Tactile Hangeul 2

Book excerpt: Take a deeper dive into the Tactile Hangeul series with the second installment, expanding on the knowledge gained in the first part. The second volume of the Tactile Hangul series explores complex consonants and vowels, featuring a total of 16 characters. This section presents a slightly higher level of difficulty compared to simple consonants and vowels. A solid grasp of simple consonants and vowels is essential for understanding this content, given that five of the 14 simple consonants (ㄱ,ㄷ,ㅂ,ㅅ,ㅈ) are used as doubles (ㄲ,ㄸ,ㅃ,ㅆ,ㅉ) to create complex consonants. Despite visual similarities, the pronunciation of these complex consonants is notably distinct. For example, ㄱ(g) transforms into ㄲ(kk), and ㄷ(d) becomes ㄸ(tt). In contrast, complex vowels are formed by combining additional vowels with simple ones, such as ㅏ,ㅑ,ㅓ,ㅕ,ㅡ + ㅣ, resulting in ㅐ,ㅒ,ㅔ,ㅖ,ㅢ, ㅏ,ㅐ,ㅣ+ㅗ, resulting in ㅘ,ㅙ,ㅚ, ㅓ,ㅔ,ㅣ+ㅜ resulting in ㅝ,ㅞ,ㅟ. A comprehensive understanding of simple consonants and vowels simplifies the comprehension of this content. If you have successfully completed Series 1, dedicating approximately 2–3 hours should be ample to grasp the intricacies of this book.