Korean letter ㅔ (e)
- Sound
- e
- Type
- Compound vowel #32 of 40
In modern Seoul Korean ㅔ and ㅐ sound almost the same; spelling is what tells them apart.
In a syllable: 네=ㄴ+ㅔ
Words with ㅔ
Sounds “e”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅔ.
- 네 ne yes
- 에 e at/to
- 게임 geim game
- 에서 eseo from/at
- 에게 ege to (person)
- 테니스 teniseu tennis
- 텔레비전 tellebijeon television
- 어제 eoje yesterday
- 언제 eonje when
- 숙제 sukje homework
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