Korean letter ㅂ (bieup)
- Name
- 비읍 bieup
- Sound
- b at the start · p at the end
- Type
- Basic consonant #6 of 40
Consonants never stand alone: they sit at the start of a syllable block, and many can also close it as a final consonant (batchim).
In a syllable: 발=ㅂ+ㅏ+ㄹ
ㅂ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “b”.
- 발 bal foot
- 방 bang room
- 불 bul fire
- 배 bae stomach/boat/pear
- 밖 bak outside
- 밥 bap rice/meal
- 봄 bom spring
- 비 bi rain
ㅂ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “p”.
- 입 ip mouth
- 집 jip house/home
- 밥 bap rice/meal
- 덥다 deopda hot
- 춥다 chupda cold
- 맵다 maepda spicy
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