How To Write Korean

Until the 1980s korean was usually written from right to left in vertical columns.

How to write korean. Like in english korean has a space between each word. Since korean is an alphabet perfect stroke order isn t absolutely necessary. One block always has exactly one syllable. This is a regular n. Hangul is also written hangeul.

When writing korean on paper you need to arrange the consonants and vowels into square shaped clusters each square being a syllable. In korean a word may be made up of just one of these blocks like 저 cheo i or several as in 음악가 eumagga musician. Now the next important letter is nieun. The computer will automatically assemble them into syllabic clusters. This article is a basic guide on how to create korean songs so read on.

Hangul is the most common way and hangeul is the newer way of writing it. Let s type the korean word for summer which looks like this. But on a computer keyboard you can simply type them in linear sequence. Here are a few of the ways korean syllable blocks may look c consonant v vowel f final consonant s. You just need interest and commitment.

The blocks are always drawn in one of the following ways. Listen to nieun can you guess how to write na now. To speak korean start by memorizing some basic korean words and phrases like anyeong which means hello and an nyounghi kye sayo which means goodbye once you ve got some basic words down watch korean films and cartoons so you can see what a korean accent sounds like. Korean is written into blocks that make up one syllable. It s pronounced ba and it s the korean word for a bar.

It is placed on the right side of the preceding consonant. If the overall shape of the vowel is horizontal it is is placed underneath the preceding consonant. Move your mouse cursor over it and you ll see. If you love korean style songs and are interested in composing you might want to try to write a korean song. When you write a korean cluster you always write the first consonant first then the vowel and finally the pedestal final consonant if there is one.