Basic Vowels

Before we discuss compound vowels, here's a list all the vowels that you've seen so far, along with their "y-" counterparts. We've added two more of the basic vowels (they're highlighted in yellow). Click the Korean vowel to hear it pronounced.

Korean	Romanized	Pronounced
	a	as in father
	eo	as in lawn
	o	as in go
	u	as in sue
	ae	as in pan
	e	as in ten
	eu	as in put
	i	as in meet

Korean	Romanized	Pronounced
	ya	as in Yacht
	yeo	as in yawn
	yo	as in yo-yo
	yu	as in you
	yae	as in yam
	ye	as in yes

Note: the distinction in pronunciation between and is being lost in casual Korean speech among people who are under age 40.