2-1: Basic Consonants (ㄱ~ㅈ) + 40 Word Reading Practice [Korean Pronunciation for Beginners]

 

 

Welcome to your second Korean class!

Since we finished learning Vowels 1,

it’s time to move on to consonants.

In Hangul, one complete letter is formed by combining 

a consonant + vowel.

 

(中文版請點這裡) 

In this lesson,

we’ll practice 9 of the most basic Korean consonants (ㄱ~ㅈ),

and read 40 example words together to get used to their pronunciation.

Watch the video and repeat aloud to practice your Korean pronunciation!

(If you find any translation issues, please let me know ^^;;)

 

1. Read Along with the Video

 

2-1: Basic Consonants (ㄱ~ㅈ) + 40 Word Reading Practice

2. Romanization and Zhuyin (Bopomofo) Reference

- These are approximate equivalents (not exact one-to-one).

- The sounds are similar to those in Korean.

 

Korean initial consonants	Romanization	Zhuyin (Bopomofo)
ㄱ	g / k	ㄍ
ㄴ	n	ㄋ
ㄷ	d / t	ㄉ
ㄹ	r / l	ㄌ
ㅁ	m	ㄇ
ㅂ	b / p	ㄅ
ㅅ	s	ㄙ
ㅇ	∅	無
ㅈ	j	ㄗ/ㄐ

 

3. Full List of 40 Basic Words

- This is the full list of words shown in the video.

- Review them as you watch and read.

- The best method is to listen and repeat!

1	어머니	mother	2	아기	baby	3	매미	cicada
4	누나	older sister	5	바보	fool	6	사자	lion
7	나비	butterfly	8	너구리	raccoon	9	거지	beggar
10	다리미	iron	11	가구	furniture	12	노래	song
13	마마무	mamamu	14	자다	to sleep	15	시소	seesaw
16	나라	country	17	가게	shop	18	바나나	banana
19	드디어	finally	20	바지	pants	21	조수	assistant
22	구두	dress shoes	23	아버지	father	24	사다리	ladder
25	버스	bus	26	가수	singer	27	도로	road
28	오이	cucumber	29	머리	head	30	거기	there
31	비누	soap	32	소리	sound	33	지도	map
34	보라	purple	35	어디	where	36	누구	who
37	모자	hat	38	고기	meat	39	마리오	Mario
40	루이지	Luigi

 

4. Wrap-up

- The only way to master pronunciation is repetition.

- Try reading all the words accurately without looking at Romanization.

- Next lesson: After reading practice, we’ll check your listening skills!  

The next post is [2-2. Basic Consonant Listening Quiz] — don’t miss it!

 

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(Vowels 1 Listening Practice 1):

 1-1 Korean Vowel Listening Quiz for Beginners1 part.1  

       : Go to the English version

 

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