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Comparison table of Spanish letters and hangul
This is an unofficial translation. See the original in Korean on the National Institute of the Korean Language website.Consonants
Letter | Hangul: before vowel | Hangul: before consonant or word-final | Examples |
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b | ㅂ b | 브 beu | biz 비스 biseu, blandon 블란돈 beullandon, braceo 브라세오 beurase’o. |
c | ㅋ k, ㅅ s | ㄱ k, 크 keu | colcren 콜크렌 kolkeuren, Cecilia 세실리아 Sesillia, coccion 콕시온 koksion, bistec 비스텍 biseutek, dictado 딕타도 diktado. |
ch | ㅊ ch | — | chicharra 치차라 chichara. |
d | ㄷ d | 드 deu | felicidad 펠리시다드 pellisidadeu. |
f | ㅍ p | 프 peu | fuga 푸가 puga, fran 프란 peuran. |
g | ㄱ g, ㅎ h | 그 geu | ganga 강가 gangga, geologia 헤올로히아 he’ollohia, yungla 융글라 yunggeulla. |
h | — | — | hipo 이포 ipo, quehacer 케아세르 keasereu. |
j | ㅎ h | — | jueves 후에베스 huebeseu, reloj 렐로 rello. |
k | ㅋ k | 크 keu | kapok 카포크 kapokeu. |
l | ㄹ r, ㄹㄹ ll | ㄹ l | lacrar 라크라르 rakeurareu, Lulio 룰리오 Rullio, ocal 오칼 okal. |
ll | 이* i/y | — | llama 야마 yama, lluvia 유비아 yubia. |
m | ㅁ m | ㅁ m | membrete 멤브레테 membeurete. |
n | ㄴ n | ㄴ n | noche 노체 noche, flan 플란 peullan. |
ñ | 니* ni/ny | — | ñoñez 뇨녜스 nyonyeseu, mañana 마냐나 manyana |
p | ㅍ p | ㅂ p, 프 peu | pepsina 펩시나 pepsina, plantón 플란톤 peullanton. |
q | ㅋ k | — | quisquilla 키스키야 kiseukiya. |
r | ㄹ r | 르 reu | rascador 라스카도르 raseukadoreu. |
s | ㅅ s | 스 seu | sastreria 사스트레리아 saseuteureria. |
t | ㅌ t | 트 teu | tetraetro 테트라에트로 teteura’eteuro. |
v | ㅂ b | — | viudedad 비우데다드 biudedadeu. |
x | ㅅ s, ㄱㅅ ks | ㄱ스 kseu | xenón 세논 senon, laxante 락산테 raksante, yuxta 육스타 yukseuta. |
z | ㅅ s | 스 seu | zagal 사갈 sagal, liquidez 리키데스 rikideseu. |
Semivowels
Letter | Hangul | Examples |
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w | 오·우* o, u/w | walkirias 왈키리아스 walkiriaseu. |
y | 이* i/y | yungla 융글라 yunggeulla. |
Vowels
Letter | Hangul | Examples |
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a | 아 a | braceo 브라세오 beurase’o. |
e | 에 e | reloj 렐로 rello. |
i | 이 i | Lulio 룰리오 Rullio. |
o | 오 o | ocal 오칼 okal. |
u | 우 u | viudedad 비우데다드 biudedadeu. |
* When 이 i, 니 ni, 오 o, 우 u for ‘ll, y, ñ, w’ are combined with vowels, write them as one syllable.
Transcription of Spanish
This is an unofficial translation. See the original in Korean on the National Institute of the Korean Language website.Follow the table and transcribe according to the following specificities.
- ‘gu, qu’
- Write ‘gu, qu’ as ㄱ g, ㅋ k respectively before ‘i, e’ and as 구 gu, 쿠 ku before ‘o’. However, before ‘a’, write as 과 gwa, 콰 kwa in combination with that ‘a’.
- guerra 게라 gera
- queso 케소 keso
- Guipuzcoa 기푸스코아 Gipuseukoa
- quisquilla 키스키야 kiseukiya
- antiguo 안티구오 antiguo
- Quórum 쿠오룸 Kuorem
- Nicaragua 니카라과 Nikaragwa
- Quarai 콰라이 Kwarai
- Write ‘gu, qu’ as ㄱ g, ㅋ k respectively before ‘i, e’ and as 구 gu, 쿠 ku before ‘o’. However, before ‘a’, write as 과 gwa, 콰 kwa in combination with that ‘a’.
- When the same consonant occurs twice in a row, write it as if it were not doubled. However, write -cc- as ㄱㅅ ks.
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- carrera 카레라 karera
- carretera 카레테라 karetera
- accion 악시온 aksion
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- ‘c, g’
- If ‘c’ and ‘g’ are followed by vowels ‘e’ or ‘i’, write ‘c’ as ㅅ s and ‘g’ as ㅎ h, and otherwise write them as ㅋ k and ㄱ g respectively.
- Cecilia 세실리아 Sesillia
- cifra 시프라 sipeura
- georgico 헤오르히코 he’oreuhiko
- giganta 히간타 higanta
- coquito 코키토 kokito
- gato 가토 gato
- If ‘c’ and ‘g’ are followed by vowels ‘e’ or ‘i’, write ‘c’ as ㅅ s and ‘g’ as ㅎ h, and otherwise write them as ㅋ k and ㄱ g respectively.
- ‘x’
- If ‘x’ is followed by a vowel, write it as ㅅ s if it is word-initial and ㄱㅅ ks if is word-medial.
- xilofono 실로포노 sillopono
- laxante 락산테 raksante
- If ‘x’ is followed by a vowel, write it as ㅅ s if it is word-initial and ㄱㅅ ks if is word-medial.
- ‘l’
- Write ‘l’ as syllable coda ㄹ l word-finally or before a consonant, and write ‘l’ as ㄹㄹ ll if it comes between vowels.
- ocal 오칼 okal
- colcren 콜크렌 kolkeuren
- blandon 블란돈 beullandon
- Cecilia 세실리아 Sesillia
- Write ‘l’ as syllable coda ㄹ l word-finally or before a consonant, and write ‘l’ as ㄹㄹ ll if it comes between vowels.
- ‘nc, ng’
- Write ‘n’ before ‘c’ or ‘g’ as syllable coda ㅇ ng.
- blanco 블랑코 beullangko
- yungla 융글라 yunggeulla
- Write ‘n’ before ‘c’ or ‘g’ as syllable coda ㅇ ng.
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