Unit 0: Hangul, the Korean alphabethangulvowels
Basic vowels ㅏ ㅓ ㅗ ㅜ ㅡ ㅣ
Explanation
Korean's six basic vowels. Every syllable starts with a consonant. If there isn't one, ㅇ is used as a silent placeholder (e.g. 아 = just the vowel ㅏ).
Examples
아
a
ah (the vowel ㅏ)
오이
oi
cucumber
우유
u-yu
milk
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