Korean letter ㅘ (wa)
- Sound
- wa
- Type
- Compound vowel #34 of 40
Compound vowels are built from two basic vowels, and their shape shows it.
In a syllable: 화=ㅎ+ㅘ
Words with ㅘ
Sounds “wa”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅘ.
- 화 hwa anger
- 화장실 hwajangsil bathroom
- 화요일 hwayoil Tuesday
- 화이팅 hwaiting good luck/fighting
- 전화 jeonhwa phone
- 영화 yeonghwa movie
- 백화점 baekhwajeom department store
- 도와주다 dowajuda to help
- 도서관 doseogwan library
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