Basic Vowels

Before we discuss compound vowels, here's a list all the vowels that you've seen so far, along with their "y-" counterparts. We've added two more of the basic vowels (they're highlighted in yellow). Click the Korean vowel to hear it pronounced.

Korean Romanized Pronounced a as in father eo as in lawn o as in go u as in sue ae as in pan e as in ten eu as in put i as in meet

Korean Romanized Pronounced ya as in Yacht yeo as in yawn yo as in yo-yo yu as in you yae as in yam ye as in yes

Note: the distinction in pronunciation between and is being lost in casual Korean speech among people who are under age 40.

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Compound Vowels