Korean vowels |
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IPA |
Hangul |
Notes |
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ㅏ |
a |
spa |
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aː |
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ㅔ |
e |
Similar to the beginning |
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eː |
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ㅐ |
ae |
met; similar to e |
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ɛː |
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ㅣ |
i |
mean |
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iː |
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ㅗ |
o |
Spanish o or French eau |
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oː |
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ㅜ |
u |
moon |
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uː |
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ㅓ |
eo |
young (these are |
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əː |
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ㅡ |
eu |
Separate sound |
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ɯː |
Korean consonants | ||||
IPA |
Hangul |
English equivalent |
Notes |
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ㅂ |
b |
ball |
between voiced sounds |
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ㅅ |
s |
she |
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ɕ͈ |
ㅆ |
ss |
— |
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ㄷ |
d |
doll |
between voiced sounds |
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ㅈ |
j |
gee |
between voiced sounds |
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ㄱ |
g |
gall |
between voiced sounds |
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ㅎ |
h |
hall |
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ㅖ, ㅒ, ㅑ, |
y |
y’all |
Spelled by doubling the |
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ㄱ, ㅋ |
g, k |
skin |
ㅋ is [k] at the end of |
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k͈ |
ㄲ |
kk |
— |
tense [k] |
kʰ |
ㅋ, ㅎㄱ |
k |
call |
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ㄹ, ㄴ |
l |
lip |
ㄹ is [l] at the end |
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ㅁ, ㅂ |
m |
mall |
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ㄴ, ㄹ, |
n |
not |
ㄹ may be [n] at the |
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ㅇ, ㄱ |
ng |
king |
ㅇ is only [ŋ] at the end |
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ㅂ, ㅍ |
b, p |
span |
ㅍ is [p] at the end |
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p͈ |
ㅃ |
pp |
— |
tense [p] |
pʰ |
ㅍ, ㅎㅂ |
p |
pall |
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ㄹ |
r |
— |
A flap, like Scots r or |
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ㅅ |
s |
Saul |
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s͈ |
ㅆ |
ss |
— |
tense [s] |
ㄷ |
d |
stall |
All are [t] and RR t |
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t͈ |
ㄸ |
tt |
— |
tense [t] |
tʰ |
ㅌ, ㅎㄷ |
t |
tall |
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ㅈ |
j |
itchy |
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tɕ͈ |
ㅉ |
jj |
— |
tense [tɕ] |
tɕʰ |
ㅊ, ㅎㅈ |
ch |
cheek |
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ㅜ, ㅗ |
w |
wall |
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*ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the |
Korean diphthongs |
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IPA |
Hangul |
Notes |
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ɰi |
ㅢ |
ui |
Only occurs in the first |
Sounds not written in hangul |
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IPA |
Explanation | |
ː |
Long vowel. Long [ʌ] is əː. Young speakers in Seoul |
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́ |
High tone, on any one syllable or the |