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Lesson 1 of 8

Six vowels

Hangul is a sound alphabet. Start with the six plain vowels. The circle ㅇ in front is silent — it only holds the vowel’s place.

Meet the letters

  • a

    like a in father

    123
    3 strokes

  • eo

    like u in cup, mouth a little more open

    123
    3 strokes

  • o

    like o in go, lips round

    123
    3 strokes

  • u

    like oo in moon

    123
    3 strokes

  • eu

    lips flat, like the sound in “book” without rounding

    12
    2 strokes

  • i

    like ee in see

    12
    2 strokes

Listen and choose

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Fix Hoya’s mistakes

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

  • Sound a Hoya wrote ㅏ
    Check

    아 A vowel never stands alone. It needs the silent ㅇ.

  • Sound eo Hoya wrote 오
    Check

    어 ㅗ is o. For eo, the short stroke points left: ㅓ.

  • Sound eu Hoya wrote 우
    Check

    으 ㅜ is u, with round lips. For eu the lips stay flat: ㅡ.

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