Unit 1: Learn The Korean Alphabet

In this series of lessons you’ll learn everything you need to learn about the Korean alphabet — Hangul. You’ll also start to learn your first Korean words.

Each lessons includes interactive widgets and quizzes to help you learn. I strongly suggest you complete each quiz and spend time with the interactive widgets when instructed to in the lesson. Even if it feels like you understand a concept after reading the explanation, you will not truly master it until you apply it for yourself.

Lesson 1 - The Korean Alphabet

In your first Korean lesson, you will be introduced to the Korean alphabet. You will learn the three components that make up a Korean character, and the basic vowels and consonants.

Lesson 2 - Mastering the Hangul letters: ㄱ to ㅇ

Now that you’ve learned the basic Hangul letters, learn your first Korean words while getting in depth pronunciation tips for each letter. This lesson covers the Hangul letters ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇ (g, n, d, f, a, q, s, silent).

Lesson 3 - Mastering the Hangul letters: ㅈ to ㅎ

Learn words and pronunciation tips for the rest of the Hangul consonants! This lesson covers the Hangul letters ㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ (j, ch, k, t, p, h).

Lesson 4 - Hangul Final Consonants

Learn the seven possible final consonant sounds (ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅇ), and which final consonants make each sound.

Lesson 5 - Tense Consonants: ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, and ㅉ

Learn the final Korean consonants. These consonants are all slight variations of consonants we have already learned!

Lesson 6 - Compound Vowels Part 1 (ㅐ to ㅘ)

Learn the pronunciation and usage of the first set of Korean diphthongs: 애, 얘, 에, 예, 와.

Lesson 7 - Compound Vowels Part 2 (ㅙ to ㅢ)

Continue learning Korean diphthongs, including 왜, 외, 워, 웨, 위, ㅢ.

Lesson 8 - Connected Vowels Pronunciation

Learn the connection rules for final consonants when followed by vowels: Learn why 옷이 is pronounced as o-si instead of ot-i.

Lesson 9 - Connected Consonants Pronunciation

Learn the connection rules for final consonants when followed by consonants. Learn why 좋다 is pronounced as “jo-ta” and why 먹다 is pronounced as “meok-dda”.