BEGINNING KOREAN: A GRAMMAR GUIDE
www.cls.arizona.edu › kor › supplementsA Brief Introduction to the Korean Writing System, Hangeul The Korean alphabet, hangeul, is among the most significant achievements of Korean history and culture. Among the world's writing systems, hangeul is special in several regards. First, hangeul did not arise through happenstance: it was created in the
Sounds and First Words - The Korea Society
www.koreasociety.org › images › pdfThe Korean alphabet was developed by a team of scholars at the bidding of King Sejong in the 15th cen-tury. King Sejong wanted to bring literacy to the common people, so he asked his scholars to develop an alphabet that would be so simple that a bright person could memorize the sounds of the letters and begin reading in less than half a day ...