How to pronounce Korean consonants and vowels

<Consonants>
[g] : pronounced close to a "k" at the beginning of a word [n] [d] : pronounced close to a "t" at the beginning of a word [l] : pronounced between an "r" and an "l" [m] [b] : close to a "p" sound at the beginning of a word [s] : pronounced as [sh] when it comes before the vowels //// [ng] : as in "ring". But in the first position, it has no sound. It's just a placeholder. [j] : close to a "ch" at the beginning of a word [ch] [k] [t] [p] [h] : a tense "g" : a tense "d" : a tense "b" : a tense "s" : a tense "j"

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How to pronounce Korean consonants and vowels

<Vowels>
[a] : like when the dentist says, "Open your mouth." [eo] : as in "ought" [o] : as in "Oh, no!" [u] : as in "Oops!" [euh] : It doesn't exist in English. It's kind of a sound one makes when one sees something disgusting. [i] : as in "sheep" [ae] : as in "air" (considered a diphthong, +) [e] : as in "edible" (considered a diphthong, +) * Even Korean often can't hear the difference between and . [ya] : as in "yahoo!" [yeo] : as in "over yonder" [yo] : as in "Yo, man!" [yu] : as in "you!" [yae] : as in "yes" [ye] : as in "yesterday" with the back of your tongue higher * Even Korean often can't hear the difference between and . [wa] : as in "why" [wae] [wo] : as in "one" [we] : as in "wait" [oe] [wi] : as in "we" [ui] : sounds like "euk-ee"

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