Name all korean letters
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The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, consists of 24 basic letters (jamo): 14 consonants and 10 vowels.
Consonants:
- ㄱ (giyeok)
- ㄴ (nieun)
- ㄷ (digeut)
- ㄹ (rieul)
- ㅁ (mieum)
- ㅂ (bieup)
- ㅅ (siot)
- ㅇ (ieung)
- ㅈ (jieut)
- ㅊ (chieut)
- ㅋ (kieuk)
- ㅌ (tieut)
- ㅍ (pieup)
- ㅎ (hieut)
Vowels:
- ㅏ (a)
- ㅑ (ya)
- ㅓ (eo)
- ㅕ (yeo)
- ㅗ (o)
- ㅛ (yo)
- ㅜ (u)
- ㅠ (yu)
- ㅡ (eu)
- ㅣ (i)
Additionally, there are 5 double consonants and 11 diphthongs (compound vowels) formed by combining these basic letters.
Double Consonants:
- ㄲ (ssang-giyeok)
- ㄸ (ssang-digeut)
- ㅃ (ssang-bieup)
- ㅆ (ssang-siot)
- ㅉ (ssang-jieut)
Diphthongs (Compound Vowels):
- ㅐ (ae)
- ㅔ (e)
- ㅒ (yae)
- ㅖ (ye)
- ㅘ (wa)
- ㅙ (wae)
- ㅚ (oe)
- ㅝ (wo)
- ㅞ (we)
- ㅟ (wi)
- ㅢ (ui)
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