Korean Basics Flashcards

10 decks in this topic

Korean basics begin with Hangul, the Korean alphabet, and it is worth learning before anything else. Once the letters and syllable blocks make sense on their own, romanization stops being a crutch and Korean words start looking like words instead of shapes.

Explore the Korean basics flashcard decks below to learn every Hangul letter and the sound it really makes, plus the first words that use them: colors, numbers, countries and cities, weather, animals, days and months.

Hangul 1: Letters & Sounds
40 flashcards · Beginner · Audio

Every Hangul letter - its name, its real sound, and words that use it. Romanization is only a hint.

Hangul 2: Syllables & First Words
123 flashcards · Beginner · Audio

Read real syllable blocks, final consonants, and your first Korean words. Study after or alongside Hangul 1.

Colors
15 flashcards · All levels · Audio

Color vocabulary

Numbers
39 flashcards · All levels · Audio

Building-block numbers: 1-20, the tens, 100, and 1,000. The pieces you combine to say any number.

Countries
22 flashcards · All levels · Audio

Country names vocabulary

Cities
20 flashcards · All levels · Audio

City names vocabulary

Weather
19 flashcards · All levels · Audio

Weather conditions and seasons vocabulary

Animals
20 flashcards · All levels · Audio

Common animals vocabulary

Days of the Week
7 flashcards · All levels · Audio

The 7 days of the week.

Months of the Year
12 flashcards · All levels · Audio

The 12 months of the year.