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Syllable blocks, not single letters. Each question shows a block and asks how it is romanized — which is what reading Korean actually looks like.

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조

How is this syllable romanized?

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  1. 조 — How is this syllable romanized?

    jo · tto · mo · ppo → jo

    조 is jo — read exactly as written.

  2. 나 — How is this syllable romanized?

    nyo · na · ni · ha → na

    나 is na — read exactly as written.

  3. 보 — How is this syllable romanized?

    byu · bwo · bo · kko → bo

    보 is bo — read exactly as written.

  4. 마 — How is this syllable romanized?

    tta · ppa · ma · ta → ma

    마 is ma — read exactly as written.

  5. 싸 — How is this syllable romanized?

    ja · ssa · ssae · ssoe → ssa

    싸 is ssa — read exactly as written.

  6. 깨 — How is this syllable romanized?

    ssae · ttae · kkae · kkyae → kkae

    깨 is kkae — read exactly as written.

  7. 늬 — How is this syllable romanized?

    chui · bui · hui · nui → nui

    늬 is romanized nui and read [니] — the standard changes the vowel here.

  8. 리 — How is this syllable romanized?

    ki · rwa · rae · ri → ri

    리 is ri — read exactly as written.

  9. 려 — How is this syllable romanized?

    kyeo · rye · ryeo · ppyeo → ryeo

    려 is ryeo — read exactly as written.

  10. 체 — How is this syllable romanized?

    cha · ppe · che · choe → che

    체 is che — read exactly as written.

  11. 까 — How is this syllable romanized?

    kka · na · ba · ha → kka

    까 is kka — read exactly as written.

  12. 교 — How is this syllable romanized?

    gyae · ssyo · gya · gyo → gyo

    교 is gyo — read exactly as written.