Meet the other vowel shapes
Recognize eleven more vowel letters in familiar-looking blocks.
Resume where you left offRead, compare and repeat
Practice ㅐ, ㅔ and combined Korean vowel shapes. Read examples with silent initial ㅇ, then notice them in short words.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Focus on the Korean audio as you learn.
ㅐ, ㅔ
ae · e
애 · 에
Learn both spellings. They can sound very similar.
ㅒ, ㅖ
yae · ye
얘 · 예
Compare each shape with ㅐ and ㅔ.
ㅘ, ㅙ
wa · wae
와 · 왜
Both include ㅗ on the left/bottom side.
ㅚ
oe
외
Written with ㅗ and ㅣ. Do not read it as two blocks.
ㅝ, ㅞ
wo · we
워 · 웨
Both include ㅜ. Compare them with 와 and 왜.
ㅟ, ㅢ
wi · ui
위 · 의
Each is one vowel letter inside one block. 의 has pronunciation variations in words.
Read it in small steps
개, 게
개 can mean dog; 게 means crab. Notice the different vowel spellings.
과자
Snack. 과 uses ㅘ.
귀
Ear. 귀 uses ㅟ.
의자
Chair. The first block uses ㅢ.
Try it for yourself
Write 와, 워 and 위 side by side. Circle the vowel parts and compare them. Then read 과자 and 의자 without dividing either combined vowel into extra syllables.
Make yourself heard.
Listen once. Record yourself saying the phrase, then listen back.
과자, 귀, 의자
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