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[Term] 단어/낱말 (word)

"단어/낱말" is the smallest unit that can be used independently. Even though propositions are not independent, one proposition is counted as one noun. "집에 가다" consists of three words("…

[Term] 형태소 (morpheme)

"형태소" is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. Some contains a certain meaning and the others have grammatical functions only. We classify it according to whether it is independent or depe…

[Term] 음절 (syllable)

Vowels and consonants consists a syllable and each syllable must have at least one vowel. The letter forms are as follows; ① vowel ② vowel + consonant, ③ consonant + vowel, ④ consonant + vowel…

[Term] 자음 (consonant)

Consonants were formed after the shape of mouth, teeth, lips, tongue, and/or throats. Basic 14 consonants are as follows; "ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ". There are five doub…

[Term] 모음 (vowel)

Korean vowels are basically combinations of ' ∙ ' , 'ㅡ' , and 'ㅣ'. Each of these presents 'heaven', 'earth', and 'human' respectively. There are 21 vowels in total. When Koreans list the vowels,…

[Term] 음운 (phoneme)

"음운" is the smallest unit of sound which distinguishes the difference in meaning. Korean phoneme consists of "자음(consonant)" and "모음(vowel)". "강(river)", "방(room)" : the consonant '…

[Term] 문법용어 (grammatical terms)

Basic terms that will help your learning Korean, especially when you look up the dictionary.