| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ㄱ | Pronounced as "k" as in "kitchen". When preceded by vowels pronounced as "g" as in "guess". When preceded by "m", "n" or "l"is pronounced as "ng". |
| ㄷ | Pronounced as "t" as in "toad". When preceded by vowels is pronounced as "d". When preceded by "m", "n" or "l" is pronounced as "n". |
| ㅂ | Pronounced as "p" as in "potty". When preceded by vowels is pronounced as "b".When preceded by "m", "n" or "l" is pronounced as "m". |
| ㅈ | Prounced as "ch" as in "chamber". When preceded by vowels is pronounced as "j". |
| ㅁ | Pronounced as "m" as in "mother". |
| ㄴ | Pronounced as "n" as in "nanny". |
| ㅇ | Has no sound when it precedes a vowel. When in last position is pronounced as "ng" as in "bring". |
| ㄹ | Pronounced as "l" as in "ladle". Pronounced as "r" when between vowels. When preceded by "ng", "n", or "m" is pronounced as "n". |
| ㅎ | Pronounced as "h" as in "hope". Sometimes not pronounced. When occuring as last consonant in syllable, following k's, t's, p's and ch's are aspirated. |
| ㅅ | Pronounced as "s" as in "sat". When followed by an "i" pronounced as "sh". |
| ㅋ | Aspirated "k" (Romanized as k') |
| ㅌ | Aspirated "t" (Romanized as t') |
| ㅍ | Aspirated "p" (Romanized as p') |
| ㅊ | Aspirated "ch" (Romanized as ch') |
| ㅏ | Pronounced as "a" as in "bat". |
| ㅓ | Pronounced as "aw" as in "lawn". Romanized as "oe". |
| ㅑ | Pronounced as "ya" as in "yap". |
| ㅕ | Pronounced as "yaw" as in "yawn". Romanized as "yeo". |
| ㅣ | Pronounced as "i" as in "hit" or "ea" as in "heat". |
| ㅐ | Pronounced as "ae" as in "care". |
| ㅔ | Pronounced as "e" as in "hen". |
| ㅒ | Pronounced as "yae" as in "yale". |
| ㅖ | Pronounced as "ye" as in "yesterday". |
| ㅗ | Pronounced as "o" as in "boat". |
| ㅜ | Pronounced as "u" as in "pool". |
| ㅛ | Pronounced as "yo" as in "yokel". |
| ㅠ | Pronounced as "yu" as in "you". |
| ㅡ | Pronounced as "u" as in "put". |
| ㅘ | Pronounced as "wa" as in "wag". |
| ㅝ | Pronounced as "wa" in "was" |
| ㅙ | Pronounced as "wae" as in "where". |
| ㅟ | Pronounced as "wi" as in French "oui". |
| ㅢ | Pronounced as "uy" as in "e" |
| ㄲ | Double "k" |
| ㅃ | Double "p" |
| ㅉ | Double "j" |
| ㄸ | Double "t" |
| ㅆ | Double "s" |
| ㅞ | Pronounced like "we" in "west" |
| ㅚ | Pronounced like "whe" in "when" |
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