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If you want to learn Korean, you must first learn how to read the Korean alphabet. Luckily, Hangul is relatively easy to learn, and many can learn to read Korean characters in as little as 24 hours.

In the lesson below, you’ll learn how to read and pronounce all the Korean letters of the alphabet and how to read Korean words.

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Korean Alphabet: Basic Consonants

First, let’s learn how to read Korean basic consonants.

There are 14 basic consonants in the Korean alphabet. These are ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ,ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ,ㅎ. Let’s learn the sounds of each of these Korean consonants one by one.

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Look at the pictures and try to remember the consonant sounds. Then click on the audio to hear a native Korean speaker pronounce these Korean consonants.

Korean Alphabet: Combined Vowels

Next, let’s take a look at how to read Korean combined vowels.

These are made up by combining two simple vowels. The combined vowels y

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