THE VOWELS
UNIT ONE
The Vowels of the Korean Alphabet
YOONG
Before you start you must study and understand The introduction.
The introduction to the vowels begins with the consonant
Yoong, similar to the English “ing” as in ring.
SAY: YOONG (no English equivalent or sound).
WRITE: From right top downward, a simple “o.”
Important: please understand that the consonant yoong serves two
purposes:
1. At the end of a syllable sounding in ing as in sing, but more on this
later.
2. The yoong that silently fronts another symbol or syllable—only in
written form—that we will learn in this first lesson. It will appear that this
form of yoong is more of a filler symbol.
We will begin by sounding then writing the vowels. Remember that the
yoong is silent, not sounded, when it precedes a written vowel.
Lesson 1. Sounding and writing the A
and YA vowels
A
First Vowel
SAY: A as in father.
WRITE: From top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. a downward stroke,
3. one extended short line, right from the stroke’s center
Say A and write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel A as you wish.
YA
Second Vowel
SAY: YA as in yacht.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. a downward stroke, and
3. two extended short lines, right from the stroke’s center.
Say YA and write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YA as you wish.
Congratulations, you are off to a good start. You have written your first
two vowels of the Korean alphabet.
Lesson 2. Sounding and writing the UH
and YUH vowels
UH
Third Vowel
SAY: UH as in onion.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one extended line, right from the yoong to join
3. a downward stroke,
Say O (UH) as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel O as you
wish.
YUH
Fourth Vowel
SAY: YUH as young.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. two short extended lines, right from the yoong to join, and
3. a downward stroke.
Say YUH as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YUH as
you wish.
Lesson 3. Sounding and writing the O
and YO vowels
O
Fifth Vowel
SAY: O as in old.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one short vertical stroke from the young, seated, and centered on
3. one horizonal stroke.
Say O as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel O as you wish
Sixth Vowel YO
SAY: YO as in the second yo in yoyo.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. two short vertical strokes from the yoong seated and centered on
3. one horizonal stroke.
Say YO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YO as you
wish.
Lesson 4. Sounding and writing the OO
and YOO vowels
OO
Seventh Vowel
SAY: OO as in too.
WRITE: From top right downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one horizonal stroke, and
3. one short vertical stroke centered and hanging from the horizontal
stroke.
Now, say OO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel OO as
necessary.
Eighth Vowel YOO
SAY: YOO as in you.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one horizonal stroke, and
3. two vertical strokes centered and hanging from the horizontal. stroke,
the second one a little longer than the first.
Now, say YOO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YOO
as necessary.
Lesson 5. Sounding and writing the OO
and EE vowels
Ninth Vowel OO
SAY: OO as in tool, fool.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. one long horizontal stroke below.
Now, say OO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel OO as
necessary.
Tenth Vowel EE
SAY: EE as in feel, reel.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. one long vertical stroke.
Now, say EE as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel EE as
necessary.
The Vowels of the Korean Alphabet
YOONG
Before you start you must study and understand The introduction.
The introduction to the vowels begins with the consonant
Yoong, similar to the English “ing” as in ring.
SAY: YOONG (no English equivalent or sound).
WRITE: From right top downward, a simple “o.”
Important: please understand that the consonant yoong serves two
purposes:
1. At the end of a syllable sounding in ing as in sing, but more on this
later.
2. The yoong that silently fronts another symbol or syllable—only in
written form—that we will learn in this first lesson. It will appear that this
form of yoong is more of a filler symbol.
We will begin by sounding then writing the vowels. Remember that the
yoong is silent, not sounded, when it precedes a written vowel.
Lesson 1. Sounding and writing the A
and YA vowels
A
First Vowel
SAY: A as in father.
WRITE: From top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. a downward stroke,
3. one extended short line, right from the stroke’s center
Say A and write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel A as you wish.
YA
Second Vowel
SAY: YA as in yacht.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. a downward stroke, and
3. two extended short lines, right from the stroke’s center.
Say YA and write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YA as you wish.
Congratulations, you are off to a good start. You have written your first
two vowels of the Korean alphabet.
Lesson 2. Sounding and writing the UH
and YUH vowels
UH
Third Vowel
SAY: UH as in onion.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one extended line, right from the yoong to join
3. a downward stroke,
Say O (UH) as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel O as you
wish.
YUH
Fourth Vowel
SAY: YUH as young.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. two short extended lines, right from the yoong to join, and
3. a downward stroke.
Say YUH as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YUH as
you wish.
Lesson 3. Sounding and writing the O
and YO vowels
O
Fifth Vowel
SAY: O as in old.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one short vertical stroke from the young, seated, and centered on
3. one horizonal stroke.
Say O as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel O as you wish
Sixth Vowel YO
SAY: YO as in the second yo in yoyo.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. two short vertical strokes from the yoong seated and centered on
3. one horizonal stroke.
Say YO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YO as you
wish.
Lesson 4. Sounding and writing the OO
and YOO vowels
OO
Seventh Vowel
SAY: OO as in too.
WRITE: From top right downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one horizonal stroke, and
3. one short vertical stroke centered and hanging from the horizontal
stroke.
Now, say OO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel OO as
necessary.
Eighth Vowel YOO
SAY: YOO as in you.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong,
2. one horizonal stroke, and
3. two vertical strokes centered and hanging from the horizontal. stroke,
the second one a little longer than the first.
Now, say YOO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel YOO
as necessary.
Lesson 5. Sounding and writing the OO
and EE vowels
Ninth Vowel OO
SAY: OO as in tool, fool.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. one long horizontal stroke below.
Now, say OO as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel OO as
necessary.
Tenth Vowel EE
SAY: EE as in feel, reel.
WRITE: From right top downward,
1. the yoong, and
2. one long vertical stroke.
Now, say EE as you write as many as ten to twenty of the vowel EE as
necessary.
CONGRATULATIONS
You have now learned to sound and write
the vowels of the Korean alphabet. You have
graduated to the consonants.
You have now learned to sound and write
the vowels of the Korean alphabet. You have
graduated to the consonants.
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