Korean Consonants (자음) Set 2

Letter	Romanization	Name	Pronunciation Tips
ㅇ	-/ng	이응	ㅇ is silent or null when placed at the start of a syllable resulting in a vowel being pronounced first. ex. 아 = a When placed at the end of a syllable as the bachim(받침), ㅇ is pronounced as [ng] ex. 앙 = ang
ㅈ	ch/j	지읒	as in chair
ㅊ	ch	치읓	as in check
ㅋ	k	키읔	as in kind
ㅌ	t	티읕	as in tea
ㅍ	p	피읖	as in pie
ㅎ	h	히읗	as in hi

Korean Study Tips

♦   Spend some extra time studying ㅇ as it’s pronunciation changes based on placement.

♦   ㅈ can be difficult as sometimes it sounds like ch, j, or a mix. Don’t worry about it too much.

♦   When the consonants ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ, or ㅎare placed as the final consonant(받침) of a syllable, they are pronounced as “t” ex. 낮 = nat

Korean Vowels (모음) Set 2

Letter	Romanization	Pronunciation Tips
ㅗ	o	as in orange
ㅛ	yo	as in york
ㅜ	u	as in moo
ㅠ	yu	as in yoop
ㅡ	eu	as in curse

Korean Study Tips

♦   Horizontal vowels are place directly below the first consonant of a syllable. ex. 고, 무, 스

♦   Remember that all vowels with two smaller lines attached are pronounced with a “y” sound. ex. ㅑ, ㅛ

Korean Consonants and Vowels Set 2

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Three Letter Syllables with Horizontal Vowels

The final consonant of a syllable is called a bachim(받침).

If a consonant is added after a horizontal vowel, the final consonant(받침) goes directly below the first two letters. ex. 근, 돈, 슙

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Korean Study Tips

♦   Not all of the syllables in this table are used in words.

♦   Remember that ㅇ is null or silent as the first consonant of a syllable but is pronounced as “ng” when placed as the final consonant(받침) of a syllable. ex. 아 = a, 앙 = ang

♦   Remember when the consonants ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅌ, or ㅎare placed as the final consonant(받침) of a syllable, they are pronounced as “t” ex. 낮 = nat

My Korean Words

Word	Romanization	English Translation
나무	namu	tree, wood
차	cha	car
우유	uyu	milk
방	bang	room
라디오	radio	radio
주스	chuseu	juice
컴퓨터	keompyuteo	computer

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