Korean Language/Korean Alphabet

2. Basic Vowels

-호랑이- 2022. 8. 11. 10:00

An image with Korean vowels

 

There are 10 basic vowels in Hanguel. ([ ]  = pronunciation)

  • ㅏ [a]    : Ah = [아] 
  • ㅑ [ya]  : yard = [야드]        (d = ㄷ)
  • ㅓ [eo, ʌ]  : law = [러]         (l = ㄹ)
  • ㅕ [yeo, ˈjʌ] : yummy = [여미]  (m = ㅁ)
  • ㅗ [o]    : oh = [오]
  • ㅛ [yo]  : yo = [요]
  • ㅜ [u]    : woo = [우]
  • ㅠ [yu]  : you = [유]
  • ㅡ [eu]*  : miss = [미스]      (s = ㅅ)
  • ㅣ [i]      : bee = [비]           (b = ㅂ)

 

 

[각주]

* s is one consonant in English. In Korean, it is recognized to be composed of 'consonant ㅅ[s] + vowel ㅡ [eu]'.