Hangul foundations · Lesson 11
Distinguish the spellings ㅐ·ㅔ·ㅒ·ㅖ
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Lesson information & display
Planning guide: about 25 min · Progress by understanding and practice, not by the clock.
Completion records the activities you finished. It is not a pronunciation score or a Korean proficiency certificate.
Unit contents
Similar letters and extended vowels
09Recognize and read ㄲ·ㄸ·ㅃ·ㅆ·ㅉ10Compare similar consonant shapes11Distinguish the spellings ㅐ·ㅔ·ㅒ·ㅖ12Learn ㅘ·ㅝ·ㅙ·ㅞ·ㅚ·ㅟ·ㅢ04 / 11
Learn the key points
| Vowel | Combination | Meaning or use |
|---|
| ㅐ | ㄱ + ㅐ = 개 | dog |
| ㅔ | ㄱ + ㅔ = 게 | crab |
| ㅒ | ㅇ + ㅒ = 얘 | informal reference to a person |
| ㅖ | ㅇ + ㅖ = 예 | a polite yes |
Connect meanings first
🐕개
개: a dog, an animal often kept as a pet.
🦀게
게: a crab, an animal with claws.
얘
얘: an informal way to refer to this child or a familiar person. Do not learn it as a polite form of address for strangers.
예
예: a polite response. Here, learn it as an affirmative answer: yes.