Korean letter ㅅ (siot)
- Name
- 시옷 siot
- Sound
- s at the start · t at the end
- Type
- Basic consonant #7 of 40
ㅅ sounds closer to “sh” before ㅣ: 시 = shi.
In a syllable: 손=ㅅ+ㅗ+ㄴ
ㅅ at the start of a syllable
Sounds “s”.
- 손 son hand
- 산 san mountain
- 신 sin shoes/god
- 술 sul alcohol
- 색 saek color
- 숲 sup forest
- 삼 sam three/3
- 사 sa four/4
ㅅ at the end of a syllable
As a final consonant (batchim) it sounds “t”.
- 옷 ot clothes
- 맛 mat taste
- 맛있다 masitda delicious
- 맛있어요 masisseoyo delicious
- 맛없어요 maseopseoyo not tasty
- 이것 igeot this
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