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two examples may be given as guides to the etymology of the words in the lessons.
| Root of "come" is 오, o, 1 o-oo; 2 oshi 3 not ora, but ona. |
| To "work" is "to do labour"; labour is 일 il, "to do," root 하 ha. |
| 2 is ir hashi, but 3 is not ilhara, but ilhayura. |
The Alphabet.
The alphabet which begins the lessons, is spelled as the Coreans learn it, the Roman letter-spelling being based on the absolute rule of “No one sound to any two letters, no letter with any two sound," —e, ê being exceptions, as also k, p, t, (Note 2nd below). Hence each letter should be always pronounced with the same value. Occasionally u approaches French ü; but not sufficiently near enough to warrant a separate form .
| A | art | N | no |
| B | ban | O | pot (always) |
| Ch | chum | OO | moon |
| D | dare | P | pan |
| Ds | lands | R | ran |
| E | met | S | son |
| Ê | made | T | tan |
| G | be gan | ts | rents |
| H | happy | U | fun |
| I | it | V | van |
| J | jam | W | wan |
| K | can | wb (hw) | why |
| L | low | Y | yard |
| M | man |
