Korean latinization guide

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Summary

The listing follows North Korean order of the vowels, but South Korean order of the consonants.

Summary table
Korean spelling Latinization Sound (IPA) Notes
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k g k
kk ck
n n
t d t
tt
l r l, -ɾ-
m m
p b p
pp pp
s sh s~ɕ
ss ssh s͈~ɕ
c ts, j, z ts~tɕ
cc cch, jj, tch, tsh, zz t͈s~t͈ɕ
ch jh, tss tsʰ~tɕʰ
kh k
th t
ph p
h h
_-, ng/ ñ _, -ŋ
a ah ɐ
ya yah
eo u, uh ə
eo yu, yuh
o o
yo jo
u oo, woo u
yu yoo ju
eu u, uh ɨ
i ee i
ae ai e
yae yai je
e ei e
ye yei je
we oe, oi we, (ø)
wi ui, wee ɥi, (y)
eui ui ɨ̯i
wa ua
weo wo w
wae wai w
we wei we
ao ȧ ɒ only for Jeju Korean
ks k, gs, x ks, -k
nc n, nj, ts nc, -n
nh n nh, -n
lk l, lg lk, -k
lm lm, -m
lp l, lb, p lp, -l, -p
ls ls, -l
lth l, lt lt, -l
lph lp, p lp, -p
lh l lh, -l

Notes

  1. Use macrons (¯) or repeated vowels to spell long vowels. If the vowel is spelled with multiple letters, use the macron each letter or repeat the second vowel.
  2. Use an apostrophe (') to seperate clusters, if they are pronounced separately.

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