EP 6. [Full] Learn Korean Alphabet 'ㅏ', 'ㅓ', 'ㅗ', 'ㅜ'

Hello everyone I'm your Korean teacher Heiley Welcome today's lesson Today we're going to learn the four basic Korean vowels ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ and ㅜ These vowels are the building blocks of almost every word in Korean So understanding them is really important I know you might find them a little tricky at first but don't worry We're going to have fun learning these sounds together Are you ready Let's start with ㅏ This is a simple and important vowel The mouth shape for ㅏ is very open Kind of like you are saying ㅏ ㅏ You open your mouth wide vertically Like this It's similar to the "ah" sound in English Like in the words father or car Try saying that with me Now let's practice with some words that use ㅏ I'll say them and you repeat after me It means "dead" in Korean And the next one It's apple in Korean Next It means country Next one It means "sea" in Korean Great job Keep practicing that mouth shape Now let's move on to the next vowel Next up is ㅓ This sounds a little different The mouth shape for ㅓ is slightly open With the corners of your mouth lowered It's like saying "uh" in English The English equivalent is the "uh" sound in cup or sun Let's try together Let's try some examples with ㅓ It's the capital city It's Seoul And the next one is "head" in Korean It's 머리 Great The next one is telephone in Korean It's jeonhwa Great job And then the last one is "mother" in Korean It's "eomeoni " Excellent Now let's compare a and eo To see if we can tell the difference For example What vowel can you hear It is a vowel And in Korean it's Can you hear the difference Let's move on to "O" For this one we round our lips Like we're saying The mouth shape should be more forward Like this The ㅗ sound in English is like the "o" in go or sew It's a good comparison Let's try together Now let's practice with some words that have ㅗ Road in Korean it's Meat in Korean is "bulgogi" or "samgyeopsal " depending on the type And cumber in Korean is "kimchi" (but note that "kimchi" refers to a fermented vegetable dish not specifically cumber) And hat in Korean it's Finally we have ㅜ This vowel is similar to ㅗ But you need to round your lips more and push them forward Like you're saying It's like the "oo" sound in English as in moon or blue Let's say it together Now let's practice some words with ㅜ Milk in Korean is Repeat after me Friend in Korean it's a term used to refer to someone you know and trust Great Cloud in Korean it's Excellent work Rainbow in Korean it's Now let's try to tell the difference between ㅗ and ㅜ For example What vowel can you hear from ㄱ It has an ㅗ vowel And another one it's milk What vowel can you hear in the first syllable Right it's a "u" vowel Can you see the difference Great All right it's time for a quiz I'll ask you some questions based on what we've learned Get ready And car The answer is Right number one A Father car A First A Second E Third O Fourth U The answer is Right it's number two B Question number three Similarly to the English words go and so Number one a Number two eo Number three o Number four u The answer is Right it's number three O Go so Question number four Which Korean vowel sounds similar to the English words moon and blue Number one ㅏ Number two ㅓ Number three ㅗ Number four U The answer is Right number four U Moon blue U Question number five What vowel is in the first syllable of "goblin" Number one a Number two eo Number three o Number four U The answer is Right it's number three O Question number six What vowels are included in the name Jungkook Number one a eo Number two o u Number three a o Number four eo u The answer is Right it's number four E U It has ㅈ ㅓ ㅇ So it's 정 And the second syllable it's 국 Put them all together it's " guk " So the vowels are ㅓ ㅔ ㅜ Now let's practice some real-life words from K-culture These words will help you see how these vowels are used in everyday language Try to identify the vowel in each word First love in Korean Saram Can you hear the vowel It has the ㅅ and ㅏ vowels together So what is it Right it's sa Repeat after me And the second one also has the vowel ㅏ Sound together Put them all together it is rang Great So what is love in Korean Great And a river in Korean is Han River What vowel can you hear Right it also has the ㅏ vowel The first syllable is "han" Put them all together it's one Repeat after me Great And the second syllable is g a ang Put them all together it's gang So can you read the whole word Right it's Han River Great And let's see the next one It's BTS in Korean Full name it's Bangtan Sonyeondan One more time Can you hear the "a" sound and the "o" sound Right let's check the first syllable It is a vowel So it is bang And the second syllable it's dan And the third syllable is so ㅅ and ㅗ together And the last syllable is "dan" Put them all together please repeat after me Great job Next it's a girl group which is MAMOO In Korean it's ma ma mu What vowel can you hear Right it has the ㅏ and ㅜ vowels Let's check from the first one It has the ㅁ and ㅏ sounds And what is it And the second syllable is also ma And when you check the third syllable it's mu So m and u together It is mu So what's the name Great And next one it's Korean food Korean seaweed rice roll In Korean it's Kimbap Can you hear the ㅏ vowel here When you take the second syllable it's "bap " The "b" sound together It's "bap " Right so what's the name again Great job The next one is the capital of South Korea It's Seoul In Korean it's 서울 And can you find two vowels that we learned Right the ㅓ and ㅜ vowels When you check the first syllable it's Seo So repeat after me Great And the second syllable is ㅇ which is silent And ㅜ and ㅇ sound together So it is 울 Right So let's read it together Great job The next one is a viral drama on Netflix which is Squid Game Squid Game in Korean is 오징어 게임 Can you find the vowel we learned Right we have ㅗ and ㅓ together The first syllable is ㅗ ㅇ is silent And ㅗ vowel So it is ㅗ And the third syllable is ㅓ Also ㅇ is silent And ㅓ is a vowel So it is ㅓ So let's read the title together And the next one is Korean alcohol It is soju Soju in Korean is soju Can you hear the vowel we learned Right it is the ㅗ and ㅜ vowel What is it And the second syllable is ㅈ and ㅜ together It is ju So what's the name Great job The next one is a famous actor from Korea It's Song Joong-ki One more time Can you hear the two vowels we learned Yes they are the vowels ㅗ and ㅜ The first syllable is 송 So the first syllable is 송 And the second syllable is the sounds ㄴ ㅜ ㅇ So put them all together it's 중 Right So what's its name again Great And the next one is ramen In Korean it's ramen Can you find the vowel we learned Right it is the ㅏ vowel First syllable it's ㄹ ㅏ So what is it It's ra Repeat after me Right So it is ramen Great job Next one is pork belly Korean food It's samgyeopsal Can you find the vowel One more time Right The first syllable and third syllable have the ㅏ vowel The first one is ㅅ ㅏ ㅇ Put them all together it's three And the third syllable is sal ㅅ ㅏ ㄹ So it is sal So what is the food Right Repeat after me Great And the last one is banana milk In Korean it's banana milk So can you find the vowel we learned Right we have a vowel and a vowel First second third syllable it is a vowel So banana Repeat after me And the fourth one it's ㅜ It's ㅇ ㅇ is silent So we only pronounce the ㅜ vowel So repeat after me So what is banana milk in Korean Right Repeat after me Excellent work Great job today You've learned the four basic Korean vowels ㅏ ㅗ and ㅜ These vowels form the foundation of many Korean words So keep practicing them until they feel natural In the next lesson we will learn more about how to combine these vowels with consonants Thanks for watching See you next time Annyeong