Here are some new consonants, all of which have sound shifts. The shifts shown here correspond to the Romanization guidelines, and there may be specific exceptions.
| Letter | Before a vowel | Followed by consonant or end of word |
|---|---|---|
| ㄷ | d as in day | t as in toy |
| ㅂ | b as in boon | p as in pan |
| ㄹ | Romanized as r, closest to soft d in American water |
l at the end of ill |
The letter ㅅ sounds like s as in sigh, except in the combination 시 , which is pronounced like the English word she wherever it appears in a word.
At the end of a word, the letter ㅅ sounds like t at the end of wet.
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