Lesson 2a Consonants

Last lesson you already learned the basic vowels and the double vowels. Today you will learn Consonants. The 19 consonants in Hangeul are divided into 14 Lenis and Aspiration and 5 Fortes. Thats why we will divide our lesson in two (Lesson 2a and Lesson 2b). In this lesson we will discuss the 14 consonants (Lenis and Aspiration consonants).

Now please familiarize the 14 consonants as soon as possible i'll enclose some quiz to help you familiarize the 14 consonants.(click this link ( not yet available) to practice).


These consonants have their own name practice and familiarize its name cause it might help you to know the value of the consonant.

consonant      한글         name          value
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      ㄱ              기역     Giyeok         g/k
      ㄴ              니은     Nieun           n
      ㄷ              디귿     Digeut          d/t
      ㄹ              리을     Rieul              l
      ㅁ              미음     Mieum           m
      ㅂ              비읍     Bieup          b/p
      ㅅ              시옷     Siot             (sh/s)/t
      ㅇ              이응     Ieung         no sound/ng
      ㅈ              지읒     Jieut               j/t
      ㅊ              치읓    Chieut           ch/t
      ㅋ              키읔     kieuk               k
      ㅌ              티읕     Tieut                t
      ㅍ              피읖     Pieup              p
      ㅎ              히읕     Hieut              h/t

note: How to pronunce siot if your read it you will pronunce it as Shiot and the value of Ieung all of it you will learn that in lesson 2b how to use its value properly.(Tips: if you memorize the names you will easly know its value as you see the first letter and the last letter of the name are the same value letter of it's 한글 character. If you know the name you will know the value).
Tips: This may help you to memorize faster.

Now Practice your writing skill the proper way to write 한글 is from left to right and from top to bottom. You can download this document and practice writing.

click this link to download your writing exercise.(download)

Congratiolation Koreanoy you already know the name of the 14 consonants and now you may proceed to the next lesson.(click here to proceed Lesson 2b Click Me)