Selasa, 4 September 2012

Hangul 2 : 14 Basic Consonants (자음)

     You've learnt the basic vowels. Now let's move on to the basic consonants. The shapes of the letter were based on graphic imitations of the human articulators.

ㄱ (giyeok)    ~>   g,k as gold, wok
ㄴ (nieun)      ~>   n as November
ㄷ (digeut)     ~>   d, t as doll, dot
ㄹ (rieul)       ~>   l, r as load, radio
ㅁ (mieum)   ~>   m as mother
ㅂ (bieup)     ~>   b, p as buy, lap
ㅅ (siot)        ~>   s as show
ㅇ (yieung)   ~>   no sound if placed in front, ng as king if placed at the end
ㅈ (jieut)      ~>   j as joy
ㅊ (chieuk)   ~>   ch as chess
ㅋ (kieuk)    ~>   k as kind
ㅌ (tieut)     ~>   t as take
ㅍ (pieup)    ~>   p as put
ㅎ (hieut)    ~>   h as hot

Isnin, 3 September 2012

Hangul 1 : 10 Basic Vowels (모음 ) (Part 2)

      You've already learnt the 10 basic vowels in Hangul right.? Let's practise to pronounce it. Here are 8 words that consists of basic vowels only.

아이  (a-i)             ~> child 
아우  (a-u)            ~> younger brother
우유  (u-yu)          ~> milk 
이유  (i-yu)           ~> reason 
오이  (o-i)             ~> cucumber 
여우  (yeo-u)        ~> fox 
여유  (yeo-yu)      ~> extra (time, money, etc) 
야유  (ya-yu)        ~>heckling

Ahad, 2 September 2012

Oppa Gangnam Style

     Gangnam Style's popularity had been rise since the famous rapper in Korea, Psy release his K-Pop single album called Psy 6 Rules. "Gangnam Style" is a Korean language colloquialism that refers to a luxurious lifestyle associated with the Gangnam district, an affluent and trendy area of Seoul. The music video depicts Psy dancing at various locations in Gangnam. The song's theme is about "the perfect girlfriend who knows when to be refined and when to get wild."

Wants to see the Gangnam Style MV.? Click here.
Other related Gangnam Style. 1) Suasana Gangnam Raya
                                             2) ORANG SABAH STYLE (OPPA GANGNAM STYLE PARODY)
                                             3) Singaporean Style (Gangnam Style Parody)