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Consonant 'giyeok' — sounds like g/k

Double consonant 'ssang-giyeok' — a tense kk, no puff of air

Consonant 'nieun' — sounds like n

Consonant 'digeut' — sounds like d/t

Double consonant 'ssang-digeut' — a tense tt, no puff of air

Consonant 'rieul' — sounds like r (between vowels) or l (at the end)

Consonant 'mieum' — sounds like m

Consonant 'bieup' — sounds like b/p

Double consonant 'ssang-bieup' — a tense pp, no puff of air

Consonant 'siot' — sounds like s (sh before ㅣ)

Double consonant 'ssang-siot' — a tense, sharp ss

Consonant 'ieung' — silent at the start of a syllable, 'ng' at the end

Consonant 'jieut' — sounds like j

Double consonant 'ssang-jieut' — a tense jj, no puff of air

Consonant 'chieut' — sounds like an aspirated ch

Consonant 'kieuk' — sounds like an aspirated k

Consonant 'tieut' — sounds like an aspirated t

Consonant 'pieup' — sounds like an aspirated p

Consonant 'hieut' — sounds like h

Vowel 'a' — as in 'father'

Vowel 'ae' (ㅏ + ㅣ) — as in 'bed'; nearly the same as ㅔ today

Vowel 'ya' — as in 'yard'

Vowel 'yae' (ㅑ + ㅣ) — as in 'yes'

Vowel 'eo' — an open 'uh', as in 'sun'

Vowel 'e' (ㅓ + ㅣ) — as in 'met'

Vowel 'yeo' — 'y' + 'eo', as in 'young'

Vowel 'ye' (ㅕ + ㅣ) — as in 'yet'

Vowel 'o' — rounded, as in 'go' (without the glide)