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The 10 basic Korean vowels

Ten questions on the simple vowels — the ones the standard calls monophthongs. Get these and every other vowel is one of them with a glide added.

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Question 1 of 10

ㅣ

How is this letter romanized?

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  1. ㅣ — How is this letter romanized?

    i · eo · u · oe → i

    ㅣ is /i/ — the ee in see.

  2. ㅔ — How is this letter romanized?

    oe · ae · eo · e → e

    ㅔ is /e/ — the e in bet — closer than ㅐ.

  3. ㅡ — How is this letter romanized?

    i · eu · u · ae → eu

    ㅡ is /ɯ/ — no close English match — the oo of moon with lips spread flat.

  4. ㅚ — How is this letter romanized?

    u · oe · ae · i → oe

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

  5. ㅜ — How is this letter romanized?

    u · eu · ae · i → u

    ㅜ is /u/ — the oo in moon.

  6. ㅏ — How is this letter romanized?

    i · eu · a · oe → a

    ㅏ is /a/ — the a in father.

  7. ㅐ — How is this letter romanized?

    o · a · ae · oe → ae

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

  8. ㅟ — How is this letter romanized?

    eu · wi · e · eo → wi

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

  9. ㅓ — How is this letter romanized?

    eo · wi · ae · o → eo

    ㅓ is /ʌ/ — the u in but.

  10. ㅗ — How is this letter romanized?

    eu · i · e · o → o

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