Among Korean consonants, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅊ are called “aspirated consonants” (거센소리).When English speakers first see these four letters, they often ask: “Why are there so many consonants?”“Why do some letters look so similar?” Especially pairs like ㄱ·ㅋ, ㄷ·ㅌ, ㅂ·ㅍ, ㅈ·ㅊ can be confusing at first glance. But in fact, these four consonants play a…
A Friendly Deep-Dive for English-Speaking Beginners When you start learning Hangul (the Korean alphabet), the first real wall is usually consonants.English has consonants too, of course, but the sound system is different enough that many beginners say: “It looks like ‘g’ or ‘t’… but it doesn’t quite sound like it.” If you treat Korean consonants…
Learning Hangul becomes much easier when you understand one simple idea: Korean letters are not written in a straight line like English. Instead, they are “assembled” into square blocks, and each block represents one full syllable. For many English learners, this block system feels confusing at first—but once you understand the logic behind it, Hangul…