The Korean Placeholder: Silent ㅇ in Hangeul Explained | The Korean Alphabet Lesson 4

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In the last lesson, we learned how to combine consonants and vowels to form simple syllables. We learned that the minimum requirements for a syllable are one consonant and one vowel. Every syllable needs a consonant and a vowel.
If you're not familiar with the basic vowels, consonants, and forming simple syllables, we recommend starting with lessons 1 to 3 first.
▶️ Lesson 1 (Basic Vowels): • The 10 Basic Korean Vo...
▶️ Lesson 2 (Basic Consonants): • The 14 Basic Korean Co...
▶️ Lesson 3 (Combining Consonants and Vowels): • Combining Consonants a...
In this fourth lesson of our series on the Korean Alphabet Hangeul, we, Korean teacher Hyunok Jang and Korean learner Gerhard introduce you to the Korean placeholder, ㅇ. This important concept helps form syllables when there is no initial consonant.
We’ll explain how ㅇ acts as a silent placeholder at the beginning of syllables and how it differs when it appears at the end of syllables, where it is pronounced as "ng". You’ll also learn why every syllable must start with a consonant, even if it’s just a placeholder.
⏰ In This Lesson:
0:00 Introduction and Recap
0:44 What is the Korean Placeholder?
1:48 Examples of Placeholder ㅇ in Use
2:43 How the Placeholder Works
3:42 Practice with Placeholder ㅇ
8:52 Summary and What's Next
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to recognize and use the placeholder ㅇ in various syllable structures, making your Korean reading and writing more fluent and accurate.
Next Lessons:
In the next two lessons, we will learn all the rest of the letters, double consonants, and double vowels.
▶️ Lesson 5 (Double Consonants): • The 5 Korean Double Co...
▶️ Lesson 6 (Double Consonants):
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[@enasabdallah4388]

Can you write the meaning of the words please

[@k-jang]

Hey, thank you so much for watching and for your comment! In this series on the Korean Alphabet, we focus on learning the sounds and how to combine them into syllables and words. The words we choose for these lessons are selected based on the Hangeul rules we need to teach for maximum learning effect, so they might not be the first words you should learn.
We'll finish this series by the end of the week. After that, we'll release a playlist with 13 videos on pronunciation exceptions to help you master the exact sounds.
By the beginning of August, we plan to start the Korean for Beginners playlist, where you'll learn vocabulary, grammar, and how to actually speak Korean.
We hope that helps. If you have any further questions or if there's anything we can assist you with while learning Korean, please let us know. We're happy to help. All the best, Hyunok and Gerhard