한글 (Hangeul)

Question 1

ㅂ

Answer 1

B/p Sound

비읍 (bieup)

Question 2

ㅅ

Answer 2

S Sound

징옺 (siot)

Question 3

ㄷ

Answer 3

D/T Sound

디귿 (digeut)

Question 4

ㄱ

Answer 4

G/K Sound
(Kuh)
기역 (Giyeok)

Question 5

ㅈ

Answer 5

J sound
(The mouth shape is more flattened in Korean than English making it sound more like a ch-)
지읒 (Jieut)

Question 6

ㅛ

Answer 6

yo

literally sounds like the greeting yo

Question 7

ㅕ

Answer 7

yeo

y-aw *like aw “aw that’s so cute

Question 8

ㅑ

Answer 8

ya

Question 9

ㅐ

Answer 9

ae

this version of the sound is more of an open mouth shape with the sound at the front of the mouth

Question 10

ㅔ

Answer 10

e

like ae, but the sound is less sharp

Question 11

ㅁ

Answer 11

M Sound

미음 (mieum)

Question 12

ㄴ

Answer 12

N Sound

니은 (nieun)

Question 13

ㅇ

Answer 13

Makes no sound

이응 (ieung)

Question 14

ㄹ

Answer 14

L Sound
Tongue shape is the same as the word dog but making an L sound.
리을 (rieul)

Question 15

ㅎ

Answer 15

H Sound

히읗 (Hieut)

Question 16

ㅗ

Answer 16

o

literally like oh

Question 17

ㅓ

Answer 17

eo

almost like a softer aw, but the mouth shape is an o

Question 18

ㅏ

Answer 18

a

not A, but ah

Question 19

ㅣ

Answer 19

i

e sound, think about how I.N’s name is pronounced ian

Question 20

ㅋ

Answer 20

K Sound
Not to be mistaken for ㄱ. A clear k sound.
키읔 (kieuk)

Question 21

ㅌ

Answer 21

T Sound
Don’t mistake for ㄷ. This is a clear T.
티읕(tieut)

Question 22

ㅊ

Answer 22

Ch Sound.
Again a flatter mouth shape, so it won’t sound as clear as an english CH
치읓 (Chieut)

Question 23

ㅍ

Answer 23

P Sound
Do not mistake with ㅂ. A clear p sound.
피읖 (Pieup)

Question 24

ㅠ

Answer 24

yu

sounds like you

Question 25

ㅜ

Answer 25

u | like oo

Question 26

ㅡ

Answer 26

eu | euh sound, mouth is very flat with very little space

Question 27

ㄲ

Answer 27

Stronger 기역 Closer to our G. 쌍 기역

Question 28

ㄸ

Answer 28

Stronger 디귿 Sounds like strong T, but with the mouth closed 쌍 디귿

Question 29

ㅃ

Answer 29

Stonger 비읍 Soo describes it as the p sound in Happy. I think it sounds like a poppy p. 쌍비읍

Question 30

ㅆ

Answer 30

Stronger 시읏 The difference between sun and science. 쌍시읏

Question 31

ㅉ

Answer 31

Stronger 지읒 JJ sound 쌍지읒

Question 32

ㅘ

Answer 32

wa | w-ah

Question 33

ㅙ

Answer 33

wae (w-eh) Same rules apply for the simple ae vs e.

Question 34

ㅚ

Answer 34

oe | sounds like w-eh. I don't understand.

Question 35

ㅝ

Answer 35

wo | w-eo

Question 36

ㅞ

Answer 36

we | w-eh

Question 37

ㅟ

Answer 37

wi | we

Question 38

ㅢ

Answer 38

ui

Question 39

ㅖ

Answer 39

ye (yeh) Same rules apply here for e vs. ae