Before we discuss compound vowels, here is a list all the vowels that you have
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
ㅐ
and
ㅔ
is
being lost in casual Korean speech among people who are under age 40.
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