Meet the other vowel shapes
Recognize eleven more vowel letters in familiar-looking blocks.
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A rough reading aid, not exact pronunciation. Hyphens separate syllables. Listen first, then try with hints hidden. “eu” is said with unrounded lips; “uh” only approximates ㅓ. Doubled consonants are tense, not extra syllables. Do not add a vowel after a final consonant.
Read, compare and repeat
Practice ㅐ, ㅔ and combined Korean vowel shapes. Read examples with silent initial ㅇ, then notice them in short words.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Focus on the Korean audio as you learn.
ㅐ, ㅔ
Sound hint애, 에 · eh, eh
ae · e
애 · 에
Learn both spellings. They can sound very similar.
ㅒ, ㅖ
Sound hint얘, 예 · yeh, yeh
yae · ye
얘 · 예
Compare each shape with ㅐ and ㅔ.
ㅘ, ㅙ
Sound hint와, 왜 · wah, weh
wa · wae
와 · 왜
Both include ㅗ on the left/bottom side.
ㅚ
Sound hint외 · weh
oe
외
Written with ㅗ and ㅣ. Do not read it as two blocks.
ㅝ, ㅞ
Sound hint워, 웨 · wuh, weh
wo · we
워 · 웨
Both include ㅜ. Compare them with 와 and 왜.
ㅟ, ㅢ
Sound hint위, 의 · wee, ui
wi · ui
위 · 의
Each is one vowel letter inside one block. 의 has pronunciation variations in words.
Read it in small steps
개, 게
개 can mean dog; 게 means crab. Notice the different vowel spellings.
과자
Snack. 과 uses ㅘ.
귀
Ear. 귀 uses ㅟ.
의자
Chair. The first block uses ㅢ.
Try it for yourself
Write 와, 워 and 위 side by side. Circle the vowel parts and compare them. Then read 과자 and 의자 without dividing either combined vowel into extra syllables.
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과자, 귀, 의자
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