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Korean Alphabets (Consonants)

 

Consonants

In Korean writing system the consonants are divided into simple and double consonants. These consonants are written with the vowels. Below given are consonants with its sound, the sound is given in bracket. Initially they are pronounced differently than their sound.

 

14 simple consonants + 5 double consonants = 19 consonants

 

Korean Alphabets Consonants (Simple Consonants)

Consonants   Name             Sound

                       기역 giyeok        (k or g)

                       니은 nieun          (n)

                       디귿 digeut        (t or d)

                       리을 rieul             (r or l)

                       미음 mieum        (m)

                       비읍 bieup         (p or b)

                      시옷 shiot          (s or sh)

                      이응 ieung          (ng or no sound)

                      지읒 jieut           (j)

                      치읓 chieut        (ch)

                     키읔 kieuk          (k)

                     티읕 tieut           (t)

                     피읖 pieup           (p)

                     히읗 hieut             (h)

 

Korean Alphabets Consonants (Double Consonants)

Consonants  Name                   Sound

                      쌍기역 ssang giyeok  (kk)

                     쌍디귿 ssang digeut   (tt)

                     쌍비읍 ssang bieup     (pp)

                     쌍시옷 ssang shiot     (ss)

                     쌍지읒 ssang jieut      (tch)

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