Get to Know Korean Syllables, the Korean Writing Alphabet, and Play Cool Games

#Hangeul

💎 What you'll learn in this post

• You'll understand the concept of syllables in Hangeul (Korean), which is different from English.

• You will also be able to play popular syllable games that Koreans enjoy.

📌 Heads up before you read

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Syllables work differently in different countries.

Learn how syllables are used in Korea and then compare it to how they work in your country.

In Hangeul, a combination of 초성 (initial sound), 중성 (medial sound), and 종성 (final sound) letters forms a group of sounds, which can also be referred to as a unit of pronunciation.

This is what a syllable is!

Pretty simple, right? 😍

🔔 Here's a quiz

How many syllables are there in the following sentence (↓↓↓)?

나는 너를 사랑해(I love you)

If you answered,

"Including spaces, a total of 9 syllables!"

😱❌❌❌❌❌ That's wrong!

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Spaces don't count because they aren't sounds.

So only 나/는/너/를/사/랑/해 are considered syllables, for a total of 7 syllables!

If someone suggests you play a 2-syllable game, now you know how to respond, right? 😎

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Alright,

Let's try saying five 2-syllable Korean words in 10 seconds⏰!

10,

9,

8,

7,

6,

5,

4,

3,

2,

1,

ⓐ 한국 (Korea)

ⓑ 공부 (Study)

ⓒ 학생 (Student)

ⓓ 여행 (Travel)

ⓔ 사랑 (Love)

Which 2-syllable words does KONOfam know?

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🎁 Essential insights into Korean culture

In Korea, there are famous producers of entertainment shows, and the top among them is Na Young-seok(나영석)!

If you want to understand Korean culture and learn Korean language, you can't miss watching Na Young-seok's shows!

To have natural conversations with Koreans, you should definitely know who this producer is!

Also, many of the shows produced by Na Young-seok often feature games that use the syllable concepts we've learned today.

Image source: Each program's official website

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