Think reading Korean is hard? Bestie, it's not . With the right guide (hi, that’s me π), you can start reading Korean letters today. And no, you don’t need to be a language genius. Korean has one of the most logical writing systems in the world. It's called Hangeul (νκΈ) and was literally created to be easy. Yup, on purpose. Let’s learn how to read it, step by step, in less than 30 minutes. Ready? What is Hangeul? (And Why It’s Not as Scary as It Looks) Hangeul (νκΈ) is the Korean alphabet. It was created in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great because the people needed a writing system that was easy and made sense . Before Hangeul, Koreans used Chinese characters (Hanja), which were super hard to learn. So King Sejong went, "Let’s fix this," and BOOM! Hangeul was born. And get this: There are only 24 basic letters in the whole system: 14 consonants 10 vowels If you can learn that, you can literally read Korean words. Step-b...
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