The fact that Hangul closely mirrors spoken Korean is also probably due to the fact that Hangul is a relatively new invention as writing systems go. Chinese cha

The fact that Hangul closely mirrors spoken Korean is also probably due to the fact that Hangul is a relatively new invention as writing systems go. Chinese characters and the Roman alphabet have been around for millennia. By contrast, Hangul is only 570 years old, and less than 100 years since it actually became popular. It hasn't had much time to diverge from the spoken language, yet. Judging from the intermittent stream of Korean "experts" complaining about how laypeople are bastardizing their spelling, the gap between proper writing and everyday pronunciation seems to be growing. Having said that, Korean is probably one of the easiest languages to type into a computer or a mobile phone apart from the Roman alphabet and its relatives. It uses only 24 symbols which can be combined in various ways. Fits perfectly onto a keyboard/touchscreen. No stupid menus asking you to clarify what you're typing.