Korean Lesson 4: Diphthongs (Complex + Compound Vowels)

Diphthong. It's a funny word. Try not to divide it into two. As naughty as the term may sound, diphthongs are actually complex and compound vowels. You'll see them in Korean text on a daily basis.

Let's learn about diphthongs with Professor Oh in Lesson 4:

There are 11 diphthongs in the Korean language. A diphthong starts with one vowel sound and ends with another.

The diphthongs in alphabetical order.

Diphthongs rearranged to show repetitive patterns.

How to pronounce the diphthongs when they are combined with the silent consonant (the circle in red).

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Some of the diphthongs (when paired with the silent consonant) are a word. For example, YEH means the formal "yes" in Korean.

Billy Jin demonstrating how to use YEH when speaking to your elders.

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WEH means "why" in Korean.

Granny Kim asks Billy Jin why her hair is so big using the diphthong WEH.

Congratulations to the CF girl on making her debut on "Let's Learn Korean with Professor Oh"!

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Korean Lesson 3: The 5 Double Consonants

Professor Oh teaches double consonants in the Korean alphabet. We pair them up with the AH vowel and learn how to pronounce them.

Consonant twinsies! Good news: there are only five double consonants to memorize.

Some of the characters shown above are actually words.

BAH BBAH means "busy."

SSAH means "cheap."

JJAH means "salty." It can also mean "stingy."

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Korean Lesson 2: Write the Alphabet

Learn how to write the Korean alphabet with Professor Oh:

As explained in the video, there are some fun ways to remember the Korean alphabet. Take the B consonant for example. It looks like a bunny:

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The H consonant looks like a person wearing a hat.

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The vowels AH, UH, OH and OOH are rotations of the same shape (in red).

The vowels YA, YUH, YO and YOU (in blue) are rotations of the same shared shape as well.

The last two vowels EU and E (in yellow) are also rotations of the same shape. Look closely and you'll notice that there are only three main shapes in creating Korean vowels!

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