[MANNAM] Background of the invention of Hangeul?

MANNAM! Do you know the background of the invention of Hangeul?

 

 

 

 

As we learn, or before we learn do you know the background of the invention of Hangeul?

 

You may have heard that king Sejong made Hangeul, but why?

 

Long time ago, in Korea, people communicate with speaking Korean but there were no letter to write down.

 

So, before Hangeul was invented, people use Chinese character for literature.

 

However, it was very hard to write in Chinese character because it was based in Chinese.

 

Writing with Chinese which is totally different from Korean was hard that people has to study a lot to write.

 

Therefore, only rich people could write and enjoy literature.

 

It wasn’t universal to ordinary people to write and read the letter.

 

This makes Hangeul as a method to maintain their power for ruling class.

 

So, king Sejong had to progress inventing Hangeul secretly.

 

Therefore he couldn’t borrow many hands to scholars.

 

If he had caught in the middle of the invention, he might have not succeed it.

 

Even after he pronounce Hunmin-chungum, lots of aristocrat resist to publish it.

 

Inspite of all these resist, king Sejong contributed Han-geul for ordinary people.

 

After that, the Korean culture of literature got vitalized and ordinary people’s knowledge got improved.

 

As a result, king Se jong contributed Han-geul to give a better life to Ordinary people.

 

This is why many Korean respect king Se jong and print his portrait on 10,000won.

 

 

 

 

I think the mind set of caring others and work for a better life, peace is similar with MANNAM.

 

So, today, when you study Korean, think of king Sejong and let’s work like him in MANNAM International to payback his love!

 

 

http://mannamgwkorean.blogspot.kr/2013/03/MANNAMKOREANCLASS_26.html

MANNAM International Friends, Fighting!

Hi, MANNAM International Friends! How long have you been living in Korea? While living in Korea, have you found there are several words Koreans have a predilection for? As for me, I have realized that Koreans like to use “Fighting!” much more than any other word in their daily life.

Many of you may be curious why Koreans say “Fighting!” so much. They say “Fighting!” when they take pictures, start a soccer game, or prepare for exams. It is a very popular phrase among Koreans. Then, what does “Fighting!” mean? You may have already guessed that “Fighting!” does not mean as its literal meaning. In fact, it has similar meaning as phrases such as “You can do it!”, “Good luck!”, and “Have a great day!”.

As members of MANNAM International, everyone in MANNAM International is working for world peace. Sometimes, there will be difficulties. However, together we can overcome them and on the road to peace, let’s “Fighting!”.