use 이 when ending in a consonant and use

Complex Vowels (11)

  • H (ae) - "ae" as in cat

  • (yae) - "yae" as in yeah

  • || (e) – "e" as in bed

  • | (ye) – "ye" as in yes

  • ± (wa) – “wa" as in water

  • (wae) - "we" as in wedding

  • — (oe) – “we/oy" (varies; often close to "weh")

  • π (wo) – "wo" as in wonder

  • T|| (we) - "weh" as in wedding

  • Ål (wi) – “wee" as in week

  • — (ui) – unique sound; mix of eu + - pronounced "e" or "i" depending position)

Basic Vowels (10)

  • 1. þ (a) – "ah" as in father

  • 2. (ya) - "yah" as in yacht

  • 3. + (eo) - "uh" as in cup

  • 4. (yeo) - "yuh" as in young

  • 5. — (0) — "oh" as in go

  • 6. ± (yo) — "yo" as in yoga

  • 7. ↑ (u) – "oo" as in food

  • 8. π (yu) – "you" as in yule

  • 9. — (eu) - "eu" (close to put, spread, not rounded)

  • | (i) – "ee" as in see

Basic Consonants

  • 1. 1 (7º, giyeok) → g/k

  • 2. L (42, nieun) → n

  • 3. C (Cl2, digeut) → d/t

  • 4. 2 (21, rieul) → r/l

  • 5. □ (ºl%, mieum) → m

  • 6. □ (³l, bieup) → b/p

  • 7. ^ (^, siot) → s

  • 8. 0 (0, ieung) → ng (silent at beginning of syllable)

  • 9. ^ (^—, jieut) → j/ch

  • × (^|¾, chieut) → ch

  • = (7, kieuk) k (aspirated)

  • E (El¾, tieut) → t (aspirated)

  • ± (¹—, pieup) → p (aspirated)

  • ō (õl¾, hieut) → h