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Positional allophones

From Korean Wiki Project

This is a chart showing the changes in sounds the consonants make depending on if their an initial, medial, or final letter (allophone).

Phoneme ㄱ ㅋ ㄲ ㅇ ㄷ ㅌ ㅅ ㅆ ㅈ ㅊ ㄸ ㅉ ㄴ ㄹ ㅂ ㅍ ㅃ ㅁ ㅎ
Initial allophone k kʰ k͈ – t tʰ s s͈ tɕ tɕʰ t͈ t͈ɕ n (n) p pʰ p͈ m h
Medial allophone ɡ ŋ d dʑ ɾ b (ɦ)
Final allophone k̚ t̚ l p̚