Nine consonants + ㅏ

Meet the letters

• 가

  ga

  Name 기역 giyeok

  like g in go, softer at the start of a word

• 나

  na

  Name 니은 nieun

  like n

• 다

  da

  Name 디귿 digeut

  like d in do, softer at the start of a word

• 라

  ra

  Name 리을 rieul

  a light tap, between r and l

• 마

  ma

  Name 미음 mieum

  like m

• 바

  ba

  Name 비읍 bieup

  like b in boy, softer at the start of a word

• 사

  sa

  Name 시옷 siot

  like s; before ㅣ it sounds like sh

• 자

  ja

  Name 지읒 jieut

  like j in jam, a little softer

• 하

  ha

  Name 히읗 hieut

  like h

Listen and choose

Fix Hoya’s mistakes

Hoya wrote these. Each one has one mistake. Work out the right answer, then check.

• Sound ga Hoya wrote 나
  Check

  가 ㄴ is ㄱ turned over. ㄱ hangs from the top right: 가.

• Sound ma Hoya wrote 바
  Check

  마 ㅂ has two ears on top. ㅁ is a plain box: 마.

• Sound ja Hoya wrote 사
  Check

  자 ㅈ is ㅅ with a lid. For ja, put the lid on: 자.