Korean alphabet
| Letter | English sound | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ㄱ | g (initial) k (final) | as in gold – kit |
| ㄴ | n (initial) n (final) | as in near |
| ㄷ | d (initial) t (final) | as in day – hat |
| ㄹ | r (initial) l (final) | as in rabbit – ball |
| ㅁ | m (initial) m (final) | as in moon |
| ㅂ | b (initial) p (final) | as in boy – map |
| ㅅ | s (initial) t (final) | as in smile – rat |
| ㅇ | silent (initial) ng (final) | as in kingdom |
| ㅈ | j (initial) t (final) | as in joy – hat |
| ㅊ | ch (initial) t (final) | as in chin – kit |
| ㅋ | k (initial) k (final) | as in kid |
| ㅌ | t (initial) t (final) | as in toy |
| ㅍ | p (initial) p (final) | as in play |
| ㅎ | h (initial) t (final) | as in hand – rat |
| ㄲ | gg (initial) k (final) | as in great – back |
| ㄸ | dd (initial) t (final) | as in desk – bat |
| ㅃ | bb (initial) pp (final) | as in brain – snap |
| ㅆ | ss (initial) t (final) | as in smile – rat |
| ㅉ | jj (initial) t (final) | as in joy – hat |
| ㅏ | a | as in father |
| ㅐ | ae | as in pay |
| ㅑ | ya | as in yacht |
| ㅒ | yae | as in yea! |
| ㅓ | eo | as in young |
| ㅔ | e | as in set |
| ㅕ | yeo | as in young |
| ㅖ | ye | as in yet |
| ㅗ | o | as in yo yo |
| ㅘ | wa | as in water |
| ㅙ | wae | as in waiter |
| ㅚ | oi | as in wait |
| ㅛ | yo | as in yo yo |
| ㅜ | u | as in cool |
| ㅝ | weo | as in won |
| ㅞ | we | as in wet |
| ㅟ | ui | as in we |
| ㅠ | yu | as in you |
| ㅡ | u | as in good |
| ㅢ | ui | as in wisdom |
| ㅣ | i | as in sheep |