Korean
Sound Illustrated
IPA Transcription
English
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Plosives
pɛːda
to pull out
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(Upper case consonants stand for voiceless fortis phonation)
pʰɛːda
to chop wood
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pʰul
grass
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Pul
horn
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pul
fire
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ibul
this fire
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tɛːuda
to mend
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tʰɛːuda
to burn
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tɛŋ
unexpected good fortune
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tɛːda
to touch
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Kɛːda
to wake
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kaŋ
river
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kʰɛːda
to dig out
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kʰoŋ
bean
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Kɯn
string, cord
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kɛːda
to fold
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Nasals
Tʃam
leisure hours
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san
mountain
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kaŋ
river
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Taps/ Flaps
puɾə
purposely
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Laterals
pulə
to call (adverbial)
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puʎə
to call (adverbial/passive)
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Fricatives
Seːda
strong
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Sal
rice
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san
mountain
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sɛːda
to leak
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hoːn
used, old
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Affricates
tʃʰɛːda
to tear
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tʃɛːuda
to fill
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tʃaŋ
chapter
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Tʃam
leisure hours
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tʃɛːda
to measure
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Approximants and Semivowels
kwadʒa
cake
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kjətta
to put a ring
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Front Vowels
siːda (siːda-go)
sour? ([-go] is the question participle
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seːda
to count
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sɛːda
to leak
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ʃyːda
to rest
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ʃøːda
to pass a new year
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Central Vowels
səːlda
unripe
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saːlda
to live
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Back Vowels
kon (kon-hi)
deep sleep (adverb)
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kun
young male address term
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kɯn
approx. 600 gramsː a unit of measurement for meat
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u-falling diphthongs
tʃiun
cold (adjective)
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mɛun
bitter (adjective)
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koTaun
beatiful (adjective)
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doun
to help (adjective)
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i-falling diphthongs
ai
ouch reallyǃ
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oi
cucumber
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əi
how
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ɯimi
meaning
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rising diphthongs
miək
tangle
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puək
kitchen