Hangul · compound vowel · 32 of 40
ㅔ 에
- Name
- 에 e
- Sound
- e, as in 에
- How it sounds
- Like the e in 'bed'. Most Seoul speakers pronounce it exactly like ㅐ.
- Memory hook
- ㅓ with ㅣ added. The short stroke points inward, towards the other line, which is how you tell it from ㅐ on the page.
- Watch for
- Assuming you can hear which of ㅐ and ㅔ a word has; usually you cannot, and have to learn the spelling.
Words that use ㅔ
Romanisation help
네
ne
yes
게
ge
crab
카메라
kamera
camera
How to write ㅔ
Stroke order · 3 strokes
1
2
3
- 1. A short stroke from the left, across to the first vertical.
- 2. Down the first vertical, from top to bottom.
- 3. Down the second vertical on the right, from top to bottom.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes are written left to right, vertical ones top to bottom.
- Many corners are turned without lifting the pen, so ㄱ and ㄴ are each a single stroke.
- ㅇ is drawn anticlockwise, starting from the top.
- Vowels follow the same order: ㅏ and ㅜ start with the long line, while ㅓ and ㅗ start with the short stroke.
- In a block, write the consonant first, then the vowel, then any final consonant.
Practise it with a tracing guide and a from-memory pass on the writing practice page.
ㅔ is taught on day 6 of the Hangul course, alongside ㅐ ㅒ ㅖ, with a memory hook, words to read and two writing passes.