How to distinguish the sounds of the two vowels in Korean ᅭ ᅲ?
Am I correct to make the following comparison in American English:
- ㅛ is the same as yo-yo;
- ㅠ is the same as "book" where 'b' is changed to y?
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1Agree with Lee M.U., and I will add that some native speakers make them sound almost the same, to my ears…– w3steveCommented Dec 29, 2021 at 2:03
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We pronounce ㅛ as yo, as you guessed.
ex)
- 요리(cooking) is pronounced as
yo(요)li(리) - 요청(request) is pronounced as
yo(요)cheong(청)
But, We pronounce ㅠ as yu (or you in some cases, maybe).
ex)
- 우유(milk) is pronounced as
u(우)yu(유) - 유재석(Korean comedian) is pronounced as
Yu(유) Jae(재)-seok(석)
