your choice of destinations for a nominal fee? A 택시(taxi)! Unlike many countries that use
the English alphabet, Korean and English do not share any cognates. Instead, Korean has
many loaned words that come directly from English. Although many of these loaned words
might sound a bit different from what you are used to, if you can recognize these words, you
just might already know 10% of the Korean language.

The following is an example of commonly used loaned words in Korea. The corresponding
English sounds are only approximations. None of the Korean vowels sound exactly like their
English counterparts.

Taxi 택시 Tak-Ci
Bus 버스 Bu-S
Elevator 엘래베이터 Ele-Bai-Ter
Intelligent 인텔리 In-Tel-lee
Gas 까스 Kka-Ss
Restaurant 래스토랑 Rae-Ss-Tor-Rang
Ink 잉크 Ing-K~
Computer 컴퓨터 Com-Pu-Ter
Mouse 마우스 Ma-Woo-Su
McDonald’s 맥도날드 Mac-Do-Nal-D
Monitor 모니터 Mo-Ni-Ter
Television 티비/탤래비젼 Tee-B / Tel-Le-Be-Jurn

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INTRODUCTION
Exercise 35

With the help of your instructor, try to come up with as many loaned words as you
possibly can. Practice writing and pronouncing them.

Tip
Tipof
of the day
the Day

This picture shows the original text of Hun Min

Chong Um, which was King Sejong's promulgation
of the Korean script, Hangul, invented in 1446.

Change of Sound in Syllable-Final Consonants

Placed at the end of a syllable, a consonant may sound differently than it does at the
beginning of a syllable. Listen to the instructor pronounce the following words.

막 곧 법 갓 낮

ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ ,ㅅ and ㅈ in syllable-final positions are not released. What does "releasing"

mean? When pronouncing words such as tip, book, and but, you end the words with
closure in the mouth. This closure may then (1) open with a puff of air or (2) remain
closed. You are "releasing a consonant" if a puff of air follows. If the closure in your
mouth remains, the consonant is "unreleased".

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You might ask, "How do you pronounce ㅅ and ㅈ without releasing air?” You really can't.
INTRODUCTION

This means that ㅅ and ㅈ at the end of written syllables are pronounced like ㄷ. Read the
syllables aloud and listen to the instructor.

곳 빚 곧
갓 낮 닫
Question:

How do you know how to spell words ending in "t"? When you hear "kot", for
example, there is no way of knowing by sound alone which of the three possible
spellings, 곳, 곧, or 곶, is correct. Unless, of course, you already know the correct
spellings of the individual words. In these examples, 곳 means "place", 곧 means
“soon" and 곶 means "cape".

Consonant "ㅎ"

When a syllable-final consonant "ㅎ" is attached with the following word, it makes the non-
aspirated consonants aspirated.

ㅎ + Consonant Word Pronunciation

ㅎ+ㄷ=ㅌ 좋다 조타
ㅎ+ㄱ=ㅋ 이렇게 이러케
ㅎ+ㅈ=ㅊ 그렇지만 그러치만

Exercise 36

Read the syllables aloud as you write them on a piece of paper.

갑, 역, 삿, 잦, 삽, 각, 돋, 맛, 찾

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INTRODUCTION
Exercise 37

The class will be divided into two groups. When the instructor shows a set of cards
withㄱ,ㅂ,ㄷ,ㅅ and ㅈ written on them, each member of one group will pronounce a
syllable with the consonant at the beginning position, and each member of the other
group will pronounce a syllable with the consonant at the final position.

Exercise 38

Read the following words aloud, as you write them on a piece of paper.

문 곧 불 강 맛

빚 종이 감자 양복 언제

Exercise 39

Read the following words aloud, as you write them on a piece of paper.

(1) 파랗다

(2) 노랗다

(3) 저렇지만

(4) 좋다

(5) 이렇게

(6) 그렇지만

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Exercise 40

The class will be divided into two groups. When the instructor writes down a list of
words with the ㅎ consonant at the syllable-final position, the members of one group
will pronounce the word syllable-by-syllable without aspiration and those of the other
group will pronounce the word naturally with aspiration.

Making a Syllable

All words in Korean are composed of syllables, which follow these basic rules:

A syllable begins with a consonant.

A syllable has at least one consonant and one vowel.
Each syllable is written in a square box.
For example, the Korean word 미국, meaning "America", consists of the following
consonants and vowels.

g
mi u
k

ㄱ
ㅁㅣㅜ
ㄱ

Three Different Kinds of Korean Syllables

There are 3 different kinds of Korean syllables: (1) consonant and vowel; (2) consonant,
vowel, and one more consonant at the bottom; (3) consonant, vowel, and two more
consonants at the bottom. Below you will see 3 different syllable combinations and some
examples.

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INTRODUCTION
Syllables Consonant + vowel Example
나
ㄱ +ㅏ 가
Consonant + Vowel 비
ㅂ +ㅓ 버
소
곰
ㅅ +ㅏ + ㄴ 산
Consonant + Vowel + Consonant 돈
ㅁ+ㅜ+ㄹ 물
말
Consonant + Vowel + Consonant ㄱ +ㅏ+ ㅂ + ㅅ 값 닭
+ Consonant ㅈ +ㅓ+ ㄹ + ㅁ 젊 삶

Two Rules to Pronounce Syllables

Some Korean syllables have two consonants at the bottom. There are two simple rules in
pronouncing these words:

1. When placed at the bottom of the word, either the first or second consonant is
pronounced (depending on the word).

돐 닭
2. When followed with a vowel, the second consonant sound migrates and is
replaced by the following vowel sounds.

ㄳ 삯이
ㄵ 앉아
ㄶ 않다
ㄺ 밝아

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ㄻ 삶이
ㄼ 밟아
ㄽ 곬이
ㄾ 핥아
ㄿ 읊어
ㅀ 싫어
ㅄ 값이

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INTRODUCTION
Korean Syllables

The following is a table showing how Korean syllables are created. By combining
consonants and vowels, you can make syllables. The first column (from top to bottom)
contains consonants. The top row (from left to right) is vowels. Your instructor will
pronounce the sounds. Repeat the sounds, while writing the appropriate syllables.

ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ
ㄱ 가 갸 거 겨 고 교 구 규 그 기
ㄴ 나 냐 너 녀 노 뇨 누 뉴 느 니
ㄷ 다 댜 더 뎌 도 됴 두 듀 드 디
ㄹ 라 랴 러 려 로 료 루 류 르 리
ㅁ 마 먀 머 며 모 묘 무 뮤 므 미
ㅂ 바 뱌 버 벼 보 뵤 부 뷰 브 비
ㅅ 사 샤 서 셔 소 쇼 수 슈 스 시
ㅇ 아 야 어 여 오 요 우 유 으 이
ㅈ 자 쟈 저 져 조 죠 주 쥬 즈 지
ㅊ 차 챠 처 쳐 초 쵸 추 츄 츠 치
ㅋ 카 캬 커 켜 코 쿄 쿠 큐 크 키
ㅌ 타 탸 터 텨 토 툐 투 튜 트 티
ㅍ 파 퍄 퍼 펴 포 표 푸 퓨 프 피
ㅎ 하 햐 허 혀 호 효 후 휴 흐 히

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Exercise 41

Write syllables with the following consonants and vowels.

(1) ㅅ + ㅗ

(2) ㄷ + ㅣ

(3) ㄱ + ㅓ

(4) ㅇ + ㅏ + ㄴ

(5) ㅋ + ㅜ + ㅁ

(6) ㅈ + ㅡ + ㄱ

(7) ㄷ + ㅗ + ㄹ + ㄱ

(8) ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄹ + ㅁ

Exercise 42

Listen and repeat the following Korean words after the instructor.

앉아, 밟아, 값이, 읊어, 싫어, 않다, 슬퍼, 핥아

Exercise 43

The class will be divided into two groups. When the instructor writes down a list of
words with two consonants at the syllable-final position, the members of one group will
pronounce the word syllable-by-syllable and those of the other group will pronounce the
word naturally with the sound migration.

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INTRODUCTION
Exercise 44

You have already studied the alphabetical order of consonants and vowels. Now,
arrange the following groups of words in dictionary sequence.

(1) 매, 난, 국, 죽

(2) 봄, 여름, 가을, 겨울

(3) 고양이, 개, 사자, 동물

(4) 사과, 배, 감, 수박

(5) 감자, 무우, 당근, 오이

Exercise 45 (Group Work)

The class will be divided in groups. When a member in each group pronounces a
syllable, the others will look for the syllable in the table on page 33 and circle it. Take
turns.

Tip
Tipofofthe
theDay
day

Korea has four conspicuous seasons. The summer and

winter are long and spring and fall are short.
Summers are humid and hot while the winters are cold
and dry.

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Sentence Structure
INTRODUCTION

In Korean, verbs are placed at the end of the sentence. Therefore, the object of the sentence
is followed by the verb. Here are two different basic sentence types:

1. Subject + Verb
철민씨가 + 가요.
Mr. Chulmin is going.

나는 + 학생이에요.
I am a student.

2. Subject + Object + Verb

선생님이 + 책을 + 읽어요.

teacher book is reading.

톰은 + 사과를 + 좋아해요.
Tom apple likes.

Subject Markers and Object Markers

In the Korean language, grammatical markers must be attached at the end of the subject and
object, indicating the words are either the subject or object of the sentence. "이" and "가" are
used as subject markers, and "을" and "를" are used as object markers. The choice of which
of the two markers to use in both cases are dependent upon the preceding consonant or
vowel.

Subject Markers Object Markers

사람이 수학을
Consonant + 이 Consonant + 을
수박이 상철을
사자가 영어를
Vowel + 가 Vowel + 를
내가 고기를

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INTRODUCTION
If the preceding word ends with a consonant sound, the subject marker and the object
marker are "이" and "을" respectively, and if the preceding word ends with a vowel
sound, the subject marker and the object marker are "가" and "를" respectively.

이
사람 (consonant) +
을

가
사자 (vowel) +
를

Exercise 46

Insert correct subject markers after each word.

내 (가), 수미(가), 아들 (이), 새(가), 빵(이), 학교(가), 사람(이), 신(이)

Exercise 47

Insert correct object markers after each word.

아빠 (를), 물 (을), 우유(를), 숙제(를), 동생(을), 백화점(을), 소(를)

Exercise 48

Fill in the sentences provided below with the correct subject marker (S) and the correct
object marker (O).

(1) 영수(S)( ) 사과(O)(를) 먹어요.

(2) 선생님(S)(이) 책(O)(을) 읽어요.

(3) 학생(S)(이) 공(O)(을) 차요.

(4) 어머니(S)(가) 빨래(O)(를) 해요.

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(5) 고양이(S)(가) 밥(O)(을) 먹어요.

(6) 한국사람(S)(이) 영어(O)(를) 배워요.

Exercise 49

The class will be divided into two groups. While the instructor is pronouncing a list of
words, one group will write down the correct subject markers for each word and the other
group will write down the correct object markers for each word. When they finish, the
students will count and compare if they have the same number of subject markers and
object markers for the vowel sound words and the consonant sound words.

Intonation

Intonation in the Korean language is the same as in English; the intonation ( ) falls in the
predicative and rises ( ) in the interrogative sentence.

Predicative Sentence
나는 한국 사람이에요. (I am Korean.)

날씨가 참 좋아요. (It's nice weather.)

Interrogative Sentence
대사관이 어디죠? (Where is the embassy?)

오늘 날씨가 어때요? (How is the weather today?)

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INTRODUCTION
Exercise 50
Exercise 50

Listen
Listenand
and repeat thefollowing
repeat the followingKorean
Korean sentences
sentences afterafter the instructor.
the instructor.

(1)
(1)오늘은
오늘은 토요일이에요.
토요일이에요.

(2)내일은
(2) 내일은 내
내 생일이에요.
생일이에요.

(3)이것은
(3) 이것은 무엇이죠?
무엇이죠?

(4)화장실이
(4) 화장실이 어디죠?
어디죠?

Exercise 51

The class will be divided into two groups. When a member of one group says a
predicative sentence, the members of the other will change the sentence into a
interrogative sentence.

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King Sejong
King Sejong

King Sejong
Sejong(1418~1450)
(1418~1450)was wasthe
the fourth
fourth king
king of
thethe
of Chosun
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had scholars the
Korean alphabet (Hangul) for the Korean
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language. Before
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that,Chinese
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characters been
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been documents.
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in documents.
CULTURAL

creation of Hangul with the help of scholars such as

NOTES

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Jeoung Inji, Choi Hang, Park Pengnyeon, Shin
with
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scholars and were especially engaged in
researching the Korean character.

Hangul

Hangul, or the "great letters", was invented

in 1446 in a simple yet systematic design.
Contrary to a common notion, it is not just a
phonetic system of alphabet, but a system of
syllabary bound by meaning, based on the
highly accurate observation of speech organs
and subsequent invention of new letter
forms.

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Activity 1

The Korean consonants and vowels are mixed below. Separate the consonants from
the vowels.

(1) ㅑ, ㄷ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅅ
(Answer): Consonants: ㄷ, ㅅ
Vowels:
(2) ㅖ, ㅡ, ㅇ, ㅋ, ㅏ
(Answer): Consonants: ㅇ, ㅋ
Vowels: ㅖ,
(3) ㄹ, ㅚ, ㅎ, ㅕ, ㅟ

APPLICATION
ACTIVITIES
(Answer): Consonants: ㄹ, ㅎ
Vowels: ㅚ
(4) ㅛ, ㅁ, ㅊ, ㅜ, ㅓ
(Answer): Consonants: ㅁ, ㅊ
Vowels: ㅛ,
(5) ㅂ, ㅠ, ㅢ, ㅞ, ㅌ
(Answer): Consonants: ㅂ, ㅌ
Vowels:

Activity 2

The Korean consonants and vowels are mixed below. Separate the vowels from the
consonants.

(1) ㄹ, ㅜ, ㅅ
(Answer): Consonants: ㄹ, ㅅ
Vowels: ㅜ
(2) ㅓ, ㅇ, ㅈ
(Answer): Consonants: ㅇ, ㅈ
Vowels: ㅓ
(3) ㅋ, ㄴ, ㅟ
(Answer): Consonants: ㅋ, ㄴ
Vowels:

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(4) ㅂ, ㅎ, ㅏ
Consonants: ㅂ, ㅎ
Vowels:

(5) ㅗ, ㅁ, ㅍ
(Answer): Consonants: ㅁ, ㅍ
Vowels: ㅗ

Activity 3
APPLICATION
ACTIVITIES

Listen to the instructor make the following sounds and write them down.

(1) (Answer):과
(2) (Answer):소
(3) (Answer):응
(4) (

Activity 4

Your instructor will spell 5 Korean city names aloud. Write them out as dictated.
(orded city names): 대구, 춘천, 제주, 부산, 강릉
(1) (Answer):대구
(2) (Answer):춘천
(3) (Answer):제주
(4) (Answer):부산
(5) (Answer):

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Activity 5

Your instructor will read a list of Korean participants in a Tae Kwon Do course. Check those
who registered for this course.

(1) 김현철 (X)

(2) 박경수

(3) 이성미

APPLICATION
ACTIVITIES
(4) 조동호 (X)

(5) 최태웅 (X

Activity 6

Re-arrange the following lists of consonants in alphabetical order.

(1) ㅅ, ㄷ, ㅇ

(2) ㄴ, ㅂ, ㅋ

(3) ㅎ, ㅈ, ㄹ

(4) ㄱ, ㅍ, ㅁ

Activity 7

Re-arrange the following lists of vowels in alphabetical order.

(1) ㅓ, ㅜ, ㅕ

(2) ㅑ, ㅣ, ㅗ

(3) ㅡ, ㅏ, ㅠ

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Activity 8

Re-arrange the following lists of syllables in alphabetical order.

(1) 거, 마, 루

(2) 시, 위, 노

(3) 다, 포, 미

(4) 버, 주, 키
APPLICATION
ACTIVITIES

(5) 파, 네, 혀

Activity 9

Re-arrange the following lists of words in alphabetical order.

(1) 컴퓨터, 책, 연필

(2) 감, 사과, 배

(3) 서울, 부산, 광주

(4) 김현미, 이동진, 박광수

(5) 한국, 미국, 일본

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Activity 1

The class will be divided into two groups. Each group will be given the same set of
characters on a card. Each group will choose one member to read the characters aloud while
the other members will write down the characters their colleague reads. The group that has
the most correctly written characters will win the contest.

Activity 2

Each student will bring a Korean to English dictionary into the class. The class will be
divided into two groups. When the instructor writes down Korean words on the board, the
students will look up the words in the dictionary and say the equivalent English word. Each
word is one point, and the group that reaches ten points first, will win the contest.

ENHANCEMENT
SKILL
Activity 3

The class will be divided into a few groups depending on the number of students. After a
member in each group pronounces a vowel sound, the others will write down the sound they
just heard. Students will check what the others have written and see whether their symbols
are the same as the others. Corrections will be made as needed.

Activity 4

The class will be divided into a few groups depending on the number of students. After a
member in each group pronounces a consonant sound, the others will write down the sound
they just heard. The students will look around and see if their symbols are the same as the
others. Corrections will be made as needed.

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Activity 5

Listen to the following syllables as the instructor pronounces them, and practice writing them
below.

(1) 군, 인

(2) 자, 랑, 삼, 다

(3) 미국, 한국, 일본, 중국

(4) 책상, 연필, 공책, 필통, 지우개

(5) 사랑방, 이불, 컴퓨터, 소리개, 참새

ENHANCEMENT

Activity 6
SKILL

The instructor will write two syllables that have the same vowel but different consonants on the
board. Then, the class will be divided into two groups. After the instructor pronounces a
syllable in each pair, a member of each group will pick and state the syllable that was just
pronounced. The group that picks the correct syllable the most, wins the contest.

*The instructor must include special cases!

Activity 7

Using the provided words, render the following sentences into Korean.

새가 (a bird), 물을 (water), 편지를 (a letter), 와요 (is coming), 데이비드가 (David),

날아요 (is flying), 나는 (I), 마셔요 (am drinking), 버스가 (a bus), 써요 (is writing)

(1) A bird is flying.

(2) A bus is coming.

(3) David is writing a letter.

(4) I am drinking water.

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Activity 8

Your instructor will sound out 10 syllables. Listen carefully and check the written
syllables that you hear.

(1)
(a) 전혀
(b) 전쟁
(c) 전화

(2)
(a) 고리
(b) 소리
(c) 자리
(3)
(a) 여자

ENHANCEMENT
(b) 여름

SKILL
(c) 요리

(4)
(a) 봄철
(b) 보자
(c) 봉사

(5)
(a) 휴일
(b) 하늘
(c) 회의

(6)
(a) 대위
(b) 대장
(c) 사위

(7)
(a) 민간인
(b) 산간인
(c) 방관인

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(8)
(a) 자리
(b) 다리
(c) 머리

(9)
(a) 열흘
(b) 열병
(c) 열사

(10)
(a) 사다
(b) 가다
(c) 바다
ENHANCEMENT

Activity 9
SKILL

Your instructor will read the names of six professions aloud. They are each written below
with a missing syllable. Write those missing syllables in the spaces provided as you hear
them.

(1) 특__ 대

(2) 건__가

(3) 엔지__어

(4) 신__기자

(5) __ 무원

(6) __

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1. Practice pronouncing the following syllables.

아 고 러 부 치 녀 묘 프 휴 샤

2. The following are some Korean consonants and vowels in alphabetical order.

ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
ㅏㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ

In a dictionary, words are arranged according to the consonant sequence. Then,

words that begin with the same consonant are arranged in the proper vowel order.

Rearrange the following syllables in alphabetical order.

(1) 너, 아, 구
(2) 마, 자, 호
(3) 두, 타, 서

Now, rearrange the following words in alphabetical order.

HOMEWORK
(1) 가위, 아버지, 마차
(2) 다리미, 사다리, 바지
(3) 주사위, 나무, 바위

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3. The following are 13 complex vowels (diphthongs). Listen to them carefully and
repeat after the speaker.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 1 - M1L1HW3)

ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ ㅒ ㅖ ㅘ ㅙ ㅝ ㅞ ㅚ ㅟ ㅢ

Listen to the following syllables with diphthong vowels and practice pronouncing
them aloud.

규 져 얘 녜 캬 료 과 돼 쇠 뒤 의 뭐 웨

Now, listen to the following words with diphthong vowels and practice
pronouncing them aloud.

과일 며느리 얘기 의자 보료 위로 돼지 유리
쇠고기 캬바레

4. The following are five glottalized consonants. Listen to them carefully and repeat
after the speaker.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 2 - M1L1HW4)
HOMEWORK

ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ

(1) Listen to the following syllables with glottalized consonants and practice
pronouncing them aloud. Also, practice writing the syllables you hear.

(2) Now, listen to the following words with glottalized consonants and practice
pronouncing them aloud. Also, practice writing the syllables you hear.

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5. The consonant "ㅇ" is pronounced in two different ways. When "ㅇ" is placed at the
beginning of the syllable, it is silent and you will hear only the following vowel
sound. When "ㅇ" is placed at the bottom of the syllable, it is pronounced like the
English "ng" sound in "sing".
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 3 - M1L1HW5)

(1) Listen to the following syllables with the consonant "ㅇ” and practice pronouncing
them aloud.

아 밍 상 야 오 껑 봉 유 궁 이 요 창 예

(2) Now, listen to the following words with the consonant "ㅇ" and practice
pronouncing them aloud.

상장 용광로 야유회 이유 방랑 깡통 아리랑 청명 우유 양반

HOMEWORK
6. When placed at the end of a syllable, a consonant may sound different than it
does at the beginning of a syllable.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 4 - M1L1HW6)

Practice pronouncing the following syllables with the consonants, ㄱ, ㅂ, ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ

placed at the end.

박 섭 돗 엿 갇 벚 먹 셋 잦 국 탑 닫 엊

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7. Listen to the following syllables and compare the pronunciation of the consonants
when they are placed at the beginning and end of a syllable.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 5 - M1L1HW7)

강/박 방/탑 소/옷 달/곧 잠/엊

Now, practice pronouncing the following words.

각양각색 밥그릇 버섯 젖소 닫다 약국 합의 엊그제 받침 옷장

8. Let's practice pronouncing Korean vowels that are similar to English vowels.
Listen to the following and repeat.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 6 - M1L1HW8)
HOMEWORK

(1)ㅏ sound: 하마 (hippo), 차 (car; tea), 마차(cart), 나라 (nation; country)

(2)ㅗ sound: 소 (cow), 오이 (cucumber), 고모(aunt; father’s sister),

모기(mosquito), 도둑 (thief)

(3)ㅜ sound: 구리 (copper), 부두 (pier), 주사 (injection), 무당 (shaman)

(4)ㅣ sound: 이빨 (tooth), 비누 (soap), 지도 (map), 시장 (market; mayor),

미신(superstition)

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9. Let's practice our pronunciation of the consonants that are similar to English.
Listen and repeat.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 7 - M1L1HW9)

(1) ㄴ sound: 남 (south; outsider), 너 (you), 노랑 (yellow)

(2) ㅁ sound: 말 (horse; speech/language), 무기 (weapon), 마음 (mind),

미사일 (missile)

(3) ㅅ sound: 산 (mountain), 소 (cow), 산소 (tomb), 세수 (washing one’s face)

(4) ㅎ sound: 하나 (one), 혀 (tongue), 허리 (waist), 화재 (fire)

10. Let's practice pronouncing Korean vowels. Listen and repeat.

(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 8 - M1L1HW10)

HOMEWORK
(1) ㅓ sound: 서점 (bookstore), 거리 (street), 벌레 (insect; worm),
저축 (saving), 더러움 (uncleanliness)

(2) ㅡ sound: 그림 (painting; picture) , 크기 (size), 슬픔 (sadness),

그물(net)

(3) ㅔ sound: 게 (crab), 세상 (world), 그네 (swing), 제로 (zero),

가게 (store), 게시판 (bulletin)

(4)ㅐ sound: 새 (bird), 매 (falcon), 배 (ship; boat), 개 (dog), 애 (baby;

child), 재 (ash), 해 (the sun)

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11. Let's practice our pronunciation of the consonants that are different from English.
Listen and repeat.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 9 - M1L1HW11)

(1) ㄱ sound: 강, 구경, 국가, 가구

(2) ㄷ sound: 돈, 담, 다리미, 다리, 두부

(3) ㄹ sound: 갈대, 길이, 발길, 발, 머리, 바람

(4) ㅂ sound: 바람, 보물, 부자, 부인, 방

(5) ㅈ sound: 조상, 주사, 지렁이, 정신, 조심, 지진

HOMEWORK

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12. When combining consonants and vowels, some of them are arranged side-by-side,
while others are arranged from top-to-bottom. Combine the following consonants and
vowels to make syllables.

(1) ㄱ + ㅜ, ㄱ + ㅜ + ㄹ

(2) ㅅ + ㅓ, ㅅ + ㅓ + ㅁ

(3) ㅁ + ㅣ, ㅁ + ㅣ + ㄹ

(4) ㅎ + ㅗ, ㅎ + ㅗ + ㄱ

(5) ㄷ + ㅏ, ㄷ + ㅏ + ㅂ

(6) ㅇ + ㅔ, ㅇ + ㅔ + ㄴ

(7) ㅋ + ㅡ, ㅋ + ㅜ + ㅇ

HOMEWORK
13. Listen to the syllables and write them down.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 10 - M1L1HW13)

(1)

(2)

(3)

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14. Read the following Korean words aloud to practice your pronunciation.

(1) 나라, 나무, 노래, 누나

(2) 눈, 감, 입, 셋, 방

(3) 가방, 학교, 선생, 칠판, 교실

15. Combine the following consonants and vowels to create syllables. Listen to the
resulting sounds.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 11 - M1L1HW15)
HOMEWORK

(1) ㅇ + ㅓ + ㅁ
(2) ㄱ + ㅡ + ㅇ
(3) ㅅ + ㅗ + ㅇ
(4) ㅂ + ㅏ + ㄱ

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16. Listen to the following Korean words and check one word in each group below that
matches the word you heard.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 12 - M1L1HW16)

(1) 하늘, 하날, 하닐, 하널

(2) 보람, 부럼, 바람 , 버림

(3) 치질, 지령, 지친, 지진

17. Read the following Korean words aloud to practice your pronunciation.

(1) 껌, 꿈, 꾸중, 까치

HOMEWORK
(2) 땀, 따로, 땅, 때

(3) 뺨, 빵, 빨래, 뿔

(4) 씨, 싸우다, 쑥, 썰물

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18. Sound out syllables with the following consonant and vowel sounds. Write them down
accordingly.

ㅅ+ㅗ
ㅈ+ㅣ
ㅊ+ ㅓ
ㅇ+ㅓ+ㄴ
ㄲ+ㅜ+ㅁ
ㅌ+ㅡ+ㄹ
ㄷ+ㅗ+ㄹ
ㅌ+ㅏ+ㅂ

19. Listen and pronounce the following Korean words aloud.

(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 13 - M1L1HW19)

얹어라, 닮아라, 값을, 읊어라, 싫으니?, 앉아라, 핥은다

HOMEWORK

20. Rearrange the following groups of words in alphabetical order.

(1) 매, 란, 국, 죽

(2) 동, 서, 남, 북

(3) 쥐, 소, 호랑이, 토끼

(4) 사과, 배, 대추, 감

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21. Listen to the following clip and check the syllable you heard in each group below.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 14 - M1L1HW21)

(1)
(a) 바
(b) 버
(c) 보
(d) 비

(2)
(a) 감
(b) 갈
(c) 강
(d) 갑

(3)
(a) 축
(b) 죽
(c) 중
(d) 쭉

(4)

HOMEWORK
(a) 지
(b) 주
(c) 쥐
(d) 죄

(5)
(a) 동
(b) 도
(c) 둥
(d) 돔

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22. Fill in each blank with the word given and the object marker.

(1) 선생님이 ___ 읽어요. (책; book)

(2) 톰은 ____ 좋아해요. (사과; apple)

(3) 사자는 _____ 먹어요. (고기; meat)

23. When a syllable-final consonant "ㅎ" is blended with another consonant, it makes
the non-aspirated consonant aspirated.

Practice pronouncing the following words with a syllable-final consonant "ㅎ".

하얗다 파랗다 그렇다 그렇지만 파랗지만
HOMEWORK

24. The Korean alphabet is highly phonetic. Still, you cannot transcribe words as they
sound for various reasons. Try correcting the following misspelled words below.

Example: 하야타 (It is white.) Answer: 하얗다

(1) 그러타 (That is the case.)

(2) 파라타 (It is blue.)

(3) 그러쿠나 (I see.)

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25. In Korean, the relative order between a subject and an object is flexible as long as
both of them precede a verb. However, when an object precedes a subject, the object
marker must always be used.

나는 영어를/영어 공부한다.
영어를 나는 공부한다.

Read the following sentences and try reversing the order between the subject and the
object.

(1) 선생님이 신문을 읽어요.

(2) 나는 점심을 먹어요.

(3) 사자는 고기를 좋아해요.

26. Read the following and circle the suitable subject marker.

HOMEWORK
(1) 내( 이/가) 간다. (I am going.)

(2) 수미(이/가) 간다. (Sumi is going.)

(3) 내아들(이/가) 최고다. (My son is the best.)

(4) 새(이/가) 듣는다. (A bird might hear. Æ Be careful lest someone might overhear!)

(5) 빵(이/가) 맛있다. (The bread is delicious.)

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27. Listen to the following and insert correct object markers in the blanks.
(Listen to the homework audio CD Track 15 - M1L1HW27)

(1) 아빠____ 사랑한다. (I love Dad.)

(2) 물____ 마신다. (I am drinking water.)

(3) 숙제____ 한다. (I am doing my homework.)

(4) 동생____ 만난다. (I am meeting my younger brother/sister.)

(5) 백화점____ 좋아한다. (I like department stores.)

28. Fill in the sentences below with the correct subject marker and object marker.

(1) 동수___ 과자___ 먹어요. (Dong-soo is eating cookies.)

(2) 선생님___ 책___ 읽어요. (The teacher is reading a book.)

HOMEWORK

(3) 학생___ 공___ 차요. (The student is kicking a ball/playing soccer.)

(4) 언니___ 빨래___ 해요. (My older sister is doing the laundry.)

(5) 고양이___ 생선___ 먹어요. (The cat is eating a fish.)

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