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Pronunciation - ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ

Min Sung Kim
Jul 18, 2023
Pronunciation Beginner

15-min Lesson Goals

In this bit...

  • You will learn the sounds of these Korean vowels: ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ
  • Consolidate your learning with an exercise!

A Bit of a Lesson

Listen and repeat to the vowel sounds below!

Called: ㅏ

Sound: a

Called: ㅑ

Sound: ya

Called: ㅓ

Sound: eo / uh

Called: ㅕ

Sound: yeo / yuh

Called: ㅗ

Sound: o

Called: ㅛ

Sound: yo

Called: ㅜ

Sound: u

Called: ㅠ

Sound: yu

 

Practice the vowel sounds more effectively by adding a consonant like the below!

아 야 어 여 오 요 우 유

가 갸 거 겨 고 교 구 규

...and so on!

Knowledge Check!

How do you read this: 여유

yu-ya yeo-yu yo-ya yu-yeo

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