Basic Expressions (I): Transcription

You are meant to master the basic expressions of Lessons One and Two before learning the Korean alphabet. Some students will be able to do this through practice and listening to the tape alone. Other students will prefer the visual mode for memorization. As an aide-memoire in the first few days before you learn the Korean alphabet, we reproduce below the Basic Expressions you have just seen in phonetic transcription, followed by a chart explaining the transcription symbols. This transcription writes the Basic Expressions roughly as they sound–use it to jog your memory, not as a crutch.