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Quick Alphabet Reference (Consonants)

These charts show the consonants in Korean, along with their Romanizations.

Consonants

ConsonantWritten
k k/g
n n
t t/d
r r/l
m m
p p/b
s s
ch j/ch
@ ng
ConsonantWritten
k' k'
t' t'
p' p'
ch' ch'
kk kk
tt tt
ss ss
jj jj
The letters written with an apostrophe are pronounced with a slight puff of breath at the end; the "double consonants" such as kk are pronounced with a tensing of the vocal cords.
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