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Korean alphabet, Hangul is divided into consonants and vowels.

consonants : ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡ

# 카리나
# 카즈하
# 카라
# 파프리카.. 이거는 파에서

The eleventh consonant 'ㅋ' sounds like 'k' and the first vowel 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '카' sounds like '카'.

Same pronunciation as 'Pica(카)sso'.

Korean alphabet, Hangul is divided into consonants and vowels.

consonants : ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈ ㅊ ㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡ

The tenth consonant 'ㅊ' sounds like 'ch' and the first vowel 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '차' sounds like 'cha'.



Same pronunciation as 'cha cha(차차) dance'.
The cha-cha-cha (also called 차-차), is a dance of Cuban origin.

There is a famous Korean song including 차차차 lyrics.
https://youtu.be/xnKsDmx4HbM

When it comes to TV series title including 차 /cha/,
Hometown cha-cha-cha is one of the most popular television series in Korea.
https://youtu.be/nRjg0Hcb1b4

Korean alphabet, Hangul is divided into consonants and vowels.

consonant : ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇ   ㅈ   ㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels :  ㅏ  ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ

The ninth consonant 'ㅈ' sounds like 'j' and the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '자' sounds like 'ja'.


Same pronunciation as 'Java(자바)'

z is also written as 'ㅈ' like j.

Now, you can read some words with '자'

자다/jada/ means sleep.

사자/saja/ means lion.

바다사자/badasaja/ means sealion.#바다=sea

When it comes to song that start with '자',
the music video "자니/jani/(means 'Do you sleep?')" surpassed 1.1 million views on YouTube
https://youtu.be/sQxrSj6g-3o

Korean alphabet, Hangul is divided into consonants and vowels.

consonant : ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅ ㅇ ㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ


The eighth consonant 'ㅇ' is silent when used at the beginning of a syllable.
the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.

Two letters be combined to become '아' sounds like 'a'.
Same pronunciation as 'ABBA(아바)'
https://youtu.be/-NlikH6J60A

When it comes to K-Pop, IVE(아이브) is a rising K-Pop star, rectently.
아이브(IVE) took the second place in the Brand Reputation Index, on September 11th.
The music video 'After Like' that Ive's new song has surpassed 120 million views on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/F0B7HDiY-10

Korean is divided into consonants and vowels.
consonant : ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂ ㅅ ㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ

The seventh consonant 'ㅅ' sounds like 's' and the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '사' sounds like 'sa'.

Same pronunciation as 'Sa(사)udi Arabia'

When it comes to K-Pop,
'사나(Sana)' is one of three Japanese members of the South Korean girl group Twice.
And this blog highly recommend this video clip to see how beautiful she is.
https://youtu.be/MA5J0Fk-J80

When it comes to movie,
'사바하(svaha)' is a 2019 South Korean mystery thriller film starring Lee Jung-jae who has become the first Asian star to win the Emmy award for best male actor in a drama.

https://youtu.be/hx2wUzYh5EE

Korean is divided into consonants and vowels.
consonant : ㄱㄴㄷㄹㅁ ㅂ ㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ


The sixth consonant 'ㅂ' sounds like 'b' and the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '바' sounds like 'ba'.

Same pronunciation as 'Bar(바)'

Now, you can read some words that start with '바'.
바나나 /banana/ means banana.

There is a K-Pop that starts with a '바나나(banana)'
https://youtu.be/rW9r_1ys2ec

바다 /bada/ means sea.

There is a K-Pop that named '바다'.
https://youtu.be/WC-us_yNsSU

Korean is divided into consonants and vowels.
consonants : ㄱㄴㄷ ㄹ ㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ


The fourth consonant 'ㄹ' sounds like 'l'and the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '라' sounds like 'la'.

Same pronunciation as La La ('라라') Land.
라라 land recorded 3,762,700 cumulative audiences in Korea.
And it has made many parodies on TV and YouTube.

Now, you can read a word with '라'

나라/nara/ means nation. 

r is also written as 'ㄹ' like l. ( 라 = la = ra )

When it comes to song that start with '라',
the music video for 'LALISA(라리사)' surpassed 500 million views on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/awkkyBH2zEo

consonants : ㄱㄴㄷㄹ ㅁ ㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
And the fifth consonant 'ㅁ' sounds like 'm'.
'ㅁ' and 'ㅏ' be combined to become '마' sounds like 'ma'.


Same pronunciation as llama which is a South American animal that has a long neck and thick fur.
Also, called '라마(lama)' in Korea.

Mar is also pronunced as '마'.

When it comes to song that start with '마',
the music video for 'Maria(마리아)' surpassed 260 million views on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/tDukIfFzX18

Korean is divided into consonants and vowels.
consonant : ㄱㄴ ㄷ ㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ


The third consonant 'ㄷ' sounds like 'd' and the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '다' sounds like 'da'.

Same pronunciation as '다(Da)'cota faning.

Dar is also pronunced as '다'.
Charles Robert Darwin, widely known for contributing to the understanding of evolutionary biology,
is written as '다(Dar)'win.

And dart-throwing is pronunced as '다(dar)'t-throwing.
Koreans usually say 'dart'.

'ㄷ' is at the e key position and 'ㅏ' is at the k key position.

Leaving '다' as a comment will help you remember.


When it comes to song, 'WA DA DA(와다다)' is one of the most popular K-Pop.
'WA 다다' music video has surpassed 100 million views on Youtube.
https://youtu.be/n0j5NPptyM0

and '다비치(Davichi)' is a very famous female duo in Korea.
https://youtu.be/BtPHw6YLMN0

Korean is divided into consonants and vowels.
consonants : ㄱ ㄴㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
vowels : ㅏ ㅑㅓㅕㅗㅛㅜㅠㅡㅣ

'가' is the first Korean word.

The first consonant 'ㄱ' sounds like 'g'
and the first vowels 'ㅏ' sounds like 'a'.
Two letters be combined to become '가' sounds like 'ga'.

Same pronunciation as Lady Gaga(가가).

Lady 가가(Gaga) did a dazzling performance in House of Gucci.
Even Legend Director Ridley Scott had been singing his praises for Lady 가가.
I think she is one of the best actresses of all time.

gh is also pronunced as 'ㄱ'.
Ghana which is a country in West Africa is written as
'가나' in Korean.

consonants : ㄱ ㄴ ㄷㄹㅁㅂㅅㅇㅈㅊㅋㅌㅍㅎ
The second consonant 'ㄴ' sounds like 'n'.
Likewise, 'ㄴ' and 'ㅏ' be combined to become '나' sounds like 'na'.

There was a Chocolate brand marked with Ghana(가나) in Korea.
It was named because it imports cacao beans directly from 가나(Ghana).

[Source] https://blog.lotte.co.kr/37350



You can use the language selector on your smartphone
or use the Korean Keyboard to enter Korean words.
- consonants are left-side
- vowels are right-side

'ㄱ' is at the r key position and 'ㅏ' is at the k key position.
'ㄴ' is at the s key position.

Please, Leave a word '가' in the comments.
It is very helpful to understand Korean words.