Korean letter ㅑ (ya)
- Sound
- ya
- Type
- Basic vowel #21 of 40
A vowel always needs a consonant slot before it: when a syllable starts with the vowel sound, the silent ㅇ fills that place (ㅏ → 아).
In a syllable: 양=ㅇ+ㅑ+ㅇ
Words with ㅑ
Sounds “ya”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅑ.
- 양말 yangmal socks
- 약국 yakguk pharmacy
- 약속 yakssok promise/appointment
- 야구 yagu baseball
- 약간 yakgan a little
- 다양한 dayanghan various
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