Wednesday 18 September 2013

Learn Korean – Lesson 1.05: The Vowel 애

In Lesson 1.04, we have learned about the vowel 에 which sounds as soft “ey” as in paint.

In this lesson, we will learn another vowel that looks a little like the vowel 에 – the vowel 애, which sounds as soft “ae” as in speck.

Hangeul
Phonetic Symbol [e/Ɛ] *from the International Phonetic Alphabet)
Romanization ae *from the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2000)

As you can see, this vowel looks very similar to the vowel 에. But for an even more clearer perception, let’s put it this way: the vowel “ae” in Hangeul is like the letters “O” and “H” written very close together. That’s your vowel 애! Very easy to recall, isn’t it?

Do your best to be familiar with this vowel, memorize its appearance, so that you will be able to combine it with the other vowels that we have studied before and the rest of the vowels and consonants that we will be studying on the next lessons.

Now, for you to get familiar with the vowel 애, we will use it the way we used the previous vowels. We will begin by using it as a substitute for the sound /e/Ɛ/ in English words.

cr어mp애ts
sc이n애ry
m아ttr애ss
t에st이애r
p에nk이ll애r
애th이opia
p어p애r

(… to be continued)
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