Unit 0: Hangul, the Korean alphabethangulconsonants
Basic consonants ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅈ ㅎ
Explanation
Nine plain consonants. They combine with vowels into syllable blocks: consonant on the left or top, vowel on the right or bottom.
Examples
가
ga
ga
나라
na-ra
country
바지
ba-ji
pants
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