Can you learn Korean in less than a day?
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Well, the short answer is no. However, it’s actually possible to learn how to read and pronounce hangul, the Korean written language, in a study session or two.
To the casual observer, hangul appears to be a pictographic script, like Chinese or ancient Egyptian. In actual fact, it’s an alphabetic language with fewer letters than English. There are 14 consonants and 10 vowels in Korean, and they are grouped together to form written characters that represent single syllables.
There are some great resources out there for learning, and Joophas collected a few of them in this very comprehensive post. If you go to the end of the post, there are some very useful links, as well as some beautiful script/pronunciation charts.
If you manage to associate each letter with its sound, and become familiar with how they fit together in script, you will be able to read Korean out loud in no time. Of course, knowing what you’re saying is the next important step!
Have you got any useful Korean language tips?