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Supposedly "heavier" sound than ㅐ, but these days they sometimes are
not distinguished.
ㅔ 'e' in 'peck' ㅕ (1) 'you' in 'young' ㅖ 'ye' in 'yes ㅗ (1) 'o' in 'boy' ㅘ 'wa' in 'wander' ㅙ 'wa' in 'wack' ㅚ 'wa' in 'wack' You'd think this would be the French "eu". It might have been in the old
days, but it is practically the same as ㅙ.
ㅛ (1) 'yo' in 'yo-yo' Actually, it's only the first part of 'yo', the short version.
ㅜ (1) 'oo' in 'boot' Actually, shorter. But it's different from 'oo' in 'foot'.
ㅝ 'wo' in 'won' ㅞ 'wea' in 'weapon' Supposedly "heavier" sound than ㅙ, but sometimes they are hard to tell
apart.
ㅟ 'we' in 'we' It could have been the French 'u' longer time ago, but now it's pronounced
as 'we' (that is, the shape of the lips changes).
ㅠ (1) 'you' in 'you' Also, not that long.
ㅡ (1) 'c' in 'cream' without
the 'k' sound. This is a bit tricky. This symbol is also used for those cosonants that
appear by themselves in English (e.g., 't' in 'part'). Hangul cannot have just
the consonants, so this vowel usually is added in those cases (트 in 파트).
ㅢ ㅡ and ㅣ in quick
succession. This is also two sounds, that is, the shape of the lips changes.
ㅣ (1) 'ee' in 'see' But shorter.
Supposedly "heavier" sound than ㅒ, but hard to tell apart.
(1) The 10 basic vowels. In the original set, it included ㆍ (아래아 ARaeA).

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