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22 short guides to words and manners

Hangeul letters

ㅂ

비읍 (bieup)

A soft b at the start of a word, close to p. At the end of a syllable, a closed-lip p.

StrokesFour strokes: left upright, right upright, a line across the middle, then the bottom line.

Easy to confuseㅍ — ㅍ is a different shape with a puff of air: 불 (fire) vs 풀 (grass).

Examples

  • 바다

    bada

    sea

  • 밥

    bap

    cooked rice; a meal

  • 비

    bi

    rain

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