#test yourself
Before going to Korea, I never imagined that I would have to learn to read and write again. The most admirable thing about Hangul is that it was created with the purpose of making it accessible to all. Today, hundreds of years later, even a person from a foreign land like myself can easily learn it too.
Hopefully you’ve enjoyed this short journey towards new literacy.
It’s Day 12! That means you should have a good grasp of Hangul. I’m confident you can write on your own now and that’s why I challenge you to put your new skills to practice. Grab a pen and paper and let’s see how well you do.
QUIZ TIME !
1. Decode the following [GA-NA-DA-RA-MA-BA-SA]
These are the first 7 words to the Korean ABC song.
2. Decode the following [A-ME-RI-CA]
This is the Korean word for America, not to be confused with the USA.
3. Decode the following [DDEOK-BOKK-EE]
Name of a popular street food. Consists of rice cakes smothered in hot sauce. It has two double consonants: ㄸ andㄲ.
4. Decode the following [YOGA & YOU]
It’s very common to see English words transcribed into Hangul on international restaurant menus and even as business names.
5. Decode the following [WA-WEE-WO]
Remember to put the correct vowels together to make the “w” sound.
6. Decode the following [GANG-NAM]
This is the name of the affluent neighborhood in Seoul from that very famous song. It’s also a good example of a word with two batchims.
7. Decode the following [MAJ-AH-YO]
Remember to use your linking sound knowledge to put this one together.
8. Transcribe this English word [SHOE]
Combine the correct Y vowel with ㅅ to get this word. Remember, Hangul is phonetic. No need to transcribe the letters O and E, only the “oo” sound.
9. Transcribe this English word [CRAZY]
Remember the rule for consonant clusters and the substitution for the letter Z.
10. Decode the following [DAE - HAN - MEEN - GUK]
This means the Republic of Korea. Often times it’s written as 한국 for short.
—끝—
So how did you do?
[Day 11: English] < MASTERPOST > [Day 13: Extra]
For vocab listsHEREandHERE
Part ONE
a. don’t go
b. promise me
c. I like you
d. I love you
e. are you hungry?
f. i’m happy
g. are you okay?
h. don’t worry
i. i miss you
j. sleep well
k. what’s wrong?
l. boyfriend, girlfriend
m. will you marry me?
n. senior, junior
o. one-sided love
p. love triangle
q. sorry!
r. let’s break up
s. please (desperate)
t. eonni, hyeong, oppa, nuna
Part ONE
a. are you kidding me?
b. by any chance
c. call
d. don’t lie!
e. don’t misunderstand
f. like this?
g. oh yeah!
h. sure, sure
i. wait for a bit
j. i don’t know
k. what are you looking at?
l. what sound is this?
m. how? what to doo?
n. don’t do that!
o. I said don’t do that!
p. i’ll leave first
q. what in the world?
r. really? really?? really?! (three variations)
s. it can’t be
t. apologise! are you crazy? crazy guy.
u. what are you going to do?
v. buy this for me
q. let’s just be friends
r. it’s a lie. don’t lie.
s. do you want to die?
