Korean Language Class

Beginners Course Day 1 MIT IAP 2004

Instructors: Jason Kim and Tae Hong Park Organized by MIT-Korea Program

Todays Topic
Where is Korea? Korean Vowels and Consonants Forming Syllables Reading and Writing Exercises
Korean Alphabets Your Name in Korean

Simple Greeting

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Map of Korea -
Capital of Korea: Seoul () Population: 70 (23/47) Million 11th Largest Spoken Language

Seoul

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Korean Vowels
Korean () consists of 10 vowel letters All vowels are composed of one or more of three kinds of strokes:
or
Long Vertical Stroke 10 Vowels Sound Long Horizontal Stroke Short Vertical/Horizontal Stroke

ya

yo

yu

i
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Korean Consonants
consists of 14 consonant letters

Consonants

Name , ki-yk , ni- n , ti-gt , ri-l , mi-m , pi-p , si-ot , i-ng , chi-t , chi-t , ki-k , ti-t , pi-p , hi-t

Sound k/g n t/d r/l m p/b s/sh ng ch/j ch k t p h

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Pronunciation
Pronunciation when consonants and vowels are combined to form syllables

sound

ng ch/j ch k t p h

k/g

t/d

r/l

p/b

s/sh

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Forming Syllables
letters are arranged and proportioned to fit neatly into syllable blocks V: Examples: (lets go) (father) (mother) V: Examples: (grapes) (milk) (tofu)
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C V

Forming Syllables (Continued)

C V1 V2 V1 + V2: Examples:

C C

C V C(C) (wrist)

C V C

(Korean maki)

(king)
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Writing Exercise
Practice writing of Korean vowel and consonant letters in the worksheets.

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Writing Exercise
Write your name in Korean ()

Example:

Jason = Tae Hong =

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Greeting -
Situation: Student Tae Hong is visiting Teacher Jason
Hello

Hello

Tae Hong .
: I am

Jason .
: I am

.
: I am : college : third year

.
: I am : Korean language : teacher

Good bye (to the one staying)

Good bye (to the one leaving)
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