Korean From Zero! Book 1 Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing the Korean From Zero! Book 1.

What is the main writing system of Korea?

Hangul

What were heavily used in Korea in the past, but now less so?

Hanja (Chinese characters)

In what situation should you skip to Lesson 1 of Korean From Zero!?

If you can already read and write Hangul

What do Koreans say to mean "persevere"?

화이팅! (hwaiting!)

What is made up of consonant and vowel parts?

Hangul characters

When creating a Hangul character you will always start with a __.

Consonant

When is ㄱ pronounced like a K?

Typically at the beginning of a sentence or word

When is ㄱ more like a G?

In the middle of a word

What are the first five consonants introduced in Lesson A?

ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ

What are the first five vowels introduced in Lesson A?

ㅏ, ㅓ, ㅗ, ㅜ, ㅡ

What do you call a vowel all by itself?

Pure vowel

Which hangul character must you use in the consonant spot in order to say a pure vowel?

ㅇ

In modern Korean, is there a sound difference between ㅐ and ㅔ?

No

Are written and typed versions of Hangul often similar or different?

Different

The hard sounds with Hangul are related to which four letters?

ㅂ, ㄷ, ㅈ, and ㄱ

How are double vowels made?

By writing, or typing two of the vowels you have already learned together

The shift in sound of characters is similar to other sound changes for which two vowels?

ㅜ and ㅡ

What is the name for final consonants?

받침 (batchim)

When is ㅇ no longer silent?

When it is used as the final consonant

What is the term when certain Hangul are combined and their sounds change in unexpected ways?

Sound Change Rules

What happens when certain characters (ㅅ,ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ) are used as a 받침?

They are converted to “T” sound.

What happens when ㅅ is followed by a ㅎ in the next Hangul character?

The sound moves into the ㅎ position and is pronounced as ㅌ.

When there are two ㄹ back to back the sound is always __.

L

What is NOT used in this book after the Hangul lesson section?

Romanized Korean