A1 · ABSOLUTE BEGINNER12-MINUTE GUIDED LESSON
Start here · Hangul reading

Read your first Korean words.

Learn how ten Hangul letters form six real Korean words, then read all six yourself in a guided beginner test.

6-page practice sheet
CAN YOU READ THIS?바나나

Keep it in mind. You will read it yourself before the lesson ends.

Hand-drawn Bichon Frise beside an accurate Korean flag card
One honest promise

A real first win, with a clear boundary.

This is your first complete decoding experience. It does not cover every Hangul letter or pronunciation rule.

The lesson roadmap

Build. Blend. Test.

  1. Build the blocksSee how Korean letters gather into one readable syllable.
  2. Hear each word twiceEnglish once, Korean once, then Korean again more slowly.
  3. Read before the revealFour checkpoints lead into a six-word final test.
Ten letters

Only what you need for this lesson.

avertical vowel
eevertical vowel
ohorizontal vowel
oohorizontal vowel
silentinitial placeholder
nconsonant
mconsonant
b / pconsonant
jconsonant
sconsonant
Six real words

Read before you uncover the meaning.

01아이

child

02오이

cucumber

03나무

tree

04바나나

banana

05모자

hat

06사자

lion

Practice away from the screen

Keep the reading win.

The printable repeats the six-word test, adds guided block-building practice, and includes a complete answer key.

6-PAGE PRACTICE SHEETPrintable practice sheet Download PDF
Your next step

Continue past these ten letters.

The Hangul Mastery Workbook expands this first reading lesson into systematic letter, syllable, handwriting, and recall practice.

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