한글날
Hangul Day · official romanization Hangeullal
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Red first consonantBlue vowelBlack final consonant (batchim)
Block 1: 한 [han]
3 letters
First consonant
히읗 hieut
[h]Vowel
[a]a as in “father”
Final (batchim)
니은 nieun
[n]plain n
Built block · vowel on the right, final at the bottom
ㅎ + ㅏ + ㄴ =
한
Block 2: 글 [geul]
3 letters
First consonant
기역 giyeok
[g]soft g
Vowel
[eu]lips flat, like “oo” without rounding
Final (batchim)
리을 rieul
[l]l, the tongue touches the ridge
Built block · vowel underneath, final at the bottom
ㄱ + ㅡ + ㄹ =
글
Block 3: 날 [nal]
3 letters
First consonant
니은 nieun
[n]Vowel
[a]a as in “father”
Final (batchim)
리을 rieul
[l]l, the tongue touches the ridge
Built block · vowel on the right, final at the bottom
ㄴ + ㅏ + ㄹ =
날
All blocks together
한 + 글 + 날 =
한글날
Spelling vs. sound
Written as one word with no space: 한글날. Because ㄹ meets ㄴ, it is said [한글랄], and the official romanization follows the sound: Hangeullal. The alphabet alone is Hangeul in the official romanization; Hangul is the usual English spelling.
Say it han-geul-lal. ㅎ is a soft h, 한 ends in a plain n, and the ㅡ in 글 is short, with flat lips. When ㄹ comes right before ㄴ, the ㄴ turns into an l sound too, so 글날 sounds like “geul-lal”, with one long l.
South Korea celebrates Hangul Day every October 9. It honors the alphabet King Sejong created and shared with the people in 1446, in a book called 훈민정음 (Hunminjeongeum), “the proper sounds to instruct the people”. You will find 날 in other holidays too, like 어린이날 (Children's Day).
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