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ハングルの母音は横線・縦線・点で作られます。まず基本母音を六つ、それから「y」音のついた母音を四つ学びます。

• ㅏalike the "a" in "father" · mouth open, vertical line + dot on the right
• ㅓeolike the "u" in "but" · vertical line + dot on the left
• ㅗolike the "o" in "more" · horizontal line + dot on top, lips rounded
• ㅜulike the "oo" in "boot" · horizontal line + dot below, lips rounded
• ㅡeuno English equivalent — say "oo" with unrounded, spread lips · single horizontal line, lips spread flat
• ㅣilike the "ee" in "see" · single vertical line, lips spread wide
• ㅑyalike "ya" in "yard" · ㅏ with two dots
• ㅕyeolike "yu" in "young" · ㅓ with two dots
• ㅛyolike "yo" in "yoga" · ㅗ with two dots
• ㅠyulike "you" · ㅜ with two dots

子音の形は、その音を出すときの口と舌の形をまねています。今日は子音を五つ、そして音のない ㅇ を学びます。韓国語の子音は位置によって音が少し変わります。

• ㄱg / kbetween "g" in "go" and "k" in "ski" · back of tongue at the soft palate
• ㄴnlike "n" in "no" · tongue tip behind upper teeth
• ㄷd / tbetween "d" in "do" and "t" in "stop" · tongue tip at the ridge behind teeth
• ㄹr / la soft flap between "r" and "l" — like the "tt" in American "butter" · tongue tip taps the ridge (flap)
• ㅁmlike "m" in "me" · lips together, voice through nose
• ㅇsilent / ngsilent as an initial (아 = "a"); "ng" as a final (강 = "gang") · a circle — placeholder at the start, "ng" at the end

ハングルは子音と母音を一つの四角にまとめて音節ブロックを作ります。縦の母音(ㅏㅣ)は子音の右に、横の母音(ㅗㅜㅡ)は子音の下に書きます。

では、最初のあいさつを一文字ずつ読んでみましょう: