Appendix B. – Hangul Chart and Names of Letters

 

Use the following chart for reference purposes only. Although it correctly shows every possible single consonant and single vowel combination in Korean (note that it does not include syllables with 3 letters or more), many of the combinations below will not be found in modern Korean. Nevertheless, it will benefit you to be able to know how to write and read any of the following combinations below; pronouncing some of them (ones that aren’t used) might be difficult, even for native Korean speakers.

 

 

It’s also important to know the names of the consonants in Korean. These will be useful when spelling Korean words. Fortunately, most of them work in the same format (consonant + ㅣ + 으 + consonant), as you will find below. I’ve marked the three consonants that have their own unique names with asterisks.

 

Letter → Name

*ㄱ→ 기역

ㄴ→ 니은

*ㄷ→ 디귿

ㄹ→ 리을

ㅁ→ 미음

ㅂ→ 비읍

*ㅅ→ 시옷 (pronounced 시옫)

ㅇ→ 이응

ㅈ→ 지읒 (pronounced 지읃)

ㅊ→ 치읓 (pronounced 치읃)

ㅋ→ 키읔 (pronounced 키윽)

ㅌ→ 티읕 (pronounced 티읃)

ㅍ→ 피읖 (pronounced 피읍)

ㅎ→ 히읗 (pronounced 히읃)