Welcome back! This is the fifth lesson of "Learn to read, write and pronounce Korean". This lesson covers some variations on the letters you already learned.

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The consonant ㅋ (kieuk)

The first new letter is the consonant ㅋ (kieuk):

Letter (jamo):	ㅋ
Pronunciation:	kʰ

The first new letter to learn is ㅋ (kieuk). It looks and similar to ㄱ (giyeok) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅋ is aspirated. That is, ㅋ is pronounced with a burst of air. As you may recall, the difference between aspirated and unaspirated sounds is easily demonstrated by putting a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and saying "can" (kʰæn) and then "scan" (skæn). You should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "can" that does not appear with "scan". So, ㅋ (kieuk) is pronounced like the c in can.

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The vowel ㅑ (ya)

Korean stroke order and sound | jamo=ㅑ (ya) | image=ㅑ (ya) stroke order.png | The first new vowel to learn is ㅑ (ya):

Letter (jamo):	ㅑ
Pronunciation:	ja

The first vowel to learn is ㅑ (ya). It looks and sounds similar to ㅏ (a). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (j). So, ㅑ (ya) is pronounced like the ya in yahoo, the German word ja#German|ja, and the Russian word я (ja). In the terminology of phonetics, ㅑ (ya) and the other four vowels in this lesson are the iotized versions of vowels you already learned.

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The consonant ㅌ (tieut)

ㅌ (tieut) stroke order

The next new letter is the consonant ㅌ (tieut):

Letter (jamo):	ㅌ
Pronunciation:	tʰ

ㅌ (tieut) looks and similar to ㄷ (digeut) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅌ is aspirated. That is, ㅌ is pronounced with a burst of air. Again, to demonstrate the aspiration, put a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and say "tone" (tʰon) and then "stone" (ston). You should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "tone" that does appear with "stone". So, ㅌ (tieut) is pronounced like the t in tone.

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The consonant ㅍ (pieup)

ㅍ (pieup) stroke order

The next new letter is the consonant ㅍ (pieup):

Letter (jamo):	ㅍ
Pronunciation:	pʰ

ㅍ (pieut) looks and sounds similar to ㅂ (bieup) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅍ is aspirated. That is, ㅍ is pronounced with a burst of air. Again, to demonstrate the aspiration, put a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and say "pin" (pʰɪn) and then "spin" (spɪn). You should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "pin" that does appear with "spin". So, ㅍ (pieup) is pronounced like the p in pin.

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The consonant ㅊ (chieut)

ㅊ (chieut) stroke order

The next new letter is the consonant ㅊ (chieut):

Letter (jamo):	ㅊ
Pronunciation:	ʨʰ

ㅊ (chieut) looks and sounds similar to ㅈ (jieut) and but has an additional horizontal line, which indicates that ㅊ is aspirated. That is, ㅊ is pronounced with a burst of air. Again, to demonstrate the aspiration, put a hand or a lit candle in front of your mouth and say "chin" (tʃʰɪn) and then "gin" (dʒɪn). Ignoring the difference in use of the vocal cords, you should either feel a puff of air or see a flicker of the candle flame with "chin" that does appear with "gin". So, although there is no precise English sound for ㅊ (chieut), it is pronounced similar to the ch in chin.

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The vowel ㅕ (yeo)

Korean stroke order and sound | jamo=ㅕ (yeo) | image=ㅕ (yeo) stroke order.png | sound=Iotized open-mid back unrounded vowel.ogg The next new vowel to learn is ㅕ (yeo):

Letter (jamo):	ㅕ
Pronunciation:	jʌ

The vowel ㅕ (yeo) looks and sounds similar to ㅓ (eo). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: j). So, ㅕ (yeo) is pronounced like the you in young.

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The vowel ㅛ (yo)

{{Korean stroke order and sound | jamo=ㅛ (yo) | image=ㅛ (yo) stroke order.png | sound=Iotized ? rounded vowel.ogg The next new vowel to learn is ㅛ (yo):

Letter (jamo):	ㅛ
Pronunciation:	jo

The vowel ㅛ (yo) looks and sounds similar to ㅗ (o). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound ( j). So, ㅛ (yo) is pronounced like the yo in yoga.

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The vowel ㅠ (yu)

{{:Korean/stroke order and sound | jamo=ㅠ (yu) | image=ㅠ (yu) stroke order.png | The next new vowel to learn is ㅠ (yu):

Letter (jamo):	ㅠ
Pronunciation:	ju

The vowel ㅠ (yu) looks and sounds similar to ㅜ (u). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: j). So, ㅠ (yu) is pronounced like the English word you.

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The vowel ㅖ (ye)

{{:Korean/stroke order and sound | jamo=ㅖ (ye) | image=ㅖ (ye) stroke order.png | The next new vowel to learn is ㅖ (ye):

Letter (jamo):	ㅖ
Pronunciation:	jʌ

The vowel ㅖ (ye) looks and sounds similar to ㅔ (e). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound ( j). So, ㅖ (ye) is pronounced like the Ya in the English word Yale.

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The vowel ㅒ (yae)

{{:Korean/stroke order and sound | jamo=ㅒ (yae) | image=ㅒ (yae) stroke order.png | The next new vowel to learn is ㅒ (yae):

Letter (jamo):	ㅒ
Pronunciation:	jɛ

The vowel ㅒ (yae) looks and sounds similar to ㅐ (ae). The additional short line indicates that the pronunciation begins with a short "y" sound (IPA: j). So, ㅒ (yae) is pronounced similar to the ye in the English word yet.