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Hangul reading practice with real words and audio

Read a word from the script before checking its reading. Then listen and repeat. These exercises use beginner words from Remlori's free first chapter.

Review the hangul chart · Browse the illustrated word list

How to practise reading

  1. Start with Without batchim, then try words With batchim (a final consonant).
  2. Say the word before selecting its reading. Listen after your answer and compare.
  3. Switch to Listen and choose to recognise the written word from audio. Retry anything you miss.

Each Hangul block is one syllable. A final consonant sits underneath the vowel: 산 is ㅅ + ㅏ + ㄴ. Review block order or learn batchim pronunciation.

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Try a reading round

Choose a mode and a group. Each round has up to ten questions. Wrong answers go into a retry round.

Try these questions, then open the answers. The interactive version needs JavaScript.

  1. Choose the reading of 나.
    Answer and explanation

    na — 나 (na) — I / me (casual).

  2. Choose the reading of 아이.
    Answer and explanation

    ai — 아이 (ai) — child.

  3. Choose the reading of 나무.
    Answer and explanation

    namu — 나무 (namu) — tree.

  4. Choose the reading of 오이.
    Answer and explanation

    oi — 오이 (oi) — cucumber.

  5. Choose the reading of 우유.
    Answer and explanation

    uyu — 우유 (uyu) — milk.

  6. Choose the reading of 아기.
    Answer and explanation

    agi — 아기 (agi) — baby.

  7. Choose the reading of 고기.
    Answer and explanation

    gogi — 고기 (gogi) — meat.

  8. Choose the reading of 가구.
    Answer and explanation

    gagu — 가구 (gagu) — furniture.

  9. Choose the reading of 요가.
    Answer and explanation

    yoga — 요가 (yoga) — yoga.

  10. Choose the reading of 구.
    Answer and explanation

    gu — 구 (gu) — nine (Sino-Korean).

Words to start with

나 · I / me (casual)

na

Picture and sound mnemonic
A cheerful plate of nachos with little legs kicks a grinning man, who points both thumbs at his own chest. No name tag or writing anywhere.
A living plate of Nachos kicks a grinning man, who jabs a thumb at his own chest: Me.

나 (na) → Nachos

아이 · child

ai

Picture and sound mnemonic
A flying eagle steers a bulky suit of armor down to high-five a delighted small child in a park.
A bulky suit of Armor, with an Eagle peeking out of its helmet, high-fives a delighted Child.

아 (a) → Armor + 이 (i) → Eagle

나무 · tree

namu

Picture and sound mnemonic
A plate of nachos with thin legs vaults onto a glowing crescent moon wedged in the branches of a big leafy tree.
A plate of Nachos on thin legs sits on a sleepy Moon wedged in the branches of a sprawling Tree.

나 (na) → Nachos + 무 (mu) → Moon

오이 · cucumber

oi

Picture and sound mnemonic
A hulking green ogre hugs a screeching eagle so tight that a giant cucumber shoots out of its beak.
A hulking Ogre squeezes a screeching Eagle, launching a giant Cucumber from its beak.

오 (o) → Ogre + 이 (i) → Eagle

우유 · milk

uyu

Picture and sound mnemonic
Glowing green ooze pours onto a plump unicorn, who stirs it with its horn into a tall glass of white milk.
Green Ooze pours from a beaker held by an upside-down Unicorn, swirling into a tall glass of Milk.

우 (u) → Ooze + 유 (yu) → Unicorn

아기 · baby

agi

Picture and sound mnemonic
A suit of armor turns a crank on a giant gear; the gear is linked to a wooden cradle where a baby giggles.
A suit of Armor cranks a giant Gear, and the turning gear gently rocks a cradle where a Baby giggles.

아 (a) → Armor + 기 (gi) → Gear

Written by Remlori using examples and media from our beginner course. Alphabet reference: National Institute of Korean Language, Hangul principles. Romanization approximates the sound; use the recordings when practising.

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