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The Korean language has 40 different letters, which are separated into 4 main categories: basic vowels, basic consonants, compound vowels, and compound consonants. While learning Korean, it is incredibly important to learn the alphabet, especially if you ever want to become fluent in a language. This is because some of the pronunciations are very similar to one another, and this can become confusing. Another reason is because the letters don't sound exactly like the romanticized versions of the letters. Examples:[[File:Korean-alphabet-pronunciation.png|thumb]]Basic Vowels:
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ㅏ  [a]
 
ㅑ  [ya]
 
ㅓ  [eo]
 
ㅕ  [yeo]
 
ㅣ  [i]
 
ㅗ  [o]
 
ㅛ  [yo]
 
ㅜ  [u]
 
ㅠ  [yu]
 
ㅡ  [eu]
 
Basic Consonants:
 
ㄱ  [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.
 
ㄴ  [n]
 
ㄷ  [d, t] - Normally sounds like a soft "d", but is sometimes romanticized as a "t".
 
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.
 
ㅁ  [m]
 
ㅂ  [b, p, f, v] - This sounds closest to a "b", but it is romanticized into any of these 4.
 
ㅅ  [s] - At the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "t".
 
ㅇ  [ng] - At the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. At the end of a syllable, it sounds like "ng".
 
ㅈ  [j]
 
ㅊ  [ch]
 
ㅋ  [k] - Hard "k" sound.
 
ㅌ  [t] - Hard "t" sound.
 
ㅍ  [p]
 
ㅎ  [h]
 
Compound Vowels:
 
ㅐ  [ae]
 
ㅒ  [yae]
 
ㅔ  [e]
 
ㅖ  [ye]
 
ㅘ  [wa]
 
ㅙ  [wae]
 
ㅚ  [oe]
 
ㅟ  [wi]
 
ㅝ  [wo]
 
ㅢ  [ui]
 
ㅞ  [we]
 
Compound Consonants:
 
ㅃ  [pp]
 
ㄲ  [kk]
 
ㅉ  [jj]
 
ㄸ  [tt]
 
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.
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The Korean language has 40 different letters, which are separated into 4 main categories: basic vowels, basic consonants, compound vowels, and compound consonants. While learning Korean, it is incredibly important to learn the alphabet, especially if you ever want to become fluent in a language. This is because some of the pronunciations are very similar to one another, and this can become confusing. Another reason is because the letters don't sound exactly like the romanticized versions of the letters. Examples:
Basic Vowels:
ㅏ  [a]
ㅑ  [ya]
ㅓ  [eo]
ㅕ  [yeo]
ㅣ  [i]
ㅗ  [o]
ㅛ  [yo]
ㅜ  [u]
ㅠ  [yu]
ㅡ  [eu]
Basic Consonants:
ㄱ  [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.
ㄴ  [n]
ㄷ  [d, t] - Normally sounds like a soft "d", but is sometimes romanticized as a "t".
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.
ㅁ  [m]
ㅂ  [b, p, f, v] - This sounds closest to a "b", but it is romanticized into any of these 4.
ㅅ  [s] - At the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "t".
ㅇ  [ng] - At the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. At the end of a syllable, it sounds like "ng".
ㅈ  [j]
ㅊ  [ch]
ㅋ  [k] - Hard "k" sound.
ㅌ  [t] - Hard "t" sound.
ㅍ  [p]
ㅎ  [h]
Compound Vowels:
ㅐ  [ae]
ㅒ  [yae]
ㅔ  [e]


ㅖ  [ye]
ㅘ  [wa]
ㅙ  [wae]
ㅚ  [oe]
ㅟ  [wi]
ㅝ  [wo]
ㅢ  [ui]
ㅞ  [we]
Compound Consonants:
ㅃ  [pp]
ㄲ  [kk]
ㅉ  [jj]
ㄸ  [tt]
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.
==Video==
==Video==
<youtube>CdiR-6e1h0o</youtube>
<youtube>CdiR-6e1h0o</youtube>

Revision as of 12:41, 16 March 2018

Korean-alphabet-pronunciation.png
Letter ㄱ ㄲ ㄴ ㄷ ㄸ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅃ ㅅ ㅆ ㅇ ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ
IPA [k] [k*] [n] [t] [t*] [ɾ,l] [m] [p] [p*] [s] [s*] ∅,[ŋ] [ʧ] [ʧ*] [ʧʰ] [kʰ] [tʰ] [pʰ] [h]
Name South 기역 쌍기역 니은 리을 쌍디귿 리을 미음 비읍 쌍비읍 시옷 쌍시옷 이응 지읒 쌍지읒 치읓 키읔 티읕 피읖 히읗
North 기윽 된기윽 디읃 된디읃 된비읍 시읏 된시읏 된지읒
Letter ㅏ ㅐ ㅑ ㅒ ㅓ ㅔ ㅕ ㅖ ㅗ ㅘ ㅙ ㅚ ㅛ ㅜ ㅝ ㅞ ㅟ ㅠ ㅡ ㅢ ㅣ
IPA [a] [æ] [ja] [jæ] [ʌ] [e] [jʌ] [je] [o] [wa] [wæ] [we] [jo] [u] [wʌ] [we] [wi] [ju] [ɨ] [ɨj] [i]
Name 아 애 야 얘 어 에 여 예 오 와 왜 외 요 우 워 웨 위 유 으 의 이
Complexfinal ㄳ ㄵ ㄶ ㄺ ㄻ ㄼ ㄽ ㄾ ㄿ ㅀ ㅄ

The Korean language has 40 different letters, which are separated into 4 main categories: basic vowels, basic consonants, compound vowels, and compound consonants. While learning Korean, it is incredibly important to learn the alphabet, especially if you ever want to become fluent in a language. This is because some of the pronunciations are very similar to one another, and this can become confusing. Another reason is because the letters don't sound exactly like the romanticized versions of the letters. Examples:

Basic Vowels:

ㅏ [a]

ㅑ [ya]

ㅓ [eo]

ㅕ [yeo]

ㅣ [i]

ㅗ [o]

ㅛ [yo]

ㅜ [u]

ㅠ [yu]

ㅡ [eu]

Basic Consonants:

ㄱ [k, g] - Combination of the two sounds.

ㄴ [n]

ㄷ [d, t] - Normally sounds like a soft "d", but is sometimes romanticized as a "t".

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.

ㅁ [m]

ㅂ [b, p, f, v] - This sounds closest to a "b", but it is romanticized into any of these 4.

ㅅ [s] - At the end of a syllable, it sounds closer to a "t".

ㅇ [ng] - At the beginning of a syllable, it is silent. At the end of a syllable, it sounds like "ng".

ㅈ [j]

ㅊ [ch]

ㅋ [k] - Hard "k" sound.

ㅌ [t] - Hard "t" sound.

ㅍ [p]

ㅎ [h]

Compound Vowels:

ㅐ [ae]

ㅒ [yae]

ㅔ [e]

ㅖ [ye]

ㅘ [wa]

ㅙ [wae]

ㅚ [oe]

ㅟ [wi]

ㅝ [wo]

ㅢ [ui]

ㅞ [we]

Compound Consonants:

ㅃ [pp]

ㄲ [kk]

ㅉ [jj]

ㄸ [tt]

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.

Video

Links

Lesson about complex finals

Pronunciation tips: https://www.howtostudykorean.com/unit0/197-2/

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