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Quick Alphabet Reference

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

KoreanRomanizedPronounced
aafather
eoeolawn
oogo
uusue
aeaepan
eeten
eueuput
iimeet
KoreanRomanizedPronounced
yayaYacht
yeoyeoyawn
yoyoyo-yo
yuyuyou
yaeyaeyam
yeyeyes

Note: The vowel which we Romanize as "eo" is often seen in Korea in this form: letter o with "short sign"

Compound Vowels

KoreanRomanizedPronounced
wi wiwe
yi uilike "uh-ee"
wa wawatt
weo weowall
wae waewear
oe oewet
we wewet
 Consonants
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