Korean letter ㄴ (nieun)
- Name
- 니은 nieun
- Sound
- n
- Type
- Basic consonant #2 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: 나=ㄴ+ㅏ
ㄴ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “n”.
- 나 na I/me
- 너 neo you
- 네 ne yes
- 눈 nun snow/eyes
- 나무 namu tree
- 노래 norae song
- 누구 nugu who
- 내일 naeil tomorrow
ㄴ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “n”.
- 손 son hand
- 산 san mountain
- 문 mun door
- 신 sin shoes/god
- 안 an inside
- 왼 oen left
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