Family

grandmother 할머니 [hal-meo-ni]           


grandfather 할아버지 [ha-ra-beo-ji]


father 아버지 [a-beo-ji]       mother 어머니 [eo-meo-ni]


elder brother 형 [hyeong] (said by a boy speaker)       


elder brother 오빠 [o-ppa] (said by a girl speaker)


elder sister 누나 [nu-na] (said by a boy speaker) 


elder sister 언니 [eon-ni] (said by a girl speaker)


younger brother 남동생 [nam-dong-sehng]       


younger sister 여동생 [yeo-dong-sehng]


son 아들 [a-deul]       daughter 딸 [ttal]


aunt 이모 [i-mo] / 아줌마 [a-jum-ma]          uncle 아저씨 [a-jeo-ssi]


cousin 사촌 [sa-chon]       niece 조카딸 [cho-ka-ttal]


nephew 조카 [cho-ka]       grandson 손자 [son-ja]       


granddaughter 손녀 [son-nyeo]


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Nouns

Korean nouns have no genders.


Vocabularies 단어


child 아이 [a-i]       fox 여우 [yeo-u]       milk 우유 [u-yu]       


cucumber 오이 [o-i]       baby 아기 [a-gi]       meat 고기 [ko-gi]       


liver 간 [kan]       luck 운 [un]       silver 은 [eun]       poison 독 [tok]


highway 도로 [to-ro]       country 나라 [na-ra]       moon 다 [ta]


road 길 [kil]       day 날 [nal]       language 말 [mal]


water 물 [mul]       ramen 라면 [ra-myeon]       seaweed 김 [kim]


persimon 감 [kam]       rain 비 [pi]       rice 밥 [pap]


tofu 두부 [tu-pu]       basket 바구니 [pa-gu-ni]       butterfly 나비 [na-bi]


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Korean Alphabet 한글

     Hangul was created by the great King Sejong of Lee Dynasty in the 15th century for the purpose of enlightening illiterate people.  At the time it was created, Hangul consisted 14 consonants and 10 vowels, with a total of 24 alphabets.


Vowels 모음
아(a)  야(ya)  어(eo)  여(yeo)  오(o)  요(yo)  우(u)  유(yu)  으(eu)  이(i)

Consonants 자음
ㄱ(k,g,k)  ㄴ(n)  ㄷ(t,d,t)  ㄹ(r,r,l)  ㅁ(m)  ㅂ(p,b,p)  ㅅ(s,s,t)  ㅇ(no sound, ng)
ㅈ(ch,j,t)  ㅊ(ch,ch,t)  ㅋ(hard k)  ㅌ(hard t)  ㅍ(hard p)  ㅎ(h)

Compound Vowels
애(eh)  얘(yeh)  에(eh)  예(yeh)  와(wa)  왜(we)  외(we)
워(wo)  웨(we)  위(wi)  의(ui)

Compound Consonants
ㄲ(kk)  ㄸ(tt)  ㅃ(pp)  ㅆ(ss)  ㅉ(jj)