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How to pronounce Korean consonants and vowels

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[g] : pronounced close to a "k" at the beginning of a word

[n]

[d] : pronounced close to a "t" at the beginning of a word

[l] : pronounced between an "r" and an "l"

[m]

[b] : close to a "p" sound at the beginning of a word

[s] : pronounced as [sh] when it comes before the vowels / / / /

[ng] : as in "ring". But in the first position, it has no sound. It's just a placeholder.[j] : close to a "ch" at the beginning of a word

[ch]

[k]

[t]

[p]

[h]

: a tense "g"

: a tense "d"

: a tense "b"

: a tense "s"

: a tense "j"

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How to pronounce Korean consonants and vowels

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[a] : like when the dentist says, "Open your mouth."

[eo] : as in "ought"

[o] : as in "Oh, no!"

[u] : as in "Oops!"

[euh] : It doesn't exist in English. It's kind of a sound one makes when one sees something disgusting.

[i] : as in "sheep"

[ae] : as in "air" (considered a diphthong, + )

[e] : as in "edible" (considered a diphthong, + ) * Even Korean often can't hear the difference between and .

[ya] : as in "yahoo!"

[yeo] : as in "over yonder"

[yo] : as in "Yo, man!"

[yu] : as in "you!"

[yae] : as in "yes"

[ye] : as in "yesterday" with the back of your tongue higher

* Even Korean often can't hear the difference between and .

[wa] : as in "why"

[wae]

[wo] : as in "one"

[we] : as in "wait"

[oe]

[wi] : as in "we"

[ui] : sounds like "euk-ee"