Hangul - Vowels and Diphthongs

Vowels:

ㅏ
(a) This vowel sounds like 'ah', very simple and it never changes sounds. It always goes to the right of the first consonant, never below it.

ㅓ
(eo) This vowel has a 'O' sound, it is a little hard to explain, try this: Shape your mouth as if to say the 'o' in 'go', then say 'aw' like the 'aw' in 'law'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅗ
(o) This vowel has a 'O' sound almost like the vowel ㅓ, but this one is more like saying 'Oh' or like the 'o' in 'go' and 'low'. Is always below the first consonant.

ㅜ
(u) This is easy vowel, it has the same sound as the 'ou' in 'you'. Is always below the first consonant.

ㅡ
(eu) This vowel is a little hard to explain, it like the 'oo' in 'good'. Or another way to explain it is that it is like a short 'u' said in the back of your mouth, almost like a grunt. is always below the first consonant.

ㅣ
(i) Easy, it sounds like 'ee'. Like the 'ee' in 'meet'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅑ
(ya) Is just like saying 'ya'. Is always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅕ
(yeo) Simple, it like saying the vowel ㅓ(eo) just add a 'y' before. Is always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅛ
(yo) Easy, it is just like saying 'yo'. Is always below the first consonant.

ㅠ
(yu) Another easy vowel, it is just like say 'you'. Is always below the first consonant.

Diphthongs:

ㅐ
(ae) Pretty easy, it sounds like saying 'eh'. It always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅒ
(yae) Just like the vowel ㅐ(ae) just with a 'y' before it, another way to explain it is: sounds like 'yeh'. It is always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅔ
(e) It sounds like the it sounds just like ㅐ(ae), meaning this one is sounds like 'eh'. It is always at the right of the first consonant.

ㅖ
(ye) Just like ㅒ meaning it sounds like 'yeh'. Always at the right of a consonant.

ㅘ
(wa) Just like saying the 'wah', like the 'wo' in 'wow' or 'wa' in 'water'.

ㅙ
(wae) sounds like 'weh', like the 'we' in 'wedding'.

ㅚ
(wae) sounds like 'weh', like the 'we' in 'wedding'

ㅝ
(weo) Pretty easy, sounds like 'wuh', or the 'wo' in 'woe'.

ㅞ
(we) it sounds like 'weh'.

ㅟ
(wi) Just like saying 'wee'.

ㅢ
(ui) sounds like 'eu+ee'. Sometimes only the ㅣ(i) part is heard.