1. " ㅏ " is called ah and sounds like a in father.
가 자 차 고
gah jah chah goh
( let's go ) ( garage)
When every vowel is used without a consonant in front of it , we put a silent " ㅇ " there. As a rule, when a vowel is used without a consonant, we add a silent " ㅇ " for good looks.
아 버 지
Ah buh jee
( father)
2. " ㅑ " is called yah and sounds like ya in yacht.
야 구 약 국
Yah goo yahk gook
( baseball) ( drug store)
3. " ㅓ " is called eo and sounds like a in about .
어 머 니
Uh muh nee
( mother)
4. " ㅕ " is called yeoh and sounds like the word year.
여 우 겨 울
Yeoh woo gyeoh wool
( fox ) ( winter)
5. " ㅗ " is called oh and sounds like o in old.
오 리 고 국
Oh ree goh gook
( duck) ( home country)
6. " ㅛ " is called yoh and sounds like yo in yogurt .
요 술 학 교
Yoh sool hank gyoh
( magic ) ( school)
7. " ㅜ " is called woo and sounds like oo in soon.
우 리 누 구
Woo ree noo goo
( we ) ( who )
8. " ㅠ " is called yoo and sounds like ew in new.
유 리 귤
Yoo ree gyool
( glass ) ( tangerines)
9. " ㅡ " is called eu and sounds like e in the.
스 스 로
Seu seu roh
( by oneself )
10. " ㅣ " is called ee and sounds like i in tip.
이 름 비
Ee rem bee
( name ) ( rain )
A/N :
If there's some errors or mistakes, feel free to correct it , because I 'm just getting some ideas in books and papers. Thank you.
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