If you don't have a mobile device or Hangul character setting on your desktop or laptop, it may be hard to follow along with this.
First there are the consonants.
ㅂ= b/p
ㄷ= d/t
ㄱ= g/k
ㅅ= s
ㅁ= m
ㄴ= n
ㅇ= ng
ㄹ= r/l
ㅎ= h
ㅋ= k/g
ㅌ= t/d
ㅊ= ch
ㅍ= p/b
Then there are the vowels.
ㅣ= i
ㅏ= a
ㅓ= ya
ㅗ= o
ㅜ= u
ㅡ= eu
ㅠ= yu
ㅔ= e
ㅐ= ae
ㅑ= ye
ㅕ= yeo
ㅛ= yo
And the double characters.
ㅃ= bb/pp
ㅉ= jj
ㄸ= dd/tt
ㄲ= gg
ㅆ= ss
ㅒ= ae
ㅖ= e
The double characters aren't regular pronunciation, they have a harder puff of air when saying them. Try using the speech option if you have a mobile device.
There are some characters that don't have just one complete sound. The most common one is ㄹ or r/l. This cross between a r and l makes sort of a d sound sometimes. Some words in Korean are spoken with more of an r sound or l sound than the other. An example of this is the syllable 를, or spelled reul. The first ㄹ sounds more like a r, and the second ㄹ sounds more like a l. Same with d and t. And b and p. And g/k.
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