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ㅁ (1) 미음 MiEum m As in "mother".
ㅂ (1) 비읍 BiEup b / p Since this can be both voiceless and voiced, foreigners may think
of it as 'b' or 'p'. However, it is a bit less voiced than 'b', and less
strong than 'p'.
ㅅ (1) 시옷 SiOt s The sound is not as strong as the English 's', but close.
ㅇ (1) 이응 IEung none /
ng This symbol when appearing as the first consonant does not have
any sound. It acts as a placeholder for aesthetic reasons.
ㅈ (1) 지읒 JiEut j / ch Since this can be both voiceless and voiced, foreigners may think
of it as 'j' or 'ch'. However, it is a bit less voiced than 'j', and less
strong than 'ch'.
ㅊ (1) 치읓 ChiEut ch This is the real voiceless 'ch' sound.
ㅋ (1) 키읔 KiEuk k The is the real voiceless 'k' sound.
ㅌ (1) 티읕 TiEut t This is the real voiceless 't' sound.
ㅍ (1) 피읖 PiEup p This is the real voiceless 'p' sound.
ㅎ (1) 히읗 HiEut h This is about as strong as the English 'h'. Definitely less strong
than the German version.
ㄲ 쌍기역
SsangGiYeok gg The sound is stronger, voiced 'g'. Like Spanish 'k'
ㄸ 쌍디귿
SsangDiGeut dd The sound is stronger, voiced 'd'. Like Spanish 't’
ㅃ 쌍비읍
SsangBiEup bb The sound is stronger, voiced 'b'. Like Spanish 'b'
ㅆ 쌍시옷
SsangSiOt ss This is, maybe, slightly stronger than the English 's'.
ㅉ 쌍지읒
SsangJiEut jj this sound is stronger, voiced 'j'.
(1) The 14 basic consonants. In the original set, it included ㅿ (반시옷 BanSiOt), ㆁ
(엣이응 YetIEung) and ㆆ (된이응 DoenIEung).
V OWELS
Symbol Sound
ㅏ (1) 'a' in 'far'
ㅐ 'a' in 'pack'
ㅑ (1) 'ya' in 'Maya'
ㅒ 'yea' in 'yeah'
ㅓ (1) 'u' in 'duck'

Memo
Think of it as the half vowel 'y' plus ㅑ (that is, the shape of the lips do not
change).
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