consonant
Pronunciation
Like "g" as in "goo".
Mnemonic
ㄱ looks like a gun.
tensed consonant
Pronunciation
Like "g" as in "golf".
Mnemonic
ㄲ looks like a stronger double-barreled gun.consonant
Pronunciation
Like "n" as in "nose".
Mnemonic
ㄴ looks like a nose.
consonant
Pronunciation
Like "d" as in "door".
Mnemonic
ㄷ looks like a door.
tensed consonant
Pronunciation
Like "d" as in "dog".
Mnemonic
ㄸ looks like a double-door.consonant
Pronunciation
Like "r" as in "rake", but with the tip of the tongue on the roof of the mouth.
Mnemonic
ㄹ looks like a rattlesnake.
consonant
Pronunciation
Like "m" as in "mouth".
Mnemonic
ㅁ looks like a mouth.
consonant
Pronunciation
Like "b" as in "boat".
Mnemonic
ㅂ looks like a bucket with water in it.
tensed consonant
Pronunciation
Like "b" as in "boring".
Mnemonic
ㅃ lookes like two buckets, how boring.consonant
Pronunciation
Like "s" as in "saw".
Mnemonic
ㅅ looks like a summit.
tensed consonant
Pronunciation
Like "s" as in "sauce".
Mnemonic
ㅆ looks like double mountain summits next to each other.consonant
Pronunciation
Silent at the start of a syllable. Like "ng" as in "gong" at the end.
Mnemonic
ㅇ looks like nothing.
consonant
Pronunciation
Like "j" as in "jet".
Mnemonic
ㅈ looks like a jet.
tensed consonant
Pronunciation
Like "j" as in "judge".
Mnemonic
ㅉ looks like two jets jammed together.aspirated consonant
Pronunciation
Like "ch" as in "chart".
Mnemonic
ㅊ looks like a champion.
aspirated consonant
Pronunciation
Like "k" as in "key".
Mnemonic
ㅋ looks like a key.
aspirated consonant
Pronunciation
Like "t" as in "tall".
Mnemonic
ㅌ looks like a trident.
aspirated consonant
Pronunciation
Like "p" as in "pillars".
Mnemonic
ㅍ looks like pillars.
aspirated consonant
Pronunciation
Like "h" as in "hat".
Mnemonic
ㅎ looks like a head with a hat.