To Read Hangeul

This rule is not standard, just a table made by DisTort. DisTort made this rule because the simple and consistent HanGeul expression.

Standard rule is here : The Romanization of Korean Well Assorted Text about Various Romanization Rules

10.09 is the Day of HanGeul. SeJong the Great King and his SeongGyunGwan Scholars made HanGeul and proclaimed in 1443.

1 Initial Sound; 초성

Molar Sound; 엄니소리

ㄱ

G

.

ㄲ

Gg

.

ㅋ

K

Toungue Sound; 혓소리

ㄴ

N

.

ㄷ

D

.

ㄸ

Dd

.

ㅌ

T

Half Toungue Sound; 반혓소리

ㄹ

R

Lip Sound; 입술소리

ㅁ

M

.

ㅂ

B

.

ㅃ

Bb

.

ㅍ

P

Tooth Sound; 잇소리

ㅅ

S

.

ㅆ

Ss

.

ㅈ

J

.

ㅉ

Jj

.

ㅊ

Ch

Throat Sound; 목청소리

ㅎ

H

.

ㅇ

X

X : not expressed in Roman Alphabet, and not pronounced

2 Vowels; 중성

Basic Single Vowels; 단모음

ㅏ

a

.

ㅓ

eo

.

ㅗ

o

.

ㅜ

u

.

ㅡ

eu

.

ㅣ

i

.

ㅔ

e

.

ㅐ

ae

Compound Vowels; 중모음

ㅑ

ya

.

ㅕ

yeo

.

ㅛ

yo

.

ㅠ

yu

.

ㅖ

ye

.

ㅒ

yae

Complex Vowels; 복모음

ㅘ

wa

.

ㅚ

oi

.

ㅙ

wae

.

ㅝ

wo

.

ㅟ

wi

.

ㅞ

we

.

ㅢ

eui

3 Final Consonants; 종성

ㄱ

k

.

ㄲ

k

.

ㅋ

k

ㄴ

n

.

ㄵ

nj

.

ㄶ

n

ㄷ

t

.

ㅌ

t

ㄹ

l

.

ㄺ

rk

.

ㄻ

rm

.

ㄼ

rb

.

ㄾ

rt

ㅁ

m

ㅂ

b

.

ㅄ

bs

.

ㅍ

p

ㅅ

t

.

ㅆ

t

.

ㅈ

t

.

ㅊ

t

ㆁ

ng

.

ㅎ

t

In case of the complex final consonants, only one consonant is pronounced. But when it connected with the Initial Sound ㆁ(X) the last consonant is pronounced.

• • 닭(Dalg, [ dak ], chickens)
  • 닭을 먹었다(DalgEul MeokEotDa, [ dal geul meok eot da ], I ate chicken.)

• • 돈이 없다(DonI EobsDa, [ don i eob da ], I don't have money.)
  • 돈이 없을까?(DonI EobsEulGga, [ don i eob seul gga ], Don't you have money?)

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