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All 21 Korean vowels

Every vowel letter, including the y- and w- glides and the pairs that have merged in modern speech but stay separate in spelling.

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ㅟ

How is this letter romanized?

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  1. ㅟ — How is this letter romanized?

    wi · eo · we · ae → wi

    ㅟ is /y/, also pronounced [wi] — the French u in tu; the standard also allows the wee of week.

  2. ㅚ — How is this letter romanized?

    eu · i · yo · oe → oe

    ㅚ is /ø/, also pronounced [we] — the German ö; the standard also allows the we of wet.

  3. ㅐ — How is this letter romanized?

    eu · yo · ae · oe → ae

    ㅐ is /ɛ/ — the e in bed — more open than ㅔ.

  4. ㅗ — How is this letter romanized?

    o · wae · ae · eo → o

    ㅗ is /o/ — the o in more, with rounded lips and no glide.

  5. ㅕ — How is this letter romanized?

    yeo · oe · o · wi → yeo

    ㅕ is /jʌ/ — the yu in yummy, with the vowel of but.

  6. ㅏ — How is this letter romanized?

    ya · ye · o · a → a

    ㅏ is /a/ — the a in father.

  7. ㅖ — How is this letter romanized?

    wo · oe · ye · o → ye

    ㅖ is /je/ — the ye in yes.

  8. ㅓ — How is this letter romanized?

    i · yae · eo · eu → eo

    ㅓ is /ʌ/ — the u in but.

  9. ㅞ — How is this letter romanized?

    we · wo · ye · eu → we

    ㅞ is /we/ — the we in wet.

  10. ㅝ — How is this letter romanized?

    we · ae · u · wo → wo

    ㅝ is /wʌ/ — the wo in wonder.

  11. ㅒ — How is this letter romanized?

    ya · ae · yae · yeo → yae

    ㅒ is /jɛ/ — the ye in yes, with a more open vowel than ㅖ.

  12. ㅛ — How is this letter romanized?

    yo · ya · ui · o → yo

    ㅛ is /jo/ — the yo in yoke.