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Facts about Korea
• Capital: Seoul
• Area: 100,210 km2
• Population: 51,302,044 (2014 estimate)
• Currency: South Korean won (₩)
• Official languages: South Korean standard
The Korean Language & Alphabet
• Korean is a language spoken by Korean people, which includes
approximately 45 million Koreans in South Korea, 30 million
Koreans in North Korea, and six million ethnic Koreans living
overseas.
• Among all the languages of the world, Korean ranks ninth in the
number of speakers.
The Korean Language & Alphabet
• The Korean alphabet,
which is called Hun-geul (한글),
was created in 1443 by King
Sejong the Great (세종대황).
The Korean Language & Alphabet
• Han-geul’s original name was Hunminjeong-eum (훈민정음)
which literally means, “The correct sounds teaching people.”
The Principles of Han-geul
• Vowels
• The vowels are based on the shape of the sky, earth, and human.
• ㅣ + ● = ㅏ ● +ㅣ = ㅓ ● + ㅡ = ㅗ
● Sky (The sky is round)
ㅡ Earth (The earth is flat)
ㅣ A human being (A person is standing)
The Principles of Han-geul
• Consonants
• The consonants are based on the shape of voice organs.
(고려대학교 한국어문화교육센터(2008), 재미있는 한국어1)