Korean letter ㅕ (yeo)
- Sound
- yeo
- Type
- Basic vowel #23 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: 역=ㅇ+ㅕ+ㄱ
Words with ㅕ
Sounds “yeo”. The highlighted syllable contains ㅕ.
- 역 yeok station
- 평일 pyeongil weekday
- 연필 yeonpil pencil
- 여권 yeogwon passport
- 현금 hyeongeum cash
- 여기 yeogi here
- 여행 yeohaeng travel
- 열다 yeolda to open
- 병원 byeongwon hospital
- 경찰 gyeongchal police
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