Hangul (한글, the Korean Alphabet)

Hangul consists of 40 letters. It has 21 vowels and 19 consonants; among these 40 letters, 24 are the basic letters while the other 16 are compounds formed from the basic letters.

Vowels When you write a vowel which does not have syllable consonant, you must write the consonant 'ㅇ'. In this case, 'ㅇ' is a null consonant which merely indicates the absence of a syllable-initial consonant. Simple vowel ㅏ,ㅓ,ㅗ,ㅜ,ㅡ,ㅣ,ㅐ,ㅔ Diphthongs ㅑ,ㅕ,ㅛ,ㅠ,ㅖ,ㅒ,ㅘ,ㅙ,ㅝ,ㅞ,ㅚ,ㅟ,ㅢ

Consonants In Korean, the consonant is always pronounced in combination with a vowel. However, each consonant has its own name. Plain consonants ㄱ,ㄴ,ㄷ,ㄹ,ㅁ,ㅂ,ㅅ,ㅇ,ㅈ Aspirated consonants ㅋ,ㅌ,ㅍ,ㅊ,ㅎ Glottalized consonants ㄲ,ㄸ,ㅃ,ㅆ,ㅉ Source: http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/korean/kkl100/lesson01/index.html You can also learn the strokes order there. => Here's a great site to listen and learn the sounds of Hangul alphabet: http://www.indiana.edu/~koreanrs/hangul.html