2.1
Simple vowels
1. Simple vowels
- There are 21 vowels in Hangeul.
- Vowels are written from top to bottom, and from left to right.
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Vowel
Sound
Writing Practice
ㅏ a ㅏ
ㅓ eo ㅓ
ㅗ o ㅗ
ㅜ u ㅜ
ㅡ eu ㅡ
ㅣ i ㅣ
ㅐ ae ㅐ
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ㅔ
e
ㅔ
2. Hangeul and Syllable Structure: Vowel
- When writing a syllable which is composed with only vowel, you need to write ‘ㅇ’ as a filler on the left side or top of
the vowel. ‘ㅇ’ is silent.
- 아, 아, 아 and 아 are the same letter as different fonts. When writing ‘ㅣ’, it is not necessary to curve the letter.
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Vowel
ㅏ
ㅓ
ㅗ
ㅜ
ㅡ
ㅣ
ㅐ
Sound
a
eo
o
u
eu
i
ae
Letter
아
어
오
우
으
이
애
Writing Practice
아
어
오
우
으
이
애
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ㅔ
e
에 에
3. Pronunciation
- Pronunciation of ‘ㅐ’ and ‘ㅔ’ are not the same, but they are pronounced almost identically these days.
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Writing Practice
이
오
아이
오이
에이
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