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module 1

Hangul basics

The alphabet. Vowels first, then consonants. By the end you can read every basic Korean letter.

Your path

  1. 1
    Start here

    The six basic vowels

    ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ. The foundation of every Korean syllable.

    15 exercises~14 min
  2. 2

    The y-vowels

    ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ. Add a dash, add a y sound.

    10 exercises~11 min
  3. 3

    First four consonants

    ㄱ ㄴ ㅁ ㅅ. Now that you know the vowels, the consonants click into place.

    10 exercises~12 min
  4. 4

    Build your first blocks

    Snap a consonant and a vowel together into a real Korean syllable, the way Hangul is actually read.

    4 exercises~3 min
  5. 5

    Five more consonants

    ㄷ ㄹ ㅂ ㅇ ㅈ. Plus the silent circle that unlocks standalone vowels.

    13 exercises~13 min
  6. 6

    Add a stroke, add a breath

    ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ ㅎ. The aspirated cousins of letters you already know.

    13 exercises~13 min
  7. 7

    Build any block

    Every consonant, every basic vowel. Build any syllable you can read, then build a few from sound alone.

    4 exercises~6 min
  8. 8

    Alphabet checkpoint

    Everything mixed together: hear it, read it, build it. Proof you know the whole alphabet.

    10 exercises~5 min