No romanization
Instead of English-style pronunciation spellings, you learn Hangul's own shapes and sounds right away.
Review what you've learned, the fun way
From mini games to puzzles, in all kinds of ways.
Read Hangul through sound and shape, without romanization.
Watch the moment a consonant and vowel come together as one letter, and start reading while listening to real Korean sounds.
Initial consonant + vowel = one letter
What's different
Watch letters being built
Consonants and vowels take their place on screen and assemble into a single letter.
Listen to real voices
Check each letter's sound with reviewed, real voice recordings.
Sounds come together into one letter
Learn it by eye, then listen and repeat.
Vowels that begin with sky, person, and earth
Hangul's basic vowels begin with three shapes meaning sky, person, and earth. This same principle is used in the Cheonjiin input for My Hangul Word.
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A dot for heaven
A round dot represents heaven.
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A line for a person
A vertical line represents a person.
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A line for earth
A horizontal line represents earth.
13 units, about 4 hours
The course runs in order, from basic vowels through consonants, compound vowels, final consonants, and reading numbers. The full course takes about 4 hours, though this varies with repetition and pace.
Free · Units 1–2
Basic vowels and ㄱ·ㄲ·ㅋ
Paid · Units 3–13
One purchase unlocks all remaining units.Starting with ㄴ·ㄷ·ㄸ·ㅌ·ㄹ
Through compound vowels, final consonants and numbers
1 Basic vowels 이 으 아 야 어 여 오 요 우 유
See and hear letters formed by combining basic vowels with ㅇ, such as 이·으·아.
2 Consonants · Back-of-tongue sounds ㄱ ㄲ ㅋ
Start with sounds made at the back of the tongue and learn consonants in order of mouth position.
3 Consonants · Tongue-tip sounds ㄴ ㄷ ㄸ ㅌ ㄹ
Five consonants made with the tip of the tongue.
4 Consonants · Lip sounds ㅁ ㅂ ㅃ ㅍ
Consonants made with the lips.
5 Consonants · Fricatives ㅅ ㅆ
Sounds made as air brushes past.
6 Consonants · Front of tongue and palate ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ
Sounds made where the front of the tongue meets the palate.
7 Consonants · Open path and breath ㅇ ㅎ
Compare the silent initial ㅇ with the breathy ㅎ.
8 Compound vowels 애 에 얘 예
Compare the shapes and sounds that extend from the basic vowels.
9 Compound vowels, changing the initial consonant
Attach different initial consonants to the same compound vowel to expand your letters.
10 Final consonants, seven sounds
Learn the seven sounds a final consonant can make at the bottom of a letter.
11 Comparing identical final-consonant sounds
Compare final consonants that are written differently but sound the same.
12 Written letters vs. spoken sounds
Check cases where spelling and actual pronunciation differ.
13 Reading numbers 일 십 백 천 만 억 조
Wrap up the regular course by learning how to read numbers in Hangul.
The last journey
Graduation · My Hangul Word
Finish every unit and My Hangul Word and a graduation card await, where you build your own letters.
Even after you finish, the reviewing continues
Pick the range you want — vowels, consonants, or final consonants — and review again at your own pace.
Available after you purchase the full course.
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AllVowelsConsonantsFinal consonants
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A graduation card with your name on it
Write your name in Hangul yourself on the final card.
- A card illustrated with original artwork.
- You can save and share it.
- Finish every unit and you'll get a graduation card recording your actual study time.
- You can write foreign names in Hangul on the graduation card too. Michael Johnson마이클 존슨
Unit cards
All the way to the Taegeukgi in the numbers unit
Get started with Hangul Dot.
Learn everything from the basic vowels to ㄱ·ㄲ·ㅋ for free.
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