Unit 0: Hangul, the Korean alphabethangulvowels

Y-vowels ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ

Y-vowels ㅑ ㅕ ㅛ ㅠ

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Explanation

Iotized ("y-glide") vowels: add a quick "y" sound before the base vowel. ㅏ→ㅑ (ya), ㅓ→ㅕ (yeo), ㅗ→ㅛ (yo), ㅜ→ㅠ (yu).

Examples

야

ya

ya

여우

yeo-u

fox

우유

u-yu

milk

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