Korean (SK)
Korean is the main language of the Korean peninsula, with the standard language being based on that of the Seoul metropolitan area.
Consonants in Initial Position
| Hangul | Lexx Rom | Revised | McCune | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ | k | g | k | k(ʰ) |
| ㄲ | kk | kk | kk | k˭ |
| ㄴ | n | n | n | n |
| ㄷ | t | d | t | t(ʰ) |
| ㄸ | tt | tt | tt | t˭ |
| ㄹ | r | r | r | ɾ |
| ㅁ | m | m | m | m |
| ㅂ | b | p | p | p(ʰ) |
| ㅃ | pp | pp | pp | p˭ |
| ㅅ | s | s | s | s(ʰ) |
| ㅆ | ss | ss | ss | s |
| ㅇ | (∅) | (∅) | (∅) | (∅) |
| ㅈ | c | j | ch | tɕ(ʰ) |
| ㅉ | cc | jj | jj | tɕ˭ |
| ㅊ | ch | ch | ch' | tɕʰ |
| ㅋ | kh | k | k' | kʰ |
| ㅌ | th | t | t' | tʰ |
| ㅍ | ph | p | p' | pʰ |
| ㅎ | h | h | h | h |
Consonants in initial position can be grouped together into several classes:
plain:
tense:
aspirated:
sonorant:
Consonants Changes in Intervocalic Position
| Hangul | Lexx Rom | Revised | McCune | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ | g | g | k | ɡ |
| ㄷ | d | d | t | d |
| ㅂ | b | b | p | b |
| ㅈ | j | j | ch | dʑ |
| ㅎ | h | h | h | h ~ ɦ ~ ∅ |
Final Position Consonants
Consonants in Final Position
| Hangul | Lexx Rom | Revised | McCune | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㄱ(ㄲ,ㅋ) | k | k | k | k |
| ㄴ | n | n | n | n |
| ㄷ(ㄸ,ㅌ,ㅅ,ㅆ,ㅈ,ㅉ,ㅊ,ㅎ) | t | t | t | t |
| ㄹ | l | l | l | l |
| ㅁ | m | m | m | m |
| ㅂ(ㅃ,ㅍ) | p | p | p | p |
| ㅇ | ng | ng | ng | ŋ |
Vowels
| Hangul | Lexx Rom | Revised RoK | McCune | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㅏ | a | a | a | a |
| ㅑ | ya | ya | ya | ja |
| ㅓ | ŏ | eo | ŏ | ʌ̹ |
| ㅕ | yŏ | yeo | yŏ | jʌ̹ |
| ㅗ | o | o | o | o |
| ㅛ | yo | yo | yo | jo |
| ㅜ | u | u | u | u |
| ㅠ | yu | yu | yu | yu |
| ㅡ | ŭ | eu | ŭ | ɯ |
| ㅣ | i | i | i | i |
| ㅐ | ae | ae | ae | e̞ |
| ㅒ | yae | yae | yae | je̞ |
| ㅔ | e | e | e | e̞ |
| ㅖ | ye | ye | ye | je̞ |
| ㅚ | oe | oe | oe | we̞ |
| ㅟ | wi | wi | wi | wi |
| ㅢ | ŭi | eui | ŭi | ɯi |
| ㅘ | wa | wa | wa | wa |
| ㅝ | wŏ | wo | wŏ | wʌ̹ |
| ㅙ | wae | wae | wae | we̞ |
| ㅞ | we | we | we | we̞ |