Alphabet Flashcards
ㄱ
g/k
giyeok
Like g in go when between vowels; sometimes like k in kept.
ㅋ
k
Like k in kept
ㄴ
n
Nieun
Like n in never.
ㄷ
d/t
Digeut
Like t in stop when between vowels; sometimes like t in tip.
ㅌ
t
Tieut
Like t in tip
ㄹ
r/l
Rieul
Like l in lip; between vowels, like r in rail; at the beginning of words, ㄹ is either I pronounced or pronounced as n.
ㅅ
s
Siot
Like a in pass; when followed by ㅣ, like sh in she.
ㅈ
j
Jieut
Like J in jump when between vowels; sometimes like ch in check.
ㅊ
ch
Chieut
Like ch in check
ㅁ
m
Mieum
Like m in mother.
ㅂ
b/p
Bieup
Like b in boy when between vowels; sometimes like p in pick.
ㅍ
p
Pieup
Like p in pick
ㅇ
-/-ng
ieung
The zero initial is used in syllables that begin with a vowel sound. When it follows a vowel at the end of a syllable, it is pronounced ng.
ㅎ
h
Hieut
Like h in hot; when appearing after ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅈ, or ㅊ, it is not pronounced, but instead aspirates the following consonant: ㄱ (k), ㄷ (t), ㅂ (p), ㅅ (t), ㅈ (ch), ㅊ (t).
ㄲ
gg/kk
Ssanggiyeok
Like k in kept but tensed.
ㄸ
dd/tt
Ssangdigeut
Like t in stop but tensed
ㅃ
bb/pp
Ssangbieup
Like p in picture but tensed
ㅆ
ss
Ssangsiot
Like a in spit but tensed; when followed by ㅣ , somewhere between sh in she and c in cease, but tensed.
ㅉ
jj
Ssangjieut
Like j in jump but tensed.
ㅗ
o
Like o in so
ㅓ
eo
Like u in cup
ㅏ
a
Like a in father
ㅣ
i
Like ee in feet
ㅜ
u
Like oo in coop
ㅡ
eu
Like i in bid, but pronounced further back in the throat
ㅛ
yo
Like yo in yo-yo
ㅕ
yeo
Like you in young
ㅑ
ya
Like ya in yacht
ㅠ
yu
Like you in youth
ㅐ
ae
Like e in set
ㅒ
yae
Like yet without the t
ㅔ
e
Like the a in take
ㅖ
ye
Like yay
ㅘ
wa
Like wa in water
ㅙ
wae
Like we in wet
ㅚ
oe
Like oy in boy.
ㅝ
wo
Like the wha in what.
ㅞ
we
Like we in weigh
ㅟ
wi
Like whea in wheat
ㅢ
ui
Similar to we.
