DIRECTIONS: Say each sound slowly and feel where it happens in your mouth. Each letter is drawn to show that.
Say m and hold it. The letter is a picture of the outline of your mouth.
I felt it, and the letter looks like it
Say n and hold it. The letter is a picture of your tongue tip, touching the ridge behind your teeth.
I felt it, and the letter looks like it
Say k / g and hold it. The letter is a picture of the back of your tongue, blocking your throat.
I felt it, and the letter looks like it
Say s and hold it. The letter is a picture of a tooth.
I felt it, and the letter looks like it
Say ng and hold it. The letter is a picture of your throat, open.
I felt it, and the letter looks like it
It Was Designed, and We Know When
Korean · Page 2 of 2
DIRECTIONS: Read this, then answer.
Other alphabets grew; nobody invented the letter A. Korean’s was designed,
by scholars working for a king, in 1443. It was meant to be learned in a morning, so each shape
tells you what to do with your mouth.