Sabtu, 1 September 2012

Introduction To Hangul


     K-Pop are getting famous in the world right now isn't it? Well, currently I'm studying Korean Language a.k.a Hangul. I intend to share it in my blog so that people who are interested in Korean Language can learn it here. I'll try to let you learn just like what I learnt in my class. I learnt Korean Language from a Korean Lecturer called Tiara. First of all, I want you to know what is Hangul and its history.

Hangul (Korean: 한글 ; transcribed as Han-geul in South Korea), also known as Chosŏn'gŭl (조선글) in North Korea, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It was created during the Joseon Dynasty in 1443, and is still the official alphabet of Korea.
Hangul is a true alphabet of 24 consonant and vowel letters. However, instead of being written sequentially like the letters of the Latin alphabet, Hangul letters are grouped into blocks, such as 한 han, each of which transcribes a syllable. That is, although the syllable 한 han may look like a single character, it is composed of three letters: ㅎ h, ㅏ a, and ㄴ n. Each syllabic block consists of two to five letters, including at least one consonant and one vowel. These blocks are then arranged horizontally from left to right or vertically from top to bottom. The number of possible blocks is 11,172, though there are far fewer possible syllables in Korean, and not all possible syllables actually occur. For a phonological description, see Korean phonology.
Taken from Hangul-Wikipedia
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