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*ㅜ  [u]
*ㅜ  [u]
*ㅡ  [eu]
*ㅡ  [eu]
*ㅑ  [ya]
*ㅑ  [ya]
*ㅕ  [yeo]
*ㅕ  [yeo]
*ㅛ  [yo]
*ㅛ  [yo]
*ㅠ  [yu]
*ㅠ  [yu]
*ㅣ  [i]
*ㅣ  [i]


===Basic Consonants===
===Basic Consonants===
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[[File:Korean-Language-SIMPLE-consonants-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
[[File:Korean-Language-SIMPLE-consonants-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
 
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*ㄱ  [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.
*ㄱ  [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.
*ㄴ  [n]
*ㄴ  [n]
*ㅁ  [m]
*ㅁ  [m]
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*ㅇ  [ng] - At the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. At the end of a syllable, it sounds like "ng".
*ㅇ  [ng] - At the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. At the end of a syllable, it sounds like "ng".
*ㅋ  [k] - Hard "k" sound.
*ㅋ  [k] - Hard "k" sound.
*ㄷ  [d, t] - Normally sounds like a soft "d", but is sometimes romanticized as a "t".
*ㄷ  [d, t] - Normally sounds like a soft "d", but is sometimes romanticized as a "t".
*ㅂ  [b, p, f, v] - This sounds closest to a "b", but it is romanticized into any of these 4.
*ㅂ  [b, p, f, v] - This sounds closest to a "b", but it is romanticized into any of these 4.
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*ㅌ  [t] - Hard "t" sound.
*ㅌ  [t] - Hard "t" sound.
*ㅍ  [p]
*ㅍ  [p]
*ㅊ  [ch]
*ㅊ  [ch]
*ㅎ  [h]
*ㅎ  [h]
*ㄹ  [r, l] - Native Korean speakers are frequently unable to tell the difference between an "r" and an "l" sound, therefore, this letters sounds like a combination of the two.
*ㄹ  [r, l] - Native Korean speakers are frequently unable to tell the difference between an "r" and an "l" sound, therefore, this letters sounds like a combination of the two.
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===Compound Vowels===
===Compound Vowels===
====Complex Vowels====
====Complex Vowels====
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[[File:Korean-Language-COMPLEX-vowels-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
[[File:Korean-Language-COMPLEX-vowels-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
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*ㅐ  [ae]
*ㅐ  [ae]
*ㅔ  [e]
*ㅔ  [e]
*ㅒ  [yae]
*ㅒ  [yae]
*ㅖ  [ye]
*ㅖ  [ye]


===Diphtongs===
===Diphtongs===
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[[File:Korean-Language-diphtongs-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
[[File:Korean-Language-diphtongs-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
 
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*ㅙ  [wae]
*ㅙ  [wae]
*ㅘ  [wa]
*ㅘ  [wa]
*ㅝ  [wo]
*ㅝ  [wo]
*ㅢ  [ui]
*ㅢ  [ui]
*ㅚ  [oe]
*ㅚ  [oe]
*ㅞ  [we]
*ㅞ  [we]
*ㅟ  [wi]
*ㅟ  [wi]


===Double Consonants===
===Double Consonants===
 
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[[File:Korean-Language-DOUBLE-consonants-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
[[File:Korean-Language-DOUBLE-consonants-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
 
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*ㄲ  [kk]
*ㄲ  [kk]
*ㄸ  [tt]
*ㄸ  [tt]
*ㅃ  [pp]
*ㅃ  [pp]
*ㅆ  [ss] - Like the single version of this letter, when it is at the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "tt" sound.
*ㅆ  [ss] - Like the single version of this letter, when it is at the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "tt" sound.
*ㅉ  [jj]
*ㅉ  [jj]


===Complex combinations===
===Complex combinations===
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[[File:Korean-Language-complex-combinations-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
[[File:Korean-Language-complex-combinations-PolyglotClub.jpg]]
 
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===Summary===
===Summary===
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