Join the alpha
Why build?What makes us differentFAQContactJoin the alpha
A Hangul learning app for international beginners

Build it.Read it in Korean.

Drag letters together to build Hangul syllables. Once you understand how they fit, you can start reading words you have never seen before.

Join the alphaComing soonGoogle PlayComing soonApp Store
Download links will be available after app store approval.

Angular blue consonants. Rounded orange vowels. See and feel how the upper part compresses to make room for a final consonant.

Why build?

Hangul is a writing system
you can build, piece by piece.

Explore how 19 consonants and 21 vowels fit together, so unfamiliar syllables feel less unfamiliar. Understand → interact → practise → check: visual information always comes before explanations.

  1. A magnifying glass over an empty square box with a blue square piece inside01

    Look and understand

    Blue, angular tiles for consonants; orange, rounded tiles for vowels. Colour and shape help you tell them apart.

  2. A blue square piece and an orange round piece slide along dotted arrows into an empty box02

    Drag and build

    Drag tiles into place to build a syllable. Feel how the upper part compresses when a final consonant is added.

  3. A paper speaker with sound waves, with a joined pair of pieces in front of it03

    Listen and read aloud

    Listen to the syllable you built and read it aloud. Slow pronunciation uses a separate audio recording, rather than slowed-down playback.

  4. Three boxes of joined pieces in a row on an open book; only the last box has a green border04

    Check by reading

    Read words made from the letters you have learned. The goal is to read words you have never seen before.

K-ABC first screen: the logo and an illustration above the question of where you live
01Onboarding · First screen
Build step: putting two letter pieces together, with the first piece already placed in the left slot
02ASSEMBLE · Build syllables
Reading tab: a two-syllable word with a play button, checked against how it is said
03READ · Reading practice
Actual app screens (app.k-abc.kr).
What makes K-ABC different

A place to learn and come back to every day

A

Build Hangul yourself

Drag consonant and vowel tiles into syllables. Learn how Hangul fits together as the upper part compresses to make room for a final consonant.

B

No reliance on romanisation

Read Hangul directly, without substituting romanised pronunciation. Colour and shape distinguish consonants from vowels and help you learn to recognise them.

C

Through your first language

Pronunciation explanations are based on your first language. They describe the differences that matter to you, such as opening your mouth a little wider.

D

Offline first

Everything you need to learn is inside the app. Keep learning wherever you are, without worrying about mobile data.

Colour is part of the curriculum

Six colours reveal the structure of Hangul

Colour never works alone: shape (angular or rounded) and line weight provide additional cues.

ConsonantAngular tile
VowelRounded tile
CompleteOutline
Sound ruleConnecting line
New conceptWith a star icon
Earlier stageGreyed out
Looking for alpha testers

Help shape the first steps
of learning Hangul.

We welcome people learning Korean for the first time, and the teachers who support them.
Participation details and dates will be shared here and through our contact channel once confirmed.

Apply for the alphaDates pending — expressions of interest only