Korean letter ㅐ (ae)
- Sound
- ae
- Type
- Compound vowel #30 of 40
In modern Seoul Korean ㅐ and ㅔ sound almost the same; spelling is what tells them apart.
In a syllable: 해=ㅎ+ㅐ
Words with ㅐ
Sounds “ae”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅐ.
- 해 hae sun/year
- 개 gae dog
- 배 bae stomach/boat/pear
- 색 saek color
- 책 chaek book
- 맵다 maepda spicy
- 내일 naeil tomorrow
- 색깔 saekkal color
- 내년 naenyeon next year
- 택시 taeksi taxi
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