Hi! Welcome back!
In today’s lesson we will learn the last 11 letters in Korean alphabet.
Here is a full list of double vowels in Korean.
The first letter is E.
To write it, first draw the letter [ㅓ] and then add [ㅣ] right next to it.
The next letter is also E. Before there was a slight difference between these two letters.
However, in modern Korean language they sound almost the same.
The next two letters are YE, and they also sound similar.
Get a piece of paper and learn how to write them by repeating after me.
And these 3 letters are [ WE ]. They also sound similar.
Here you see the stroke order. Take some time and practice a bit.
The question you might have in your mind is
If they all sound almost the same, then how do I know which of these I should use?
It’s a very common question, probably every Korean language learner asks himself.
To answer your question, first take a look at these example in English.
than - then, fun - father
These two letters, here and here, look different,
same as Korean double vowels, but they sound almost the same.
So, when we hear words in English, how do we know what’s their correct spelling?
We just know it, right?
Here is the same situation.
You just need to know which [ E ] or [ YE ], or [ WE ] you should use in any particular Korean word.
Okay, the next letter is [ WI ]. It’s a combination of [ ㅜ ] and [ l ].
The next vowel is [ WA ].
It’s a combination of [ ㅗ ] and [ㅏ].
And the next letter is [ WO’ ].
The last letter is pronounced differently depending on its position in a word.
It can be pronounced as [ U’Y ], [ E ], or [ I ].
Let me explain this in more detail.
When a word starts with this syllable [ 의 ] it always should be read as [ U'Y ] .
U'yja, u'ysa, u'ygyo'n
When it’s not a part of a word, but a possessive particle,
it should be read as [ E ] NaE, naraE, hakkyoE
and in all other cases it should be read as [ I ]
hImang, kangI, munI, hyobIhada
Let’s find out where we can put a consonant together with double vowels in a syllable block.
Use these combinations for these 4 double vowels,
which are the same as we used for vertical vowels in the previous lesson.
and these two combinations for these 7 double vowels.
You can put a consonant here on the top
or on the top and on the bottom.
Take a look at these examples. You can practice with me.
Let's do a quick recap.
This letter is E,
Ye
E
Ye
Wa
We
Wo
We
Wi
U'y, E, I
That’s all for today.
These are 4 words that we used in this lesson.
의자, 의사, 학교, 나라
Please, learn them and check out your homework below this video in the description box.
Have a great day! and see you, hopefully, tomorrow.