The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Rangyayo pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.
| IPA |
Yenmun |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Onset
|
| k
|
ㄱ
|
ka
|
skin
|
| g
|
ㄲ
|
gu
|
agree
|
| kʰ
|
ㅋ
|
khabi
|
kingdom
|
| t
|
ㄷ
|
te
|
stand
|
| d
|
ㄸ
|
du
|
debt
|
| tʰ
|
ㅌ
|
tha
|
torn
|
| n
|
ㄴ
|
nü
|
nice
|
| p
|
ㅂ
|
pu
|
spoon
|
| b
|
ㅃ
|
bu
|
ball
|
| pʰ
|
ㅍ
|
pha
|
pill
|
| m
|
ㅁ
|
me
|
man
|
| t͡s
|
ㅈ
|
tsat
|
cats
|
| d͡z
|
ㅉ
|
jo
|
pounds
|
| t͡sʰ
|
ㅊ
|
che
|
tsetse
|
| s
|
ㅅ
|
sam
|
same
|
| z
|
ㅆ
|
zum
|
zoo
|
| h
|
ㅎ
|
hen
|
hand
|
| ɾ
|
ㄹ
|
ro
|
haru (Japanese)
|
| Coda
|
| m
|
ㅁ
|
jom
|
room
|
| n
|
ㄴ
|
kon
|
soon
|
| ŋ
|
ㅇ
|
ongki
|
song
|
| p̚
|
ㅂ
|
mup
|
cap (but unreleased)
|
| t̚
|
ㄷ
|
jot
|
not (but unreleased)
|
| k̚
|
ㄱ
|
chak
|
check (but unreleased)
|
| s
|
ㅅ
|
bas
|
yes
|
| l
|
ㄹ
|
kal
|
cool
|
|
| IPA |
Yenmun |
Example |
nearest English equivalent
|
| Nucleus
|
| Monophthong
|
| a
|
ㅏ
|
ami
|
stack, carro (Portuguese)
|
| ɛ
|
ㅓ
|
ebo
|
bed
|
| ɔ
|
ㅗ
|
oki
|
law (but shorter)
|
| u
|
ㅜ
|
uni
|
food (but shorter)
|
| ʉ
|
ㅡ
|
üwi
|
ful (Swedish)
|
| i
|
ㅣ
|
iru
|
really
|
| Diphthong
|
| ja
|
ㅑ
|
yadu
|
yah (but shorter)
|
| jɛ
|
ㅕ
|
yejü
|
yeah
|
| jɔ
|
ㅛ
|
yopi
|
yacht
|
| ju
|
ㅠ
|
yumo
|
you (but shorter)
|
| wa
|
ㅘ
|
wako
|
cuadro (Spanish)
|
| wɛ
|
ㅝ
|
wepi
|
wear
|
| aɪ
|
ㅐ
|
nai
|
cry
|
| eɪ
|
ㅔ
|
eina
|
bay
|
| ɔɪ
|
ㅚ
|
moi
|
boy
|
| uɪ
|
ㅟ
|
hui
|
quit, anuis (Portuguese)
|
| Triphthong
|
| jaɪ
|
ㅒ
|
yai
|
jæja (Icelandic)
|
| jeɪ
|
ㅖ
|
yeinü
|
yay
|
| waɪ
|
ㅙ
|
denhwai
|
wire
|
| weɪ
|
ㅞ
|
hweitai
|
way
|
|
|
See also