Korean consonantsIPA | Hangul | Example | English approximation |
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b[1] | ㅂ | 이불 | ibul | ball | β[2][3] | ㅎ (ㅸ) | 오후 | ohu | roughly like upvote | ç[4] | ㅎ | 힘, 흉내 | him, hyungnae | human | ɕ[5] | ㅅ | 시루 | siru | roughly like she | ɕ͈[5] | ㅆ ㅅ | 씨, 국수 | ssi, guksu | seen | d[1] | ㄷ | 민들레 | mindeulle | doll | dz[6] | ㅈ | 나중 | najung | beds | dʑ[1] | ㅈ [ㄷ이] | 아버지, 해돋이 | abeoji, haedoji | roughly like gee | ɸ[3] | ㅎ [호] [후] | 활, 훗날 | hwal, hunnal | roughly like who | ɡ[1] | ㄱ | 마개 | magae | gall | ɣ[2][7] | ㄱ | 아가 | aga | Spanish amigo or again, but without the tongue touching the roof of the mouth | h | ㅎ | 햇잎 | haennip | hall | ɦ[2] | ㅎ | 마흔 | maheun | RP behind | j | [ㅛ, ㅠ,ㅑ,ㅕ, ㅖ, ㅒ][8] | 여울 | yeoul | you | ʝ[2][4] | ㅎ | 감히 | gamhi | roughly like you | k | ㄱ | 구이 | gui | sky | k̚ | ㄱ ㅋ[9] | 바지락 | bajirak | lock | k͈ | ㄲ | 꿩, 젓갈 | kkwong, jeotgal | skin | kʰ | ㅋ [ㄱㅎ] [ㅎㄱ] | 코, 석회, 않기 | ko, seokhoe, angi | cup | ɭ | ㄹ [ㄴ][10] | 알, 신라 | al, Silla | hall | m | ㅁ [ㅂ][11] | 못, 압력 | mot, amnyeok | mall | n | ㄴ [ㄹ, ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ][12] | 누리 | nuri | not | ŋ | ㅇ(ㆁ) [ㄱ][13] | 가랑비, 먹물 | garangbi, meongmul | king | p | ㅂ | 바다 | bada | spa | p̚ | ㅂ ㅍ [14] | 부삽, 잎 | busap, ip | clip | p͈ | ㅃ ㅂ | 뿔, 먹보 | ppul, meokbo | spit | pʰ | ㅍ [ㅂㅎ] [ㅎㅂ] | 푸서리, 잡학 | puseori, japhak | paint | ɾ | ㄹ [ㄹㅇ] | 여드레, 얼음 | yeodeure, eoreum | Scottish great or American atom | sʰ | ㅅ | 수박 | subak | like see, but aspirated (with more breath) | s͈ | ㅆ | 쌀, 열쇠 | ssal, yeolsoe | saw | t | ㄷ | 돌 | dol | star | t̚ | ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ[15] | 곧, 뭍, 옷, 젖, 낯 | got, mut, ot, jeot, nat | let | t͈ | ㄸ ㄷ | 떡, 막대 | tteok, makdae | stall | tʰ | ㅌ [ㄷㅎ] [ㅎㄷ] | 구태여, 맞흥정, 닳다 | gutaeyeo, matheungjeong, dalda | tall | ts[6] | ㅈ | 측정 | cheukjeong | cats | ts͈[6] | ㅉ | 짤림 | jjallim | tsʰ[6] | ㅊ [ㅈㅎ] [ㅎㅈ] | 참새 | chamsae | let's have | tɕ | ㅈ | 자투리 | jaturi | roughly like patch | tɕ͈ | ㅉ | 돌쩌귀, 꺽지 | doljjeogwi, kkeokji | tɕʰ | ㅊ [ㄷ히] [ㅎㅈ] | 눈초리, 맞히다, 닳지 | nunchori, machida, dalji | roughly like cheek | w | [ㅙ, ㅞ][16] | 왜가리, 꿰맴질 | waegari, kkwemaemjil | wall | x[7] | ㅎ | 흙 | heuk | loch | z[17] | ㅿ | ᅀᅵᆫ간 | zingan | zebra | ʔ[18] | ㆆ | ᅙᅵᆯ | qil | uh-oh | | Korean vowels and diphthongs[19]IPA | Hangul | Example | English approximation |
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a | ㅏ | 하루 | haru | RP up | aː | 밤 | bam | spa | ɒ[17] | ㆍ | ᄌᆞ주 | jawju | yawn | ʌ | ㅓ | 거울 | geoul | Conservative up | əː | 어른 | eoreun | RP herd | ɛ | ㅐ | 개구리 | gaeguri | bet | ɛː | 냇물 | naenmul | GA bed | e | ㅔ | 메주 | meju | rate | eː | 게장 | gejang | raid | i | ㅢ[21] | 흰색 | huinsaek | peak | ㅣ | 피 | pi | beat | iː | 실타래 | siltarae | bead | o | ㅗ | 오늘 | oneul | sort | oː | 모레 | more | sword | ø | ㅚ[16] | 쇠뇌 | soenoe | wet | øː | 왼손 | oenson | wed | u | ㅜ | 우물 | umul | root | uː | 둘 | dul | rude | ɯ | ㅡ | 버들 | beodeul | foot | ɯː | 그림 | geurim | good | ɰi | ㅢ | 민주주의 | minjujuui | somewhat like we | y | ㅟ[16] | 귀엣말 | gwienmal | somewhat like sweet | yː | 쉰 | swin | somewhat like swede | |