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Korean Letters Flashcards

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ㅏ

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[a]
‘ah’ as in father
아

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ㅓ

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[eo]
‘uh’ as in bus or gut
어

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ㅗ

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[o]
‘oh’ as in ago
오

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ㅜ

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[oo] or [u]
oo as in food
우

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ㅡ

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[eu]
think of ‘eu gross’ make a disgusted face ‘eu’
brother eu whats that brother
으

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ㅣ

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[i] or [ee]
ee as in feet or teeth / ea in peach
이

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ㅐ

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[ae]
‘a’ as in ‘sad’ or ‘pan’

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ㅔ

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[e]
‘e’ as in ‘bed’ or ‘pet’

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ㄱ

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[g] or [k] depending
‘g’ as in ‘go’ or ‘gap’ / NOT as in ‘genuine’ or ‘giraffe’
{as 받침 doesn’t make a sound}
가 / 고

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ㄴ

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[n]
n as in no or new
{as 받침, n as in can or again}
나 / 노

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ㄷ

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[d] or [t]
d as in study or the first t in sTart
{as 받침, t as in cat or bat}
다 / 도

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ㄹ

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[l] or [r]
when ㄹ at beginning of word, sounds like ‘l’
when ㄹ in the middle of word, sounds like ‘r’ but like a spanish ‘r’ (cuz that makes sense)
{as 받침, sounds like ‘l’}
라 / 로

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ㅁ

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[m]
m as in mom or map (can sound like ㅂ)
{as 받침, m as in beam or team}
마 / 모

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ㅂ

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[b] or [p]
b as in busy or baby
{as 받침, p as in cap or tap}
바 / 보

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ㅅ

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[s] (sometimes makes [sh])
s as in slow or sh in sheep
{as 받침, t as in cat or bat}
사 / 소

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ㅇ

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[silent] or [ng]
at beginning of block, ㅇ is silent (like 아)
{as 받침, sounds like ‘ng’ in song or ring}
아 / 오 / 앙 / 옹

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ㅈ

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[j]
j as in Jill
{as 받침, t as in cat or bat}
자 / 조

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ㅊ

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[ch]
‘ch’ as in cheat or chain
{as 받침, t as in cat or bat}
차 / 초

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ㅋ

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[k]
k as in Korea or c as in career
{as 받침 doesn’t make a sound}
카 / 코

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ㅌ

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[t]
t as in tape or teeth
{as 받침, t as in cat or bat}
타 / 토

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ㅍ

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[p]
p as in power or permanent
{as 받침, p as in cap or tap}
파 / 포

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ㅎ

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[h]
h as in harmony or hat
{as 받침, t as in cat or bat}
하 / 호

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ㅑ

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[ya]
ya as in yard or yarn
야

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ㅕ

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[yeo]
yu as in yummy yucky (yuh)
여

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ㅛ

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[yo]
yo as in yogurt or yoga
요

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ㅠ

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[yu] or [yoo]
u as in USA or Utah
유

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ㅒ

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[yae]
ye as in yes or yet
(sounds like ㅖ)
얘

28
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ㅖ

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[ye]
ye as in yes or yet
(sounds like ㅒ)
예

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ㅘ

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[wa]
wa as in swan or swat
와

30
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ㅝ

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[weo]
wo as in wonderful or work
워

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ㅙ

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[wae]
we as in western or wet
(sounds like 웨 / 외)
왜

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ㅞ

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[we]
we as in western or wet
(sounds like 왜 / 외)
웨

33
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ㅚ

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[we]
we as in western or wet
(sounds like 왜 / 웨 )
외

34
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ㅟ

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[we]
we as in weekend or we
위

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ㅢ

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[ui] (sometimes [i])
when alone, sounds like 으 then 이 (said quickly together)
when at the end of a word, sounds like 이
의

36
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ㄲ

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[kk]
‘ch’ after ‘s’ in English, like in school or scheme
까 / 꼬

37
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ㄸ

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[dd]
‘t’ after ‘s’ in English, like in stress or steal
따 / 또

38
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ㅃ

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[bb]
‘p’ after ‘s’ in English, like in speech or spoon
빠 / 뽀

39
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ㅆ

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[ss]
s as in sit or subway
싸 / 쏘

40
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ㅉ

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[jj] or [ch]
not quite but kind of like j in judge or jug
짜 / 쪼

41
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ㄳ

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followed by consonant – ㄱ only
followed by vowel – ㅅ is pronounced
(넋을 = 넉슬 -> 넉쓸)

42
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ㄵ

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followed by consonant – ㄴ only
followed by vowel – ㅈ is pronounced
(앉아 = 안자)

43
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ㄶ

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followed by consonant – ㄴ only
followed by ㄱ,ㄷ,ㅈ – ㅎ is pronounced
(않고 = 안코) (않다 = 안타) (않지 = 안치)

44
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ㄺ

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followed by consonant – ㄱ only
[읽다 = 익다 == 익따] [읽는 = 익는 == 잉는]
followed by vowel – both are pronounced but ㄱ is pronounced with the following vowel
[읽을 = 일글]
EXCEPTIONS – 읽고 = 일고 == 일꼬

45
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ㄻ

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followed by consonant – ㅁ only
[젊다 = 점다 == 점따]
followed by vowel – both are pronounced but ㅁ is pronounced with the following vowel
[젊은 = 절믄]

46
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ㄾ

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followed by consonant – ㄹ only
followed by vowel – ㅌ is pronounced
핥아 = 할타

47
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ㄼ

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followed by consonant – ㄹ only
followed by vowel – ㅂ is pronounced
[밟아 = 발바]
EXCEPTIONS – 밟다 = 밥다 == 밥따

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ㄽ

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followed by consonant – ㄹ only
followed by vowel – both are pronounced but ㅅ is pronounced with the following vowel
[곬이 = 골시 == 골씨]
luckily there aren’t many words with this ending

49
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ㄿ

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followed by consonant – ㅍ sounds like ㅂ
[읊다 = 읍다 == 읍따]
followed by vowel – both are pronounced but ㅍ is pronounced with the following vowel
[읊어 = 을퍼]

50
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ㅀ

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followed by consonant – ㄹ only
followed by ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅈ – ㅎ turns into ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅊ
[앓고 = 알코] [앓다 = 알타] [앓지 = 알치]

51
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ㅄ

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followed by consonant – ㅂ only
followed by vowel – both are pronounced but ㅅ is pronounced with the following vowel
[없어 = 업서 == 업써]

52
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ㅎ+ ㄱ\ㄷ\ㅈ

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ㅎ turns ㄱ/ㄷ/ㅈ into ㅋ/ㅌ/ㅊ
놓고 == 노코
좋다 == 조타
그렇지 == 그러치

53
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ㅎ+ㄴ

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as a 받침, ㅎ changes to ㄴ when the following syllable begins with ㄴ
놓는 == 논는
닿는 == 단는

54
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ㅎ+ㅇ

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if ㅎ is 받침 and is followed by ㅇ, it is dropped and no sound is made – simply move on to the next syllable
쌓은 == 싸은
좋아 == 조아

55
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ㄷ+이

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when ㄷ is 받침 it becomes a ㅈ sound when the following syllable is 이. The ㅇ is essentially dropped, and the ㄷ, which is now said as ㅈ, pairs withㅣand is pronounced as 지
곧이 == 고지
굳이 == 구지
받이 == 바지

56
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ㅌ+이

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when ㅌ is 받침 it becomes a ㅊ sound when the following syllable is 이. The ㅇ is essentially dropped, and the ㅌ, which is now said as ㅊ, pairs withㅣand is pronounced as 치
같이 == 가치
밭이 == 바치

57
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ㄷ+히

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when ㄷ is 받침 it becomes a ㅊ sound when the following syllable is 히. The ㅎ is essentially dropped, and the ㄷ, which is now said as ㅊ, pairs withㅣand is pronounced as 치
닫히 == 다치
묻히 == 무치

58
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ㄱ/ㅋ/ㄲ +ㄴ

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when ㄱ is 받침 followed by ㄴ, ㄱ is pronounced as ㅇ
적는 == 정는
죽는 == 중는
깎는 == 깡는

59
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ㄱ+ㅁ

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when ㄱ is 받침 followed by ㅁ, ㄱ is pronounced as ㅇ
국물 == 궁물
국민 == 궁민

60
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ㄷ/ㅌ/ㅅ/ㅆ/ㅈ/ㅊ/ㅎ + ㄴ

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when any of these consonants are followed by ㄴ, the sound changes to ㄴ
듣는 == 든는
있는 == 인는
몇년 == 면년
솟는 == 손는

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ㅂ/ㅍ + ㄴ \ ㅂ/ㅍ + ㅁ

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when ㅂ or ㅍ is followed by ㄴ or ㅁ, the ㅂor ㅍchanges to an ㅁ sound
업는 == 엄는
접는 == 점는
밥 먹다 == 밤 먹다
감사합니다 == 감사함니다
앞문 == 암문

62
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ㄴ+ㄹ

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when ㄴ and ㄹ meet, the ㄴ sound is replaced by the ㄹ sound
난로 == 날로
신라 == 실라
설날 == 서랄
한라산 == 할라산

63
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ㅇ+ㄹ \ ㅁ+ㄹ

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when ㅇ/ㅁ and ㄹ meet, ㄹ is replaced with ㄴ
종로 == 종노
공로 == 공노
함락 == 함낙

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