Korean letter ㅍ (pieup)
- Name
- 피읖 pieup
- Sound
- p
- Type
- Basic consonant #13 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: 평=ㅍ+ㅕ+ㅇ
ㅍ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “p”.
- 평일 pyeongil weekday
- 피곤하다 pigonhada to be tired
- 편리하다 pyeonrihada to be convenient
- 커피 keopi coffee
- 슈퍼 syupeo supermarket
- 연필 yeonpil pencil
- 골프 golpeu golf
- 쇼핑 syoping shopping
ㅍ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “p”.
- 앞 ap front
- 숲 sup forest
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