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Vowels
(monophthongs)
Vowels
(monophthongs)
This vowel makes the "a" sound.
EXAMPLE: "ah-ha!"
ㅏ
This vowel makes the "i" sound.
EXAMPLE: "eat"
ㅣ
This consonant makes the "m" sound.
EXAMPLE: "mom"
ㅁ
This consonant makes the "r/l" sound.
EXAMPLE: "roll"
ㄹ
This consonant makes the "ng" sound.
EXAMPLE: "sung"
ㅇ
This double consonant makes the "ss" sound.
EXAMPLE: "boss"
ㅆ
This vowel makes the "o" sound.
EXAMPLE: "so"
ㅗ
This vowel makes the "u" sound.
EXAMPLE: "boo"
ㅜ
This consonant makes the "n" sound.
EXAMPLE: "no"
ㄴ
This consonant makes the "h" sound.
EXAMPLE: "hat"
ㅎ
This consonant makes the "s" sound.
EXAMPLE: "so"
ㅅ
This double consonant makes the "pp" sound.
EXAMPLE: "happy"
ㅃ
This vowel makes the "eo" sound.
EXAMPLE: "up"
ㅓ
This vowel makes the "ae" sound.
EXAMPLE: "hand"
ㅐ
This consonant makes the "d/t" sound.
EXAMPLE: d = "Edward" or t = "tone"
ㄷ
This consonant makes the "k" sound.
EXAMPLE: "cap"
ㅋ
This consonant makes the "b/p" sound.
EXAMPLE: b = "baby" or p = "paper"
ㅂ
This double consonant makes the "jj" sound.
EXAMPLE: "match"
ㅉ
This vowel makes the "eu" sound.
EXAMPLE: "gull"
ㅡ
This vowel makes the "e" sound.
EXAMPLE: "get"
ㅔ
This consonant makes the "j" sound.
EXAMPLE: "chose"
ㅈ
This consonant makes the "t" sound.
EXAMPLE: "tada"
ㅌ
This consonant makes the "ch" sound.
EXAMPLE: "chat"
ㅊ
This double consonant makes the "tt" sound.
EXAMPLE: "star"
ㄸ
DOUBLE POINTS
This is the vowel used in the first syllable of the Korean word for love.
Love -> "Sa-rang" -> "사랑" -> "ㅏ"
DOUBLE POINTS
This is the vowel used in the first syllable of the Korean word for milk.
Milk -> "oo yoo" -> "우유" -> "ㅜ"
This consonant makes the "g/k" sound.
EXAMPLE: g = "good" or k = "kooky"
ㄱ
DOUBLE POINTS
This is the consonant used in Korean Texting Shorthand to indicate laughing.
Korean laughing -> kekeke -> ㅋㅋㅋ
This consonant makes the "p" sound.
EXAMPLE: "pass"
ㅍ
This double consonant makes the "kk" sound.
EXAMPLE: "ski"
ㄲ