Korean Alphabet: Vowel Knowhow Flashcards
What is the Korean word for ‘vowel’?
모음 (moeum)
How many basic vowels are there in the Korean language?
There are 10 basic vowels.
True or False: The Korean vowel system is similar to the English vowel system.
False
Fill in the blank: The vowel ‘ㅏ’ is pronounced as _____ in English.
a as in ‘father’
What is the Romanization of the Korean vowel ‘ㅓ’?
eo
Which Korean vowel is pronounced like ‘i’ in ‘machine’?
ㅣ (i)
What is the diphthong formed by combining ‘ㅗ’ and ‘ㅏ’?
ㅘ (wa)
What is the sound of the vowel ‘ㅜ’?
u as in ‘food’
How is the vowel ‘ㅡ’ pronounced?
A sound similar to ‘oo’ in ‘good’, but without lip rounding.
What is the Korean vowel that represents the sound ‘ae’?
ㅐ (ae)
True or False: ‘ㅟ’ is a combination of ‘ㅜ’ and ‘ㅣ’.
True
Which vowel is represented by ‘ㅔ’?
e as in ‘bet’
What is the combination of ‘ㅏ’ and ‘ㅣ’ called?
ㅐ (ae)
How many compound vowels are there in the Korean language?
There are 11 compound vowels.
Fill in the blank: The vowel ‘ㅑ’ is pronounced as _____ in English.
ya as in ‘yarn’
What is the Korean vowel that has no direct equivalent in English?
ㅡ (eu)
What vowel corresponds to the sound ‘yo’?
ㅛ (yo)
True or False: ‘ㅘ’ is a compound vowel.
True
Which vowel is used to create the sound ‘wae’?
ㅙ (wae)
What is the sound of the vowel ‘ㅔ’?
Similar to ‘e’ in ‘bet’
What is the Romanized form of the vowel ‘ㅒ’?
yae
True or False: Korean vowels can be combined to form new sounds.
True
What is the vowel ‘ㅑ’ used for?
It represents the sound ‘ya’.
Which vowel is pronounced like ‘oe’ in ‘foe’?
ㅚ (oe)
Fill in the blank: The vowel ‘ㅘ’ is a combination of _____ and _____.
ㅗ (o) and ㅏ (a)
What vowel represents the sound ‘yu’?
ㅠ (yu)
How is the vowel ‘ㅟ’ pronounced?
‘wi’ as in ‘we’
What is the Korean vowel for ‘ae’ in ‘air’?
ㅐ (ae)
Which vowel is represented by ‘ㅗ’?
‘o’ as in ‘go’
True or False: Compound vowels are formed by combining two basic vowels.
True
What is the sound of the vowel ‘ㅜ’?
‘u’ as in ‘blue’
How many vowel sounds does the letter ‘ㅣ’ represent?
One sound, ‘i’.
What is the diphthong formed by combining ‘ㅓ’ and ‘ㅣ’?
ㅔ (e)
What vowel is represented by ‘ㅟ’?
‘wi’ as in ‘we’
Fill in the blank: The vowel ‘ㅒ’ is pronounced like _____ in English.
‘yae’ similar to ‘yay’
Which vowel is pronounced like ‘u’ in ‘put’?
ㅡ (eu)
What is the Korean vowel for the sound ‘yo’?
ㅛ (yo)
True or False: The vowel ‘ㅙ’ is a compound vowel.
True
What is the vowel ‘ㅓ’ used for?
It represents the sound ‘eo’.
Which vowel corresponds to the sound ‘ae’ in ‘day’?
ㅐ (ae)
What is the sound of the vowel ‘ㅖ’?
‘ye’ as in ‘yes’
Fill in the blank: The vowel ‘ㅙ’ is a combination of _____ and _____.
ㅗ (o) and ㅐ (ae)
What is the Romanized form of the vowel ‘ㅓ’?
eo
What is the sound of the vowel ‘ㅑ’?
‘ya’ as in ‘yarn’
How many variations of the vowel ‘ㅐ’ exist?
There are two: ㅐ and ㅒ.
True or False: The vowel ‘ㅜ’ is a basic vowel.
True
