Learn to read Hangul by touch — from consonants and vowels to final sounds and real words.
Here's the good news: you don't memorize Korean character by character like Chinese. It's a small alphabet — about 24 letters — and most people can read it after an afternoon.
Korean tucks its letters into neat little squares, and each square is just one syllable — a consonant and a vowel sitting side by side.
| Consonant | Vowel | Block | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ (g) | ㅏ (a) | 가 | ga |
| ㄴ (n) | ㅗ (o) | 노 | no |
Some vowels stand tall beside the consonant; others lie flat and slip underneath. You'll feel the pattern after a few taps — nothing to memorize.
ㄱ + ㅏ → 가 (side by side)ㄱ + ㅗ → 고 (top and bottom)That's really all there is to it: one square, one syllable. Read them left to right and you're already reading Korean.
Looks like a lot? It really isn't — you'll meet each group over the next few lessons. For now, just say hello.
Consonants
Vowels