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🎓 Learn Hangul Online #2: Consonants — Read Your First Words — Beginner (TOPIK 1–2)

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Learn Hangul Online #2 — Consonants (10) to Read Your First Words

Master 10 core consonants and you can already read many real words — today.

We’ll map each consonant to a simple mouth tip, practice minimal pairs, and build C+V blocks. Expect a 2–5 minute task you can finish now.

자음 10개를 입모양 팁과 최소대립쌍으로 익히고, C+V 블록을 만들어 실제 단어를 읽어봅니다.

📑 Table of Contents (open/close)
  1. Learning Goals
  2. Core Consonants (10)
  3. Mouth-Shape Tips & Minimal Pairs
  4. Read Your First Words
  5. Quick Quiz
  6. Common Mistakes
  7. FAQ (Beginner)
  8. Your Turn: 3 Action Tasks
  9. Teacher’s Tips
  10. Did You Know?
  11. Related Posts
  12. Lesson CTA

🎯 Learning Goals

  • Master 10 consonants (ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅎ) with simple mouth tips.
  • Blend C+V to read first everyday words confidently.
  • 기본 자음을 익히고 간단한 단어를 소리 내어 읽기.

🧩 Core Consonants (10)

Core set: ㄱ(g/k), ㄴ(n), ㄷ(d/t), ㄹ(r/l), ㅁ(m), ㅂ(b/p), ㅅ(s), ㅇ(∅/ng), ㅈ(j), ㅎ(h)

참고: ㅇ은 초성에서 무음, 종성에서 “ng” 소리(강 = gang). ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅂ은 위치에 따라 약·강 변동이 있으니 지금은 대략 소리로 연결하세요.

👄 Mouth-Shape Tips & Minimal Pairs

  • ㄱ vs ㅋ — back of tongue; ㄱ softer (가/카).
  • ㄷ vs ㅌ — front tap vs stronger puff (다/타).
  • ㅂ vs ㅍ — lips touch; ㅍ has more air (바/파).
  • ㅅ+ㅣ → “si/shi” feel (시); otherwise closer to plain “s”.
  • — quick tap/flap, not a long English R/L.

Say slowly → then faster: 가–카 / 다–타 / 바–파 / 사–샤 / 라–나

💬 Read Your First Words

KoreanRREnglish
나라naracountry
사과sagwaapple
고기gogimeat
바다badasea
한국hangukKorea
지도jidomap

📝 Quick Quiz

  1. (C+V) Fill the initial: __ + 아 → → Answer after thinking.
  2. (C+V) __ + 이 → ; (C+V) __ + 오 →

Answers: 1) ㄱ · 2) ㅁ, ㅈ

❌ Common Mistakes (Beginners make these a lot)

  • Using “sh” for ㅅ everywhere. It leans “shi/si” only before ㅣ (시). 기본은 s, ㅣ 앞에서만 “시”.
  • Forgetting silent ㅇ in vowel-initial blocks: 아, 이, 우 need ㅇ in the first slot. 모음으로 시작하면 초성 ㅇ.
  • Over-focusing on Romanization. Use RR only as a hint; train your ear with pairs. 로마자는 참고만. 소리 먼저.
  • Dragging ㄹ like English R/L. Keep it a quick tap/flap (라). ㄹ은 짧게 톡.
  • Ignoring block order. Build C+V first, then add final C (받침) later. 초성+모음 → 받침은 나중.
Fix fast: read tiny sets daily (2–5 min) and record yourself once a day.

❓ FAQ (Beginner)

Q1. Is ㄱ “g” or “k”? ㄱ은 g인가, k인가요?

A. It changes by position: softer between vowels (“g”), harder at start/end (“k”). Focus on reading flow first. 위치에 따라 달라집니다. 지금은 흐름에 집중하세요.

Q2. Why does ㅅ sound like “shi/si” sometimes? 왜 ㅅ이 가끔 “시/si”처럼 들리나요?

A. Only before ㅣ (시). Otherwise think plain “s”. ㅣ 앞에서만 그렇고, 기본은 s 소리예요.

Q3. Any tip for ㄹ? ㄹ 발음 팁이 있나요?

A. Make a quick tongue tap (like Spanish “r”). Don’t hold it. 혀를 살짝 톡 치세요. 길게 끌지 않아요.

Q4. When should I learn batchim? 받침은 언제 배우면 좋을까요?

A. After C+V feels easy. We’ll train it in Part 4. C+V가 익숙해진 뒤에, 파트 4에서 연습합니다.

Q5. Can I read without Romanization? 로마자 없이 읽을 수 있나요?

A. Yes. Goal = block shape → sound. Romanization is only a helper. 가능해요. 목표는 블록 모양 → 소리 연결입니다.

✅ Your Turn: 3 Action Tasks

  1. 3-min block drill: 가 거 고 구 그 기 / 나 너 노 누 느 니 (read aloud + type if you can).
  2. Minimal pairs voice note (20s): “가–카, 다–타, 바–파, 사–샤, 라–나.” Mark the hardest pair.
  3. 하루 2분: 위 단어 6개를 가리고 읽은 뒤 해답 확인 → 2회 반복.

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Tips

  • Start tiny: 2–5 minutes beats zero. Consistency wins.
  • Shape → sound first, then fine-tune with listening/shadowing.
  • 환경 설계: 연습 링크를 북마크/바탕화면 바로가기로 만들어 진입 장벽을 낮추세요.

🌏 Did You Know?

In many fonts ㅅ looks sharp, but it’s not “sh” by default; it leans “shi/si” only before ㅣ (시).

글꼴 모양과 상관없이 ㅅ의 기본값은 s에 가깝고, ㅣ 앞에서만 “시(shi/si)”처럼 들립니다.

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