Note that ‘ㅏ,’ ‘ㅓ,’ and ‘ㅣ’ are written to the side of the initial consonant while ‘ㅗ,’ ‘ㅜ,’ and ‘ㅡ’ are written beneath the initial consonant. In the same way, you may just add an ㅇ to get the name of any other vowel. Their names are 아, 어, 오, 우, 으, and 이, respectively, where the letter ㅇ, or ieung, remains silent, acting as a place holder. We begin with the six basic vowels of Korean: ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ, and ㅣ. Annyeonghaseyo!īoth letters and syllable blocks are written from left to right and from top to bottom. The Korean word for ‘hello,’ 안녕하세요, is composed of 12 letters organized into five syllable blocks. Each block represents a single syllable and consists of two to four letters. Unlike English, written Korean is organized into syllable blocks. Of course, it's not perfect, but in general it matches spoken Korean better than English does. The Korean script, Hangeul, may seem intimidating, but don't worry it's actually a lot like the alphabet we use in English, a small set of characters representing the sounds of the language. Welcome to the Korean for English speakers course! Hangeul
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