Consonants

 

Name

Init sound

Final sound

g, k

기역  giyeok

pick good

cook

 

 

gotcha

gotcha

n

니은  nieun

no

noon

d,t

디귿  digeut

battle deep

road

 

쌍디귿 ssang-digeut

duh

 

r, l

리을  rieul

ball x-ray

call

m

미음  mieum

mom

hum

b,p

비읍  bieup

pop baby

chop

 

쌍비읍 ssang-bieup

bad

 

s, sh

시옷  siot

sad sheet()

road

 

쌍시옷  ssang-siot

sang

road

 ng

이응  ieung

silent

ring

j,t

지읒  jieut

juice

road

 

쌍지읒 ssang-jieut

gotcha

 

ch, t

치읓  chieut

chicken

road

k,k

키읔  kieuk

kite

road

 

티읕tieut

tiger

 

p,p

피읖  pieup

peace

chop

h,t

히읗  hieut

house

road

Vowels

 

 

sound

 

a

 

father

 

ae

 

and

 

ya

 

yard

 

yae

 

yale

 

eo

 

top

 

e

 

end

 

yeo

 

yawn

 

ye

 

yes

 

o

 

go

 

wa

 

once

 

wae

 

wag

 

oe

 

weight

 

yo

 

yodel

 

u

 

who

 

weo

 

want

 

we

 

wedding

 

wi

 

we

 

yu

 

you

 

eu

 

taken

 

ui

 

gooey

 

i

 

teeth