{"id":28,"date":"2008-10-24T11:45:28","date_gmt":"2008-10-24T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=28"},"modified":"2008-10-24T11:45:28","modified_gmt":"2008-10-24T15:45:28","slug":"hangul-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/hangul-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Hangul (\ud55c\uae00) Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hangul nal (\ud55c\uae00 \ub0a0<\/strong>) which in English means Hangul Day, is commemorated on the ninth of October.\u00a0 The word han (\ud55c<\/strong>) means Korean and the word kul (\uae00<\/strong>) means script, while nal (\ub0a0<\/strong>) = day.\u00a0 Altogether Hangul Day (\ud55c\uae00 \ub0a0<\/strong>) means Korean script day.\u00a0 Hangul Day commemorates the creation of the modern Korean alphabet system.\u00a0 The Korean alphabet contains 14 basic consonants and 10 vowels.\u00a0 In addition\u00a0to these basic consonants and vowels, there are also 5 tensed consonants and 4 aspirated consonants.\u00a0 The Korean alphabet also contains some dipthongs as well, but enough about the alphabet. Let’s talk about the history of the Korean alphabet.<\/p>\n

Hangul (\ud55c\uae00<\/strong>) or the Korean alphabet, was made the official writing system in 1446 A.D during the reign of King Sejong.\u00a0 Before hangul (\ud55c\uae00<\/strong>) was used, Koreans used to write in Chinese characters.\u00a0 Chinese characters were difficult to write, pronounce and read, so only the nobles were literate while the rest of the population remained iliterate.\u00a0 King Sejong was determined to close the gap between\u00a0the noble and peasant class.\u00a0 He promoted the Korean alphabet as the official writing system, which allowed peasants to communicate with each other through writing.\u00a0 There were feverish cries of protest from the noble class, many who feared that they would lose their prestige and power with the introduction of hangul (\ud55c\uae00<\/strong>).\u00a0 Despite protests the hangul (\ud55c\uae00<\/strong>)\u00a0system was a success.\u00a0 Some peasants were able to apply to low government positions and improve their standard of life.\u00a0 It just goes to show how important writing and reading is.\u00a0 Sometimes I think people take it for granted, especially in this age\u00a0of numbers and science.<\/p>\n

Whenever I teach hangul (\ud55c\uae00<\/strong>) to my students, I always try to give them some kind of a mnemonic way to memorize the sounds with the letters.\u00a0 Here are some tips that I think will provide useful for those of you who are learning the Korean alphabet:\u00a0<\/p>\n

1) \u1102<\/strong> has an “n” sound and the way I remember this is that the character loos like a person who is kneeling.\u00a0 The word kneeling is spelt with a k, but it is pronounced with an “n” sound.\u00a0 Therefore, even if it requires you to use your imagination, try to think of the way a letter looks with a way it sounds.<\/p>\n

2) \u1106<\/strong> has an “m” sound.\u00a0 This character reminds me of a mouth.\u00a0 Mouth begins with an “m” sound, which helps me to remember that \u1106<\/strong>\u00a0has an “m” sound.<\/p>\n

3) \u1107<\/strong>has\u00a0a “b” sound.\u00a0 This character reminds me of a b<\/strong>ed. This requires some imagination.\u00a0 The two ends of the bed are the bed posts while the horizontal line in the middle is the cot.<\/p>\n

So, just like what I have done with the characters above, I encourage you to find ways of remembering the Korean alphabet with the way the characters look.\u00a0 It may be impossible to find an equivalent sound with a pictorial representation for every character, but at least you have your work cut out for you for the ones you do have equivalents for.\u00a0 So until the next post, happy learning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hangul nal (\ud55c\uae00 \ub0a0) which in English means Hangul Day, is commemorated on the ninth of October.\u00a0 The word han (\ud55c) means Korean and the word kul (\uae00) means script, while nal (\ub0a0) = day.\u00a0 Altogether Hangul Day (\ud55c\uae00 \ub0a0) means Korean script day.\u00a0 Hangul Day commemorates the creation of the modern Korean alphabet system.\u00a0…<\/p>\n

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