ㅆ ss (like lassie), but at the end of the syllable it

Korean Alphabet: Easy Intro sounds like ‘t’

Learning to read Korean is fast and easy thanks to Last we have the combination vowels. There are subtle
King Sejong the Great, considered Korea’s finest and variations in pronunciation that I have not learned well
wisest ruler who headed the creation of a simple enough yet, but still the basics might help you. They
script that the masses could easily learn and use. sound like the vowels that are combined.
Hangul (lit: Korean letters) was officially adopted in
1446. Hangul has since been simplified to 10 basic ㅐ ae (like Haeundae) 해 운 대 you see that a lot, even
vowels and 19 consonants. I am not an expert at all, on your trash bags.
but I wanted to share a little about how easy it can be ㅔ eh (like net) but really sounds the same as ㅐ to
learn and how fun it is to recognize words in the most people
grocery store and restaurants, and get around easier ㅒ yae (that extra horizontal stroke is the y sound
with maps and even GPS. again)
ㅖ yeh
The 10 basic vowels are: ㅘ wah (think o-ah ㅗ ㅏ)
ㅙ way (think o-ae ㅗ ㅐ)
ㅏ ah (like father) ㅑ yah ㅝ wuh (think oo-uh ㅜ ㅓ)
ㅓ uh (or awe) ㅕ yuh ㅞ weh (think oo-eh ㅜ ㅔ)
ㅗ o (like go) ㅛ yo ㅟ wee (think oo-ee ㅜ ㅣ)
ㅜ oo (like food) ㅠ you ㅚ o-ee (ㅗ ㅣ)
ㅡ u (your mouth shaped like e but you say oo) ㅢ ew-ee (ㅡ ㅣ)
ㅣ ee
So here are a few common words you probably see
The letters are arranged always into syllables, so each everyday
group of 2 or more letters is one syllable. A tidy
package that always starts with a consonant. If the 우유 “oo-you” Milk
syllable starts with a vowel sound, then it starts with a 이 마 트 “e-mah-t” E-Mart
special sort of consonant called a place holder. The 해 운 대 “hay-oon-day” Haeundae
place holder has no sound of it’s own, it is an empty ㅇ. 부산 “boo-san” Busan
불 고 기 “bool-go-gee” Bulgogi marinated beef
So the word for milk 우 유, sounds like “oo-you” 갈비 “gal-bee” Galbi ribs
잡 채 “jahp-chay” Japchae noodles with sliced
If the ㅇ is at the end of a syllable block like 둥, then vegetables
it sounds like “ng”. So 동 is dong, which means 김 밥 “gim-bahp” Kimbap stuffed rice (bap 밥) rolled
neighborhood and you see it everywhere. in seaweed (gim 김)
비 빔 밥 “bee-bim-bahp” Bibimbap rice mixed with egg,
The other consonants are: kimchee, and veggies
부 산 국 제 학 교 “boo-sahn gook-jeh hahk-gyo” literally
ㄴ n (like nature) Busan International School ISB
ㅁ m (like mouth, looks like a mouth too)
ㄱ ㄲ ㅋ g (like go), kk (like bookkeeper), K’ (strong So while you are out and about practice your Korean by
K like king) reading everything you can and you may be surprised
ㄷ ㄸ ㅌ d (like dog), tt (like butter), T’ (strong T how many words you recognize.
like talk)
ㅂ ㅃ ㅍ b (like busan), pp (like happy), P’ (strong P With every language there are many rules written and
like pounce) unwritten about how people really pronounce all the
ㅈ ㅉ ㅊ j (like joy), tch (like catch), CH’ (strong CH words, but this guide will hopefully get you started,
like change) and feeling more at home in this great country.
ㅎ h (like hat, looks like it wears a hat) –Kathy McGowan
ㄹ ‘r’ or an ‘l’ depending on where it is in the syllable
( ‘r’ at start, ‘l’ middle, then ‘rl’ at end)
ㅅ s (like spike) but becomes sh when with an ㅣee, ㅑ
ya, ㅕyuh, ㅛyo, or ㅠyou, makes it 시 shee, 샤 sha, 셔
shuh, 쇼show, and 슈shoo.