Korean letter ㄹ (rieul)
- Name
- 리을 rieul
- Sound
- r at the start · l at the end
- Type
- Basic consonant #4 of 40
ㄹ sounds like a light “r” between vowels and like “l” at the end of a syllable or when doubled (ㄹㄹ).
In a syllable: 래=ㄹ+ㅐ
ㄹ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “r”.
- 아래 arae below
- 오른 oreun right
- 소리 sori sound
- 그림 geurim drawing/picture
- 노래 norae song
- 우리 uri we/us
- 이름 ireum name
- 사람 saram person
ㄹ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “l”.
- 발 bal foot
- 달 dal moon/month
- 말 mal horse/speech
- 길 gil road/way
- 불 bul fire
- 술 sul alcohol
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