What is hanguel 한글? What does hangul mean? Korean uses 한글 (Hangeul) or Hangul alphabet as its writing system. Some people think hangul means the Korean language but it’s the name of the Korean alphabet letters. 한 (han) means ‘Korean’ and 글 (geul) means ‘letter’. And ‘Korean language’ (specifically, South Korean language) in Korean is 한국어 (hangugeo).

The biggest strength of 한글 (Hangeul) is that it is very easy to learn how to read Korean and write Korean texts. There are many loan words in the Korean language that come from English, such as “taxi,” “bus,” “camera,” and so forth, so you will find yourself understanding the words in the signs or menus just by knowing how to read hangul, the Korean alphabet.