Korean Hangul: The Complete Alphabet
All 40 letters of the Korean alphabet — 19 consonants and 21 vowels — with the sound each one makes. Cards run in learning order: the simple vowels first, then the plain consonants, the aspirated and tense series, and finally the compound vowels that trip up most beginners. The backs flag the letters whose sound changes by position and the ones modern Korean has quietly merged.
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#1
Q:ㅏ
- A:a — "ah" as in father
#2
Q:ㅑ
- A:ya — "yah" as in yard
#3
Q:ㅓ
- A:eo — "uh" as in up, lips unrounded
#4
Q:ㅕ
- A:yeo — "yuh" as in young
#5
Q:ㅗ
- A:o — "oh" as in go, lips rounded
#6
Q:ㅛ
- A:yo — "yo" as in yoga
#7
Q:ㅜ
- A:u — "oo" as in moon
#8
Q:ㅠ
- A:yu — "you", exactly as in English
#9
Q:ㅡ
- A:eu — "oo" with your lips pulled wide
#10
Q:ㅣ
- A:i — "ee" as in see
#11
Q:ㄱ
- A:g / k — between English g and k
#12
Q:ㄴ
- A:n — as in now
#13
Q:ㄷ
- A:d / t — between English d and t
#14
Q:ㄹ
- A:r / l — a light tap, l at the end
#15
Q:ㅁ
- A:m — as in moon
#16
Q:ㅂ
- A:b / p — between English b and p
#17
Q:ㅅ
- A:s — "sh" before "ee" and y sounds
#18
Q:ㅇ
- A:silent at the start, "ng" at the end
#19
Q:ㅈ
- A:j — as in jump
#20
Q:ㅊ
- A:ch — ㅈ with a puff of air
#21
Q:ㅋ
- A:k — ㄱ with a puff of air
#22
Q:ㅌ
- A:t — ㄷ with a puff of air
#23
Q:ㅍ
- A:p — ㅂ with a puff of air
#24
Q:ㅎ
- A:h — as in hat, often silent between vowels
#25
Q:ㄲ
- A:kk — ㄱ said tense, with no puff
#26
Q:ㄸ
- A:tt — ㄷ said tense, with no puff
#27
Q:ㅃ
- A:pp — ㅂ said tense, with no puff
#28
Q:ㅆ
- A:ss — ㅅ said hard and sharp
#29
Q:ㅉ
- A:jj — ㅈ said hard and sharp
#30
Q:ㅐ
- A:ae — "eh" as in bed
#31
Q:ㅒ
- A:yae — "yeh"; identical to ㅖ today
#32
Q:ㅔ
- A:e — "eh"; the same sound as ㅐ
#33
Q:ㅖ
- A:ye — "yeh" as in yes
#34
Q:ㅘ
- A:wa — "wah" as in wand
#35
Q:ㅙ
- A:wae — "weh"; same as ㅚ and ㅞ
#36
Q:ㅚ
- A:oe — said "weh", not "oh-eh"
#37
Q:ㅝ
- A:wo — "wuh" as in wonder
#38
Q:ㅞ
- A:we — "weh"; the rarest of the three
#39
Q:ㅟ
- A:wi — "wee" as in week
#40
Q:ㅢ
- A:ui — "ee" or "eh", depending where it sits