Structure of Written Syllables

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1. If the vowel letter has a long vertical stroke, then the vowel letter is written to the right of the initial consonant sign.

Examples:

김 - kim
이 - i
박 - pak
한 - han
서 - seo
가 - ga
다 - da
섬 - seom
사 - sa
랑 - rang

2. If the vowel letter has a long horizontal stroke, then the vowel letter is written below consonant letter.

Examples:

노 - no
송 - song
문 - mun
동 -dong
북 - buk
고 - go
공 - gong
손 - son
요 - yo
돈 - don

3. If the vowel letter has a long vertical stroke and a long horizontal stroke, then the vowel letter is written in such a way as to fit under and to the right of the initial consonant letter.

Examples:

과 - gwa
원 - won
왜 - wae
회 - hoe
의 - ui

4. It is possible to have a written syllable with two consonant letters filling the final position.

Examples:

있 - it
묶 - muk
앉 - an
젊 - jeom

But note that in the pronunciation, the two consonant letters (ㅆ, ㄲ, ㄴㅈ, ㄹㅁ) at the end of each syllable are reduced to t, k, n, and m respectively. This is because no vowel yet follows, and so the korean is stuck on a consonant which he cannot yet release. Kung hindi niyo po ito maintindihan, see "Complex Consonants".

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