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This page will have all the IPAs needed to read Korean words written in IPA.
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The charts below show the way in which the [[wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] represents Korean language pronunciations.
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{| class="IPA wikitable"
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===Korean consonants===
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|-
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! IPA
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! Hangul
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! <small>[[wikipedia:Revised Romanization of Korean|RR trans.]]</small>
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! English equivalent
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! Notes
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>b</big>|| ㅂ || b || '''''b'''all'' || between voiced sounds
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>ɕ</big>|| ㅅ || s || '''''sh'''e'' || before [i] or [j]
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>d</big>|| ㄷ || d || '''''d'''oll'' || between voiced sounds
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>dʑ</big>|| ㅈ || j || '''''g'''ee'' || between voiced sounds
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>ɡ</big>|| ㄱ || g || '''''g'''all'' || between voiced sounds
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>h</big>|| ㅎ || h || '''''h'''all'' ||
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|-
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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.
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|align="center"|<big>k</big>|| ㄱ, ㅋ || g, k || — || ㅋ is [k] at the end of a syllable.
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|align="center"|<big>k͈</big>|| ㄲ || kk || ''s'''k'''in'' || tense [k]
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|align="center"|<big>kʰ</big>|| ㅋ, ㅎㄱ || k || '''''c'''all'' ||
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|align="center"|<big>l</big>|| ㄹ, ㄴ || l || ''ca'''ll''''' || ㄹ is [l] at the end of a syllable.<br>ㄹㄴ and ㄴㄹ may be [ll].
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|align="center"|<big>m</big>|| ㅁ, ㅂ || m || '''''m'''all'' || ㅂ is [m] before [n] or [m].
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>n</big>|| ㄴ, ㄹ,<br>{{nowrap|ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ}} || n || '''''n'''ot'' || ㄹ may be [n] at the start of a word.<br>ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ are [n] before [n] or [m].
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|align="center"|<big>ŋ</big>|| ㅇ, ㄱ || ng || ''ki'''ng''''' || ㅇ is only [ŋ] at the end of a syllable.<br>ㄱ is [ŋ] before [n], [m] or [ɾ]
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|align="center"|<big>p</big>|| ㅂ, ㅍ || b, p || — || ㅍ is [p] at the end of a syllable.
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|align="center"|<big>p͈</big>|| ㅃ || pp || ''s'''p'''an'' || tense [p]
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|align="center"|<big>pʰ</big>|| ㅍ, ㅎㅂ || p || '''''p'''all'' ||
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|align="center"|<big>ɾ</big>|| ㄹ || r || — || A [[wikipedia:flap consonant|flap]], like Scots ''r'' or American ''la'''dd'''er,'' between vowels
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|align="center"|<big>s</big>|| ㅅ || s || — || [s] with almost no [[wikipedia:Sibilant consonant|sibilance]]
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|align="center"|<big>s͈</big>|| ㅆ || ss || '''''S'''aul'' || tense [s]
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>t</big>|| ㄷ<br>{{nowrap|ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ}} || d<br>t || — || All are [t] and RR ''t'' at the end of a syllable.
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|align="center"|<big>t͈</big>|| ㄸ || tt || ''s'''t'''all'' || tense [t]
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|align="center"|<big>tʰ</big>|| ㅌ, ㅎㄷ || t || '''''t'''all'' ||
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|align="center"|<big>tɕ</big>|| ㅈ || j || ''ea'''ch''''' ||
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>tɕ͈</big>|| ㅉ || jj || — || tense [tɕ]
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|align="center"|<big>tɕʰ</big>|| ㅊ, ㅎㅈ || ch || '''''ch'''in'' ||
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|align="center"|<big>w</big>|| ㅜ, ㅗ || w || '''''w'''all'' || spelled ㅜ before [ʌ], [e], [i];<br>ㅗ before [ɛ], [e],* [a]
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|  || colspan=4| *ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the rounded ''ö'' vowel [ø] by some older speakers.
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{| class="IPA wikitable"
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===Korean vowels===
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|-
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! IPA
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! Hangul
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! <small>[[wikipedia:Revised Romanization of Korean|RR trans.]]</small>
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! Notes
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|align="center"|<big>a</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅏ ||rowspan=2| a || rowspan=2|''sp'''a'''''
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>aː</big>
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>e</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅔ || rowspan=2|e ||rowspan=2| Similar to the beginning of the diphthong in ''m'''ai'''n''
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|align="center"|<big>eː</big>
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|align="center"|<big>ɛ</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅐ || rowspan=2|ae || rowspan=2|''m'''e'''t''; similar to ''e'' for young speakers.
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|align="center"|<big>ɛː</big>
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>i</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅣ || rowspan=2|i || rowspan=2|''m'''ea'''n''
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>iː</big>
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>o</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅗ || rowspan=2|o || rowspan=2|Spanish ''o'' or French ''eau''
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|align="center"|<big>oː</big>
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>u</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅜ || rowspan=2|u || rowspan=2|''m'''oo'''n''
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|-
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|align="center"|<big>uː</big>
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|align="center"|<big>ʌ, ɔ</big>|| rowspan=2| ㅓ || rowspan=2| eo || rowspan=2| ''y'''ou'''ng'' (these are pronounced [ɔ], as in ''more,'' in Seoul and North Korea)
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|align="center"|<big>əː, ɔː</big>
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|align="center"|<big>ɯ</big>|| rowspan=2|ㅡ ||rowspan=2| eu || rowspan=2| Separate sound in Standard Korean; similar to ''eo'' for many dialects.
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|align="center"|<big>ɯː</big>
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{| class="IPA wikitable"
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===Korean diphthongs===
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|-
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! IPA
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! Hangul
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! <small>[[wikipedia:Revised Romanization of Korean|RR trans.]]</small>
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! Notes
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|align="center"|<big>ɯi</big>|| ㅢ || ui ||
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|align="center"|<big>ø,<br>we</big>|| ㅚ || oe || ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the rounded ''ö'' vowel [ø] by some older speakers.
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{| class="IPA wikitable"
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===Sounds not written in hangul===
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! IPA!! Explanation
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|align="center"|<big> ː</big> || [[wikipedia:Long vowel|Long vowel]]. Long [ʌ] is [əː]. Young speakers in Seoul do not use length consistently, if at all.
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|align="center"|<big>&nbsp;́</big> || [[wikipedia:Pitch accent|High tone]], on any one syllable or the first two; used outside Seoul.
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Revision as of 06:23, 31 July 2009

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Korean language pronunciations.

Korean consonants

IPA Hangul RR trans. English equivalent Notes
b b ball between voiced sounds
ɕ s she before [i] or [j]
d d doll between voiced sounds
j gee between voiced sounds
ɡ g gall between voiced sounds
h h hall
j ㅖ, ㅒ, ㅑ,
ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅕ
y y’all Spelled by doubling the dot on the vowel.
k ㄱ, ㅋ g, k ㅋ is [k] at the end of a syllable.
kk skin tense [k]
ㅋ, ㅎㄱ k call
l ㄹ, ㄴ l call ㄹ is [l] at the end of a syllable.
ㄹㄴ and ㄴㄹ may be [ll].
m ㅁ, ㅂ m mall ㅂ is [m] before [n] or [m].
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].
ŋ ㅇ, ㄱ ng king ㅇ is only [ŋ] at the end of a syllable.
ㄱ is [ŋ] before [n], [m] or [ɾ]
p ㅂ, ㅍ b, p ㅍ is [p] at the end of a syllable.
pp span tense [p]
ㅍ, ㅎㅂ p pall
ɾ r A flap, like Scots r or American ladder, between vowels
s s [s] with almost no sibilance
ss Saul tense [s]
t
ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ
d
t
All are [t] and RR t at the end of a syllable.
tt stall tense [t]
ㅌ, ㅎㄷ t tall
j each
tɕ͈ jj tense [tɕ]
tɕʰ ㅊ, ㅎㅈ ch chin
w ㅜ, ㅗ w wall spelled ㅜ before [ʌ], [e], [i];
ㅗ before [ɛ], [e],* [a]
*ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the rounded ö vowel [ø] by some older speakers.

Korean vowels

IPA Hangul RR trans. Notes
a a spa
e e Similar to the beginning of the diphthong in main
ɛ ae met; similar to e for young speakers.
ɛː
i i mean
o o Spanish o or French eau
u u moon
ʌ, ɔ eo young (these are pronounced [ɔ], as in more, in Seoul and North Korea)
əː, ɔː
ɯ eu Separate sound in Standard Korean; similar to eo for many dialects.
ɯː

Korean diphthongs

IPA Hangul RR trans. Notes
ɯi ui
ø,
we
oe ㅚ is pronounced [we] by most, but as the rounded ö vowel [ø] by some older speakers.

Sounds not written in hangul

IPA Explanation
ː Long vowel. Long [ʌ] is [əː]. Young speakers in Seoul do not use length consistently, if at all.
 ́ High tone, on any one syllable or the first two; used outside Seoul.