Consonants
(19)
ㄴ
n
n
ame
ㅎ
h
h
ello
ㄱ
g, k
g
uess,
k
ing
ㅋ
k
k
ey
ㄲ
kk
ㄷ
d, t
d
ay,
t
oy
ㅌ
t
t
ree
ㄸ
tt
ㅂ
b, p
b
oon,
p
an
ㅍ
p
p
izza
ㅃ
pp
ㅈ
j, z
j
am,
ㅊ
ch
ch
urch
ㅉ
jj
ㅅ
s, t
s
igh, we
t
ㅆ
ss
ㄹ
r, l
r
ock, i
ll
ㅁ
m
m
other
ㅇ
ng* si
ng
*silent placeholder consonant in initial position
1.
Syllable begins with consonant
2.
Syllable has at least 1 consonant & 1 vowel (
c+v
OR
c+v+c
)
3.
Consonants in second column are pronounced “aspirated” (with a puff of air after it)
4.
[x, y]
x when followed by a vowel, y when followed by another consonant or form the final sound of a word