- ㅏ: like 'a' in "father"
- ㅐ: like the 'e' in "sat" ; in Seoul, often pronounced the same as e
- ㅓ: like 'au' in "australia"
- ㅔ: like the 'e' in "set"
- ㅗ: like 'o' in "tone"
- ㅜ: like 'oo' in "hoop"
- ㅡ: like 'eo' in "surgeon"
- ㅣ: like the 'i' in "ship" (short) OR the 'ee' in "sheep" (long)