<Korean Language has 14 basic consonants and 10 pure vowels. But there are also 5 double consononants and 11 compound vowels.>

A - Consonants

¤¡ ¤¤ ¤§ ¤© ¤± ¤² ¤µ ¤· ¤¸ ¤º ¤» ¤¼ ¤½ ¤¾ (14 basic consonants)
¤¢ ¤¨ ¤³ ¤¶ ¤¹ ( 5 double consonants)

B - Vowels

¤¿ ¤Á ¤Ã ¤Å ¤Ç ¤Ë ¤Ì ¤Ð ¤Ñ ¤Ó(10 pure vowels)
¤À ¤Ä ¤Â ¤Æ ¤È ¤É ¤Í ¤Î ¤Ê ¤Ï ¤Ò (11 compound vowels)

 

# How to make?

A+B = °¡ (¤¡+¤¿), °¼ (¤¡+¤Á), ´Ù (¤§+¤¿)
A+B+A = °£ (¤¡+¤¿+¤¤), ±è (¤¡+¤Ó+¤±), »ó (¤µ+¤¿+¤·)
A+B+B = °ú (¤¡+¤Ç+¤¿), ÀÇ (¤·+¤Ñ+¤Ó), ¿Í (¤·+¤Ç+¤¿)
A+B+A+A = °ª (¤¡+¤¿+¤²+¤µ), °¬ (¤¡+¤¿+¤µ+¤µ), »î (¤µ+¤¿+¤©+¤±)
A+B+B+A(+A) = ¿ù (¤·+¤Ì+¤Ã+¤©), ±² (¤¡+¤Ç+¤Ó+¤·), ¿ü (¤·+¤Ì+¤Ã+¤µ+¤µ)

 

# How to Pronounce?

1. Vowels

¤¿ /a/ ¤Ã /eo/ ¤Ç /o/ ¤Ì /u/ ¤Ñ /eu/ ¤Ó /i/ ¤À /ae/ ¤Ä /e/
¤Á /ya/ ¤Å /yeo/ ¤Ë /yo/ ¤Ð /yu/     ¤Â /yae/ ¤Æ /ye/
¤È /wa/ ¤É /wae/ ¤Í /wo/ ¤Î /we/ ¤Ê /oe/ ¤Ï /wi/ ¤Ò /ui/  

 

2. Consonants

¤¡ - It's read as /gi-yeok/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

°¡ - sound like "gar" in "gargle"
°Å - sound like "gir" in "girl"
°í - sound like "go" in "gore"
±¸ - sound like "goo" in "goose"
±× - sound like " goo" in "good"
±â - sound like "gi" in "give"
°Ô - sound like "ge" in "get"
°³ - sound like "ga" in "gag"

 

¤¤ - It's read as /ni-eun/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

³ª - - sound like "nar" in "narcotic"
³Ê - sound like "ner" in "nerve"
³ë - sound like "no" in "note"
´© - sound like "noo" in "noose"
´À - sound like "noo" in "nook"
´Ï - sound like "knee"
³× - sound like "ne" in "negative"
³» - sound like "na" in "natty"

 

¤§ - It's read as /di-geut/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

´Ù - sound like "dar" in "darn"
´õ - sound like "dir" in "dirt"
µµ - sound like "do" in "dog"
µÎ - sound like "do"
µå - *can't be found in English
µð - sound like "di" in "disk"
µ¥ - sound like "de" in "dedicate"
´ë - sound like "da" in "daddy"

 

¤© - It's read as /ri-eul/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

¶ó - sound like "ra" in "rather"
·¯ - sound like "ru" in "Russia"
·Î - sound like "ro" in "robe"
·ç - sound like "roo" in "rooster"
¸£ - *can't be found in English
¸® - sound like "ri" in "ring"
·¹ - sound like "re" in "revel"
·¡ - sound like "ra" in "rat"

 

¤± - It's read as /mi-eum/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

¸¶ - sound like "mar" in "market"
¸Ó - sound like "mer" in "merchant"
¸ð - sound like "mo" in "mall"
¹« - sound like " moo" in "mood"
¹Ç - *can't be found in English
¹Ì - sound like "me"
¸Þ - sound like "me" in "met"
¸Å - sound like "ma" in "man"

 

¤² - It's read as /bi-eub/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

¹Ù - sound like "bar"
¹ö - sound like "bir" in "birth"
º¸ - sound like "bo" in "bore"
ºÎ - sound like "boo"
ºê - sound like "boo" in "book"
ºñ - sound like "be"
º£ - sound like "be" in "best"
¹è - sound like "ba" in "bat"

¤µ - It's read as /si-yot/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

ȍ - sound like "sar" in "sardine"
¼­ - sound like "sur" in "surf"
¼Ò - sound like "so" in "soul"
¼ö - sound like "soo" in "soothe"
½º - *can't be found in English
½Ã - sound like "ci" in "city"
¼¼ - sound like "se" in "send"
»õ - sound like "sa" in "sand"


¾Æ - It's read as /i-eung/.

The vowels are not written alone. So,when there is no initial consonant at te beginning of syllables, the ¤· is always written; The ¤· has no sound value.

 

¤¸ - It's read as /ji-eut/. When we combine this with the vowels, we have:

ÀÚ - sound like "jar"
Àú - sound like "jer" in "jerk"
Á¶ - sound like "joe"
ÁÖ - sound like "jui" in "juice"
Áî - *can't be found in English
Áö - sound like "ji" in "jig"
Á¦ - sound like "je" in "jelly"
Àç - sound like "ja" in "jam"

 

¤º /chi-eut/, ¤» /ki-eok/, ¤¼ /ti-geut/, ¤½ /pi-eub/ - are from ¤¸, ¤¡, ¤§, ¤²

The pronounce ¤º and ¤¸ have a difference with 'ch' and 'j' (eg. Â÷ /cha/, ÀÚ /ja/)

The pronounce ¤» and ¤¡ have a difference with 'k' and 'g' (eg. Ä« /ka/, °¡ /ga/)

The pronounce ¤¼ and ¤§ have a difference with 't' and 'd' (eg. Ÿ /ta/, ´Ù /da/)

The pronounce ¤½ and ¤² have a difference with 'p' and 'b' (eg. ÆÄ /pa/, ¹Ù /ba/)

 

¤¾ - It's read as /hi-eung/. It is pronounced /h/ as in the English word "hike."

 

Etc...

¾ß "ya" in "yard"
¾Ö "ya" in "yank"
¿© "yu" in "yummy"
¿¹ "ye" in "yes"
¿ä "yo" in "yodel"
À¯ "you"
¿Í "wa" in "want"
¿ö "were"
¿Ü "wa" in "way"
ˤ "wi" in "wing"
¿Ö,¿þ "wa" in "wag"
ÀÇ "uy"


 

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