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Korean has 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels. ㅏ,ㅑ,ㅓ,ㅕ,ㅗ,ㅛ,ㅜ,ㅠ,ㅡ,ㅣ All vowels are pronounceable by themselves. However, all Korean letters should have a vowel and at least one consonant, so writing only vowels won't create words. To form a vowel a letter, you must write a consonant ㅇ which has no sound. The following words made only vowels. If you want to practie this with worksheet, please..

'ㅘ' is a combined Korean vowel. It is combined with the biasic vowels 'ㅗ' and 'ㅏ'. It is diphthong, sounds /wa/. Simply think you pronunce 'ㅗ' and 'ㅏ' at the same time or 'ㅗ' first and then 'ㅏ' very quickly. It is very similar as 'twice[twais], quiet[ˈkwaɪət]' in English. Technically, 'ㅘ' can be written with any other consonant, but Korean words with 'ㅘ' vowel are quite few. Consonants 'ㄷ,ㄹ,ㅁ,ㅌ ..

'ㅟ' is combied Korean vowel. It is combined with the biasic vowels ㅜ and l. Technically it is a monophthong, but allowed to pronounce as a double vowel. Originally, it sounds /y/. You can make your lips look like '우/u/' and pronounce '이/i/' with your tongue. Nowadays, many Koreans(including me!) pronounce this vowel both ways, simple vowel /y/, and /wi/ as similar to 'twist, whistle'. I just use..

'ㅚ' is combied Korean vowel. It is combined with the biasic vowels ㅗ and l. Technically it is a monophthong, but allowed to pronounce as a double vowel because it is hard to pronounce. Originally, it sounds /ø/. You can make your lips look like '오/o/' and pronounce 'ㅔ/e/' with your tongue. Nowadays, most of the Koreans(including me!) pronounce this vowel as /we/ as similar to 'weather'. I just u..

ㅔ is combied Korean vowel. It is combined with the biasic vowels ㅓ and l. Althought it is made with 2 vowels, it is a monophthong. It pronounces /e/, as similar as 'Hello, fed, rectangle', etc. I just use 게~헤 for example, but you can make other different letters with using last(ending) consonants. Pronunciation of 게-헤 Examples of 게-헤

ㅐ is combied Korean vowel. It is combined with the biasic vowels ㅏ and l. Althought it is made with 2 vowels, it is a monophthong. It pronounces [ae], as similar as 'gAp, tAp, hyundAI'. I just use 개~해 for example, but you can made all the letters with last(ending) consonants. Pronunciation of 개-해 Examples of 개-해

‘ㅉ’ is called ‘쌍지읒[ssang-ji-eut]’, which means ‘double ㅉ’. When it is pronounced, tongue position is as similar as ‘ㅈ’ or 'ㅊ'. The huge difference between ㅉ and 'ㅈ' or 'ㅊ' is the wind blow. When you pronounce ㅈ, the wind blows out from your mouth slightly and comfortably likey you are whispering, but ㅆ doesn’t. When you pronounce ㅉ, you have to hold the air in your mouth and pronounce it strongl..

‘ㅆ’ is called ‘쌍시옷[ssang-si-ot]’, which means ‘double ㅅ’. When it is pronounced, tongue position is as similar as ‘ㅅ’. The huge difference between ㅆ and ㅅ is the wind blow. When you pronounce ㅅ, the wind blows out from your mouth slightly and comfortably likey you are whispering, but ㅆ doesn’t. When you pronounce ㅆ, you have to hold the air in your mouth and pronounce it strongly, so the air doe..

‘ㅃ’ is called ‘쌍비읍[ssang-bi-eup]’, which means ‘double ㅂ’. When it is pronounced, tongue position is as similar as ‘ㅂ or ㅍ’. The huge difference between ㅃ and ㅂ, ㅍ is the wind blow. When you pronounce ㄷ, the wind blows out from your mouth slightly and comfortably likey you are whispering, but ㅃ doesn’t. When you pronounce ㅃ, you have to hold the air in your mouth and pronounce it strongly, so th..

‘ㄸ’ is called ‘쌍디귿[ssang-di-deut]’, which means ‘double ㄷ’. When it is pronounced, tongue position is as similar as ‘ㄷ or ㅌ’. The huge difference between ㄷ and ㄸ is the wind blow. When you pronounce ㄷ, the wind blows out from your mouth slightly and comfortably likey you are whispering, but ㄸ doesn’t. When you pronounce ㄸ, you have to hold the air in your mouth and pronounce it strongly. If you ..

‘ㄲ’ is called ‘쌍기역[ssang-gi-yeok]’, which means ‘double ㄱ’. When it is pronounced, tongue position is as similar as ‘ㄱ or ㅋ’. The huge difference between ㄱ and ㄲ is the wind blow. When you pronounce ㄱ, the wind blows out from your mouth slightly and comfortably, but ㄲ doesn’t. When you pronounce ㄲ, you have to hold the air in your mouth and pronounce it strongly. if you put your hand in front of..

Last consonant is called '받침[bat-chim]'. When 'ㅅ' come to the last consonant, its pronounciation is as same as 'ㄷ'. It sound 'd or t[d]'. You can find this sound in 'roboT', 'eDge' for example. After touching your palate with your tonuge, don't detach it and hold your sound.I just use 아~이 for example, but you can made all the letters from 가 to 히 with 'ㅅ'. If you want to know how to pronoucne oth..