What To Do After Learning Hangul

What should I learn after learning Hangul?

Now that you can read in Korean, I suggest you work on a basic vocabulary. You want all of the basic words, meanwhile you can start trying to learn basic sentence structure. I found it easier to learn sentences if I had some basic vocabulary to play with. Try learning the days of the week, the two counting systems, body parts, basic dictionary form of verbs like "go" "eat" "like" "study" "learn" "practice" etc. There are some flashcard style programs that will help you learn these words. I suggest Memrise, which will also throw in some simple sentences and phrases.Note that knowing tons of words does not mean you speak Korean. Sentence structure, tenses and particles can be worked on once you have some building blocks to work with.

What are some tips for learning Hangul?

First, take a look at them. Each letter are shaped according to their ‘family members’.ㅁ - mㅍ - pㅂ - bㅃ - bbThese are the ‘lips family’, where I’m sure you can see the similarities in shape. This feature is, dare I say, exclusive to Hangeul, where letters are not just a symbol for sound, but how they are produced and pronounced as well. For example, ㅂ is actually a p, but it doesn’t let out any air, different from ㅍ where you would breath out some. Knowing this will help you in the long runNext, memorise the shape of a letter, any would do, then try not forgetting it. Then move on to another. If you’re the hardworking, add some more, as it is more productive and less time consuming.Lastly, try to read Hangeul. Not much. Just the easy ones, say, like aniyo(아니요) or ne(네) or ai(아이). Then begin advancing for longer, more difficult ones.Oh, and lastly, don’t give up once you’ve finished. Just so you know, learning the alphabet is the easiest part if you have the intention of continuing your Korean lesson. See here:입니다(Is/am/are)Romanized as: ib-ni-daSeems simple enough, if you pronounce them independently. If you pronounce it as a single word:Im-ni-daThus, 저는 한국 사람입니다 would be pronounced as:Jo-neun han-gug sa-ram-im-ni-daThis happens because of the consonants being in contact with each other. Be careful with it.Another example is 선생님.It’s pronounced as son-zaeng-nim. Since the ㅐ is identical to ㅔ, you could write both the same as transliteration.You’ll find more interesting things as you progress. Just never give up. If you have mobile phone, try installing the app LingoDeer. It has recordings of the sounds, so everytime you learn a new word, you can hear the differences between certain letters. Some letters are really hard to tell apart.Good luck!

What is the best way to learn hangul?

I can only speak from personal experience.I was first interested in learning Korean because of it’s linguistic differences, and sound. So of course, I took to youtube. I took the immersive path - meaning I practiced listening to the way Korean sounded and recognizing the way it looked before I could understand or read any of it. It’s important, I’ve realized, to allow your brain to become familiar with a language before committing to it.There is a series on youtube called “Hana Hana Hangul” - it is a good introduction, in my opinion. The videos are no more than ten minutes long and the explanation is pretty simple. If you keep up with those videos, you’ll be able to recognize Korean characters pretty quickly.When learning a language though, you are also essentially learning a new culture of expression, so it’s important to expose yourself to that culture. I would recommend watching Korean shows or dramas with subtitles, just as a small window into social culture. Kpop is pretty popular these days and a lot of kpop groups and artists have reality shows and whatnot, so I recommend looking around.I also used an app called LingoDeer. It’s really simple to use and begins by teaching you the vowels and consonants and continues on to teaching you negation and grammar rules and whatnot -I would recommend it.My main advice to you is to just practice, and try not to think in your native language while learning a new language. It may be a bit difficult but try your best to approach Korean with an empty slate. There are some pronunciations that don’t or won’t align with you mentally if you approach them as reincarnations of the English alphabet. What I mean is, there is not always a letter in the Korean alphabet that will correspond with the ones we know. Rather, the Korean alphabet is a series of “sounds” - formed by vowels and consonants.Learning a new language means adopting a completely new platform of expression. It’s one of the most expansive things you could possibly do. I wish you nothing but the best!

How do I start learning Hangul from the basics?

Hey there! To get the best out of learning all of Hangul efficiently, I have a recommended method for learning it. But first, I’ll introduce the list of consonants and vowels you’re going to encounter.21 VOWELS:8 Basic Vowels = ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅣ, ㅔ, ㅐ6 Y-vowels = ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅖ, ㅒ7 W-vowels (combination vowels) =ㅘ, ㅝ, ㅞ, ㅙ, ㅚ, ㅟ, ㅢ19 CONSONANTS:14 Basic Consonants ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ5 Double Consonants ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉI recommend this lesson plan for a beginner:8 Basic Vowels14 Basic ConsonantsHow to read & write Consonant and Vowel together6 Y-Vowels7 W-VowelsHow to write all vowels with each consonant5 Double ConsonantsHow to write all vowels and all consonants*Time it takes to learn all of the above: 30~40 minutes per section. [4~5 hours]How long it takes for you to memorize is up to each individual. This is not about learning anymore but about retaining it in your mind. This doesn’t involve a teacher or lesson.*Disclaimer: I’m not claiming you should be able to learn all of this in 4–5 hours. But If you have an effective Teacher, it could take more or less than the specified time I gave. But for self-study students, like myself, it took me 1 week [study time of 1 hour a day = 7 hours total] to learn everything and 3 weeks to retain in my memory.HOW TO WRITE KOREAN WORDS / COMPOSITIONHorizontal Vowels (basic and Y-vowel) = ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡVertical Vowels (basic and Y-vowel) = ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅣ, ㅔ, ㅖ, ㅐ, ㅒIf the vowel is horizontal, it goes below the consonant [Top to Bottom writing]If the vowel is vertical, it goes to the right of the consonant [Left to Right writing]Consonants always go first and these are called “Initial Consonant” or “First Consonant”Consonants after the vowel may exist depending on the word’s spelling and these are called “Final Consonant” or in Korean “Batchim” 받침.In the case of W-Vowels, we will not consider the patterns above. Since W-vowels are combination vowels. The composition slight differs:For example-ㅘ [wa] … do you see the little space on the top-left of [wa]? This is where we put the consonant.ㅇ + ㅘ = 와ㄱ + ㅘ = 과And we can also put a batchim (lower consonant) right below it.ㅇ + ㅘ + ㅇ = 왕ㄱ + 와 + ㅇ = 광You’re done with writing! I’m gonna leave some examples below for you to try out.ㅇ + ㅠ = ____ [yoo]ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄴ = _____ [san]ㅇ + ㅝ + ㄴ = _____ [won]ㅂ + ㅗ + ㄱ = _____ [bok]