Korean consonants and pronunciation

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The Korean consonants (Hangul) consist of 14 basic consonants and 5 double consonants.

The basic consonants are: giyeok (ㄱ), nieun (ㄴ), digeut (ㄷ), rieul (ㄹ), mieum (ㅁ), bieup (ㅂ), siot (ㅅ), ieung (ㅇ), jieut (ㅈ), chieut (ㅊ), kieuk (ㅋ), tieut (ㅌ), pieup (ㅍ), hieut (ㅎ).

The double consonants, which are pronounced with a stronger sound, include: ssang-giyeok (ㄲ), ssang-digeut (ㄸ), ssang-bieup (ㅃ), ssang-siot (ㅆ), ssang-jieut (ㅉ).

Korean consonants can be combined with vowels to form syllables. Some consonants, like ㅇ (ieung), are silent when placed at the beginning of a syllable but act as "ng" at the end. These consonants form the foundation of the Hangul writing system, making it logical and easy to learn.

한글 자음과 영문 발음기호

  1. ㄱ (giyeok)
  2. ㄴ (nieun)
  3. ㄷ (digeut)
  4. ㄹ (rieul)
  5. ㅁ (mieum)
  6. ㅂ (bieup)
  7. ㅅ (siot)
  8. ㅇ (ieung)
  9. ㅈ (jieut)
  10. ㅊ (chieut)
  11. ㅋ (kieuk)
  12. ㅌ (tieut)
  13. ㅍ (pieup)
  14. ㅎ (hieut)

쌍자음 (Double Consonants)

  1. ㄲ (ssang-giyeok)
  2. ㄸ (ssang-digeut)
  3. ㅃ (ssang-bieup)
  4. ㅆ (ssang-siot)
  5. ㅉ (ssang-jieut)

 

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