Hangeul consonants :
Hangeul vowels :
Korean is really easy to read, for example 한글 : ㅎ+ㅏ+ㄴ (+ ) ㄱ+ㅡ+ㄹ = ( Hangeul)
I'll tell you simple words and sentences in Korean later .!
Then, who came up with these amazing alphabets ? Hangeul was created in 1443 by King Sejong, one of the greatest kings in Korea's history.
King Sejong was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty. Since he was very young, he had great passion for books. He was a thoughtful king who cared for his people.
In Joseon Dynasty (1392~1910), there were four social classes : Noble ( Yangban) , Middle class ( Jungin ) , the common people ( Sangmin ) and the lowest class ( Cheonmin ) .
At that time, Joseon was using Chinese characters and it was too complicated and hard for ordinary people. Vast majority of Koreans were illiterate. King Sejong was aware of this situation.
He and the scholars at Jiphyeonjeon created Hangeul with the structure of the human throat.
For instance, when we speak 'ㄱ' , our vocal organs change into 'ㄱ' shape..
First, when King Sejong promulgated Hangeul, his retainers opposed against this idea because they only wanted the elite society to be able to read and write. Also they served in the Ming dynasty ( china ). Sejong persuaded to change their mind.
He promulgated Hangeul as the name ' Hunminjeongeum' which means ' a set of proper sounds for the education of the people' .. So basically, it was the original name of Hangeul !
- 'Hunminjeongeum Haerye'.... it is registered as UNESCO world heritage records !
This is the history of creating Hangeul. I'm really proud of myself and the people of Korea because we use this amazing scripts.
photos by Naver
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