Foreign

Language 1
INTRODUCTION
What is Hangul?
 The Korean written language is properly called Hangul,
although its English spelling is not always identical across
sources.
 Korean was written with Chinese characters, but this was
replaced by the hangul alphabet. Both the old logographic
system and the newer phonetic system are in use in Korea today,
however hangul is predominant in everyday usage.
 One who learns Hangul's phonetic alphabet might sound out
printed words without the least understanding of their content.
As an amusement, one might write English sentences using
Hangul's phonetic alphabet.
Korean has 2 types of speaking:
1. Honorific speaking/Formal
2. Casual speaking/Informal

Hangul Hangul‘s phonetic alphabet English

안녕하세요 annyeong haseyo hello

감사합니다 kamsahamnida thank you

미안합니다 mianhamnida sorry

 There are two counting systems in Hangul, the
native counting system and a system borrowed from
Chinese. They are used for enumerating different
things. For comparison, think of the English
cardinals "one, two, three,...", ordinals "first, second,
third,..." and prefixes "uni-, bi-, tri-,...".

 The native counting system is used for counting

among others things, people, furniture, meals and
hours.
English Hangul Hangul's phonetic alphabet
one 하나 hana
Two 둘 dul
three 셋 set
four 넷 net
five 다섯 daseot
six 여섯 yeosot
seven 일곱 ilgop
eight 여덟 yeodeol
nine 아홉 ahop
ten 열 yeol
The Sino-Korean system is used commonly for measurements, such as
metres, seconds, minutes, money and floors (in a building).

English Hangul Hangul's phonetic alphabet

one 일 il
two 이 i
three 삼 sam
four 사 sa
five 오 o
six 육 yuk
seven 칠 chil
eight 팔 pal
nine 구 gu
ten 십 ship
Introducing yourself!
Hello!
An nyeong ha se yo!
• Annyong!
Thank you!
Kamsahamnida
Komapsumnida
• Komawo
Goodbye!
Anyeonghi-geseyo
• Jal-ga
Anyeonghi-gaseyo
 Jal-it-sso
I`m sorry!
Joe-sung-ham-nida
Mian-ham-nida
 Mian-hae