Korean Writing System (한글)

Front 1

ㄱ

Back 1

-pronunced as "k" in "skip"
-romanized as "g" before vowels
-romanized as "k" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 2

ㄲ

Back 2

-pronunced as "g" in "go" with a glottal stop
-romanized as "gg" before vowels
-romanized as "k" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 3

ㄴ

Back 3

-pronunced as "n" in "nothing"
-romanized always as "n"

Front 4

ㄷ

Back 4

-pronunced as "t" in "stop"
-romanized as "d" before vowels
-romanized as "t" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 5

ㄸ

Back 5

-pronunced as "d" in "dog" with a glottal stop
-romanized always as "dd"

Front 6

ㄹ

Back 6

-pronunced as "r" in Japanese "kore/これ" (no English equivelent), and similar to the "l" in love (no english equivelent)
-romanized as "r" before vowels
-romanized as "l" before consonants/at the end fo a word

Front 7

ㅁ

Back 7

-pronunced as "m" in "mother"
-romanized always as "m"

Front 8

ㅂ

Back 8

-pronunced as "p" in "spot"
-romanized as "b" before vowels
-romanized as "p" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 9

ㅃ

Back 9

-pronunced as "b" in "big" with a glottal stop
-romanized always as "bb"

Front 10

ㅅ

Back 10

-pronunced as "s" in "sing", "sh" in "sheep", and "t" in "stop"
-romanized as "s" before a vowel
-romanized as "sh" before "ㅣ, ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅒ, and ㅖ"
-romanized as "t" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 11

ㅆ

Back 11

-pronunced as "s" in "sing" only and held longer, "sh" in "sheep" only held longer, and "t" in "stop"
-romanized as "ss" before vowels
-romanized as "ssh" before "ㅣ, ㅑ, ㅕ, ㅛ, ㅠ, ㅒ, and ㅖ"
-romanized as "t" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 12

ㅇ

Back 12

-pronunced as (NO SOUND), and as "ng" in "song"
-romanized as (NOTHING) before a vowel [silent consonant; place holder]
-romanized as "ng" before consonants/before vowels/at the end of a word

Front 13

ㅈ

Back 13

-pronunced as an unaspirated "ch" in "chinese" (no English equivelent), and as "t" in "stop"
-romanized as "j" before vowels
-romanized as "t" before consonants/at the end of a word
-

Front 14

ㅉ

Back 14

-pronunced as "j" in "joke" with a glottal stop
-romanized always as "jj"

Front 15

ㅊ

Back 15

-pronunced as "ch" in "chinese", and as "t" in "stop"
-romanized as "ch" before vowels
-romanized as "t" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 16

ㅋ

Back 16

-pronunced as "k" in "kitchen" {before vowels}, and "k" in "skip"
-romanized always as "k"

Front 17

ㅌ

Back 17

-pronunced as "t" in "towel" {before vowels}, and "t" in "stop"
-romanized always as "t"

Front 18

ㅍ

Back 18

-pronunced as "p" in "pants" {before vowels}, and "p" in "spot"
-romanized always as "p"

Front 19

ㅎ

Back 19

-pronunced as "h" in "hot, and "t" in "stop"
-romanized as "h" before vowels
-romanized as "t" before consonants/at the end of a word

Front 20

ㅏ

Back 20

-pronunced as "a" in "father"
-romanized always as "a"

Front 21

ㅐ

Back 21

-pronunced as "e" in "met"
-romanized always as "ae"

Front 22

ㅑ

Back 22

-pronunced as "y" in "yellow" + "a" in "father"
-romanized always as "ya"

Front 23

ㅒ

Back 23

-pronunced as "y" in "yellow" + "e" in "met"
-romanized always as "yae"

Front 24

ㅓ

Back 24

-pronunced as "o" in "home" [mouth like "aw" in "saw"] (no English equivelent)
-romanized always as "eo"

Front 25

ㅔ

Back 25

-pronunced as "e" in "met"
-romanized always as "e"

Front 26

ㅕ

Back 26

-pronunced as "y" in "yellow" + "o" in "home" [mouth like "aw" in "saw"] (no English equivelent)
-romanized always as "yeo"

Front 27

ㅖ

Back 27

-pronunced like "y" in "yellow" + "e" in "met"
-romanized always as "ye"

Front 28

ㅗ

Back 28

-pronunced as "o" in "home"
-romanized always as "o"

Front 29

ㅘ

Back 29

-pronunced as "w" in "water" + "a" in "father"
-romanized always as "wa"

Front 30

ㅙ

Back 30

-pronunced as "w" in "water" + "e" in "met"
-romanized always a "wae"

Front 31

ㅚ

Back 31

-pronunced as "o" in "home" + "e" in "met"
-romanized always as "oe"

Front 32

ㅛ

Back 32

-pronunced as "y" in "yellow" + "o" in "home"
-romanized always as "yo"

Front 33

ㅜ

Back 33

-pronunced as "oo" in "moon"
-romanized always as "u"

Front 34

ㅝ

Back 34

-pronunced as "w" in "water" + as "o" in "home" [mouth like "aw" in "saw"] (no English equivelent)
-romanized always as "weo"

Front 35

ㅞ

Back 35

-pronunced as "w" in "water" + "e" in "met"
-romanized always as "we"

Front 36

ㅟ

Back 36

-pronunced as "w" in "water" + "ee" in "meet"
-romanized always as "wi"

Front 37

ㅠ

Back 37

-pronunced as "y" in "yellow" + "oo" in "moon"
-romanized always as "yu"

Front 38

ㅡ

Back 38

-pronunced as "u" in "put" [mouth is shaped like "ee" in "meet"] (no English equivelent)
-romanized always as "eu"
-

Front 39

ㅢ

Back 39

-pronunced as "u" in "put" [mouth is shaped like "ee" in "meet"] (no English equivelent) + "ee" in "meet"
-romanized always as "eui"

Front 40

ㅣ

Back 40

-pronunced as "ee" in "meet"
-romanized always as "i"