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The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsKorean language pronunciations inWikipedia articles. It is based on thestandard dialect of South Korea and may not represent some of the sounds in theNorth Korean dialect or in other dialects. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
SeeKorean phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Korean.
| IPA | Hangul | Example | English approximation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangul | RR | |||
| b[1] | ㅂ | 이불 | ibul | ball |
| β[2][3] | ㅎ | 오후 | ohu | roughly like away |
| ç[4] | ㅎ | 힘, 흉내 | him,hyungnae | human |
| ɕ[5] | ㅅ | 시루 | siru | roughly likeshe |
| ɕ͈[5] | ㅆ ㅅ | 씨, 국수 | ssi, guksu | roughly likesure,tensed |
| d[1] | ㄷ | 민들레 | mindeulle | doll |
| dz[6] | ㅈ | 나중 | najung | beds |
| dʑ[1] | ㅈ [ㄷ이] | 아버지, 해돋이 | abeoji, haedoji | roughly likejeans |
| ɸ[3] | ㅎ [호] [후] | 활, 훗날 | hwal,hunnal | roughly likephew |
| ɡ[1] | ㄱ | 마개 | magae | gall |
| ɣ[2][7] | ㅎ | 마흔 | maheun | again,but without the tongue touching the roof of the mouth |
| h | ㅎ | 햇잎 | haennip | hall |
| ɦ[2] | ㅎ | 더하기 | deohagi | RP behind |
| j | [ㅛ, ㅠ,ㅑ,ㅕ, ㅖ, ㅒ][8] | 여울 | yeoul | you |
| ʝ[2][4] | ㅎ | 감히 | gamhi | roughly likeyou |
| k | ㄱ | 구이 | gui | sky |
| k̚ | ㄱ ㅋ[9] | 바지락 | bajirak | lock |
| k͈ | ㄲ | 꿩, 젓갈 | kkwong, jeotgal | skin,tensed |
| kʰ | ㅋ [ㄱㅎ] [ㅎㄱ] | 코, 석회, 않기 | ko, seokhoe, angi | cup |
| ɭ | ㄹ [ㄴ][10] | 알, 신라 | al, Silla | hall |
| m | ㅁ [ㅂ][11] | 못, 압력 | mot, amnyeok | mall |
| n | ㄴ [ㄹ, ㄷ, ㅅ, ㅈ][12] | 누리 | nuri | not |
| ŋ | ㅇ [ㄱ][13] | 가랑비, 먹물 | garangbi, meongmul | king |
| p | ㅂ | 바다 | bada | spa |
| p̚ | ㅂ ㅍ[14] | 부삽, 잎 | busap, ip | clip |
| p͈ | ㅃ ㅂ | 뿔, 먹보 | ppul, meokbo | spit,tensed |
| pʰ | ㅍ [ㅂㅎ] [ㅎㅂ] | 푸서리, 잡학 | puseori, japhak | paint |
| ɾ | ㄹ [ㄹㅇ] | 여드레, 얼음 | yeodeure, eoreum | Scottish greatorAmerican atom |
| sʰ | ㅅ | 수박 | subak | likesee,butaspirated (with more breath) |
| s͈ | ㅆ | 쌀, 열쇠 | ssal, yeolsoe | saw,tensed |
| t | ㄷ | 돌 | dol | star |
| t̚ | ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ[15] | 곧, 뭍, 옷, 젖, 낯 | got, mut, ot, jeot, nat | let |
| t͈ | ㄸ ㄷ | 떡, 막대 | tteok, makdae | stall,tensed |
| tʰ | ㅌ [ㄷㅎ] [ㅎㄷ] | 구태여, 맞흥정, 닳다 | gutaeyeo, matheungjeong, dalda | tall |
| ts[6] | ㅈ | 측정 | cheukjeong | cats |
| ts͈[6] | ㅉ | 짤림 | jjallim | cats,tensed |
| tsʰ[6] | ㅊ [ㅈㅎ] [ㅎㅈ] | 참새 | chamsae | let's have |
| tɕ | ㅈ | 자투리 | jaturi | roughly like patch |
| tɕ͈ | ㅉ | 돌쩌귀, 꺽지 | doljjeogwi, kkeokji | roughly like patch,tensed |
| tɕʰ | ㅊ [ㄷ히] [ㅎㅈ] | 눈초리, 맞히다, 닳지 | nunchori, machida, dalji | roughly likecheek |
| w | [ㅙ, ㅞ][16] | 왜가리, 꿰맴질 | waegari, kkwemaemjil | wall |
| x[7] | ㅎ | 흙 | heuk | Scottish loch |
| IPA | Hangul | Example | English approximation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangul | RR[18] | |||
| a | ㅏ | 하루 | haru | GA lost |
| aː | 밤 | bam | spa | |
| ʌ | ㅓ | 거울 | geoul | Conservativeup |
| əː | 어른 | eoreun | RP herd | |
| ɛ | ㅐ | 개구리 | gaeguri | bet |
| ɛː | 냇물 | naenmul | GA bed | |
| e | ㅔ | 메주 | meju | rate |
| eː | 게장 | gejang | raid | |
| i | ㅢ[19] | 흰색 | huinsaek | peak |
| ㅣ | 피 | pi | ||
| iː | 실타래 | siltarae | bead | |
| o | ㅗ | 오늘 | oneul | sort |
| oː | 모레 | more | sword | |
| ø | ㅚ[16] | 쇠뇌 | soenoe | wait |
| øː | 왼손 | oenson | weighed | |
| u | ㅜ | 우물 | umul | root |
| uː | 둘 | dul | rude | |
| ɯ | ㅡ | 버들 | beodeul | like goosefor some speakers |
| ɯː | 그림 | geurim | like coolfor some speakers | |
| ɰi | ㅢ[19] | 민주주의 | minjujuui | likewebut unrounded (with relaxed lips) |
| y | ㅟ[16] | 귀엣말 | gwienmal | somewhat like sweet |
| yː | 쉰 | swin | somewhat like swede | |
| IPA | Description |
|---|---|
| ː | Geminated consonant[20] |
| ˈ | Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable) |
| ˌ | Secondary stress (placed before the stressed syllable) |
| . | Syllable break |