Korean Hangul Chart

Consonants

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name ㄴ n ㅎ h ㄱ g, k guess, king ㅋ k ㄷ d, t day, toy ㅌ t

hello

ㅂ b, p boon, pan ㅈ j, z jam,

pizza

ㅍ p ㅊ ch

key tree church

ㄲ kk ㄸ tt ㅃ pp ㅉ jj

ㅅ s, t sigh, wet ㄹ r, l rock, ill

ㅆ ss

ㅁ m

ㅇ ng* sing

mother

*silent placeholder consonant in initial position 1. 2. 3. 4.

Syllable begins with consonant Syllable has at least 1 consonant & 1 vowel (c+v OR c+v+c) Consonants in second column are pronounced “aspirated” (with a puff of air after it) [x, y] x when followed by a vowel, y when followed by another consonant or form the final sound of a word

Vowels

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ㅏ a ㅓ eo

father

ㅗ o ㅜ u

home

ㅐ ae ㅔ e

pan

ㅡ eu ㅣ i

put

lawn moon ten

ㅑ ya yacht ㅕ yeo yawn

ㅘ wa ㅚ oe

ㅛ yo ㅠ yu

ㅝ wo water

yolk

watt wet

you

ㅒ yae yam ㅖ ye yes

meet

1.

Vertical vowels (ㅏ) go on right of consonant

2.

Horizontal vowels (ㅗ) go under first consonant

ㅙ wae wear ㅞ we wet ㅢ ui ㅟ wi

we