In languages like English and many others, vowels are commonly placed next to consonants to provide support for easier pronunciation of sounds.
However, Korean (한국어) diverges with two distinct patterns among its ten basic vowels:
five have vertical forms, while the remaining ones showcase horizontal shapes.
The current challenge lies in determining the optimal placement of vowels to generate sounds.
Should they stand beside consonants, after them or in the middle?
As just mentioned, Korean vowels can be divided into two categories which are going to help us by reframing their respective associations with consonants as shown below.
VERTICAL VOWELS FOLLOW CONSONANTS ON THEIR RIGHT
HORIZONTAL VOWELS SET DOWN BELOW CONSONANTS
Consequently, by pairing a single consonant (자음) with a vowel(모음), arranged either vertically or horizontally, ten consonants and ten vowels can generate a total of a hundred distinct sounds.
Much like English alphabets, most of these sounds lack inherent meaning.
Nevertheless, this fundamental union transforms abstract shapes into tangible sounds.
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2-1 The Lesson : https://youtu.be/YrhGKKfQnHI
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