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Korean Phonetics Guide

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of Korean consonants and vowels with their Korean names, approximate English pronunciations, and IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols.

Basic Consonants (자음)

Character	Korean Name	Similar English Sound	IPA Symbol
ㄱ	기역	g (as in "go") / k (as in "skin")	[k] / [g]
ㄴ	니은	n (as in "no")	[n]
ㄷ	디귿	d (as in "do") / t (as in "stop")	[t] / [d]
ㄹ	리을	r (as in "red") / l (as in "love")	[ɾ] / [l]
ㅁ	미음	m (as in "mother")	[m]
ㅂ	비읍	b (as in "boy") / p (as in "spin")	[p] / [b]
ㅅ	시옷	s (as in "sun")	[s] / [ʃ]
ㅇ	이응	ng (as in "sing") / silent	[ŋ] / [∅]
ㅈ	지읒	j (as in "jump") / ch (as in "church")	[tʃ] / [dʒ]
ㅊ	치읓	ch (as in "church")	[tʃʰ]
ㅋ	키읔	k (as in "key")	[kʰ]
ㅌ	티읕	t (as in "top")	[tʰ]
ㅍ	피읖	p (as in "pen")	[pʰ]
ㅎ	히읗	h (as in "house")	[h]

Double Consonants (쌍자음)

Character	Korean Name	Similar English Sound	IPA Symbol
ㄲ	쌍기역	hard k (as in "skate")	[k*]
ㄸ	쌍디귿	hard t (as in "stop")	[t*]
ㅃ	쌍비읍	hard p (as in "spin")	[p*]
ㅆ	쌍시옷	hard s (as in "sister")	[s*]
ㅉ	쌍지읒	hard j (as in "judge")	[tʃ*]

Basic Vowels (모음)

Character	Korean Name	Similar English Sound	IPA Symbol
ㅏ	아	a (as in "father")	[a]
ㅓ	어	eo (as in "cut")	[ʌ]
ㅗ	오	o (as in "go")	[o]
ㅜ	우	oo (as in "moon")	[u]
ㅡ	으	u (as in "put")	[ɯ]
ㅣ	이	ee (as in "see")	[i]

Complex Vowels (복모음)

Character	Korean Name	Similar English Sound	IPA Symbol
ㅑ	야	ya (as in "yard")	[ja]
ㅕ	여	yeo (as in "young")	[jʌ]
ㅛ	요	yo (as in "yoga")	[jo]
ㅠ	유	yu (as in "you")	[ju]
ㅐ	애	ae (as in "cat")	[ɛ]
ㅔ	에	e (as in "get")	[e]
ㅒ	얘	yae (as in "yam")	[jɛ]
ㅖ	예	ye (as in "yes")	[je]
ㅘ	와	wa (as in "water")	[wa]
ㅙ	왜	wae (as in "wine")	[wɛ]
ㅚ	외	oe (as in "way")	[ø] / [we]
ㅝ	워	wo (as in "won")	[wʌ]
ㅞ	웨	we (as in "west")	[we]
ㅟ	위	wi (as in "we")	[wi] / [y]
ㅢ	의	ui (as in "we")	[ɯi] / [i]

Note: Korean pronunciation can vary depending on position in a word and surrounding sounds. The IPA symbols and English approximations provided here are general guidelines. For the most accurate pronunciation, listening to native speakers is recommended.