Hangul: Learn to Read Korean

Hangul is the Korean alphabet, and it was designed to be learned quickly. King Sejong created it in 1443 so that anyone could learn to read "in a morning". This app takes you from zero to reading real Korean words, one short unit at a time.

A COURSE IN 9 UNITS
• Six vowels first, so you can read your first words straight away
• Then the consonants in families: plain, breathy (ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅊ) and tense (ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ ㅆ ㅉ)
• A unit on final consonants (batchim) and the seven sounds they make
• Finally the double vowels: ㅘ ㅝ ㅢ and the rest

EVERY LETTER, EXPLAINED
• Hear it, see it drawn stroke by stroke, and learn why it looks that way: ㄱ is the tongue touching the back of the mouth, ㅁ is the closed lips, ㅣ is a person standing
• A memory hook for each letter
• Example syllables you can tap to hear

WRITE IT WITH YOUR FINGER
• Trace each letter one stroke at a time
• Stroke order and direction are checked, with a demo whenever you need it

PRACTICE THAT STICKS
• Daily review that brings back letters and words just before you forget them
• Listening: hear a sound or a word and pick it
• Block builder: hear a syllable and build its block from letters
• Speed reading: as many syllables as you can in 60 seconds

READ REAL KOREAN
• 200 words you will actually see: 김치, 비빔밥, 지하철, 출구, 화장실, 아이돌, 감사합니다…
• Words unlock as soon as you know their letters
• Tap a word to hear it and see how its blocks are built, with notes where the sound changes

Romanization can be switched off once you can read without it. The Korean audio uses your device's built-in Korean voice. No account is needed and your progress stays on your phone. Hangul is free, supported by a small banner on the Practice and Words screens and an occasional ad after a finished session. There are never ads inside a lesson.