keuriseudo SG Normal Consonants = g/k = d/t = p/b = j = s = n = r/l = m = (Silent)/ng = h Aspirated Consonants = k = t = p = ch Glottalized Consonants = kk = tt = pp = jj = ss Note: - This consonant = ; has no sound at the beginning of a syllable, and sounds like "ng" at the end of a syllable. =========================================================== Vowels Vowels with y- counterparts. = a = ya = o = yo = u = yu = eo = yeo = ae = yae = e = ye Diphthongs = wi = ui = wa = weo = wae = oe = we Vowels with no y- counterpart. = eu = i
keuriseudo SG The Korean alphabet, like the English alphabet, consists of consonants and vowels. In the box at the left you see a Korean consonant in lonely splendor. This consonant has the sound of the n in the word name. Man does not live by consonants alone; a language needs vowels to function. In the box at the left is the Korean vowel that sounds like ah. + = n + a = na When we put consonants and vowels together, we get syllables. The concept of syllables is the key to the Korean alphabet.
