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| |align="center"|<big>b</big>|| ㅂ || b || '''''b'''all'' || between voiced sounds | | |align="center"|<big>b</big>|| ㅂ || b || '''''b'''all'' || between voiced sounds |
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− | |align="center''|<big>bʱ</big>|| ㅍ || p || ''a'''bh'''or'' || between voiced sounds | + | |align="center"|<big>bʱ</big>|| ㅍ || p || ''a'''bh'''or'' || between voiced sounds |
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| |align="center"|<big>ɕ</big>|| ㅅ || s || '''''sh'''e'' || before [i] or [j] | | |align="center"|<big>ɕ</big>|| ㅅ || s || '''''sh'''e'' || before [i] or [j] |
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| |align="center"|<big>d</big>|| ㄷ || d || '''''d'''oll'' || between voiced sounds | | |align="center"|<big>d</big>|| ㄷ || d || '''''d'''oll'' || between voiced sounds |
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− | |align=''center''|<big>dʱ</big>|| ㅌ || t || ''ol'''dh'''ouse'' || between voiced sounds | + | |align="center"|<big>dʱ</big>|| ㅌ || t || ''ol'''dh'''ouse'' || between voiced sounds |
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| |align="center"|<big>dʑ</big>|| ㅈ || j || '''''g'''ee'' || between voiced sounds | | |align="center"|<big>dʑ</big>|| ㅈ || j || '''''g'''ee'' || between voiced sounds |
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| |align="center"|<big>ɡ</big>|| ㄱ || g || '''''g'''all'' || between voiced sounds | | |align="center"|<big>ɡ</big>|| ㄱ || g || '''''g'''all'' || between voiced sounds |
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− | |align='''center''|<big>gʱ</big>|| ㅋ || k || ''do'''gh'''ouse'' || between voiced sounds | + | |align="center"|<big>gʱ</big>|| ㅋ || k || ''do'''gh'''ouse'' || between voiced sounds |
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| |align="center"|<big>h</big>|| ㅎ || h || '''''h'''all'' || | | |align="center"|<big>h</big>|| ㅎ || h || '''''h'''all'' || |
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− | |align=''center''|<big>ɦ</big>|| ㅎ || h || ''a'''h'''ead'' || between voiced sounds | + | |align="center"|<big>ɦ</big>|| ㅎ || h || ''a'''h'''ead'' || between voiced sounds |
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| |align="center"|<big>j</big>|| {{nowrap|ㅖ, ㅒ, ㅑ,}}<br>{{nowrap|ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ}} || y || '''''y'''’all'' || Spelled by doubling the dot on the vowel. | | |align="center"|<big>j</big>|| {{nowrap|ㅖ, ㅒ, ㅑ,}}<br>{{nowrap|ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ}} || y || '''''y'''’all'' || Spelled by doubling the dot on the vowel. |
Korean consonants
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IPA
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Hangul
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RR trans.
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English equivalent
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Notes
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b |
ㅂ |
b |
ball |
between voiced sounds
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bʱ |
ㅍ |
p |
abhor |
between voiced sounds
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ɕ |
ㅅ |
s |
she |
before [i] or [j]
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d |
ㄷ |
d |
doll |
between voiced sounds
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dʱ |
ㅌ |
t |
oldhouse |
between voiced sounds
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dʑ |
ㅈ |
j |
gee |
between voiced sounds
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dʑʱ |
ㅊ |
ch |
hedgehog |
between voiced sounds
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ɡ |
ㄱ |
g |
gall |
between voiced sounds
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gʱ |
ㅋ |
k |
doghouse |
between voiced sounds
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h |
ㅎ |
h |
hall |
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ɦ |
ㅎ |
h |
ahead |
between voiced sounds
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j |
ㅖ, ㅒ, ㅑ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ |
y |
y’all |
Spelled by doubling the dot on the vowel.
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k |
ㄱ, ㅋ |
g, k |
— |
ㅋ is [k] at the end of a syllable.
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k͈ |
ㄲ |
kk |
skin |
tense [k]
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kʰ |
ㅋ, ㅎㄱ |
k |
call |
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l |
ㄹ, ㄴ |
l |
call |
ㄹ is [l] at the end of a syllable. ㄹㄴ and ㄴㄹ may be [ll] or [lː]. Across word boundaries though, ㄴ-ㄹ is [nn] or [nː].
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m |
ㅁ, ㅂ |
m |
mall |
ㅂ is [m] before [n] or [m].
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n |
ㄴ, ㄹ, ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ |
n |
not |
ㄹ may be [n] at the start of a word. ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ are [n] before [n] or [m].
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ŋ |
ㅇ, ㄱ |
ng |
king |
ㅇ is only [ŋ] at the end of a syllable. ㄱ is [ŋ] before [n], [m] or [ɾ]
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p |
ㅂ, ㅍ |
b, p |
— |
ㅍ is [p] at the end of a syllable.
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p͈ |
ㅃ |
pp |
span |
tense [p]
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pʰ |
ㅍ, ㅎㅂ |
p |
pall |
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ɾ |
ㄹ |
r |
— |
A flap, like Scots r or American ladder, between vowels
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s |
ㅅ |
s |
— |
[s] with almost no sibilance
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s͈ |
ㅆ |
ss |
Saul |
tense [s]
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t |
ㄷ ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅎ |
d t |
— |
All are [t] and RR t at the end of a syllable. The only things to end in ㅎ are the name of the ㅎ jamo, which is called "히읗," and certain verb stems like 좋 from 좋다. Only relevant when teaching grammar or linguistics.
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t͈ |
ㄸ |
tt |
stall |
tense [t]
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tʰ |
ㅌ, ㅎㄷ |
t |
tall |
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tɕ |
ㅈ |
j |
each |
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tɕ͈ |
ㅉ |
jj |
— |
tense [tɕ]
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tɕʰ |
ㅊ, ㅎㅈ |
ch |
chin |
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w |
ㅜ, ㅗ |
w |
wall |
spelled ㅜ before [ʌ], [e], [i]; ㅗ before [ɛ], [e],* [a]
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*ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the rounded ö vowel [ø] by some older speakers.
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Korean vowels
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IPA
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Hangul
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RR trans.
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Notes
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a |
ㅏ |
a |
spa
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aː
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e |
ㅔ |
e |
Similar to the beginning of the diphthong in main
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eː
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ɛ |
ㅐ |
ae |
met; similar to e for young speakers.
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ɛː
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i |
ㅣ |
i |
mean
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iː
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o |
ㅗ |
o |
Spanish o or French eau
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oː
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u |
ㅜ |
u |
moon
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uː
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ʌ, ɔ |
ㅓ |
eo |
young (these are pronounced [ɔ], as in north, in Seoul and North Korea)
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əː, ɔː
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ɯ, ɨ |
ㅡ |
eu |
Separate sound in Standard Korean; similar to eo for many dialects.
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ɯː
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Korean diphthongs
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IPA
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Hangul
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RR trans.
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Notes
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ɯi |
ㅢ |
ui |
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ø, we |
ㅚ |
oe |
ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the rounded ö vowel [ø] by some older speakers.
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Sounds not written in hangul
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IPA |
Explanation
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ː |
Long vowel. Long [ʌ] is [əː]. Young speakers in Seoul do not use length consistently, if at all.
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́ |
High tone, on any one syllable or the first two; used outside Seoul.
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