There are 11 compound vowels each of which is made up of two different vowels.
1. ㅏ + ㅣ = (ㅐ)
It sounds like the a in Apple.
애 기 ae gee ( baby )
2. ㅑ + ㅣ= (ㅒ)
It sounds like the ya in Yale.
얘 기 yae gee ( story )
3. ㅓ + ㅣ = (ㅔ )
It sounds like the e in enter.
게 geh ( crab )
4. ㅕ + ㅣ = ( ㅖ )
It sounds like the ye in yes.
예 술 yeh sool ( sool )
5. ㅗ + ㅣ = ( ㅚ )
It sounds like the wa in wagon .
외 국 wae gook ( foreign country)
6. ㅗ + ㅐ = ( ㅙ )
It sounds like almost the same as ㅚ.
왜 wae ( why ? )
7. ㅜ + ㅔ = ( ㅞ )
It also sounds almost the same as ㅙ or ㅚ.
웬 일 이 니 wan il ih nee ( what happened)
8. ㅗ + ㅏ = ( ㅘ )
It sounds like the first half sound of Y.
돌 아 와 doh rah wah ( come back )
9. ㅜ + ㅣ= ( ㅟ )
It sounds like the wi in wish.
위 험 wee hum ( danger )
10. ㅜ + ㅓ = ( ㅝ )
It sounds like the wa in want.
추 워 choo woh ( cold )
11. ㅡ +ㅣ = ( ㅢ )
The sound of "ㅢ " cannot be.described in English. A quick pronunciation of " ㅡ " and " ㅣ " in that order is the sound of " ㅢ ".
의 사 ei sah ( doctor )
민 주 주 의 min joo joo ei ( democracy)
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